Seton Hall Announces Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023 - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Pirates Class of 2023, which will be enshrined on January 21, includes Jim Duffy '01 of the baseball team; Dr. Peter Economou '02 of the men's swimming & diving
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South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics is proud to announce that it has selected five individuals for induction into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame. The Pirates Class of 2023 includes Jim Duffy '01 of the baseball team; Dr. Peter Economou '02 of the men's swimming & diving team; Jeremy Hazell '11 of the men's basketball team, Kathy O'Reilly '88 of the women's basketball team; and Julia Sandiford '95 of the women's track & field team.
The honorees will be inducted and celebrated at the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame Enshrinement Dinner, which has moved from a summer event to a winter event, on Saturday, January 21 at Seton Hall University's Bethany Hall. Following the induction ceremony, the five will then be honored at the men's basketball game vs. Marquette at Prudential Center.
Online registration for the Jan. 21 luncheon is forthcoming, and tickets to the 4 p.m. men's basketball game vs. Marquette are available now.
INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
Jim Duffy '01 was a hit machine in his time with the Pirates, amassing 247 base hits, which ranks him second all-time at Seton Hall. His junior season of 1995 was one of the most prolific in school history as he hit .429, the fifth-highest average in program history, and had 93 hits, second-most in the single-season record book. He was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America third team and was the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Player of the Year. He is also a three-time All-BIG EAST second team selection. Duffy, who also has had two stints as Seton Hall's hitting coach, also has the program's longest hitting streak of all-time at 29 games.
Dr. Peter Economou '02 was the first Seton Hall men's swimmer to win a BIG EAST championship in a non-freestyle event, taking the 100 butterfly in a time of 49.13 in 2000. His performance earned him the Seton Hall Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year Award. More than 20 years since his last swim, he still owns the school record in the 200 butterfly, finishing with a time of 1:47.60 at the 2001 BIG EAST Championship. It is currently the longest standing men's swimming record at Seton Hall. Economou now serves as the department's team psychologist.
Jeremy Hazell '11 was one of the most exciting and prolific scorers in Seton Hall history. Range was no issue for Hazell, who drained 328 three-pointers, which was most in program history at the time of his graduation. His 41-point game against West Virginia in 2009 remains tied for the most points scored by a Pirate in this century. He finished his career with 2,146 points, currently fourth-most in school history, and he also is sixth all-time in BIG EAST scoring history with 1,316 points in conference. He was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection, a two-time USBWA All-District pick, a three-time All-Met Writers first-team selection and was named a Seton Hall Male Athlete of the Year three times.
Kathy O'Reilly '88 was one of the top point guards in program history, accumulating 533 career assists, a Seton Hall record that stood for over 25 years. At the time of her graduation, her 310 assists in BIG EAST play were the most in conference history and still ranks in the top-20 today. In addition, she was a scoring threat, scoring 1,194 career points, which was sixth most in Seton Hall history at the time and still ranks 16th today. In 1985, she was a BIG EAST All-Rookie selection, and she was named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team after a scintillating 26-point performance in a win over Connecticut.
Julia Sandiford '95 was a contributor to an incredible period of success for the women's track and field program. As a consistent relay runner, she was a two-time national champion, seven-time All-American, five-time ECAC champion and two-time BIG EAST champion. She teamed with three others to win the 1994 NCAA indoor and outdoor national championships in the 4x400 relay that helped Seton Hall place third nationally indoors and eighth nationally outdoors. Sandiford was also part of the same relay team that won the 1994 Penn Relays Championship of America. Her efforts also helped women's track & field capture Seton Hall's first-ever female BIG EAST Championship in 1993.
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