HALL OF FAME
JOCELYN WILLOUGHBY '16
BASKETBALL
Captain 2015-16. All-Super Essex Conference Honors all four years. 2016: All-State, All-Non Public, All-Prep B, All-Essex, Gatorade Player of the Year, Sideline Chatter Player of the Year Runner Up, 3rd Team All-American, NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award, Men of Essex Award, First Team MSG All-New Jersey Girls' Basketball. Member 2013 and 2014 Super Essex Conference Colonial and Prep B and 2016 Super Essex Conference Liberty Division Championship teams. University of Virginia: 1,000 point scorer. Drafted #10 in the 2020 WBNA draft by the NY Liberty
ELMER HERMANN '58
FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, TENNIS
All-County, All-State, All-Newark for all three sports. Tennis: 3 MVP Seasons. Football: 2 MVP Seasons. Basketball: 1 Co-MVP Season.
ROBIN CARTER FELDMAN '03
TENNIS
Captain, 2002 New Jersey State Singles Champion, first female to win the New Jersey State Singles Title from Newark Academy, three-time Essex County Girls Singles tournament champion, three-time Tournament of Champions winner
RALPH PELLECCHIA '62
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/TRACK/VOLLEYBALL (INTRAMURAL)
Football: Captain 1961, member of the 1961 Ivy League Championship team Basketball: member of State Championship teams Track: 2-year Captain Track: Captain
DANIELLE AUERBACH '01
TENNIS
Captain, member of a 4-year undefeated team, 4 State Championships, finalist in the State Singles championship, First-Team All-State, No. 1 national ranking in doubles in several age divisions. Competed in doubles in the 1999 Junior U.S. Open. Nationally ranked singles player in all age divisions. Wake Forest: Captain. Member of the team that earned a No. 2 national ranking and got to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament
WHITNEY C. RUSSELL '62
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL
Football: member of the 1961 Ivy League Championship team Basketball: member of State Championship teams Baseball: Captain Franklin and Marshall Football, became assistant freshman football coach and head freshman lacrosse coach
DANNY PETRILLO '06
BASEBALL/BASKETBALL
Baseball: Captain 2006, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County Conference, POY, 126 Total Hits - *School Record 47 Hits in a season Basketball: 1st Team All-conference, Conference POY, 2nd Team All-County, 3rd Team All Non-Public, 1st Team All Prep B, 1st Team All-Senior for County by Star-Ledger, Captain 2006, 1200+ points
WILLIAM D. HARDIN '71
FOOTBALL/BASEBALL
Football: Captain 1971, All-State Prep team, 1970, 1971 Awarded the National Football Foundation Essex Country Prep Player of the Year, 1971 Baseball: Captain 1970, 1971, 14-1 team record, Star-Ledger Trophy recipient, Star-Ledger All-State 1st Team All Prep, All-Groups 3rd Team, Catcher Awarded the Men of Essex County Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Harvard University, 1973 Harvard Baseball team that ended the year with a record of 45-5, earning a birth in the College World Series, Played on the Italian National Baseball Team
JAY BUTAN '75
FENCING
Lead Saber Fencer, MVP, Captain, 1977 National Intercollegiate Championship at University of Pennsylvania, 7th in National Intercollegiate Individual Saber Competition, Cornell- 5th in National Intercollegiate Individual Saber Competition, All American, USA Olympic Development Squad
MARTIN A. KING '59
BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/FOOTBALL
Basketball: 3-Year Letter Winner, All-City, All-State, St. Michael's College Baseball: 3-Year Letter Winner Football: 2-Year letter Winner
JOHN STERNLICHT '08
WRESTLING/FOOTBALL/TRACK
Wrestling: 4-Year Letter Winner & Captain, 3-Time District Champion, 2-Time County Champion, 4-Time All-Conference, 4-Time Region Place Winner Football: 4-Year Letter Winner & Captain, First Team All-County, 3-Time All-Conference Track & Field: 4-Year Letter Winner & Captain, Prep State Champion (javelin), School Record (Javelin), Muhlenberg College, 4-Year letter winner & captain, Wrestling and Football
1977 GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM
BASKETBALL
State Prep Champions
WILLIAM "ARKY" CROOK, COACH
TENNIS
Teacher & Coach Boys Tennis: 10 undefeated Seasons, 13 Tournament of Champions Titles, 30 State Championships, 25 Conference Championships, 18 County Championships Girls Tennis: 4 Undefeated Seasons, 8 Tournament of Champions Titles, 20 State Championships, 10 Conference Championships, 9 County Championships
MAYA HAYES '10
SOCCER
Parade All-American 2009, 92 Career Goals, 3-Time Conference MVP, 3-Time 1st Team All-Conference, Basketball, Leading Team Scorer 2008, 2009, Penn State Soccer, Hermann Trophy Semifinalist 2012, 2013, Hermann Trophy Finalist 2011, NSCAA All-American 1st Team 2011, 2012, 2013, All-Big Ten 1st Team 2011, 2012, 2013, Big Ten Record Most Points in a Season 2011, Big Ten Forward of the Year 2011, 2012
STEVE WEISS '85
FOOTBALL/TRACK
Football: Co-Captain 1984, 3-Time letter winner, 1st Team All-Conference Offense, 1st Team All-Prep Offense, Leading Scorer 1983, 1984, Bucknell University Football Captain 1988 Track: 3-Time letter winner, School Record 4x100-1984
PETER MCNEELY '09
FOOTBALL
3-Time All-Conference, 2-Time 2nd Team All-County, 2008 Co-Captain, Carlton College 2012 Co-Captain
ADAM M. MILLER '88
SOCCER/TENNIS/BASKETBALL
Soccer: Captain, 3-Time letter winner, 1st Team All-State, Leading Scorer 1987, Prep Champions 1987 Tennis: Captain, 2-Time letter winner, 1st Team All-State, #1 Ranked Team in NJ 1988, State Champions 1988 Basketball: Captain 3-Time letter winner, Skidmore College Tennis and Soccer
RUSSELL GIMELSTOB '97
TENNIS
3-Time Captain, Led Newark Academy To 4 State Championships, 3 Victories in Tournament of Champions, 4-Time All-State Selection, Cornell University Captain, Academic All-American, Academic All-Ivy League
PETER HUTCHINSON '86
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL
Football: MVP 1985, Essex County Scholar Athlete, 1st Team All Prep Offense, 1st Team All Prep Defense, Lafayette College Football Basketball: MVP 1986, Captain 1986, 1st Team All Prep Baseball: Udell Stallings Award for Baseball, 1st Team All Prep
LAUREN JACKSON '85
FIELD HOCKEY
Field Hockey: Captain - 1984, High Scorer 1982-1984, MVP 1983 & 1984, 1984 State Champion, NJFHA, NJISAA 1st Team - 1982, 1983, 1984, Essex County 1st Team - 1982, 1983, 1984, All Prep 1st Team - 1982, 1983, 1984 Lacrosse: High Scorer 1982-1985, Captain - 1985, MVP 1983, 1984, 1985, All Prep 1st Team- 1983, 1984, 1985
HEATHER POOLE '99
SOCCER
Team Captain, 1st Team All-State, All-Prep, 1st Team Colonial Conference Lacrosse: Team Captain, 1st Team All-State, All-Prep, N.J. 2nd Highest Scorer- 1999, NA Scoring Record- Most Season & Career Goals
ROYAL DAVIS '46
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/TRACK/TENNIS
Football: All-City, All-State, All-prep, University of Pennsylvania Football Basketball: All-County Track: Conference Leader
RAHMAN SMILEY '98
TENNIS
State Singles Champion 1997, Star Ledger Player of the Year 1997, Team Captain 1998, Undefeated State Championship Teams 1995-98, Indiana University, Team Captain 2002, Team MVP 2002, ATP 2 Years
JAMAL PARKER '98
TENNIS
State Singles Champion, 1996, 1998, Star Ledger Player of the Year 1996, 1998, 129-1 Career Record 1995-1998, Undefeated State Championship Teams 1995-1998, University of Illinois, Ranked #2 NCAA Doubles, Big Ten Team Champions 1999-2002, ATP 2 Years
PAT CICCONE '62
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/TRACK
Football: Co-Captain 1961, All Newark, All County, All State
1975 BOYS' SOCCER TEAM
SOCCER
Prep and State Tournament Champions
JUSTIN GIMELSTOB '95
TENNIS
#1 Ranking National Juniors 12,14,16,18, Led Newark Academy To Its First NJSIAA State Tennis Championship, Collegiate All-American in Singles and Doubles, Two Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Titles, Two-Time Member of the US Davis Cup Team
LANE JAFFE '94
FOOTBALL/WRESTLING/LACROSSE
Football: All Conference Wrestling: All State, Prep States 3rd Place Lacrosse: All County, All State, Lacrosse- Rutgers University
SHANA ADVANI '93
SOFTBALL
Co-Captain 1993, All Prep 1990-1993, All State 1993, Regional All American 1993, All Time NA Hit Leader, Brown University, Captain, Regional All American
BRENDA BALDANZI '92
BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, LACROSSE, FIELD HOCKEY
Captain, MVP 1989, 1990, 1991, Highest Scorer 1989, 1990, 1991, State Champion 1988, 1989, Essex County 1st Team, prep 1st Team, NJFHA 1st Team, Colgate university Captain, All-Mideast Regional, All-Patriot League, Division I North-South Senior All-Star
DAVID CHAE '81
WRESTLING
Prep State Champ '79, '80 & '81, OW '80 State Tourney, NJ Freestyle State Champ '81, Prep national Champ '81, Baseball All State '79, '80 & '81, Co-Captain '81, Cornell University Team Captain '85, All Ivy, All East '85
CAPTAINS OF GIRLS' ATHLETIC TEAMS
FIELD HOCKEY, SOCCER, CROSS COUNTRY, BASKETBALL, FENCING, SWIMMING, LACROSSE, SOFTBALL, TRACK
Founding of Girls Athletic Teams
MARK A. MELILLO '74
FOOTBALL/TRACK
Football: Prep All American '74, Essex County Scholar Athlete '74, First Team All State '73 &'74, Team Captain '74, MVP '73 & '74, Lehigh University Football, Captain, Freshman Team '75, Division I- AA Champions Track & Field: Shot Put School Record '74, All State Shot Put '73 & '74, Team Captain '74, MVP '73
JACOB J. CECERE '78
WRESTLING
State Champion '77 & 78, National Champion '78, Team Captain '77 & '78, ACC Champion '83, Team Captain '82 and '83, Duke University
HOWARD C. LINCOLN, COACH
SWIMMING
All-American Swimming Coach 1962-1967 & All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ROBERT R. KRUMM '39
FOOTBALL/TRACK
Football: All State 1938 Track: Shot Put Record (1939-1974)
1931 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM
FOOTBALL
State Champions Undefeated and Un-scored Upon
PETER J. BEHRLE '69
SOCCER
Founders Newark Academy Soccer Program 1968
EDWARD C. DEFABIO '69
SOCCER
Founder Newark Academy Soccer Program 1968
BRUCE R. GODDIN, COACH
SOCCER
Founder Newark Academy Soccer Program 1968
JOHN C. KIMMEL '72
FOOTBALL/BASEBALL
Football: Captain, All State Baseball: Captain, All State, 1972 National Scholar Athlete Award
LAWRENCE G. CETRULO '67
FOOTBALL/FENCING/BASEBALL
Football: All State Fencing: State Foil & Saber Champion, Harvard '71, Football, Fencing, Baseball, NCAA Saber Champion, All American Fencing Team
THOMAS ALLEN '41
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/TRACK
Football: Captain Basketball: Captain Track: Captain, State Record holder Pole Vault & Quarter Mile
WILLIAM F. BROWN III '51
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL
Football: Captain, All State Basketball: Captain Baseball: Captain, President Athletic Association
JOHN "JED" HUGHES JR. '66
FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL
Captain Football, Basketball, Baseball
JOHN C. GALBRAITH '75
TENNIS
State & Essex County Tennis Champion
1974 VARSITY BOYS' TENNIS TEAM
TENNIS
State & Essex County Tennis Champions
CHRISTOPHER C. JACOBS '83
SWIMMING
All American Newark Academy '83, All American, University of Texas '87, Olympics '88, 2 Gold Medals Relays, 1 Silver Medal Freestyle
JULIA L. MULVIHILL '78
FIELD HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, TENNIS
12 Varsity Letters, Field Hockey: Captain, All State Basketball: All State, MVP Tennis: Captain, MVP
ROBERT I. PERINA '39
FOOTBALL, BASEBALL
Football: Captain, All State, All Ivy Baseball: All State, All Ivy, Captain Princeton Baseball
VAN S. STEVENS '65
FOOTBALL, BASEBALL
Football: Captain, All State Baseball: Captain, All State
1904-1906 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM
FOOTBALL
1904-1906 Varsity Football Team
CURTIS L. CETRULO '61
FENCING, FOOTBALL
Fencing: Captain, Individual State Foil Champion, Essex County Scholar-Athlete, All State, Captain, N.C.A.A. Championship Fencing Team, Columbia University Football: Captain, All State Basketball: Captain
BENJAMIN G. CLARK '68
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
RICKEY S. MAREK '68
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
CHRISTINA "TINA" STECK '76
DIVING
All American YWCA National Diving Champion, All American Division I, All Ivy League, Eastern Champion, Diving- Barnard
PAUL K. STECK '74
DIVING
All American, Eastern & State Diving Champion, All American Division I, All Ivy League Eastern Champion, Canadian National Champion, Diving- Cornell University
JEFFREY BERCAW '85
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ROBERT J. HENDRICKSON, SR.
ATHLETICS
1957-1979 Dean of Students, Athletic Director, Coach
JAMIE SILVERMAN '84
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
AUGUSTUS P. STAGER '43
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
DANIEL R. CONNORS '67
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
GEORGE ROGIC '83
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
R. ELMER IKAS
ATHLETICS
1912-1936 Athletic Director, Coach
ERIC WILLIAMS '75
BASKETBALL
All State
RIDGELY "CHIP" HARRISON '70
SWIMMING
All American, All Ivy League Swimming at Cornell University
ERNEST N. SCARPA '50
FOOTBALL
All State
ANTHONY "SKIP" MINISI '44
FOOTBALL
All-State, All-American, University of Pennsylvania
RUSSELL S. MONICA
FOOTBALL
1946-1954 Football Coach
UDELL H. STALLINGS
ATHLETICS
1936-1966 Athletic Director
HOPE H. SIVERHUS '79
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
BRIAN S. MURPHY '72
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
JOSEPH LUTZ '71
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
KENNETH R. KNOX '71
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ANDREW LEHNER '71
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
JOHN S. LILLEY '71
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
WILLIAM R. BALCHUNAS '69
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ROBERT W. DALRYMPLE '69
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ARTHUR LEMKE JR. '69
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
DONALD ORLOVSKY '69
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ROY ALVAREZ '68
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
DAVID W. BEDELL '68
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
MATTHEW J. LEONE '67
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
BARTLETT M. SMITH '67
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
KENNETH ALAN TILLMAN '66
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
A. KENNETH PRICE '65
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
MARTIN SMITH '50
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
ALLAN VOGT '48
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
HOWARD WACHENFELD '47
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
OWEN DELL '28
SWIMMING
All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches
