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EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University will induct eight individuals and one team as the 39th class to enter the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 15 as part of Homecoming Weekend activities.

Individuals selected for induction are Frank Miriello '67 (football), Mike Seip '79 (swimming), Curtis Bunch '91 (football), James Franklin '95 (football), Ed Urie '95 (basketball), Rachel Miller Smith '02 (field hockey), Justina Woolf Kubat '02 (soccer) and Barry Krammes '04 (track & field), along with the 2000 men's soccer team which reached the NCAA Division II semifinals. Urie will be inducted posthumously.

The Hall of Fame class will be inducted in a ceremony in the Keystone Room. The day will begin with a brunch at 9 a.m., preceded by registration at 8:30 a.m. The inductees will also be recognized during halftime of the Warriors' home football game vs. Kutztown, which kicks off at 7:05 p.m. and will be televised as the NCAA Division II game of the week by the American Sports Network.

Recognition will also be held for selected individual inductees at ESU's women's and men's soccer games vs. Seton Hill (12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.) and field hockey vs. Seton Hill (1 p.m.).

Tickets for the brunch, induction ceremony and football game are $45 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under and can be obtained through ESU's athletics website, esuwarriors.com.  

Below is information on this year's inductees:


Frank Miriello '67

Miriello was a three-year letterwinner at defensive back for the Warriors from 1964 through 1966. A member of the 1964 and 1965 Pennsylvania Conference championship teams, he was voted team captain, named Team MVP and was East Stroudsburg's football scholar-athlete selection as a senior in 1966.

Miriello embarked on a coaching career of more than 40 years, including 17 as head coach at Washington & Lee from 1995 through 2011. He had a career record of 90-79-1 with a record of .500 or better in 12 of his 17 seasons. He was a five-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and led his team to two NCAA Division III tournaments. Miriello was named the 2006 AFCA Division III Regional Coach of the Year and the Sportex DIII Coach of the Year, and was the 2010 recipient of the Touchdown Club of Richmond's DII/DIII Coach of the Year award.

He also coached at four high schools - Southern Columbia, Warrior Run, Steelton and Mercersburg Academy - along with college stints at Hampden-Sydney, VMI and Coastal Carolina.


Mike Seip '79

Seip was a three-year team captain in the pool for the Warriors and an 11-time Pennsylvania Conference placewinner. He was a high school swimming coach for 22 years, including 19 at Emmaus - leading the boys to a 230-26-1 record, 16 league championships and 12 district championships, and the girls to a 235-10-1 record, 17 league championships and 12 district championships.

He coached 26 state champions, 78 All-Americans and the 1999-00 girls PIAA AAA championship. He served as PA State High School Swim Coaches Association president for two years and was inducted to the PA Swimming Hall of Fame in 2002.


Curtis Bunch '91

Bunch is one of six Warriors to earn AFCA All-America honors in program history, earning recognition as a safety as a senior in 1991. A three-time All-PSAC East first team and two-time All-ECAC selection, Bunch's 18 career interceptions are tied for the school record. He also holds ESU's career record with 436 interception yards.

Bunch had 70 tackles, eight interceptions and nine pass breakups on the 1991 team that won the PSAC East championship and played in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. He had 41 tackles and six interceptions in 1990 and 38 tackles and three interceptions in 1989, earning All-PSAC East first team recognition both years.


James Franklin '95

Franklin, a Harlon Hill candidate at quarterback for the Warriors as a senior in 1994, enters his third season as head football coach at Penn State this fall. He was a two-time All-PSAC East selection for ESU and head coach Denny Douds, graduating having broken or tied 23 school records in two seasons as a starter. He set single-season records for passing yards (2,586), total offense (3,128) and touchdown passes (19) in 1994, when he was a candidate for Division II's player of the year award.

Franklin was named the 16th head coach in Penn State's storied history in January 2014 and has guided the Nittany Lions to consecutive bowl appearances in his first two seasons. Including three seasons at Vanderbilt (2011-13), Franklin has a career record of 38-27 and has directed all five of his teams to bowl games, including victories in three of the last four years.

He was among five national finalists for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award in 2012 and has secured Top 25 recruiting classes in each of the last four seasons, including back-to-back Top 20 classes at Penn State. The 2015 Nittany Lions had five players selected in the NFL Draft, and returning sophomore running back Saquon Barkley was named the Big Ten Network's Freshman of the Year.


Ed Urie '95

Urie was an All-PSAC East forward as a senior on the Warriors' 1990 PSAC championship team, the first in school history. He scored 1,329 career points, pulled down 597 rebounds and blocked 78 shots - ranking seventh in school history in scoring, sixth in rebounding and fourth in blocked shots at the conclusion of his career. He set a school record with 114 games played.

Urie averaged 13.5 points and 4.6 rebounds as a senior and scored 25 points in a 108-102 (2OT) win over Millersville in the PSAC championship game. He helped the Warriors from a 2-25 record during his freshman season to the PSAC title and ESU's first-ever NCAA Division II Tournament appearance as a senior.


Rachel Miller Smith '02

Smith was a two-time first team All-America and first team All-PSAC selection in field hockey for the Warriors and was a senior on the 2001 team which was the NCAA Division II runner-up. A standout midfielder, she had three career goals and 10 assists while excelling as a two-way player.

Smith helped ESU reach the ECAC Tournament in her first two seasons at ESU in 1999 and 2000 after transferring to the Warriors from Lock Haven. She is one of five multiple first team NFHCA All-America selections in program history.


Justina Woolf Kubat '02

Woolf was a four-time All-PSAC first team selection, four-time NSCAA All-Region selection (including three spots on the first team) and was the 2001 PSAC Women's Soccer Athlete of the Year. She ranks second in school history in career goals (59) and points (137) and ranked fourth in PSAC history in career goals upon graduation.

Woolf was PSAC Rookie of the Year in 1997, contributing 13 goals and nine assists to the Warriors' PSAC championship team. She had 15 goals and six assists in 1998, scored one goal before missing the rest of the season in 1999, had 12 goals and two assists in 2000 and 18 goals and two assists as a senior in 2001. She was named first team All-Region in 1998, 2000 and 2001.


Barry Krammes '04

Krammes was a two-time All-America in the javelin for the Warriors before a 10-year career of domestic and international competitions, including competing in the U.S. Track & Field Championships from 2006-15. He reached the finals of the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, placing sixth in 2008 and 10th in 2012. His mark of 259-1 in the prelims in 2008 ranks just outside the top 10 American marks at the trials since 1988.

Krammes, a high school social studies teacher and coach in the East Stroudsburg school district, placed seventh in Division II in the javelin in both 2002 and 2003 and was also a national qualifier in 2004. His PR of 213-0 in 2004 ranked second in school history upon graduation. He was a three-time PSAC scorer, placing third as a sophomore and senior and fourth as a junior.


2000 Men's Soccer Team

The Warriors, under head coach Jerry Sheska (1999 ESU HOF inductee), posted an 18-3-2 record and became the first ESU team in any sport to make an NCAA Final Four. They finished No. 3 in the final NSCAA Division II poll, the highest finish in school history.

ESU won its fourth straight PSAC title and eighth in nine years by beating California, 2-0, in the championship game. Goalkeeper Jason Land made five saves, posting his sixth consecutive shutout, and was named the game's outstanding player.

In the NCAA Tournament, ESU advanced at Dowling (1-1 - 3-2 on penalty kicks) in the first round, then beat New Hampshire College 4-2 in the quarterfinals at Eiler-Martin Stadium behind a hat trick from forward Tom Mustac.

ESU fell at Barry, 2-1, in the semifinals to complete a record-setting season. Back Sean Stewart and midfielder Karl Nusshag made the All-Tournament team.

ESU had six players named to the All-PSAC team with four on the first team in Land, Stewart, Nusshag and forward Jorge Chapoy. Mustac and back Kurt Nusshag were on the second team.

Chapoy and Stewart were on the NSCAA All-Region first team, with Land on the second team. The Warriors did not have an All-America selection, but Stewart was recognized the next two years (2001, 2002) and Chapoy and back Kamar Samuels in 2003.

Chapoy led ESU with 20 goals and eight assists, Mustac had 13 goals and eight assists and Jason Cropper six goals and three assists to pace the goal scorers. Karl Nusshag netted three goals and nine assists, and Ahmet Kose had three goals and seven assists.

The Warriors outscored their opposition 79-17 with Land (0.59 goals against average, 1367 minutes) and Conor Fry (0.84 gaa, 825 minutes) sharing time in goal. ESU had 11 shutouts in 23 games.

Sheska retired following the 2010 season after leading ESU to 15 PSAC championships and 16 NCAA Tournament appearances in 29 years. The Warriors won seven straight and 11 of 12 titles midway through his career (1992-95, 97-2003). He holds the PSAC record for career victories with an overall mark of 424-156-32 (.719). He also coached ESU to the PSAC women's soccer championship in 1994.