Hall of Fame - 2005

• Heather Blough '95
• Ron Clapper '54
• Edgar Kiracofe
• Christy Orndorff '95
• Pete Schuyler '70
• John Smith '71

Heather Blough '95

Women's Volleyball

A three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American, she was a four-year starter for the women’s volleyball team at setter. She graduated as the program’s all-time leader in career assists and held the record until 2004, 10 years after she graduated from the program. She owns two of the top-10 single-season-assist totals in blue and gold history and her 13.31 assist-per-game average in 1994 ranks as the fourth-best mark in NCAA Division III women’s volleyball history. She is fifth all time in NCAA Division III history in career assists, and had the highest career assists-per-game average in NCAA Division III annals until the mark was bested in 2004. She holds the Juniata record for assists in a match with 93, which ranks fourth in NCAA Division III history and led NCAA Division III in assists in 1994. She helped Juniata reach the NCAA Division III National Semifinals in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and guided Juniata to a runner-up finish in the 1993 championship. She was picked as the team’s most valuable player in 1992 and 1994 and also captured All-Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) honors in 1993 and 1994. Blough was inducted in the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1999. She has served as an assistant coach/associate head coach for the Juniata College women’s volleyball program since 1996. She helped guide Juniata to the NCAA National Semifinals in all but one of her seasons on the bench, and assisted in directing the team to its first NCAA Championship in 2004.

Ron Clapper '54

Football

He was a four-year letter winner and key component of Juniata’s first undefeated football team in 1953. As a captain he played more minutes than anyone else on 1953 team that enjoyed the school’s first undefeated season. In his four seasons, Juniata compiled a 20-9-1 record, including a 13-2 mark in his final two campaigns. He was a center and linebacker and the formation caller for a defense that held offenses to less than 200 total yards in all but one contest and posted three shutouts. Juniata outscored its opponents, 196-39, during the 1953 season and out-gained them, 1,985-1,093. With his contributions the Juniata defense limited opponents to just 39 points in seven contests in 1953, and held opposing teams to just 87.1 rushing yards per game. He was the recipient of the George L. Weber Award given to the Most Valuable Lineman following his senior season and was selected by his teammates as an honorary captain following the completion of the season.

Edgar Kiracofe

Coach

He took over as head coach of the golf program in only its second season of existence and led the program to its first-ever undefeated season, going 8-0 in 1948. He would then guide the program to a 45-7-1 record over the next six years. His career winning percentage over that time of .858 is the highest in school history. During his six-year tenure, Juniata was undefeated and untied on its home course for 23 consecutive matches and finished its season without a loss twice. Along with his 45 dual-match wins, he also coached Juniata to victories in five invitationals, including the program’s host tournament, the Juniata Invitational, in 1951 and 1952.

Christy Orndorff '95

Women's Volleyball

She holds the distinction of being the only Division III women’s volleyball player to earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-America honors four times. Despite being slightly undersized for an outside hitter, at the time of her induction she ranked second in Juniata history in career kills and rated first all-time in Juniata annals in career kills per game. She ranks 23rd all-time in NCAA Division III career kills and is 20th in Division III history in the kills-per-game category. She has the third-most attacks in Juniata history, and was a four-time all-conference player during her years at Juniata. She also ranks in the Juniata career top-10 in digs and serve aces. Her career-dig total is fifth all-time in blue and gold history, while her career aces is the third-highest total in the program’s annals. She is one of just five Juniata women’s players to amass more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. She helped Juniata reach the NCAA Division III National Semifinals in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and helped pace Juniata to a runner-up finish in the 1993 tournament. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1999.

Pete Schuyler '70

Wrestling

One of the most successful athletes in the history of the Juniata College wrestling program, he remains the only wrestler to win an individual Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship at a time when the conference included such larger schools as West Chester and Bucknell. He missed the NCAA Championship due to an academic conflict, but would have been the first Juniata wrestler to compete at the national competition. He claimed the MAC Championship in the heavyweight division to cap a senior season in which he finished with a 15-1 record with 10 of his wins coming by pin-fall which marked a single-season school record at that time. His efforts at the MAC Championship helped Juniata place fourth as a team. He was a co-captain for the Juniata squad in senior season. He reached double figures in singles victories as a freshman as well when he posted a mark of 11-5. His career singles record was an impressive 36-15-0 with 18 pins. He earned a fourth-place individual finish at the MAC Championship in his junior season. In addition to his athletic

John Smith '71

Basketball

One of the most prolific scorers in Juniata basketball history, at the time of his induction he ranked third in school history with 1,512 career points. He also ranks in the career top-10 in rebounding with his 642 boards leaving him in ninth place. He led the team in scoring each of his final three seasons, averaging more than 20 points per game in each year. He established a then single-game Juniata record with 46 points in a victory against Lycoming in his senior season, a year in which he ranked among the NCAA leaders in scoring. He holds three of the top-10 single-season point totals in Juniata history, with his career best of 460 points coming as a sophomore. He was selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Weekly All-Star Team during that campaign, and ended the year as a member of the ECAC All-East Division II All-Star squad. He captured first-team all-conference honors as a senior after earning second-squad all-conference laurels as a junior. He was twice selected as the team’s most valuable player.