SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- The Shepherd University Athletic Hall of Fame will induct three new members this fall at the annual induction banquet on Friday, September 22 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Shepherdstown. Football players Lynn Carr '69 and Dan Peters '07, join Amy Ridgely '06 (women's soccer) as the 32nd class to be inducted. The "tremendous three" bring the total number of inductees in the Shepherd Athletic Hall of Fame to 146.
The trio will also be honored at the Shepherd-West Virginia State football game on Saturday, September 23 as part of Hall of Fame Weekend festivities.
Carr (Mt. Airy, Md./1964 graduate of Ridgeley High School) was a four-year standout at linebacker and also saw time as a placekicker on the football team from 1964-67. Carr was a two-time All-Conference selection and two-time team captain for the Rams. He garnered honorable mention All-American honors as a senior when he was also named Outstanding Senior Athlete at Shepherd. Carr later had a successful coaching career at both the high school and collegiate levels. He was an assistant coach at Shepherd in 1974 and 1980 and led Thomas Johnson (Md.) High School to the state championship in 1982. Carr also served as Supervisor of Physical Education and Athletics in Frederick County (Maryland) and today he continues to assist Shepherd football in his leadership role with the Ram Gridiron Club.
Peters (Reisterstown, Md./2002 graduate of Penn Cambria (Pa.) High School) was a four-year player and three-year starter on the football team from 2003-06. The Rams posted a 33-11 (.750) mark over his career with three WVIAC championships and a pair of NCAA II postseason appearances. Peters was a three-time first team All-WVIAC choice and gained first team All-American honors in 2005 and 2006. Peters topped Division II in interceptions in 2005 with 12 and tied an NCAA II record with 14 in 2006. He was Football Gazette NCAA II Defensive Back of the Year in both seasons. Peters finished his career with school records of 32 interceptions and 54 passes defended.
Ridgely (Lake Mary, Fla./2000 graduate of Westminster (Md.) High School) was a standout on the women's soccer team from 2000-03. A goalkeeper for the Rams, Ridgely still holds school records for most saves in a game (22), season (178, 2001), and career (538). She ranked seventh in NCAA II in saves in 2001 and 21st in 2002. Ridgely later served in the Army where she was a combat veteran. She earned numerous awards, including a pair of Army Achievement Medals, an Iraqi Campaign Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and a Global War on Terror Service Medal.
Additionally, Stan Rote '65 has been selected as the 2017 Medallion Award winner. Rote was a Division I Men's basketball referee for over 30 years. He refereed in five different decades and worked in 14 NCAA Tournaments and 15 ACC Tournaments.
The Athletic Hall of Fame banquet will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by the dinner and induction ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and are available for purchase beginning on August 15 through the Shepherd University Office of Alumni Affairs by calling 304-876-5524.
