Pictured Above: The Class of 2024 (L-to-R): Lenny Long, Xuan Gao, Pat Rudy, Jerry Swope & Brittany (Rehrig) Sausen (*Head Swimming Coach Jerry Hammaker accepted on her behalf).
 
Lock Haven Athletics Hall of Fame
 
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – On Sunday, Oct. 20, the Lock Haven Athletics Hall of Fame committee held its annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony during Hall of Fame weekend and the Class of 2024 was officially enshrined.
 
The event was held at the Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center (DACC) on the campus of Lock Haven and once again provided a special event, the closed the book on the 2024 Hall of Fame Weekend at The Haven.
 
The 10^th Hall of Fame class included Xuan Gao '13, Lenny Long '75, Pat Rudy '77, Brittany (Rehrig) Sausen '13 and Jerry Swope '66.
 
Founded in 2015, the Lock Haven Athletics Hall of Fame mission reads: The Hall of Fame will include and honor our finest athletes, teams, coaches, athletic trainers, administrators and supporters; it will also include our alumni who achieved greatness in sports after leaving Lock Haven. It will represent men and women in all sports across the entire history of the school, from its founding in 1870 to the present.
 
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Xuan Gao (Volleyball – Athlete)
A seven-time All-American, eight-time All-Atlantic Region selection and four-time All- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) athlete, Gao wrapped up her standout career as one of the most decorated athletes in Lock Haven history.
 
Gao kicked off her career as the PSAC Freshman of the Year and followed by winning the PSAC Player of the Year award four times as a member of the conference's First Team. She is the only player in conference history to earn Player of the Year honors four times.
 
At Lock Haven, Gao is in the volleyball program's career record book top-10 in kills, hit percentage and digs. Gao rounded out her career with 1,809 kills, ranking her third in school history.  She averaged 3.82 kills per game throughout her four-year career and her 1,191 career digs are the fifth-most in school history.
 
Lenny Long (Men's Soccer – Athlete/Coach)
Long was the Lock Haven men's soccer coach from 1984 to 1996, where he compiled a career record of 173-74-71 with a 65-9-3 mark in the PSAC. Long coached eight All-Americans, 38 All-Region players and 84 All-PSAC players, while being named to the PSAC Coach of the Year in 1996.
 
Long's teams went undefeated in the PSAC eight times, while winning the conference seven times.
 
As an athlete on the Lock Haven men's soccer team, Long was named to the All-PSAC team in 1975 after leading the team in goals in 1974.
 
A native of Levittown, Long was inducted into the West Branch Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports and the Bristol Township Sports Halls of Fame.
 
Pat Rudy (Field Hockey/Lacrosse – Athlete/Coach)
Rudy announced her retirement in 2023 after a remarkable 45-year head coaching career, which included 27 seasons as the head field hockey coach at The Haven.
 
Rudy was inducted into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Hall of Fame as part of the organization's Class of 2017. Entering the 2023 season, Rudy's 634 career victories stood as the fifth-most in the history of collegiate field hockey.
 
After 46 total seasons, which included head coaching stops at Franklin & Marshall, Illinois State, SUNY Cortland and her return to Lock Haven, Rudy collected 634 total victories. Her career win-percentage stands at an astounding .714 (634-248-21).
 
During her career, she led three teams to NCAA Championships, including the 2000 Lock Haven team that won the Division II title. Rudy led SUNY-Cortland to back-to-back NCAA Division III national titles in 1993 and 1994. In all, Rudy led her teams to 24 conference titles.
 
She was named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year in 2000 following Lock Haven's national title run.
 
Brittany (Rehrig) Sausen (Swimming – Athlete)
Sausen finished an amazing career at Lock Haven by becoming a seven-time All-American and a two-time PSAC Top-Ten award winner.
 
Sausen is also a three-time Academic All-American and holds nine school records: 50-yard free, 100-yard free, 100-yard breast, 100-yard IM, 200-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay, 200-yard free relay, and 400-yard free relay.
 
Her nine school records are the most by any swimmer in Lock Haven women's swimming history.
 
In 2013, Sausen placed eighth overall at the 2013 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in the 100-yard breaststroke after also placing third in the same event at the 2013 PSAC Championships.
 
Jerry Swope (Wrestling – Athlete)
A three-time NCAA DI All-American wrestler at Lock Haven, Swope finished third in 1964, fifth in 1965, and third in 1966. Swope is one of only seven wrestlers in the history of the NAIA tournament to win the NAIA national championship four times (1963-66). Swope was a PSAC Champion three times for the Bald Eagles.
 
As the head wrestling coach at Millersville University (1969-1984), Swope compiled a career dual meet record of 133-83-3 and coached five Millersville wrestlers to DIII titles. At Millersville, he started the Belles Invitational Tournament, now called the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic.
 
Swope is a member of several Halls of Fame, including the Millersville University Hall of Fame, PIAA, NAIA, PWCA, and the Lock Haven Wrestling Hall of Fame. A native of Lock Haven, he won two PIAA titles as a high school wrestler.