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Honoring Our 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

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July 10, 2024
Photo of the five 2024 inductees into the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵAthletics Hall of Fame playing their respective sports

is thrilled to announce the 2024 class of the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵAthletics Hall of Fame presented by Northwell, scheduled to be officially inducted on Sunday, October 27 as part of Homecoming Weekend.

, the 21st in program history, will include Jeane Drury '15 (Softball and Women’s Basketball), Al Elliott '02 (Men’s Basketball), Casey Gelderman '18 (Women’s Lacrosse), Brian Pirone '96 (Football), and Claudia Stabile (Head Softball Coach and Senior Woman Administrator).

"This is an exceptional group of inductees and I look forward to welcoming this class into our Athletics Hall of Fame this fall," said Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵDirector of Athletics Mark Brown. "Through their contributions and achievements, each of these individuals has brought incredible pride to Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵ, our department, and their teams. This will be a very special weekend for all of us and I cannot wait to celebrate their careers."

"Through their contributions and achievements, each of these individuals has brought incredible pride to Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵ, our department, and their teams. This will be a very special weekend for all of us and I cannot wait to celebrate their careers."

Drury finished fifth all-time in softball program history in hits (189) and tied for second in home runs, leaving the park 22 times. In addition to those marks, she also finds herself in the top-10 all-time in multiple other statistics including, batting average (.365), doubles (33), RBI (104), stolen bases (33) and runs (114). On the basketball court she appeared in 52 career games, tallying 132 points, 99 rebounds and 46 assists.

Elliott, who was named Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵMale Athlete of the Year in 2002, has his name etched into the history of Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵ Men's Basketball. He is fifth all-time in career points with 1,775 while also ranking 11th in assists with 336, and hauled in 633 rebounds, which is good for 15th all time. He is also tenth in career steals with 166 while also being tied for tenth in career triples made with 163.

Gelderman was instrumental in establishing an incredibly successful women's lacrosse team at Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵas a member of the first roster in program history in 2015. She became the first IWLCA All-American in program history, earning the honor as a junior. Gelderman finished her illustrious career as the program record holder with 218 career goals, a mark that still stands today, and 252 career points, which is currently second all-time.

Pirone is one of the most accomplished defensive players in Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵfootball history. He is the only three-year captain and was a two-time Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵHomecoming MVP. He is fourth in program history with 18.5 sacks and second all-time with 412 career tackles. Pirone holds the record for most tackles in a game (28) and most tackles in a 10-game season (142). During his career, he earned four ECAC All-Conference honors, and was also a four-time Don Hansen Gazette Division II Non-Scholarship honoree.

Drury's coach, Claudia Stabile, has been the only Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵsoftball coach during Pace's Division II era, and is the longest-tenured active head coach across all NCAA Divisions. Stabile has earned over 800 career victories in her 43 seasons at the helm of the program, with her 800th coming during the 2023 campaign in a 5-2 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas College. Stabile has had the Setters finish at .500 or above 25 times, including numerous trips to the Northeast 10 championships, and the NCAA East Regional.

The Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will be honored during halftime of the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵHomecoming football game against American International College on Saturday, October 26. The induction ceremony and awards brunch will be held Sunday, October 27 in the Stephen J. Friedman Room of Wilcox Hall on the Pleasantville Campus, beginning at 11:30 a.m. .

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