TOWSON, Md. – One of the top face-off men to ever play college lacrosse, Justin Berry, a three-sport athlete who played on the U.S. women's lacrosse team, Barbara Kimball, one of the most decorated field hockey players in school history, Julie (Lambi) Martelli, accomplished running back, Brian McCarty, and legendary Director of Athletic Media Relations, Pete Schlehr, will be inducted into the Towson University Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 23 at the West Village Commons Ball Room.

Berry, Kimball, Martelli, McCarty and Schlehr will make up the 52nd class of the Towson University Athletics Hall of Fame. The 1990-92 Towson women's lacrosse team will also be honored that evening as a Team of Distinction.

The festivities will get underway with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. The dinner and program will follow at 7 p.m.

A closer look at this year's Towson Athletics Hall of Fame class:

JUSTIN BERRY, '02 (Men's Lacrosse): Justin Berry is one of the top face-off specialist to ever play college lacrosse. Not only was he named "the best face-off man in college lacrosse" by Lacrosse Magazine, but he also captained the 2001 Tiger men's lacrosse team to the NCAA Final Four. He was named All-America East in 2001 and an All-American during his senior campaign in 2002.

Berry currently ranks 11^th all-time in NCAA history with a 62 percent face-off win percentage. He's Towson's all-time career face-off wins leader with 460, including a single-season school record 257 during his senior season. Berry also broke Towson's single-game face-off win record by claiming 24 wins in the X against Delaware. He later went on to break his own record with 25 face-off wins against Loyola.

Berry also holds Towson's single-season groundball record with 147 and is currently fourth all-time at Towson with 252 career groundballs.

After his senior season, Berry was drafted by the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He also played for the MLL's Los Angeles Riptide.


BARBARA KIMBALL, '76 (Women's Lacrosse): Barbara Kimball is one of the best all-around athletes to step foot on Towson's campus. She was a three-sport standout who shined the brightest on the lacrosse field.

While earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education at Towson, Kimball played three years of varsity field hockey and women's basketball and starred for four's years on the varsity women's lacrosse team. She played forward on the field hockey team, was the starting point guard on the basketball squad and played attack for the Tiger women's lacrosse team.

Kimball won numerous state tournament titles and was also named to several All-Star and first team all-league teams as an individual. In 1975, Kimball was chosen as Towson's Female Athlete of the Year and she began playing for the U.S. Women's Lacrosse team.

In 2008, Kimball was inducted into the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame.


JULIE (LAMBI) MARTELLI, '05 (Field Hockey): Julie Martelli is arguably the greatest field hockey player in Towson history. When she graduated in 2005, Martelli left as Towson's all-time leader in points (111), goals (44) and assists (23).

Martelli earned CAA all-conference honors in each of her final three seasons in the black & gold. She was a second-team all-league pick in 2002 and 2003 and became Towson's first ever First Team All-CAA pick in 2004.

Martelli was also chosen to play in the prestigious National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Star game.

Even 10 years after graduating, Martelli still has her fingerprints all over the Towson record books. She's currently second all-time at Towson in points and goals, and is tied for second in assists.


BRIAN MCCARTY, '94 (Football): The list of talented running backs that have played for Towson football over the years is a long one, filled with numerous all-time greats. Right near the top of that list is Brian McCarty.

When McCarty finished his Tiger career in 1994, he was Towson's second all-time leading rusher at 2,594 yards. That mark still ranks as the fourth best in school history.

For two seasons he partnered with fellow Towson Athletics Hall of Famer Tony Vinson to form one of the best running back tandems in the nation.

Despite sharing some of the load, McCarty averaged 5.4 yards per carry during his career and scored 34 touchdowns, third most in school history.

McCarty rushed for over 200 yards in a game twice, including a game in 1992 against Northeastern in which a 73-yard touchdown run highlighted his career-best 245-yard performance.

McCarty was also a proven winner. He led back-to-back Tiger teams to 8-2 records during his final two years, including being a co-captain on the 1994 squad. Towson ended the year ranked in the NCAA I-AA poll in both 1993 and 1994.


PETE SCHLEHR, '71 (Director of Athletic Media Relations): You'd be hard pressed to find a person that's attended more Towson sporting events or had more passion for the Tigers than Pete Schlehr. A veteran of 36 years as Towson University's Director of Athletic Media Relations, Schlehr retired in 2011.

A native of Bel Air, Maryland, Schlehr graduated from Towson with a degree in Political Science and History in 1971. He returned to his alma mater as the Sports Information Director in 1975 and made it his home for the next three-plus decades.

A long-time member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Schlehr was the recipient of numerous publications awards. In 2012 he received CoSIDA's Lifetime Achievement Award presented at its annual convention in St. Louis, Missouri.

Schlehr never missed a Tiger football game during his 36 years. In his first season Towson earned an NCAA Division III playoff berth and advanced to the Stagg Bowl where the Tigers competed for a national championship. During the Tiger football program's development from NCAA Division III status to Division II affiliation to its current FCS standing, Schlehr covered 378 consecutive games. His streak of 378 straight football games worked stands as one of the nation's longest in CoSIDA history.

In addition, Schlehr covered more than 1,100 Tiger men's basketball games, including five NCAA Division II Tournament games in 1976-77 and 1977-78. As the men's lacrosse contact for three decades, Schlehr worked more than 450 men's lacrosse games for the Tigers. In 1982 he was the media director for the World Lacrosse Games when Baltimore hosted teams from the United States, Canada, England and Australia. Schlehr became the first sports information official to receive the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's prestigious Doyle Smith Media Award when he was cited with it in 1992.

In 2011 he was the recipient of the Towson University Alumni Association's Athletic Volunteer Service Award. He was also honored with the Ed Molen Service to Tiger Football Award that same year. As Director of Athletic Media Relations Emeritus, Schlehr stays connected to the University, contributing editorial content to its athletic website, TowsonTigers.com, and handling the game day football press box PA duties. He continues to serve as timeout coordinator for all televised Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament games held in the Baltimore Arena.


TEAM OF DISTINCTION – 1990-92 Towson Women's Lacrosse: The 1990, 1991 and 1992 Towson women's lacrosse teams captured three straight East Coast Conference (ECC) Championships. During their run of dominance, the Tigers had a pair of ECC Players of the Year, an ECC Coach of the Year and five All-ECC players.

After starting the 1990 season 2-3, the Tigers reeled off six straight wins and improved to 8-3 on the year. During the win streak, the Tigers held all six opponents to nine goals or less, including a season-low one goal in the win over Georgetown. Towson won its first ever ECC playoff game with a 6-5 victory over Lafayette and followed it up with a 4-3 win over rival Delaware in the championship game. Jen DeVos, Gina Profili and Colleen Cahill all earned All-ECC honors. In addition Cahill was named the ECC Player of the Year while Coach Sandy Hoody was named the ECC Coach of the Year. DeVos finished the year having scored a goal in 25 straight games and led the ECC in scoring.

The 1991 season again saw the Tigers get off to a slow start as they dropped their first three games of the season. However, again a six game win streak helped the Tigers right the ship. Despite losing three of the final four regular season games, the Tigers captured the ECC regular season title. Towson outscored its ECC opponents 53-22 and earned a seed higher than fourth for the first time in program history. In the semifinals against UMBC, the Tigers jumped out to a 5-1 lead and held on for an 8-5 victory. In the championship game, Delaware jumped out to a 5-3 lead before the Tigers bounced back for an 11-6 victory. For the second straight season, the Tigers had a player honored as the ECC Player of the Year. Kelly Bush had 13 goals and 38 assists for 51 points as she led the Tigers and the ECC in scoring. Bush finished 12^th in the NCAA in scoring that year. Bush was joined on the All-ECC team by Courtney Page. In addition Gina Daniel earned All-Region honors.

The 1992 Tigers got off to a hot start as they won five straight games to begin the season. A young Tiger team battled through its ups and downs but an 8-4 win over UMBC secured the Tigers' third straight ECC Championship. The ECC Title helped the Tigers advance to the ECAC Tournament. In the ECAC Tournament, the Tigers upset top seeded Lafayette before falling to Cornell to finish second in the tournament. Jen Breakey led the Tigers in scoring that season with 51 points on 38 goals and 13 assists. Five Tigers earned All-ECC honors that season including Karen Walsh, Dodi Temple, Patti Sterner, Katrina Silva and Breakey.


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