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Bergstol Plays the
U.S. OPEN
Former Moravian golfer Brian Bergstol ’07 earned a
spot in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in
San Diego, after placing second with a three-under
par 139 at a sectional qualifier on the Members
Course at Four Streams in Beallsville, Maryland, in
June. After an even par 71 on the first 18 holes of
the sectional, Bergstol fired a three-under 68 in the
second 18-hole round to earn the second of the two
qualifying slots for the Open.
At the U.S. Open, Bergstol played the first two
rounds of the 156-player field with Chris Devlin from
Northern Ireland and Yohann Benson of Canada. He
followed his opening round of 86 with an 81 for a
total of 167. While in San Diego, Bergstol met with
Craig Smith ’76, director of media relations for the
United States Golf Association, and Mike Quirk ’00,
manager of U.S. Open merchandising.
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Inductees to the 2008 Hall of Fame included (from
left) Greg McNelis, representing the 1975-76 men’s
basketball team, Joe Hoffmeier, Alan Heverly,
Vince Seaman, Thomas Ike, and Douglas Durepo.
Five Score Hall of
Fame Recognition
The Moravian College Athletic Hall of Fame
inducted five new members—Douglas Durepo
’94, Alan Heverly ’96, Thomas Ike ’90, Vince
Seaman ’65, and Joe Hoffmeier ’88—and the
1975-76 men’s basketball team on October 17.
Durepo, a standout on the Moravian
football team for three seasons, helped
the Greyhounds to a 1993 Middle Atlantic
Conference (MAC) Commonwealth
League title and
berth in the NCAA Division
III Playoffs. As a tight end,
he earned First Team All-
American on the Champion/
USA team and was 1993
MAC Commonwealth Player
of the Year.
As captain of the men’s
tennis team, Heverly led
the Greyhounds to the 1996
MAC Commonwealth League
title, while earning a spot on
the GTE Academic All-America First Team.
Heverly also was named the team’s most
valuable player and received the Blue & Grey
Senior Male Scholar-Athlete Award.
Ike, a four-year letter winner in football,
played on the 1988 MAC Championship team,
which had a berth in the NCAA Division III
playoffs. In 1989, as co-captain, he earned
All-MAC honors and received Moravian’s
Outstanding Offensive Lineman award.
Seaman was a four-year standout on
both the football and baseball teams. He
won the Varsity “M” Club Outstanding
Athlete Award in 1964, the Omicron Gamma
Omega Scholar Athlete Award in 1965, and
was Moravian’s National Football Foundation
Scholar-Athlete in 1965.
Joe Hoffmeier ’88 received the Robert
Martin Herbstman Award for teamwork,
leadership, and selflessness that exemplifies
the spirit of Moravian College athletics. Hoffmeier
lettered four years for the Moravian
track and field team and two years for the
cross county squad. Since graduating, Hoffmeier
has served as president of the Lehigh
Valley Alumni Club and the Blue & Grey Club.
Also receiving accolades was the 1975-76
men’s basketball team, which had an 18-8
overall record and tied for MAC Southern
Division Southwest Championship.
The Winners’ Circle
Ozzie Brown ’08 won the 2008 NCAA Division
III National Championship in the
decathlon at the Outdoor Track
and Field National Championships
in May, setting a Moravian
school record and NCAA Division
III season best point total.
The national title was Brown’s
second. He won the long jump
title at the 2008 NCAA Division
III Indoor Track and Field
National Championships.
For the second consecutive
year, Rebecca Angstadt ’08
was named to the 2008 ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-
America College Division Women’s At-Large
First Team, selected by the College Sports
Information Directors of America. Angstadt,
a tennis player, was one of Moravian’s two
Robbins ECAC Scholar-Athletes.
Heidi Wolfsberger ’02 won the women’s
title at the 2008 Steamtown Marathon, October
12, in Scranton. She posted a time of 2:44.28,
just 27 seconds shy of the course record.
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PHOTO BY TIM GILMAN ‘73