Stevens alumni inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame

HOBOKEN , N.J. — On Saturday, September 30, six alumni were inducted into the Stevens Institute of Technology Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s event, which is the 17 th in the history of the school’s athletic department, was held in conjunction with the Institute’s annual Homecoming Weekend. The 2006 Hall of Fame Class included Adalberto Alonso ’83, Rosie Bauer ’01, Walt Johansson ’56, Alan Kashian ’98, Tom McInerney ’74 and Nicole Sheatsley-Richardson ’01. The six individuals selected for induction in 2006 give Stevens 70 members in its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Adalberto Alonso ’83 was instrumental in the growth and development of the cross country and track and field programs at Stevens. As a student, he ran cross country and served as team captain for two years from 1981 to 1982. In 1982, he was named to the All-Independent Athletic Conference while leading the Ducks to the league title. Alonso holds four cross country course records at Stevens and participated in two NCAA Regional Championships. Following graduation, he coached the men’s cross country team for 19 years from 1984 to 2002. Alonso’s .828 winning percentage (87-18) as head coach of the men’s cross country team ranks first all-time in that sport. He was named the IAC Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1993, 1995 and 1996. Alonso also served as the women’s coach for 11 years from 1992-2002. Meanwhile, he worked as the men’s indoor track coach/advisor from 198 to -2003. Alonso was the women’s indoor track coach/advisor from 1996 to 2003. He was the men’s and women’s outdoor track coach/advisor from 1984 to 2003.

Rosie (Reyes-Esquivel) Bauer ’01 was a four-year epee fencer for the Ducks from 1998 to 2001 and helped lead Stevens to the Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference Championship as a senior. During her career, she was an important member of teams that posted an impressive 41-19 record. In 2000, Bauer was crowned the champion of the Stevens Invitational and reached the finals of the National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association Championship. In 2001, she was named to the All-Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference. Bauer was also an NCAA Championship regional qualifier in both 2000 and 2001. She ranks fourth all-time at Stevens with 103 epee wins. Bauer is third in the record books in epee career win-loss percentage (103-41, .715). Her 36-4 mark (.900) in 2000-01 ranks third all-time in single-season win-loss percentage.

Walt Johansson ’56 earned All- America status as part of the lacrosse team as a senior in 1956 even though he never played the sport prior to attending Stevens. As a member of the Ducks from 1953 to 1956, Johansson amassed 106 career goals, which ranks fifth in school history. He is also first in career goals per game (3.78). In 1955, Johansson registered 43 goals, which places him fourth all-time for goals in a season. His 4.77 goals per game average in 1955 remained the school record in that category at the time of his induction. During his career, Stevens went 20-15-1. In 1953, Johansson helped the Ducks capture the Roy Taylor Cup, which was awarded by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the top small college team in the nation. Johansson served as team co-captain in 1956.

Alan Kashian ’98 was a member of the varsity basketball team from 1993 to 1997 and helped lead Stevens to 42 wins during his career. As a tri-captain in 1995 and 1996 and co-captain in 1997, Kashian earned numerous accolades as a member of the Ducks. Kashian remains the all-time leader at Stevens in career field goals (580), free throws (383), assists (428) and assists per game (4.6). In addition, he is fourth all-time with 168 career steals. Kashian ranks fifth all-time in points (1,120) and free-throw percentage (.736). His 126 made free throws in 1994-95 places him second overall. Kashian also produced the second-highest total for assists in a season with 145 in 1995-96. During that season, he led the Ducks to a school-best 16-11 record and the Institute’s first-ever ECAC Metro Region postseason tournament appearance. An All-New Jersey “9” selection in 1994, Kashian earned All-Independent Athletic Conference honors in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Tom McInerney ’74 was a three-sport athlete at Stevens in the 1970s. As a member of the varsity basketball team from 1972 to 1974, McInerney amassed 722 career points, which ranks 13 th all-time. He is fifth on the career list with 560 rebounds and first all-time with 12.1 rebounds per game. During the 1971-72 season, he collected 13.8 rebounds per game, which is the second-best single-season mark in school history. His 222 rebounds that year are the fourth-highest total in a season at Stevens. As team captain in 1973-74, McInerney earned all-state and All-Independent Interstate Basketball League honors. In 1974, he was named the Senior Athlete of the Year at Stevens as he became the first athlete at the Institute to be honored as an Academic All-American by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America. In 1983, McInerney was selected to the Independent Athletic Conference All-Decade Team. In addition to playing basketball, he amassed 26 career points (20 goals, six assists) as a member of the lacrosse team from 1972-74. McInerney played soccer for the Ducks from 1971-72.

Nicole E. Sheatsley-Richardson ’01 was a standout swimmer at Stevens from 1997 to 2001 and served as co-captain in 1998-99. During the course of her career, she led the Ducks to a 38-5 record. Sheatsley-Richardson was crowned the Metropolitan Conference champion in the 400-meter individual medley in 1999. She remains the university’s only Metropolitan Conference champion in swimming. From 1998-2001, Sheatsley-Richardson was selected to the All-Metropolitan Conference. She received the Metropolitan Senior Award and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Merit Medal in 2001. Sheatsley-Richardson is third on the Ducks’ career list for first-place finishes in individual (49) and relay (25) events. She ranks third in career time records individually (12) and as part of relay teams (10). Her 16 first-place finishes in 1999 are the third most in a single season in school history. Sheatsley-Richardson also excelled in the classroom as she was named a second-team Academic All-American by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America in 1999. She also earned CoSIDA District Academic All-America honors in 2001.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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