Group of 18 high school sports luminaries inducted into NJSIAA Hall of Fame as class of 2022
Group of 18 high school sports luminaries inducted into NJSIAA Hall of Fame as class of 2022
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (March 28, 2022) – A stellar group of 18 high school athletes, coaches, and contributors were inducted yesterday into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame. All 2022 inductees recognized during a celebratory event at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village in Princeton were selected by a statewide committee of journalists and both active and retired school administrators.
“This 2022 class is yet another reminder that there never seems to be a shortage of remarkable individuals to honor,” says Colleen Maguire, NJSIAA executive director. “Scholastic athletics in New Jersey has a long, and tremendously proud history, and nothing testifies to that more than the exceptional groups of inductees we have year, after year, after year.”
The 2022 Hall of Fame class were initially announced during 2021, but restrictions related to the pandemic delayed the formal induction ceremony. Yesterday’s event also included a number of service awards, two Award of Honor presentations, and the NFCA Northeast Sectional Volleyball Coach of the Year.
A list of all those honored during the induction ceremony follows. Further details, including biographical information, are available at HOF Program 2022.indd (njsiaa.org)
Click here for a link to headshots of all those honored at the ceremony.
Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees
- Robert Auriemma, Ice Hockey coach, Brick Township H.S.
- Joetta Clark Diggs, Track & Field, Columbia H.S., 1980
- William “Mickey” Corcoran, Basketball coach and athletic director, Horace Mann / River Dell / Northern Highlands high schools (posthumous)
- Virginia Duenkel Fuldner, Swimming, West Orange H.S., 1965
- Christopher Ford, Basketball, Holy Spirit H.S., 1968
- Tom Heath, Cross-Country coach, Christian Brothers Academy
- Kenny Jackson, Football, South River H.S., 1979
- Thomas Lopes, Basketball official
- Eulace Peacock, Track & Field, Union H.S., 1933 (posthumous)
- Harding William Peterson, Baseball, Woodbridge H.S., 1946 (posthumous)
- Tricia Popowski, Multiple sports, Hoffman H.S., 1987
- Anthony Siragusa, Football, David Brearley Regional H.S., 1985
- John Somogyi, Basketball, St. Peter’s New Brunswick H.S., 1968
- Steven J. Timko, NJSIAA executive director
- Andre Tippett, Football, Barringer H.S., 1978
- Dajuan Wagner, Basketball, Camden H.S., 2001
- Don Wieder, Boys Gymnastics coach, East Brunswick H.S. (posthumous)
- Nancy Welch Williams, coached multiple sports, Shore Regional H.S.
Service Award Winners
- Tom Fisher, Athletic Director, Phillipsburg HS
- Lydia Siipola, Golf Tournament Sectional Director
- John Siipola, Golf Tournament Sectional Director
NFCA Northeast Sectional Volleyball Coach of the Year
- Jeff Koehler, Coach, Tenafly HS
Award of Honor recipients
- Ed Colona, Cross Country/Track Rules Interpreter
- Carl Rickershauser, Cross Country/ Track Meet Director
About NJSIAA
Established in 1918, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) is a voluntary, non-profit organization comprised of 436 accredited public and non-public high schools. A member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, the NJSIAA conducts tournaments and crowns champions in 33 sports. Championship competition for girls is sponsored in basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, outdoor track, winter track, volleyball, and wrestling. Boys’ championships are determined in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, outdoor track, winter track, volleyball, and wrestling.
