SLIPPERY ROCK — Seneca Valley graduate and Rock football great Brandon Fusco and longtime Slippery Rock University athletic director Paul Lueken are among the seven individuals scheduled to be inducted into the SRU Athletic Hall of Fame Oct. 8.

The induction dinner will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the Slippery Rock Golf Club and Event Center. A social hour will begin at 1:30 p.m. The festivities will preclude the 6 p.m. Mercyhurst-SRU football game at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.

Joining Fusco and Lueken for induction are track and field standouts Jenn Hansen Chittenden and Karyn McCready, football great LaMonte Coleman, men’s soccer star Jeremy Deighton and field hockey and swimming star Jane Morrison.

SRU’s unbeaten 1969-70 wrestling team (19-0) will also be recognized. Current Butler High School assistant wrestling coach Fred Powell was head coach of that team, which included eventual Olympic bronze medalist Stan Dziedzic and fellow unbeatens Bill Schellhorn and Dave Chalfont.

That trio of wrestlers became SRU’s first three state champions that year.

Tickets for the dinner are $50 if ordered by Sept. 5. Tables of eight are available for $400. Children under 12 will be admitted for $20. Call the SRU athletic office at 724-738-4117.

Here is a brief look at the inductees:

Jenn Hansen Chittenden

A 2008 Rock graduate, Chittenden was a seven-time PSAC Champion in the pole vault and a six-time Division II All-American. She was 2007-08 PSAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and maintained a 4.0 grade point average through her undergrad and graduate studies.

She now has a career as a special education teacher.

LaMonte Coleman

Attending SRU from 1992-94, Coleman still own Rock football records for single-season rushing average and rushing touchdowns. He ran for 306 yards against Edinboro in 1993.

Coleman rushed for 3,166 yards and 37 touchdowns at SRU. He signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was on their roster for Super Bowl XXX. He played indoor football for the Johnstown J-Dogs of the National Indoor Football League and was the league’s 2001 Offensive MVP, scoring 38 touchdowns.

Jeremy Deighton

A 2010 SRU graduate, Deighton was two-time PSAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year and was 2009 Atlantic Region Player of the Year. He ranks fourth in SRU history in goals and points.

He appeared in 77 games over four seasons, tallying 112 points, 47 goals and 18 assists.

Brandon Fusco

A 2010 SRU graduate, Fusco was a Consensus All-American at center and was Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year in Division II in 2010. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played eight seasons in the NFL, starting more than 85 games.

He had more NFL starts than any Slippery Rock player in history. He added more than 50 pounds to his frame during his Rock football career.

Paul Lueken

Lueken served as Director of Athletics at SRU from 1994 through 2021, becoming the longest-tenured individual in that position in SRU history. He oversaw improvements to the university’s athletic facilities, significant increases to student-athlete scholarships and significant improvement in academic performance by student-athletes.

He also saw SRU win 39 total PSAC titles in 11 different sports.

Karyn McCready

A 2005 SRU graduate, McCready won the Division II national title in the javelin in 2004, placed 13th at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials that year, was a three-time All-American and three-time PSAC champion. She owned the SRU and all-time PSAC record in the javelin until 2021.

She won back-to-back PSAC titles and broke her own school record multiple times.

Jane Morrison

A 1940 Slippery Rock graduate, Morrison was heavily involved in athletics and clubs from 1936-40. She played field hockey and basketball, was a member of the swimming team and rifle club, spent time with the dance team and served as class treasurer.

She became a pilot and flew planes in World War II. Morrison coached swimming for 20 years at Ohio Wesleyan. She will be inducted posthumously after a life of service to education, athletics and to her country.