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HALL OF FAME



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

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

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