Four more to join Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I. - In conjunction with the alumni and athletics departments, Salve Regina University will induct four more individuals in its Athletic Hall of Fame during Fall Festival Weekend ceremonies on October 4. The eighth hall of fame class will be recognized throughout the day during the university's Fall Festival Weekend with six different sports teams hosting events in addition to the 15th annual Mansion Run. The induction ceremony takes place at Ochre Court on the Newport campus.
The four individuals being inducted include soccer/basketball/baseball player John Gallogly '98 (Providence, R.I..; formerly of Coventry, R.I.), field hockey/softball player Michaela Giblin '02 (Warwick, R.I.), tennis player Rob Norton (Atlanta, Ga.; formerly of Exeter, N.H.), and basketball player Allegra Lovoy (Newport, R.I.; formerly of Charlestown, R.I.).
Check out the video montage of the fabulous foursome here.
The Athletic Hall of Fame committee (comprised of athletics, faculty, student life, and alumni representatives) reviewed the nominations submitted by various members of the Salve Regina community, and chose this year’s class to bring the total membership in the Seahawk Athletic Hall of Fame to 34 outstanding athletes/administrators. Check out the previous Hall of Fame classes at the Salve Regina Web site: http://www.salveathletics.com/traditions/halloffame/index
The annual Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 6 p.m. at Ochre Court. For more information on the induction ceremony please contact 800-821-2343.
- Women's Volleyball vs. Alumni * (11 a.m.)
- Women's Soccer vs. Curry * (12 p.m.)
- Women's Tennis vs. Nichols * (12 p.m.)
- Football vs. Nichols * (1 p.m.)
- Women's Volleyball vs. Mount Holyoke * (1 p.m.)
- Men's Soccer vs. Curry *(3 p.m.)
- Field Hockey vs. Nichols *(6 p.m.)
INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
John D. Gallogly II '98
John D. Gallogly II '98 – the school’s male athlete of the year in 1997-98, Gallogly led the nation in steals for two consecutive years, his junior and senior seasons (NCAA Division III men's basketball). As a freshman, Gallogly was a member of the first Salve Regina team to qualify for the NCAA Division III championships with men's basketball winning the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title. Gallogly joins Justin Hackley and Scott Kopecky as members of that championship team also in the Salve Regina Athletic Hall of Fame. A four-year basketball standout, Gallogly also played baseball and soccer at Salve Regina. He finished his basketball career with 1,133 career points which left him fifth all-time on the Seahawk scoring list when he graduated. He left Salve Regina as the NCAA all divisions all-time steals leader (413); only two others have passed that mark since 1998. Gallogly graduated as the school's all-time assist leader (429).
Michaela Giblin '02
Michaela Giblin ’02 - a four-year two-sport standout, Giblin holds school records in both field hockey and softball. The school's female athlete of the year in 2001-02, she was a key member of the 1999 softball squad that won the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship. Giblin posted a school-record .495 batting average in 1999 with a then-record 48 hits; her 28 stolen bases that season still stands as a school record. She earned CCC rookie of the year honors. Giblin set the current record for hits in a season (57) as a senior. Her career batting average of .403 and stolen base total of 65 both rank number one in the Seahawk record book. As a field hockey goalie, Giblin ranks number one all-time with 669 career saves. Her .890 save percentage and 14 career shutouts also rank first in the Seahawk record books; Giblin is the first four-year field hockey player inducted in the Salve Regina Athletic Hall of Fame.
Rob Norton '08
Rob Norton ’08 – a two-time male athlete of the year at Salve Regina, Norton earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Year honors in men's tennis three times (2005, 2007, 2008). He becomes the first men's tennis player inducted in the school's athletic hall of fame after leading the Seahawks to four straight conference championships. The last two titles (2007, 2008) earned automatic bids to the NCAA Division III championships for Salve Regina where Norton posted an unblemished performance in singles play. In both NCAA appearances, Norton helped lead the Seahawks to first-round victories. Playing the top singles and doubles positions throughout his career, Norton posted the most singles victories (83 - second place has 51) and doubles wins (58) all-time. He owns the top three single-season singles win totals as well as the top single-season doubles victories number (shared 18 wins with Trey Van Buskirk as the duo traveled to La Jolla, Calif., in 2008 for the 119th Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Championships).
Allegra Lovoy '09
Allegra Lovoy ’09 – the school's female athlete of the year in 2008-09, Lovoy was the constant for two Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's basketball championships under two different head coaches (2007 - A. Van Voorhis; 2009 - C. Hughes). Graduating with 1,309 career points, at the time the third-best mark in school history, Lovoy owns Salve Regina's best-ever free throw percentage (.759; 245-323). Her scoring totals progressed by at least 45 points each season to cap with a then school-record 495 as a senior (17.1 ppg). The point guard also produced a top ten rebound total (665) while graduating as the all-time leader in assists (512). With the Seahawks seeded fifth for the CCC Championships in 2009, Lovoy led the team to three upset victories on the road scoring 28, 23, and 27 points while averaging over eight rebounds per game. In the championship game, Lovoy hit a 55-foot 3-pointer as time expired just before halftime to pull the Seahawks within one point (37-36) at the break; she finished with a game-high 27 points as Salve Regina won its seventh title all-time.