MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny Department of Athletics & Recreation is pleased to announce the 2015 class of Allegheny Hall of Fame inductees.

National champion football standouts John Marzka '91 and David LaCarte '91, tennis superstar Kristen Barclay '93, two-sport star Jill Michalski '95, perennial swimming All-American Ann Magdic '99, and the most highly decorated women's track and cross country runner of the last decade, Leah Shouey '05, will be inducted into the Allegheny Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 26 as part of Homecoming Weekend.

A punishing center, John Marzka was a key cog in Gator football's rise to national prominence.  After he helped the Gators go 9-1-1, and qualify for the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time, as a freshman in 1987, Marzka captained the 1990 NCAA Division III National Championship squad that finished 13-0-1.  As a junior in 1989, he was named First Team All-NCAC, while also earning Football Gazette All-America honors.  The next season, he again was a First Team All-NCAC selection, and was named All-America by both the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and Football Gazette.  In the 1990 championship season, the Erie, Pennsylvania native paved the way for All-American quarterback Jeff Filkovski and All-NCAC running back Jerry O'Brien, as the Gator offense averaged 32 points per game. During his four seasons, Allegheny went a combined 36-7-1 overall, and 23-4 against NCAC competition. 

A co-captain alongside Marzka on the 1990 championship team, David LaCarte remains one of the top defensive backs in North Coast Athletic Conference history.  LaCarte was a three-time First Team All-NCAC selection, and was a 1989 Pizza Hut Honorable Mention All-American and 1990 CoSIDA First Team All-American.  A native of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, LaCarte is second all-time in career interceptions in Gator history with 14.  Like Marzka, LaCarte was a key member of a group that propelled Allegheny into the national limelight, as the Gators won 36 of 44 games during his four-year career.  During the 1990 championship run, he provided a pair of memorable plays, as he came up with a crucial goal line stop in the team's 26-15 first round NCAA win over Mount Union, before he picked off a pass in the end zone to seal a 31-23 victory over defending national champion Dayton in the quarterfinal round.  During LaCarte's four-year Allegheny career, the team surrendered fewer than 14 points in 27 different games, while posting five shutouts.  In 1993, LaCarte was named to the NCAC's All-Decade Team for the years 1983-92 as one of the top four defensive backs to suit up in the conference.

More than two decades after graduating, Kristen Barclay remains arguably the most decorated player in the history of Allegheny women's tennis.  For singles play, the Scottdale, Pennsylvania native was a First Team All-NCAC honoree in each of her final three seasons, while also earning the honor for doubles play as both a junior and a senior.   Locking down the top-flight singles spot for the Gators for all four seasons, Barclay graduated as the program's all-time leader in singles (68), doubles (64), and combined wins (132).  Her 64 doubles wins currently remain tops in program history, while she still ranks second in combined victories.  As a senior in 1992-93, Barclay went 18-6 and ascended to a ranking of 49th nationally and 21st in the East region in singles play, while she teamed up with Kristie Kachuriak to achieve a regional ranking of 13th after going 17-4 in top-flight doubles.  In addition to her individual success, the Gators also fared quite well as a team during Barclay's four seasons, posting an overall record of 60-29.

Jill Michalski left a big mark on both the soccer and lacrosse programs at Allegheny during her four-year career spanning 1991-95.  The captain of the first lacrosse team in school history in 1994, she burst onto the scene by scoring 32 goals and earning both All-Region and All-NCAC honors.  Team captain again in 1995, she again earned All-NCAC honors after exploding for 58 goals, which remained the team's single-season record for 16 seasons.  Her season was highlighted by a nine-goal effort in an Apr. 2 victory over Alfred, which remains the team record for single-game goals.   She amassed 102 points in only two seasons, and remains just one of 12 players in team history to eclipse both 100 career points and 90 career goals.   On the soccer field, Michalski totaled 55 career points, on 23 goals and nine assists.  After leading the Gators with seven goals in 1993, she was named an All-NCAC honoree in 1994 after placing fifth in the conference in both goals (9) and assists (6).  She is a native of West Hartford, Connecticut.  

During an era of unparalleled success for the Gator women's swimming and diving team, Ann Magdic was one of the team's brightest stars.  Between 1996 and 1999, she earned a total of 17 All-America honors spanning four individual and three relay events, while winning NCAC championships in both the 100 breast (1998) and 200 breast (1997).  The Irwin, Pennsylvania native earned her first All-American honor as a freshman in 1996, doing so in the 1,650 freestyle, before going on to pick up All-America accolades in six different events (200 breast, 500 freestyle, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) as a sophomore in 1997.  As a junior in 1998, she earned five All-America honors (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay), before closing her career with five more All-America nods (200 breast, 200 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) as a senior in 1999.  In all, the 17 All-America honors are tied for most in the history of the Gator women's swimming program.  At the time of her graduation, Magdic held school records in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, while she owned a total of six pool records at various venues.

A standout in both track and field and cross country, Leah Shouey was a seven-time conference champion and four-time All-American during a career that spanned from 2001-05.  In cross country, Shouey was the 2001 NCAC Newcomer of the Year and three-time First Team All-NCAC honoree, turning in top-five finishes in three of the four NCAC Cross Country Championships in which she participated.  Specializing in middle and distance events in track and field, Shouey was named the 2004 NCAC Indoor MVP after winning conference titles in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs, before going on to set an NCAC record a season later in the 1,500 with a championship-winning time of 4:41.10.  In addition to her three indoor conference titles, Shouey was a conference runner-up in the 5,000 as a sophomore in 2003, and in the 800 in 2005.  That season, she went on to earn a pair of All-America honors, as she finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile, and seventh in the 5,000.  She was just as impressive in outdoor track, twice being named the NCAC Outdoor Distance MVP (2003, 2005) and winning three conference titles in the 1,500, and one in the 5,000.  She earned back-to-back All-America nods at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500, finishing fourth in 2004 and eighth in 2005.  As a senior, the Franklin, Pennsylvania native was named the 2004-05 Allegheny Female Athlete of the Year.

For the third consecutive year, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in conjunction with Homecoming weekend on the morning of Saturday, September 26.  Following the induction ceremony, the honorees are slated to take part in the Allegheny Homecoming parade, and will also be recognized at halftime of the Gators' 1 p.m. football game against Kenyon at Frank B. Fuhrer Field.