Emmitsburg, Md. (May 10, 2007)—Mount St. Mary’s University recently inducted four new members into the Sports Hall of Fame at its annual Hall of Fame Dinner.  Edward Kuhn (C’63), Brad Hiester (C’91), Greg Goles (C’94) and Chris McGuthrie (C’96) make up the class of 2007.

For over forty years, Kuhn has been referring outstanding student athletes to the Mount from the Reading/Berks County, Pa., area. His tireless efforts to promote Mount athletics and recruit the best and brightest athletes for the university truly epitomize membership in the Hall of Fame granted to “individuals who have enhanced the athletic program, and whose past record is outstanding.” 

A member of the track team while a student at the Mount, Kuhn was also President of the Student Council, on the yearbook staff, and a member of the Athletic Association and the Tri-State Club. His senior year he received the Student Council Service Award, given to “the student who by his general contributions to college activities is the most illustrative of the spirit of the Mount.” He was involved in the formation of the Mount St. Mary’s Hall of Fame in the 1970’s and served on the Hall of Fame Committee as well. 

Hiester graduated from the Mount as one of the top players in men’s soccer history at the school.  He began his career by scoring eight goals and adding four assists during his freshman season at the school.  An All-Northeast Conference selection as a junior, he was the first student-athlete to ever receive a full scholarship to play soccer at the Mount.  Hiester finished his career with 29 goals and 10 assists for 68 points.  He is 5^th all-time at the Mount in golas and seventh in points.

Goles played both soccer and lacrosse at the Mount, excelling in both sports.  He is in the top five all-time at the Mount in both games played and started and was a team captain for two years.  In addition, he added five career goals as a defender on the lacrosse field, earning team most valuable player honors as a senior.  Goles won the Mount’s Kolon Award as a senior, is given to the student-athletes, who through hard work and determination has earned the respect and admiration of his or her fellow athletes and coaches, and who, through inspirational effort has displayed the determination exemplified by the late Jack Kolon.

McGuthrie is one of the top players in Mount St. Mary’s basketball history.  Second all-time at the school with 2,297 career points, he helped lead the Mount to the 1995 NCAA Tournament and the 1996 NIT Tournament.  A two-time First Team All-Northeast Conference selection, he was named NEC Player of the Year his senior season after leading the Mount to the regular season title.  He was named the NEC Rookie of the Year as a freshman and is the schools all-time leader in three-point field goals made (300) and attempted (877).  He averaged 20.0 points per game for his career at the Mount, including a 22.3 scoring average as a senior.

Established in 1971 by the National Alumni Association, the Mount St. Mary’s Sports Hall of Fame annually recognizes former athletes who “have exhibited athletic prowess of an outstanding nature in an intercollegiate sport.”  Including this year’s class, there are 141 individuals and four teams in the Mount St. Mary’s Sports Hall of Fame.