Mount Union M Club Hall of Fame to Induct Three Saturday
The University of Mount Union M Club Hall of Fame will induct its 2010 class of Anna Panteleyeva, Rob Rodgers and Dana Zarzycki Saturday, Nov. 13.
The inductees will be recognized in a ceremony at 10:30 am Saturday morning at the Haupt Presidential Home on S. Union Ave. Tickets for the ceremony are $15 and available by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations and University Activities to RSVP at 330-823-2030 or alumni@mountunion.edu.
Each of the inductees will also be recognized at halftime of the Mount Union football game with Muskingum that kicks off at 1:30 pm in Mount Union Stadium.
Anna Panteleyeva '95 (women's tennis), a native of Tallinn, Estonia, was a seven-time All-OAC selection as she claimed four OAC singles titles and three OAC doubles titles from 1991-1994 at Mount Union. She was ranked as No. 9 singles player in the nation in 1994. She posted a combined record of 106-7 (63-3 singles/43-4 doubles) which still leads the Raider program.
Rob Rodgers '95 (football), a native of Parma and Valley Forge High School grad, was a linebacker that was a two-time All-OAC First Team selection, two-time All-American and two-time OAC Bill Edwards Award winner given to the conference’s top linebacker. From 1992 to 1994, he totaled 184 tackles and was a member of Mount Union’s first National Championship team in 1993.
Dana Zarzycki '95 (women's basketball), a native of Middleburg Heights and Holy Name High School grad, helped lead Mount Union to its first-ever women’s basketball NCAA Tournament appearance in 1995. In the 1994-95 season, she led the OAC in scoring and second in rebounding on her way to All-OAC and OAC Player of the Year honors. She was also a 1995 All-American who finished her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,580 points. She still holds the school’s single-season (310) and career (933) rebounding records.
To be inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame, a student-athlete must have earned a degree from Mount Union and received two letters in one sport, or one letter in two or more sports. Athletes are eligible for selection 15 years after graduation. Consideration will be based solely on Mount Union varsity participation, preceding graduation.
"The record of the proposed inductee must be exemplary in both performance and in character. There must be no question as to the deserving qualities that the inductee possesses."
