KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- Kutztown University proudly announced, Friday, that six former standout Golden Bear student-athletes will be enshrined in the KU Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2022 this coming November.
 
The newest members of the Hall of Fame include Howie Cuff '95 (cross country/track & field), posthumously, Al Fitch '04 (baseball), Kim Kelty '08 (soccer), Jordan Morgan '16 (football), Erin (Reynolds) Bastida '14 (field hockey) and Adriane (Willmer) Power '07 (softball).
 
Kutztown's 43rd annual class will raise the total number of hall of famers inducted to 233 former student-athletes, coaches and contributors since 1977.
 
The 2022 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled for the evening of Friday, Nov. 4, at the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger '54 Room inside the McFarland Student Union Building. Registration information and additional details are forthcoming.
 

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2022 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS

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HOWIE CUFF '95, MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD Howie Cuff was named KU's Senior Athlete of the Year in 1995, which is presented to the student-athlete with the best body of work during their career.   Cuff, primarily a middle-distance track runner, finished his career on a high note as the track MVP at the ECAC Indoor Championships in 1995. His three titles helped KU to its first-ever ECAC team title. Cuff won the ECAC individual title in the 500- (1:05.72) and 1000-meter runs (2:30.13), setting meet records in both events. Both times were also KU (O'Pake) Fieldhouse records at the time. The 1000 mark currently ranks second all-time, while the 500 mark ranks sixth. Cuff also anchored the 4x400m relay team in that meet, which placed second.   During the 1995 indoor season, Cuff shattered the KU men's 800m record by three seconds at the Rutgers Invitational, placing first in 1:52.8. That time still ranks second in school history. He was KU's only NCAA provisional qualifier that year.   In 1994, Cuff won the 800m run title at the ECAC indoor championships and ran third leg on the ECAC champion mile relay team, helping the KU men to a third-place team finish. Later that season, in the PSAC Outdoor Championships, Cuff ran on the then record-setting champion 1,600m relay team (3:17.74, currently fourth best all-time).  He also captured the individual 800m title in a time of 1:53.28, helping the Golden Bears finish in the runner-up spot. Cuff's best outdoor time of 1:53.09 in the 800-meter run still ranks fifth all-time.   Cuff, a Carneys Point, N.J., native, was also a strong support runner for the men's cross country team, often running with the top seven and/or scoring in the top five for the Golden Bears as a sophomore, junior and senior.  The men placed third in the PSAC meet and ninth in the regional meet in the fall of 94, Cuff's final season.   Cuff passed away suddenly at age 28 in 2000 in Texas, where he was working.

 

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AL FITCH '04, BASEBALL Al Fitch was a three-time All-PSAC selection, including two First Team honors at shortstop and Second Team status as a third baseman as a sophomore.   He graduated with Kutztown's career record for hits (231) and at-bats (682) and graduated among the team's all-time leaders in runs batted in (second, 145),  total bases (second, 306), runs (third, 128), doubles (third, 41) and batting average (sixth, .344).   The Maroon and Gold posted winning records in each of his four seasons and won the PSAC East title in 2001. Fitch, from Langhorne, Pa., helped lead KU to its first NCAA regional title and NCAA National Championships appearance in 2001. KU repeated as NCAA regional champion with a return trip to the NCAA National Championships in 2002.   Fitch currently works as an ERP specialist for Branch Medical Group.

 

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KIM KELTY '08, WOMEN'S SOCCER Kim Kelty made Kutztown women's soccer history as the program's first-ever four-time All-PSAC First Team selection (2004-07) and remains one of only two players to accomplish the feat. She was also a three-time All-Northeast Region honoree, including First Team recognition in 2006.   The forward from Levittown, Pa., was voted 2004 PSAC Rookie of the Year and 2004-05 KU Female Freshman of the Year. Kelty posted career totals of 20 goals and 28 assists for 68 points. Her 28 assists still rank second all-time at KU, while the 68 points ranked third and the 20 goals placed fifth at the time of her graduation.   Kelty led a youthful Golden Bears squad to its sixth straight season of 10 wins or more as a senior in 2007. She registered six goals and a single-season school record 11 assists during the campaign and continues to hold a share of the single-season assists record.   Kelty is a self-employed brand consultant and podcast producer.

 

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JORDAN MORGAN '16, FOOTBALL Jordan Morgan was the 2016 Gene Upshaw Award winner as the top lineman in Division II. He was a two-time consensus First Team All-America left tackle for Kutztown and a two-year team captain. He helped lead KU to a perfect 7-0 record in the PSAC East in 2016, the program's first unbeaten season in league play, and a trip to the PSAC championship game.   Morgan became the first offensive lineman in conference history to be named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Offensive Athlete of the Year and was the sixth player in PSAC history to compete in the Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama – the top senior showcase in college football.   A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Morgan was a three-time All-PSAC East First Team selection, a four-year starter at left tackle and blocked for two school-record rushing performances, including the program's first 400-yard game vs. Millersville in 2015 and a record 459 yards at East Stroudsburg in 2016. He started at left tackle in 43 of KU's 44 games during his career, including 24 consecutive starts to close his career with the Maroon and Gold.   Morgan, the 2016-17 KU Male Senior and Male Athlete of the Year, was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.   Following his playing career, Morgan joined the NFL as a player engagement specialist.

 

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ERIN (REYNOLDS) BASTIDA '14, FIELD HOCKEY Erin (Reynolds) Bastida was a two-time All-America field hockey player at KU from 2010-13 and one of only 11 players in program history to receive multiple All-America honors. In 2018, she was one of 18 players named to KU's All-Time Field Hockey Team.   Among her awards, she was a four-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) player. Following her senior year, she was named KU's 2013-14 Athlete and Senior Athlete of the Year, the LVAIAW Player of the Year and earned a Chambliss Academic Achievement Award Silver Medal. She was also named the 2010 PSAC East Freshman of the Year and a First Team All-American during her first year at KU.   Reynolds, from York, Pa., started in 70 of the 72 career games she played at KU, finishing with 24 career goals and 15 assists for 63 points.   In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Reynolds served as treasurer for the KU Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was a member of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in the field of education. She was a three-time NFHCA All-Academic Squad player and three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.   Reynolds went on to serve as an assistant coach under Marci Scheuing for two years from 2014-15. She's now a teacher in the Cocalico School District.

 

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ADRIANE (WILLMER) POWER '07, SOFTBALL Adriane (Willmer) Power ranks among the top five on seven KU softball single-season or career leaders lists. She was a four-time All-PSAC East selection, including three First Team nods, and three-year all-region player.   Wilmer graduated with school records for career at-bats (747), runs (177) and hits (272), and currently ranks second in at-bats and runs, and third in hits. She still holds the single-season record with 234 at-bats from her senior year of 2007, which was also a PSAC record.   Willmer, a native of Kitchener, Ontario, posted a .364 career batting average, which ranks seventh in school history, while her 11 triples are tied for fifth, 340 total bases rank sixth and 42 stolen bases rank eighth.   Willmer is currently the owner and CEO of Mobility City of Phoenix.