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Millersville Athletics announces 30th annual Hall of Fame class

The induction ceremony is set for Sept. 20

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 and 30th annual class of inductees. The class includes Jay Dimler '88, baseball; Sarah Bomberger Faus '15, field hockey; Mary Fleig, women's basketball coach; Sunflower Greene '19, women's track and field; Joe Hollister '04, football; Tim Mayza '18, baseball; and Shane Ruhnke '19, wrestling.

 
 "This year's class is exceptional in every way," said Ethan Hulsey, hall of fame chairman and Millersville's director of athletic communications. "These seven individuals excelled at the highest levels of their sports and were national champions, All-Americans, and PSAC award winners. They are legends at Millersville University. We are excited to induct them into the hall of fame in September."
 
The induction dinner and ceremony are part of Millersville University's Homecoming Weekend. The event is planned for Friday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. at Millersville University. There is an open invitation for the dinner and ceremony. All Millersville Athletics Hall of Fame members receive free admission. Reservations are required and tickets will go on sale at a later date.    
 
A complete profile of each of the seven inductees will be posted to millersvilleathletics.com in the following weeks. 
 
Jay Dimler '88 (Baseball)
Pitcher of the first recorded no-hitter in Millersville history, Jay Dimler was a workhorse starting pitcher for the baseball program from 1985-88. A three-time All-PSAC East starting pitcher and one of just six Marauders named to the first team three times, Dimler totaled 17 wins over four seasons, and his eight wins in 1988 established a program record that would stand for a decade. Dimler was the first Marauder and still one of just four to lead the team in innings three times, and he is one of only three to lead the team in strikeouts three seasons in a row. He also set a single season record for complete games and games started in 1988, and in 1987, he struck out 85 batters, establishing a record that would not be broken until 2013. Dimler graduated as Millersville's career leader in innings pitched, and strikeouts, and his complete game mark stood for 27 years.
 
Sarah Bomberger Faus '15 (Field Hockey)
A clutch performer consistently delivering in games with the highest stakes, Sarah Bomberger Faus graduated as one of three three-time All-Americans in the history of the field hockey program. A steadying presence in the midfield and team captain as a senior, Bomberger Faus helped Millersville to three consecutive PSAC title game appearances, a PSAC Championship in 2013, and an NCAA Championship in 2014. Bomberger Faus memorably scored game-winning goals in the 2013 PSAC Semifinals and NCAA playoffs. She was also a three-time All-PSAC selection, starting 82 of 84 possible games in her career.
 
Mary Fleig (Women's Basketball Coach)
As beloved as she was successful, Mary Fleig won 523 games in 30 seasons as the head coach of the Millersville University women's basketball program. Arriving in 1990, Fleig earned a PSAC record six Eastern Division Coach of the Year awards while building the program into a regional power. Under Fleig's direction, the Marauders won seven PSAC East titles, a PSAC Championship in 2005, and reached the NCAA Tournament nine times. Among Division II coaches who led programs for at least 30 years, Fleig ranks 11th in career winning percentage. She ranks 14th all-time in career wins. Fleig also guided her program to a PSAC record 18 consecutive postseason appearances. Fleig retired in 2020 with 645 total wins.
 
Sunflower Greene '19 (Women's Track & Field)
The most decorated track and field athlete in Millersville history, and quite possibly the most accomplished in PSAC history, Greene was a two-time NCAA Champion in the indoor shot put and piled up awards and records at the conference and national level, earning All-America status seven times and qualifying for the NCAA Championships in five throwing events. The PSAC's coaches voted Greene the Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year three times and the Indoor Field Athlete of the Year two times as she won 11 PSAC Championships. Greene broke five Millersville throwing records and set PSAC records in the outdoor shot put, hammer throw, weight throw and indoor shot put, as well as championship records in three outdoor events.  
 
Joe Hollister '04 (Football)
The only Marauder to win the PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year award, Joe Hollister was a play-making linebacker for the Millersville football team from 2000-2004. Hollister was a three-year starter, a two-time All-PSAC East First Team selection, and a consensus All-Northeast Region performer in 2002 and 2004. A shoulder injury wiped out Hollister's 2003 season, but he recorded 86 tackles as a sophomore, led the team with 98 tackles and three interceptions as a junior, and won the PSAC East's top honor in 2004 with 98 tackles and three more interceptions. Hollister served as a team captain in 2004 and was recognized on the Millersville Football Wall of Honor in 2022.
 
Tim Mayza '18 (Baseball)
Before his successful Major League Baseball career as a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tim Mayza starred as an All-American on the mound for the Marauders. Mayza made an immediate impact as a starter for the 2011 NCAA Atlantic Regional championship team and quickly became one of the most high-profile pro prospects in Division II. As a junior in 2013, Mayza led the PSAC with a 1.55 ERA, ranked seventh in the nation with 11 wins, pitched the second-most innings in Millersville history, and tossed three shutouts. Mayza was voted All-PSAC East First Team, All-Atlantic Region First Team by three organizations, and Daktronics All-America Third Team. In June of 2013, the Blue Jays drafted Mayza in the 12th round of the MLB Draft, and he has since appeared in more than 300 games for Toronto, pitching in the MLB Playoffs in 2022 and 2023.  
 
Shane Ruhnke '19 (Wrestling)
The true definition of dominance, Shane Ruhnke stormed to Millersville's first NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship with a season for the ages in 2018-19. A two-time All-American, 165-pound Ruhnke won Millersville's first national title since 1980, going 27-3, pinning his way to the finals before overwhelming his championship match opponent, who was disqualified in the second period for fleeing the mat five times. Coaches at the NCAA Championships awarded Ruhnke the Most Dominate Wrestler of the Year and Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championships honors. As a senior, Ruhnke became one of two Marauders to win a national title, a PSAC Championship, and a "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic crown in the same year. He was the first Marauder to win a PSAC Championship since 1995 and earned the award for Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championship. Ruhnke finished his career with 97 victories and a program-record 39 pins.
 
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