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1961-62 through 1964-65. He had a 6-2 his first three years until settling into Player of the Year, All-NYSWCAA, and First
record and was team cocaptain in 1964 his natural position as offensive central Team Verizon Academic All-District Team.
and team captain in 1965. He had an 8-1 midfield as a senior for new coach George She was three-time All-UAA, two-time
record and beat two opponents ranked Perry. Perry stated that “he was probably NSCAA All-Northeast Region, and three-
in the top 10 of the collegiate rankings. the most creative player I ever coached time selection to the All-UAA Academic
Londergan was ranked number eight and had the technical ability to back it Team. Fitzpatrick led the team in assists all
nationally in collegiate squash at the end up.” The move paid great dividends as four years, is ranked third all-time in career
of fall 1964. Following his senior year at he was named cocaptain, team MVP, assists, fourth in single season assists, and
Rochester, Londergan was awarded a leading scorer in total points, and set a top 10 in game winning goals. She played
Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford then record for assists in a single season in and started in all 75 career games and
University. (he currently stands as number two all participated in two NCAA Division III
time). His senior year team finished 14- and two ECAC tournaments. Fitzpatrick
5-3, with the most wins for a Rochester was named to the UAA Women’s Soccer
MIKE NEER ’88 (MS) team up to that point (exceeded only 25th and 30th Anniversary teams. She
BASKETBALL COACH four times since), and won the ECAC served as assistant coach in 2002 while
Upstate New York title, reaching the ECAC enrolled in Rochester’s Take Five Program.
Neer is the University of Rochester’s Regional Finals. It was with his leadership In lacrosse, Fitzpatrick was a midfielder
all-time leader in career wins and games that Rochester soccer gained national and a two-time captain while earning All-
coached. He is the 14th winningest coach prominence. UCAA honors as a senior. She was twice
(total wins) in NCAA Division III history. named to the Women’s Lacrosse National
He coached at Rochester for 34 seasons Academic Squad and was a three-time
with a career record of 563-326 (.633). His JENNIFER SEFERIADIS UCAA All-Academic Team honoree. She is
overall record with Rochester and three tied for first in career games played (65),
seasons at Hobart was 629-346 (.645). His FITZPATRICK ’02 fifth in single-season game winning goals
Rochester teams won 20 or more games SOCCER/BASKETBALL/LACROSSE (5) and fourth in single-game caused
nine times and made 12 appearances in Fitzpatrick was a rare three-sport turnovers (5). The team competed in three
the NCAA Division III playoffs. Neer’s 1990 athlete at Rochester. She was a four-year NYSWCAA tournaments and the 2002
team won the NCAA Division III National starter for both the women’s soccer and ECAC Regional tournament. In basketball,
Championship and his 1992 team was lacrosse teams and played basketball Fitzpatrick played in all 25 games and was
the national runner-up. His 2002 team her sophomore year. Fitzpatrick was the named to the 1999-00 UAA All-Academic
reached the Final Four and his 2005 team 2002 Merle Spurrier Award Recipient. In Team. In sum, she played in every game
was also the national runner-up. They soccer, she was a center back and served of every season of all three sports she
won three UAA Championships and 10 as captain her senior year. In 2001, she participated in for a total of 165 games in
Wendy’s Classic titles. Neer was named earned NSCAA All-America honors, UAA four years.
the National Coach of the Year in 1990
and was UAA Coaching Staff of the Year
three times. He was winner of the National
Association of Basketball Coaches
Outstanding Service Award in 2011, HALL OF FAME
six-time winner of the Sam Schoenfeld
Sportsmanship Award from the Collegiate Nominations
Basketball Officials Association (four
times at Rochester, twice at Hobart), and The University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame nomination process is open to
has served on the Selection Committee everyone. The 2019 selection process will begin again in January 2019. We encourage
for the Jostens Trophy since 2015. He you to participate by submitting the names of worthy candidates. Please review the
coached six men to a total of eight All- criteria listed below and then submit your nomination to the committee through
America honors. Six of his players (five at Associate Director Terry Gurnett ’77 at tgurnett@sports.rochester.edu. Your submission
Rochester, one at Hobart) were named as should include as much factual information about the individual as possible.
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.
Nominees may be contacted to request more information if needed.
CRITERIA
JULIAN PREMUS ’84 • Distinguished themselves with University of Rochester athletics
SOCCER as an athlete, coach, or friend
• The University strives each year to induct athletes from a range of eras.
Premus was a four-year starter on the
men’s soccer team during a transitional • Please remember that nominees can be inducted posthumously.
time when Rochester still competed
against a number of Division I opponents.
He played mostly outside midfield during
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