Feb. 25, 2011

PHILADELPHIA - With the La Salle Hall of Athletes 50th Anniversary celebration less than 48 hours away, GoExpolorers.com takes one final look at the athletes from the most recent decade.

The celebration will take place in conjunction with the men’s basketball game against Massachusetts on Sunday, February 27 and will honor all members in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of its founding.

For more information about the Hall of Athletes gala celebration, please contact the Explorer Club at 215-951-1606 or explorerclub@lasalle.edu.

Donnie Carr '00 (men's basketball): Carr led all Big 5 scorers and finished in the top two in A-10 scoring during his first three seasons. He was named All-Big 5 all four years, only the 4th Big 5 player to do so. At end of his career, Carr had tallied 2,067 points, becoming 4th highest scorer in Explorer history, and set the La Salle record for 3-point field goals (308).

Toniann Razzi '00 (track and cross country): At time of graduation, Razzi held or co-held eight school records. A Two-time A-10 Conference Outstanding Performer in Track and Field, Razzi was also a six-time A-10 Champion in Track and Field. She also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the mile and 2000. Razzi was named a NCAA Academic All American in 1998 and 2001.

Kevin Myles '00 (cross country, track & field): Myles captured the Atlantic 10 1,000 meter championship in 1997 and went on to become the first Explorer to be a NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifier, doing so in 1998. A two-time All-District II Cross Country honoree, he was also a three-time All A-10 performer in cross country. Myles was selected as La Salle’s Male Scholar Athlete for 2000.

Jennifer Zenszer Ngo '01 (women’s basketball): As a sophomore, Ngo was named to the Big 5 First Team while becoming the first Explorer to ever lead the team in points, rebounds, and assists in a season. She was named Second Team All-Big 5 for three seasons and was an Atlantic 10 and Big 5 All-Academic Team honoree in her senior season. Ngo led the Explorers in three-point field goal percentage four times and in steals twice in her career. In 2006, she became a member of the Big 5 Hall of Fame.

Rasual Butler '02 (men’s basketball): Butler became the sixth Explorer to score over 2,000 points and at the time of his induction, ranked fourth among La Salle’s all-time scorers (2,125). He was named to First Team All-Atlantic 10 (2001, 2002) and was selected to the Verizon Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament team in 2002. He was drafted by Miami Heat and went on to play in the NBA.

Jami Wilus '02 (lacrosse): At time of her induction, Wilus ranked first among the Explorers in career points, goals, and assists. She led the A-10 in points and goals (2001, 2002), while also leading the nation in goals per game and finishing second in scoring in 2001. Wilus was a member of the U.S. Woman’s Lacrosse National Development Team from 2000-2004. A four-time A-10 All-Conference lacrosse team member, she was selected as the A-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2002. Wilus was also a three-time A-10 All-Conference member in field hockey and played basketball in her freshman year.

Amy Schneider '03 (women’s soccer): Schneider was named Atlantic 10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2001, leading the conference in scoring that same year (2001).  She was named to the Verizon Atlantic 10 Championship Team. Schneider ranks first all-time for La Salle in career points with 113 and in 2000, led the A-10 in assists with nine. She was named La Salle’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year (2002-03).

Todd Witzleben '03 (cross country/track and field): A two-time Atlantic 10 cross country champion, Witzleben qualified for the NCAA cross country championships in 2001 and 2002. During his career, the Explorers captured three straight A-10 cross country titles.  He won three A-10 track titles in 2003, indoors at 3,000 meters and outdoors at 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters and finished his career as the program record-holder at 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. Witzleben was named Atlantic 10 Student Athlete of the Year in 2002, La Salle Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2003, and Academic All-American in cross country in 2001 and 2002.

Sheila Klick '04 (cross country/track and field): Klick won the Atlantic 10 cross country championship as a junior and senior, becoming only the fourth A-10 woman to win two straight individual titles. She led the Explorers to two A-10 cross country team titles. She competed at the 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championship. Klick was named the Outstanding Female Performer at the 2002 A-10 Indoor Track Championship after winning the mile, finishing second in the 3,000 meters, and running on the winning 4 x 800-meter relay team. At the time of induction, she held school records in the mile (4:45.55) and indoor 3,000 meters (9:47.27) and was a member of three record-setting relay teams.