Locals to enter Section IV Hall of Fame
BINGHAMTON – The Section IV Athletic Council announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees Tuesday. Local honorees are Barry Benjamin, Nick Brunick, Jason Morris, Joshua Morris, and Thomas Stoddard of Norwich; and Brad Henneman and Susan Carlin of Greene.
Benjamin starred for the Norwich football team in the early 1980s and rushed for a then-record 2,652 yards, and that included back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1981-’82. In his only season in track and field, Benjamin was the first Norwich athlete to break 11 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and he did so in hightop basketball sneakers.
Brunick earned nine varsity letters for Norwich, but was known mostly for his exploits on the basketball court. He finished his career as the school’s number two all-time scorer, and was key component on the Tornado’s 2002 sectional championship team.
Jason Morris, the older brother of fellow inductee Josh Morris, set Norwich’s then single-season rushing record his senior year running for 1,388 yards while averaged 12 yards a carry. In addition to his participation on Norwich’s strong basketball teams, he was a standout on the track winning back to back STAC and Section IV titles in the 100-meter dash. He graduated from Norwich holding school records in the 100- and 200-meter dashes along with the 400-meter relay.
Josh Morris was a standout in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. He was the point guard on back-to-back state champions that went a combined 56-2, and in three football seasons with Norwich, NHS went 27-4-1 with Morris starring at defensive back and running back. He was a consensus All-Metro, All-STAC, and All-County performer, and perhaps one of the most underrated athletes in Norwich history.
Stoddard was a two-time Section IV wrestling champion and a state runner-up to an eventual Olympian. He was also two-time all-Metro football player, three-time All-County and first team all-state on the defensive line. Stoddard went on to start for four years as a defensive lineman at Hartwick College.
Carlin, who was fine athlete in her own right at Greene, enters as a coach on the strength of her consistent success for nearly 30 years. She guided Maine-Endwell to back-to-back state titles (and a 42-0-2) mark in 1988-’89, and returned to her alma mater 13 years ago to lead the Trojans to three state titles in 2002, 2009, 2012. Carlin’s teams have won 14 league championships and 14 sectional titles. Her former players have dotted the collegiate field hockey map all over the country, and Carlin will reach 400 career coaching wins early next season.
Henneman, a 1980 Greene grad, earned six varsity letters for the Trojans - two apiece in wrestling, football, and basketball. He was a first team all-Upstate pick in football as an offensive guard, and a two-time Susquenango Association all-conference performer in football and baseball. Henneman followed up his high school accomplishments at Bucknell where he was a three-year starter on the defensive line for Bucknell. He completed his college football career as a third team Kodak Division I-AA all-American.
This year’s honorees will be recognized Saturday, March 2 at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena between the first and second game that afternoon.
Benjamin starred for the Norwich football team in the early 1980s and rushed for a then-record 2,652 yards, and that included back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1981-’82. In his only season in track and field, Benjamin was the first Norwich athlete to break 11 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and he did so in hightop basketball sneakers.
Brunick earned nine varsity letters for Norwich, but was known mostly for his exploits on the basketball court. He finished his career as the school’s number two all-time scorer, and was key component on the Tornado’s 2002 sectional championship team.
Jason Morris, the older brother of fellow inductee Josh Morris, set Norwich’s then single-season rushing record his senior year running for 1,388 yards while averaged 12 yards a carry. In addition to his participation on Norwich’s strong basketball teams, he was a standout on the track winning back to back STAC and Section IV titles in the 100-meter dash. He graduated from Norwich holding school records in the 100- and 200-meter dashes along with the 400-meter relay.
Josh Morris was a standout in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. He was the point guard on back-to-back state champions that went a combined 56-2, and in three football seasons with Norwich, NHS went 27-4-1 with Morris starring at defensive back and running back. He was a consensus All-Metro, All-STAC, and All-County performer, and perhaps one of the most underrated athletes in Norwich history.
Stoddard was a two-time Section IV wrestling champion and a state runner-up to an eventual Olympian. He was also two-time all-Metro football player, three-time All-County and first team all-state on the defensive line. Stoddard went on to start for four years as a defensive lineman at Hartwick College.
Carlin, who was fine athlete in her own right at Greene, enters as a coach on the strength of her consistent success for nearly 30 years. She guided Maine-Endwell to back-to-back state titles (and a 42-0-2) mark in 1988-’89, and returned to her alma mater 13 years ago to lead the Trojans to three state titles in 2002, 2009, 2012. Carlin’s teams have won 14 league championships and 14 sectional titles. Her former players have dotted the collegiate field hockey map all over the country, and Carlin will reach 400 career coaching wins early next season.
Henneman, a 1980 Greene grad, earned six varsity letters for the Trojans - two apiece in wrestling, football, and basketball. He was a first team all-Upstate pick in football as an offensive guard, and a two-time Susquenango Association all-conference performer in football and baseball. Henneman followed up his high school accomplishments at Bucknell where he was a three-year starter on the defensive line for Bucknell. He completed his college football career as a third team Kodak Division I-AA all-American.
This year’s honorees will be recognized Saturday, March 2 at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena between the first and second game that afternoon.
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