Bob Weidner
Individual inductees Jenn Russo Ritter '98 (soccer), Thomas Washburn '65 (football/baseball), Todd Painton '93 (basketball) and Melanie Wentz Welsh '89 (track) were present at the Hall of Fame induction on Saturday morning.
Photo Gallery
EAST STROUDSBURG - ESU inducted its 35th class into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday morning, which included six individuals - Thomas Washburn '65, Barry Roach, Chris Ip '78, Melanie Wentz Welsh '89, Todd Painton '93 and Jenn Russo Ritter '98 - and the 1964-65 football and 2001 field hockey teams.
Videos of the individual inductees are available at the links below, and more will be added within the next week. For the complete list on the Hall of Fame recipients, please
CLICK HERE.
Playlist of HOF induction ceremony
Induction speeches
Barry Roach -
Introduction
Thomas Washburn '65 -
Introduction l
Acceptance Speech
Chris Ip '78 -
Introduction
Melanie Wentz Welsh '89 -
Introduction l
Acceptance Speech
Todd Painton '93 -
Introduction l
Acceptance Speech
Jennifer Russo Ritter '98 -
Introduction l
Acceptance Speech
1964-65 Football teams (represented by Glen Ray) -
Acceptance Speech
2001 Field Hockey team (represented by Rachel Miller) -
Acceptance Speech
Welcome from President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D.
Express-Times: Washburn a worthy inductee to ESU Hall of Fame