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Athletics: Eight inducted into Hall of Fame
by Julie Ganz
Sports | 11/3/09
Posted online at 9:59 PM EST on 11/2/09
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The 13th induction ceremony and accompanying brunch were run by the Brandeis University Department of Athletics, and the Friends of Brandeis Athletics commemorated the occasion.
The honorees for the Class of 2009 included Arthur "Bud" Collins, a Brandeis tennis coach; Theresa Ceriello '03, a former member of the volleyball team; Kevin Curtin '84, a former member of the men's track and field and cross country teams; Marc Eisenstock '72, a former member of the baseball and men's basketball teams; Virginia Lypscon Richburg '81, a former member of the women's track and field and cross country teams; Tim Morehouse '00, a former member of the men's fencing team; Michael Novaria '91, a former member of the men's soccer team; and Donald Soffer '54, a former member of the football team.
Collins, who coached the tennis squad to a 7-0 record in its debut season and a 30-3 record in its first three seasons, was the first to speak at the ceremony. Before discussing his tenure at Brandeis, Collins, an International Hall of Fame tennis inductee and storied professional tennis commentator, spoke lightheartedly of his signature brightly colored trousers.
"Somebody asked me, 'Why do you wear those crazy trousers?' and I said, 'For occasions like this; if I spill the food, who would know the difference?'" Collins joked.
Collins said he had never coached prior to his arrival at Brandeis, "But I learned along the way, and the players did the heavy lifting, or at least the heavy hitting."
Novaria, who tallied the third-highest number of points and goals in Brandeis soccer history, with 123 and 50, respectively, focused his acceptance speech on the academic and athletic opportunities to succeed that his family, coaches and teammates provided him.
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