November 24, 2009
ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of Athletics has announced its 2010 inductees to the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame.
The class features seven student-athletes and one team and includes: Nicole Christ (softball and women’s basketball), Pat Hogan (men’s soccer), Scott Luczak (baseball and soccer), Leo (Skip) Mann (baseball), Carrie Marino (women’s soccer), Andrea (Wirkus) Mitchell (softball), Pete Serrano (baseball), and the 1972 baseball team. These individuals and team join the 53 previous inductees of the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame, which was started in 2001. Below is information on the 2010 class.
NICOLE CHRIST – Softball and Women’s Basketball
Nicole was a two-sport standout at UMSL in softball and women’s basketball, playing from 1992-96. On the softball field, she was a three-time all-MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) selection at shortstop, earning first team honors as a senior. Nicole is UMSL’s all-time career leader in batting average (.373), runs scored (135), hits (233) and RBIs (113). She also ranks second in career doubles (55) and total bases (316) and is fifth in triples (eight). As a junior on the 1995 team, Nicole helped UMSL to a 44-29 record – its most victories in a season. She recorded a single-season record 81 hits that year, including 24 doubles, which is the second-best single season total in program history. Those 24 doubles also stands as an MIAA record for doubles in a season. As a senior in 1996, she led the MIAA with a .489 batting average.
Nicole also earned all-MIAA honors in basketball, being selected to the honorable mention team as a junior. She became the eighth member of the program’s 1,000-point club, finishing with 1,010 career points, which ranks 10th all-time at UMSL. Nicole also ranks in the top 10 in eight other career categories, including second in steals (163), fourth in free throw attempts (360) and assists (340), sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.352) and free throws made (242) and ninth in three-point field goals made (108), field goals attempted (863) and three-point field goals attempted (307).
PAT HOGAN – Men’s Soccer
Pat played at UMSL from 1973-1976 and was a member of the 1973 NCAA Division II National Championship team, which finished with an 11-0-3 record. During his four-year career, UMSL produced a 34-17-9 record and competed in four NCAA Tournaments. As a senior on the 1976 team, he earned all-region honors after helping the team to a 9-8-1 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
SCOTT LUCZAK – Men’s Soccer and Baseball
Scott was a two-sport athlete at UMSL from 1996-2000. He was a four-time all-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection in soccer, earning first team honors as a junior in 1998 and second team honors in 1996, 1997 and 1999. Scott was also a three-time NSCAA all-Midwest Region selection. He is tied as a the fourth all-time leading scorer at UMSL with 71 points, scoring 31 goals and recording nine assists. His 31 goals rank third all-time. Scott also ranks second all-time in games played (78) and fourth in shots (157).
He also excelled at baseball for UMSL and was a four-year starter at shortstop. During Scott’s four-year career, UMSL posted a 120-52-1 record, and made an appearance in the 1998 NCAA Regionals. He ranks second all-time at UMSL in walks (129), is fourth in runs scored (148), eighth in RBIs (106) and is tied for 10th in hits (153).
LEO (SKIP) MANN – Baseball
Skip played three seasons at UMSL, forgoing his senior season after being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He was a two-time All-American, earning honorable mention honors during the 1978 and 1979 seasons. Skip also earned Second Team North Central All-Region honors those seasons. As a freshman on the 1977 team, he helped UMSL to the program’s third NCAA Division II College World Series. UMSL went 80-46 in Skip’s three seasons, advancing to the NCAA Regionals in each of the three years. He played in 125 career games, recorded 133 hits, 26 doubles, 10 triples, three home runs, scored 100 runs, tallied 86 RBIs and had a career batting average of .320. He ranks fifth all-time in UMSL history with 68 stolen bases and is 10th all-time in triples (10). Skip also tied a school record for hits in a game with five against McKendree on April 5, 1979.
CARRIE MARINO – Women’s Soccer
Carrie played five seasons at UMSL, from 1995-1999, at the forward position and was a two-time all-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree, earning first team honors as a freshman in 1996 and second team honors as a junior in 1998. She was also named to the first team all-central region team by the NCSAA in 1996. Carrie ranks second all-time at UMSL in scoring with 148 points, scoring 51 goals and recording 46 assists. She is the all-time leader in assists and ranks second in goals. Carrie also ranks fourth all-time in shots (215) and is tied for sixth in game-winning goals (12). Her single season records include: tied for seventh and ranks 10th in goals scored with 17 (1997) and 15 (1998), respectively; ranks second and is tied for sixth in assists with 13 (1999) and 11 (1997), respectively; and ranks sixth and is tied for 10th in points scored with 44 (1996) and 35 (1998), respectively. Carrie tied a school record for assists in a game with four against St. Mary’s during the 1995 season.
ANDREA (WIRKUS) MITCHELL – Softball
Andrea was a four-year starter for UMSL, playing from 1998-2001. She earned first team all-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors in 1998 and 2000 and was a second team choice in 2001. Andrea also earned second team all-region honors in 1999. The career leader in triples (29), she also owns the top two single-season marks, recording 13 in 2000 and eight in 2001. Andrea also owns the school record for total bases (341) and is second in runs (120), hits (212), RBIs (102), third in home runs (10), fourth in stolen bases (35) and sixth in batting average (.344) and doubles (34).
PETE SERRANO – Baseball
Pete was a two-year member of the baseball team, playing from 1984-85. During that time, he was a two-time first team all-MIAA Conference selection and earned first team all-region and third team all-American honors in 1984. Pete is UMSL’s all-time career batting average leader (.430) and ranks seventh all-time in on-base percentage (.467) and is ninth all-time in slugging average (.601). He helped UMSL to a 52-33 record in his two seasons with the 1984 team finishing second in the NCAA Midwest Regional.
1972 BASEBALL TEAM
The 1972 baseball team, coached by Arnold Copeland, finished with a 23-9 record and received the program’s first bid to the NCAA Division II College World Series. The team posted a 4-1 record at the Midwest Regionals and attained a final national ranking of No. 8. The squad was led by two all-Americans – Jim Munden and Ron Edgar – both of which are current members of the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame. Munden was also named a first team all-region selection. The team ranks ninth all-time in the record books with a 3.34 ERA.
This year’s induction ceremony and banquet will be held on Friday, February 19, 2010, at a time and location to be announced later. The inductees will also be introduced at halftime of the UMSL men’s basketball game on Saturday, February 20, 2010.
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