General | 7/20/2017 10:52:00 AM

ROCHESTER, NY - Eight individuals and one team were inducted into the RIT Sports Hall of Fame as the Class of 2017. The induction took place on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Gene Polisseni Center on the RIT campus.
 
Inductees included: Mark T. Carson '10, basketball; Sarah Dagg '11, hockey; Joseph Dioguardi Jr. '90, soccer; Geoff Dornes '10, baseball; Michele Halleran '01, softball; Greg Moss, distinguished service; Patrick North '03, '09, wrestling; John B. Pomeroy '77, swimming; and the 1954-55 women's fencing team.
 
Mark T. Carson (2005-2009)
Mark Carson was a dominant force on the basketball court. As a senior in 2008-09, he earned NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches), d3hoops.com and Basketball Times third-team All-American honors. In addition, Carson was named to both the NABC and d3hoops.com East Region first teams, earned All-Empire 8 first team honors and was the Most Valuable Player of the Empire 8 Tournament. The Voorheesville, N.Y., native led the Tigers to the 2009 Empire 8 Championship and berth in the NCAA Tournament. Carson averaged 19.4 points and led Division III with 14.1 rebounds per game in 2008-09. In four seasons, Carson, a packaging science major played in 104 games, tallying 1,073 points (10.3 average) ranking him 16th on the RIT career-scoring list. His 822 career rebounds and .598 field goal percentage were both second best at the university. 
 
Sarah Dagg (2007-2011)
Three-year captain Sarah Dagg left an indelible mark as part of the RIT women's hockey program. Dagg, RIT's all-time leading scorer, tallied 154 points on 63 goals and a school record 91 assists in 109 games. Majoring in individualized study, the native of St. George, Ontario was a three-time American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American and won the Laura Hurd Award as NCAA Division III Player of the Year in 2010-11. That year, RIT finished 26-2-2 and advanced to the national championship game. Dagg, the 2011 Paychex Female College Athlete of the Year and RIT Senior Female Athlete of the Year, posted three 40-point seasons. A four-time All-ECAC selection, Dagg was ECAC Rookie of the Year in 2007-08. During her four seasons, RIT posted an 85-17-7 mark and ascended to No. 1 in the nation for the first time in program history.
 
Joseph Dioguardi Jr. (1986-1989)
Joe Dioguardi had a knack for scoring. The four-year starter played from 1986-89 under legendary coach Doug May. During his career, the accounting major appeared in 73 contests, tallying 40 goals and 13 assists for 93 points, ranking him third on the all-time scoring list, and second in career goals. Dioguardi was named All-New York State in 1987 and 1989 and was also a three-time All-Empire Athletic Association selection. In 1989, Dioguardi recorded six game-winning goals and tallied a career-high 39 points. In Dioguardi's four seasons, the Tigers were a remarkable 61-8-4. RIT competed in four NCAA Division III tournaments and reached the national championship game in 1988. In 1989, RIT advanced to the national semifinals, and quarterfinals in 1987.
 
Geoff Dornes (2007-2010)
RIT's lone three-time Empire 8 Player of the Year and four-time All-Empire 8 first team selection, Geoff Dornes completed his collegiate career as RIT's all-time leader in hits (199), runs scored (138) and walks (75), while in the top-10 in batting average (.384), slugging percentage (.539), on-base percentage (.469), doubles (31), triples (14), and RBIs (111). He also recorded a 2.99 earned run average on the mound with 13 wins, 12 complete games and three shutouts. The Landisville, Pa. native was a three-time ABCA Division III/Rawlings All-Region Team selection. Dornes, a packaging science major, made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2007, earning Empire 8 Player and Rookie of the Year honors after hitting .452 with a .535 on-base percentage. Dornes added single-season career-high totals of five homers and 37 RBI the following season and was named the RIT co-Male Senior Athlete of the Year in 2010.
 
Michele Halleran (1997-2001)
Michele Halleran left her mark on the RIT softball diamond. In four seasons, the native of North Versailles, Pa. compiled a .429 batting average while setting school records of 21 home runs, 71 extra base hits, 128 runs batted in, 308 total bases and a .721 slugging percentage. Halleran was a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region selection. As a senior in 2001, Halleran hit .467 with 57 hits, seven homers and a school record 43 RBIs, helping lead the Tigers to a 32-9 record and their first NCAA Tournament berth in program history. Halleran, an information technology major ranks in the top-10 in 27 season and 15 career categories.
 
Greg Moss
Greg Moss has served as an integral part of the Departments of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics for more than 40 years at the university. In 2011, he assumed his most recent role as senior director for The Center of Recreational Sports. Prior to that, Moss was the senior associate director of the Center for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation for seven years. His efforts resulted in several honors, including the Coaches Appreciation Award, establishment of the Greg Moss Men's Hockey Hard Hat Award and numerous Student Affairs Division plaudits. Other highlights include coordinating the $11 million Student Life Center and serving as center point for construction of the $25 million Gordon Field House. He also assumed a leadership role in the 2004 RIT cross country Coast-to-Coast Run.
 
Patrick North (1999-2003)
Wrestling at 165 pounds, Pat North earned two All-American honors. In 2003, he placed second, while in 2002 he was fourth. The native of Schenectady, N.Y., grappled from 1999-2003 and was named Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 2003. North also captured two NCAA Qualifier Championships in 2001-02 and 2002-03. He was a two-time RIT Invitational Champion, competing against schools from divisions I, II and III. In 2002-03, North compiled a 29-3 dual match record (.906 winning percentage). He was equally impressive in the classroom, earning National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-American honors three times. North graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science and went on to earn his master's degree in imaging science.
 
John B. Pomeroy
A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., John Pomeroy was an integral part of RIT men's swimming in several capacities. He swam for two seasons and was team manager his junior and senior years. He later served four years as assistant coach under John Buckholtz. In 1982-83, he served as interim head coach and guided the Tigers to the Empire Athletic Association Championship. The Tigers went on to finish 13th at the 1983 NCAA Division III Championships. That same year, four swimmers earned All-American honors, while three captured state crowns and five won league titles. Pomeroy, a computer science major, was a founding member of the RIT Athletic Association.
 
 
1954-55 Women's Fencing Team
It was a year to remember for the 1954-55 women's fencing team. The Tigers recorded a 7-0 dual match record during the regular season and won the 1955 Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association Championship by winning 10 consecutive matches, a feat never before equaled in the 27-year history of the tournament. During the dual season, all members contributed to the perfect 7-0 mark. In the IWFA Championship, June Johnson Siebach and Barbi Brill won nine matches and lost one.
 
Coached by Harold "Fritz" Florescue, the team included co-captains June Johnson Siebach and Clea Cooper Allen, along with Barbi Brill, Patricia Estey Modrak, Helen Sowinski Farnam and Theresa Olszewski Binkley. Coach Florescue and Barbi Brill have passed away.