Inside Athletics | 3/13/2026 11:46:00 AM

Saint Francis University Athletics has announced the 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame class. The class includes 11 Red Flash student-athletes, a coach, and two teams, including local products Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) and Nikki Shrift (Ebensburg, Pa./Bishop Carroll), who is being inducted as part of the 2003-04 women's basketball team. The 14 inductees will be honored in an induction ceremony as part of Alumni Weekend on Friday, July 24, 2026. This will be the 13th induction since the Hall of Fame was created in 1996. The 14-member class ties the 2011 Hall of Fame class for the most since its inception and brings the total number of inductees to 93 members and seven teams for a total of 100.

2026 Hall of Fame Class
• Anna (Hoffman) Balouris C'10 - Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
• Bill Coyle C'67 - Men's Basketball
• Kevin Doyle C'02 - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
• Kyle Harbridge C'14 - Football
• Matt Hartman C'01 - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
• Elise Lofgren C'14 - Women's Swimming 
• Darshan Luckey C'05 - Men's Basketball
• Tesa McKibben C'14 - Women's Soccer
• Joe Schoen, C'81 - Men's Basketball
• Jordan Varee C'10 - Men's Volleyball
• Alli Williams C'14 - Women's Basketball
• Pat Gallagher - Women's Swimming Head Coach
• 2003-04 Women's Basketball Team
• 1969-71 Club Football Team 

The class includes a four-time NEC Player of the Year (McKibben), the only swimmer in program history named NEC Swimmer of the Meet (Lofgren), the only men's volleyball player named to the All-EIVA team all four years (Varee), an individual cross country champion (Doyle), a 2,000 point scorer (Williams), three 1,000-point scorers (Coyle, Luckey Schoen), three players that are the program's all-time leader in a major category (McKibben, Harbridge, Varee) and 46 all-conference first-team selections: Lofgren (14), Balouris (11), Doyle (5), Hartman (5), McKibben (4), Luckey (2), Varee (2), Williams (2) and Harbridge (1).

This group of student-athletes helped the Red Flash to 18 NEC Championships: Doyle (7), Hartman (4), Lofgren (4), McKibben (2), Williams (1).

These student-athletes also excelled in the classroom with seven CoSIDA Academic All-Americans statuses (Hartman (3), Lofgren (2), Williams (2)); 13 CoSIDA Academic All-District honors (Balouris (3), Hartman (3), Williams (3), Lofgren (2), Doyle (1), Harbridge (1)) and 10 NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year (Balouris (3), Lofgren (2), McKibben (2), Williams (2), Harbridge (1)).

Gallagher helped the women's swimming team achieve the most successful season in program history, winning four straight NEC Tournament titles. The 2003-04 women's basketball team was the second team in program history to go undefeated in an 18-game schedule and produced the best game for the Red Flash in the NCAA Championships. The 1969-71 club football teams helped bring football back to Saint Francis and have been a steward of the program, including funding the Martynuska Scholarship.

Anna (Hoffman) Balouris C'10 - Women's Track and Field/Cross Country - Enon Valley, Pa. / Mohawk
Balouris registered the second-most points between the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, and only trails Saint Francis Athletics Hall of Famer Nicole Hollman by 1.5 points in team history. A four-time All-NEC performer, she finished in the Top-13 all four years, the Top-8 three times, and a career-best fifth place in 2007 on the cross country course. She took that success to the track, winning the 5000m event three times in the indoor season (2008, 2009, 2010) and twice in the outdoor season (2008, 2009). During the outdoor season, she also won the 3000m (2007) and the 3000m steeplechase (2007). Balouris also placed second in the 10,000m (2010) in the outdoor campaign and third in the mile (2008) in the indoor season to earn a total of nine medals and eight All-NEC honors in track and field. She also excelled in the classroom, earning the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award three times, twice for the indoor season (2008-09, 2009-10) and once for the outdoor season (2008-09). Balouris was also a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team honoree. Hoffman was named the Dr. Phillip Benham Scholar-Athlete at the 2010 Saint Francis Athletics Awards banquet.

Bill Coyle C'67 - Men's Basketball - Fairness Hill, Pa. / Bishop Eagen
A player during the Golden Era of Saint Francis basketball, Coyle was the eighth player in team history to reach 1,000 points and finished his career with 1,097 points, thanks to scoring over 380 points in each of his last two years. During his senior season, the Red Flash went 20-6 and ranked 23rd out of 192 teams, and was also one of the best defensive teams in the country, allowing 70.9 points per game. That team had wins against Marshall and Saint Peter's, both of which played in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and the Red Flash ended Coyle's collegiate playing career with five straight wins. He returned to serve as an assistant coach after he graduated. Coyle becomes the 19th member of the Golden Era to enter the Hall of Fame, and the 18th student-athlete.

Kevin Doyle C'02 - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country - Butler, Pa. /  Knoch
Doyle finished in the Top-10 at NEC Championships all four years, including becoming the first individual champion at the NEC Men's Cross Country Championships in Red Flash history in 2001. He also became the second runner in team history to qualify for the NCAA Championships that same season, finishing 82nd on the national stage. As a team, he helped Saint Francis win three-straight NEC Championships in his final three seasons, including a tie for the second-best team score in NEC history at the time in 2000. Doyle also achieved success on the track, winning the 5000m event at the 2001 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and earning three second-place finishes and three third-place standings, which earned him four All-NEC honors and seven medals throughout his career. Doyle also helped the Red Flash indoor and outdoor track and field teams to their first two NEC Championships in 2001 and 2002. Doyle also excelled in the classroom, earning CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2002. Doyle was the recipient of the Saint Francis Athletics Eugene & Rosemary Athletic Award in 2002.

Kyle Harbridge C'14 - Football - Easton, Pa. / Easton Area
Harbridge is the all-time leader on the gridiron in rushing yards (4,296), rushing attempts (620), rushing touchdowns (25), total touchdowns (40), all-purpose yards (6,225), and kick return yards (1,582). At the same time, he left as the leader in career points (254), but he now sits second in the category. Harbridge set a program record with 346 rushing yards and 457 all-purpose yards in the home opener against Morehead State on September 17, 2011. He scored three TDs in the fourth quarter against the Eagles to rally for a 50-49 win. Named a Walter Payton Award and Walter V Campbell Trophy semifinalist, he earned an FCS Subdivision All-American distinction after ranking second in NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards in his senior year. He earned 2013 All-NEC first-team honors and second-team honors in 2011. Harbridge also excelled in the classroom, earning CoSIDA Academic All-American second-team honors in 2013 and NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Harbridge was the recipient of the Saint Francis Athletics Eugene & Rosemary Athletic Award in 2014.

Matt Hartman C'01 - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country - Massillon, Ohio / Canton Central Catholic
Hartman won five gold medals between the indoor and outdoor seasons, including winning both the 800m and mile at the 2000 NEC Indoor Track and Field Championships to be named the Track Performer of the Meet. He won the 800m in the outdoor season in his sophomore and senior years and also took home gold in the 1500m in his senior season. Hartman also ran cross country and posted a top finish in his junior year with an 18th-place finish. Hartman was a member of the 1999 and 2000 NEC Championship cross country teams and helped the men's indoor and outdoor teams win their first NEC Championship in his senior year. In the classroom, Hartman was equally impressive as a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in his final three seasons. Hartman was named the Dr. Phillip Benham Scholar-Athlete at the 2001 Saint Francis Athletics Awards banquet.

Elise Lofgren C'14 - Women's Swimming  - Molnlycke, Sweden / Hulebacks
Lofgren is the most decorated swimmer in Red Flash history and helped Saint Francis dominate the NEC pool, winning the conference championship every year of her career. She is the only swimmer in team history to earn NEC Rookie of the Year honors (2010-11) and NEC Swimmer of the Meet (2011-12) honors. Lofgren won 14 events at the NEC Championships thanks to nine individual gold medals and five relay gold medals. She also has three second-place finishes at the NEC Championship. Lofgren won the 100m breaststroke in all four years and the 200m breaststroke in three of the four, finishing second in the event once. She also won the 200 IM in her sophomore and junior years, while finishing second in her freshman and senior seasons. Lofgren still holds the Saint Francis time records for the 100 and 200 breaststroke and previously held the mark for the 200 IM, but now sits in third place. Lofgren also made a splash in the classroom after being named an NEC Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete and CoSIDA Academic All-American second team in her final two seasons. She earned CoSIDA Academic All-District team honors in her final three seasons. Lofgren was named the Dr. Phillip Benham Scholar-Athlete at the 2014 Saint Francis Athletics Awards banquet.

Darshan Luckey C'05 - Men's Basketball - Baltimore, Md. / Southern
Luckey registered 1,699 points in just three seasons in Loretto and finished his career in fifth place, and now sits in sixth place on the program's all-time list. He is one of five players to finish his Saint Francis career averaging 20+ points per game with a 20.2 points per game average. He is the only player in Red Flash men's basketball history to have two 600-point seasons (2002-03, 2004-05). Luckey, who redshirted his freshman year, is one of seven Flash men's basketball players to earn All-NEC first-team honors twice in his career (2002-03, 2004-05) and also earned a second-team distinction in 2003-04. On the single-season charts, he recorded seven steals against Howard (second-most) on November 19, 2004, and registered 39 points at Mount St. Mary's on February 21, 2005 (12th most in single-game history). Saint Francis finished 10-8 in league play in each of the three seasons, marking the first time the team posted a winning NEC mark in three consecutive seasons in its history. In addition, the Red Flash finished 15-13 in 2004-05, posting a winning overall record for the first time since the 1997-98 season. 

Tesa McKibben C'14 - Women's Soccer - Cogan Station, Pa. / Montoursville
McKibben finished her career as the program's all-time leader in points (180), goals (70), and assists (40). A four-time NEC Player of the Year and Golden Boot Award winner, McKibben led the Red Flash to four NEC Championship Game appearances, including winning the first two titles in program history (2010, 2013). McKibben, a four-time All-Region player, helped Saint Francis to a 54-32-13 overall record and 38-9-2 mark in league play in her career. She registered the best season in program history in her senior year with a program-record 20 goals and 14 assists for 54 points (most points in NCAA Division I that season) after recording 19 tallies and 11 assists for 49 points as a junior. Named to the NEC Hall of Fame and the NEC Mount Rushmore in 2020, she also excelled in the classroom as a two-time NSCAA Scholar All-American and the 2014 NEC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. McKibben shared the Saint Francis Athletics Wallace Award with Williams in 2014.

Joe Schoen, C'81 - Men's Basketball - Philadelphia, Pa. / North Catholic
Schoen is one of six players to finish his career with over 900 rebounds, with 942 boards. The 6-9 forward also recorded 1,000 points, ranking 17th in career points and now sits 35th in program history (1,076). Named to the All-ECAC South team as a junior, he ranked in the Top-10 in NCAA Division I in rebounds in his sophomore and junior seasons, sitting ninth and sixth, respectively. The Red Flash finished with a non-losing record in three of the four years Schoen played, which was the last time the men's basketball team achieved this feat until Isaiah Blackmon and Keith Braxton arrived in Loretto in the late 2010s. Schoen was drafted in the eighth round (pick 163) by Detroit. He did not play in the NBA, but he did play several years overseas. 

Jordan Varee C'10 - Men's Volleyball - Conneautville, Pa. / Conneaut Valley
Varee finished his career as the program's all-time leader in kills (1,854), total attacks (3,879), and service aces (145), while ranking second in digs (661) and fourth in hitting percentage (.291). He is the only player in program history to earn an All-EIVA selection all four years of his career and one of four players to earn at least two All-EIVA first-team selections, and was named to the AVCA All-American second team in 2009. The only player in team history with three 30-kill games, he set the program record with 33 kills against Mount Olive on January 27, 2008. The team posted two winning seasons with Varee and a 24-22 record in EIVA play in his four years. He holds the Top-3 marks in single-season history in kills with 597 (2009), 498 (2010), and 430 (2008). Varee was the recipient of the Saint Francis Athletics Eugene & Rosemary Turano Athletic Award in 2010.

Alli Williams C'14 - Women's Basketball - Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle
Williams left as the second leading scorer in program history and the third to reach the 2,000-point mark. She now sits in third place in career points and is one of four players to hit 2,000 points after finishing her career with 2,178 points. She also left as the program's career leader in free throws attempted (812), and sits second in career steals (349), second in free throws made (645), third in rebounding (1,157), fourth in field goals (731), and fourth in field goal attempts (1,638). She registered three seasons with at least 500 points, with her senior year registering 811 points, a program record at the time. In her junior year, Williams set a program record with 119 steals and also had 352 rebounds, the fourth most in single-season program history. Williams scored 40 points three times in her career, including a career-high 47 points twice (Wagner, March 3, 2014, and nine days later against Sacred Heart on March 9, 2014). She is the only player in program history to have two games with nine or more steals, including a program-record 12 steals against Quinnipiac on February 27, 2012. Williams helped the Red Flash to a 69-49 overall record and a 46-26 mark in league play, including the 2011 NEC regular season and tournament titles. The success on the hardwood transferred to the classroom after being named the NEC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year twice (2012-13, 2013-14), and a CoSIDA Academic All-American second team honoree in both of those campaigns, following her selection to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team in her final three campaigns. Williams shared the Saint Francis Athletics Wallace Award with McKibben in 2014.

Pat Gallagher - Women's Swimming Head Coach
Gallagher took over as head coach of the Red Flash women's swimming program in 2003-04 and finished 11th in his first season, improving each subsequent year, culminating in four-straight NEC Championships from 2010 to 2013. In his final six seasons, the Red Flash finished in the Top 5. Along with the championship run, Saint Francis registered three 10-win seasons in dual meets, finishing with a 64-53 record. He was very successful in the league championships despite not having a diving team to add points to the team total. Gallagher has been the head coach at Cornell since leaving Saint Francis. 

2003-04 Women's Basketball Team
The Red Flash set a program record with a 25-6 overall record and became the second of only five NEC teams in NEC history to go 18-0 in conference play (before winning three games in the NEC Tournament for its eighth title in nine years). Saint Francis ranked 13th in NCAA Division I in scoring (74.1 ppg.) and 99th in NCAA Division I in points against (61.7 ppg.). Additionally, the squad ranked 39th out of 64 teams in SRS (a rating that considers average point differential and strength of schedule). Beth Swink, a Saint Francis Athletics Hall of Famer, ranked eighth in NCAA Division I in scoring (21.3 ppg.). Swink was named NEC Player of the Year, while Tonjee Ward was the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and the NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ward averaged 24.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game in the NEC Tournament. She shot 50.0 percent (29-for-58) from the floor, 43.7 percent (7-for-16) from behind the arc, and 70.0 percent (7-for-10) from the free throw line in the three games in the NEC Tournament, including 24 points, nine rebounds, seven steals, and three assists in a 70-55 win against Monmouth in the NEC Championship Game. After winning the NEC Tournament, Saint Francis played No. 6 Purdue in the NCAA Tournament and lost 78-59, the smallest point differential against a Top-10 team and in the NCAA Championships. 
Roster: Cristin Black, Sarah Bolten, Shannon Burnham, Ashley Enyeart, Lauren Gompers, Karen Hewitt, Nicole Hudson, Regina Schlichter, Nikki Shrift, Beth Swink, Jessica Vanderleest, Tonjee Ward

1969-1971 Club Football Team
From 1954 to 1968, Saint Francis did not field a football team. In 1969, football was revived thanks to a group of students who worked to generate enough revenue to create their own intercollegiate football team, independent of the college, despite the college's initial refusal. With Saint Francis Athletics Hall of Fame coach Art Martynuska leading the team, the team went 1-5 in 1969, with its lone victory being a 16-14 win against Niagara. The next season, Saint Francis went 3-4 with wins against Saint Bonaventure (W, 12-6), Catholic (W, 13-0), and Franciscan (W, 42-7). In 1971, Saint Francis went 7-1 with its only loss coming to Duquesne in Pittsburgh. Without this foundation and the program restart, the modern team would not be where it is today. Additionally, many members of these teams have made donations to the university since graduating, including over the last 10 years, to fund the Art Martynuska Scholarship to keep his legacy alive.
Team Members: Mark Abbott, Michael Alexa, Alan Andrews, William Bailey, Mark Balogh, Dennis Benamati, John Cain, John Cael, Daniel Campbell, Edward Clohessey, James Coan, Charles Connelly, Robert Conway, Samuel Correll, Joseph DeBow, Jr., Richard DiGennaro, John Drager, Joesph Drop, Dean Durbin, Richard Falcone, Richard Fiore, Jr., Ed Flynn, James Garwood, Francis Gemino, Edward Gill, Daniel Gresh, Robert Hancox, Charles Harpin, Paul Harris, Jerry Hohman, Gilbert Holzheimer, Donald Hostetler, James Hribar, Edward Karpenski, William Kearney, Edmund Kelly, James Kenny, Michael Klaszky, Steven Klaszky, John Kovac, Fred Kressaty, John Lafferty, John Lamett, Anthony Lascoli, Gary Lewis, Vaughn Lewis, Dave Magarity, Rich Magulick, Thomas Martin, Dennis McCleane, Richard McClusker, Robert Moogan, Dennis Murphy, Dave Nichols, Samuel Pantano, Joseph Perehinec, Wallace Petrowski, Gregory Petyak, Walter Pinkas, Frank Pollare, Peter Pucariello, Robert Reis, Jay Roberts, Michael  Rockafellow, Robert Roper, Paul Ruscio, Erwin Rysz, Andrew Shank, Wayne Smith Leonard Stevens, James Sweeney, Francis Tomkowski, Thomas Tanneberger , Jim Torsell, T. Vacca, William Vosko, John Wojoarowski, James Wright, Ed Yost, Kenneth Zakraysek
Coaches: Art Martynuska, Jerry Roberts, Frank Salpino, Joseph Donoghue
Operations: Jean Albrecht, Emi Anislewski, Jim Babian, Mary Kuska Carey, Michael Harris, Rich Martini, Jane McHale, Marilyn Nace, Andrew Scola III, Pat Zaccari

Hall of Fame: By The Numbers
• Coyle, Luckey and Schoen bring the number men's basketball players inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame to 29: Joe Anderson (C'91, HOF '01), Joe Aston (C'60, HOF '12), Gene DeBeradinis (C' 64, HOF '13), Ed Dugan (C'54, HOF '13), Harry Felty (C;41, HOF '96), Cal Fowler (C'62, HOF'99), Milan Gjurich (C'41, HOF '99), Jeff Hamilton (C'85, HOF'19), Joe Hazinsky (C'72, HOF'13), Clarence Hopson (C'74, HOF'15), Mike Iuzzolino (C'91, HOF'01), Nick Leasure (C'79, HOF'15), Larry Lewis (C'69, HOF'12), Jim McClellan (C'58, HOF'12), Lenny Murray (C'68, HOF'13), Father Jack O'Malley (C'59, HOF'11), Jack Phelan (C'77, HOF'19), Kevin Porter (C'72, HOF'03), Frank Puschauver (C'57, HOF'12), Dr. Ferdinand Shields (C'28, HOF'11), Maurice Stokes (C'55, HOF'96), Eric Taylor (C'98, HOF'22), Wilbur "Tree" Trosch (C'60, HOF'11), Norm Van Lier (C'69, HOF'99), Sandy Williams (C'64, HOF'12), and Ed Winters (C'62, HOF'13).
• Coyle played with fellow Hall of Famers DeBeradinis, Lewis, Murray, Van Lier, and Sandy Williams in his career.
• Schoen joins teammates Leasure and Phelan in the Hall of Fame.
• Luckey is the first men's basketball Hall of Famer to graduate in the 2000s.
• Gallagher is the 10th coach to be selected to the Athletics Hall of Fame. Jim Burke (baseball, HOF'01), I.V. Davis (football/director of athletics, HOF'96), Kevin Donner (track and field, HOF'15), Bob Hahn (golf, HOF'01), Father Bede Hines, T.O.R. (track and field, HOF'96), Dr. William "Skip" Hughes (men's basketball, HOF'96), Deb Polca (women's basketball, HOF'07), Jenny Przekwas (women's basketball, HOF'11), and Tom Vaux (wrestling, HOF'99).
• Gallagher is the first coach to go into the Hall of Fame since Donner in 2015.
• Alli Williams will be the 10th women's basketball player enshrined in the Red Flash Hall of Fame: Stacy Alexander (C'96, HOF'07), Colleen Curley (C'82, HOF'01), Colleen Joyce (C'96, HOF'19), Bonnie Kleinschuster (C'78, HOF'96), Maureen Logan (C'94, HOF'03), Mary Markey (C'98, HOF'11), Barb Miller (C'87, HOF'99), Beth Swink (C'05, HOF'15), and Jess Zinoble (C'00, HOF'11).
• Alli Williams becomes the first women's basketball player from the final three NEC Championships to go into the Hall of Fame.
• Harbridge becomes the ninth football player inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame: Tony Bova (C'41, HOF'11), Michael Caputo (C'07, HOF'19), Theodore Helsel (C'79, HOF'96), Eugene Kruis (C'49, HOF'96), Scott Lewis (C'11, HOF'22), Kevin Magee (C'94, HOF'03), Jay Roberts (C'75, HOF'19), and Jerry Zahorchak (C'79, HOF'07).
• Harbridge played with Saint Francis Hall of Famer Lewis for one season.
• Balouris is the third women's cross country runner and sixth women's track and field athlete to be inducted: Nicole Hollman (C'00, HOF'11), Ericka Jacobs (C'07, HOF'19), Melissa Mackel (C'04, HOF'22), Lindsay Stefan (C'04, HOF'15), and Kate Wallace (C'00, HOF'11).
• She joins Jacobs and Wallace in the Hall of Fame for both cross country and track and field. 
• Doyle and Hartman bring the number of men's cross country/track and field members of the Hall of Fame to four: Brian Sell (C'01, HOF'15) and Ryan Sheehan (C'05, HOF'22).
• Hartman and Doyle were on the same team with Sell, and Hartman was also on the same team with Sheehan for one season.
• Varee makes it three men's volleyball players in the Hall of Fame: Marc Honore (C'07, HOF'22), Jack Zebo (C'96, HOF'11).
• Varee played one season with Honore.
• Lofgren becomes the first women's swimmer to earn her spot in the Hall of Fame.
• The 2003-04 women's basketball team becomes the second women's basketball team inducted and the seventh team overall, joining the 1951-52 (HOF'11), 1953-54 (HOF'07), 1954-55 (HOF'07), 1990-91(HOF'15) men's basketball teams, the 1995-96 women's basketball team (HOF'11), and the 2000 men's cross country team (HOF'19). 
• It marks the first time a team is going into the Hall of Fame since 2015, and the first time two teams have gone into the Hall of Fame since 2007.
• Swink (women's basketball) and Roberts (football) enter the Hall of Fame for the second time after also going in as individuals. 
• Doyle and Hartman also go in for the second time after being inducted as part of the 2000 men's cross country team in 2019.