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Games, and the U.S.A.Men’s Team,which played in theWorld Championships.A two-time recipient of the United States Olympic Committee Coach of the Year award, Assaiante was honored with the USSRA President’s Award in 2003-04 for his lifelong contri- bution to the sport. Among his many honors, Assaiante was named
by the Hartford Courant one of Connecticut’s top sport coaches of the 20th century.
Alton B. Doyle ’49, G’50 (posthumously)
ALTON DOYLE was a major figure in NewYork high school athletics for more than five decades.A onetime junior varsity football team member at Springfield College, Doyle served at Oxford Acade- my and Central School in NewYork.Acting as District Athletics Director from 1957 through 1971, Doyle also coached base- ball, football, basketball, track and field, and wrestling. Doyle went on to serve
in various capacities with- in the NewYork State Public High School Athlet-
ic Association (NYSPHSAA) starting in 1956, and was its executive director from 1975 to 1990.Doyle worked toward equality in scholastic athletics, expanding the governing board to include repre- sentation of girls’ athletics, and resurrecting or establishing twenty-seven high school champi- onships for girls and boys in NewYork.He also served on the NYSPHSAA football committee from 1956 to 1971, the last four years as state chairman. He was a member of the National Federation of
State High School Association’s Executive Commit- tee, chair of the National Federation Competition Committee, and was recognized with enshrinement in several Hall of Fames.
Nan Duga Campbell ’01
NAN DUGA was one of the most dominant pitch- ers in the history of the Springfield College softball program.Duga,who still holds the school records for wins in a season (35), strikeouts in a season (330), all-time wins (82), and career strikeouts (85), had one of the most domi- nating seasons in the history of NCAA Division III softball in 2001.That season, Duga led the nation in innings pitched
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(295.1), strikeouts (33), and wins (35). She is still ranked in the top six in Division III single-season history in each of those categories. Duga was a two-time Louisville Slugger Division
III All-America selection.Duga’s overall body of work is one of the best in the history of Division III softball.To date, she ranks fifth in career shutouts (20), fifth in career strikeouts (850), sixth in career innings pitched (818.2), and eighth in career victo- ries (82). She still holds the NCAA Division III record for most games pitched in a season (48) and in a career (150). She had an overall record of 82-38 and was
influential in the Pride’s incredible 41-10 record in 2001.Awards that season included NFCA Division III All New England First Team, ECAC Division III North Tournament MVP,NFCA Division III First- Team All-America, and ECAC Division III New England Player of the Year.
George Robert Hamilton ’58, G’63
WHILE AT SPRINGFIELD,Hamilton played foot- ball, basketball, baseball, track & field, and golf. Upon leaving campus, he received professional baseball tryouts with the Boston Braves and the NewYork Giants.He went on, however, to teach high school physical education and coach multiple sports in New Hampshire. In 1964, he joined
New England College in Henniker,N.H., as the coordinator of the physical education program.Hamil- ton served as a professor
and coached cross country, basketball, and baseball for the next nine years.He also coached winning golf squads for twenty-five years, then making the transition to director of athletics at NEC in 1974.He helped create its Hall of Fame, into which he was inducted as a coach, professor, and administrator. A member of the American Alliance of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, and president of the New Hampshire group, he also was a member of the NCAA,NAIA, and AIAW Athletic Director’s associations and officiated for forty-five years in the New Hampshire Public School system.
Belinda Perry Beaulier ’94, G’95
BELINDA PERRY established herself as a top swimmer regionally and nationally.A four-year gold medal winner in the New England Swimming and Diving Championships and a three-time winner of Springfield’s Female Athlete of the Year Award, Perry achieved tremen- dous success on the national level beginning her second year on campus. In 1992, Perry earned
All-American honors in three events, and the following year was named an All-American in four events. In her senior campaign, Perry was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the New England Championships as she captured gold in the 200 IM and 200 fly. She also swam the opening leg of the 400 medley relay in which Springfield touched first. She then went on to place second in the 400 IM, third in the 200 IM, and fourth in the 200 back in the NCAA Division II Championships.
Robert Piehler ’84
PIEHLER was a nine-time NCAA Division II/III All-America gymnast and is still regarded as one of the best in the illustrious Springfield College program.He was the first College gymnast to earn All-American honors in five events in one year, taking home, in 1984, accolades in the all-around, floor exercise, high bar, parallel bars, and still rings. In 1983, Piehler was
crowned National Champion on the floor exercise. He also earned All-American status in 1981 and 1983, and qualified for the NCAA Division I Cham- pionships during his time at Springfield. Piehler earned the Skip Daley Award in 1983.He
is now co-owner (along with wife, Jo Ann Piehler G’84) and head coach of theWorld Class Gymnas- tics Academy in Albany,N.Y.He has been a National Gymnastics Professional member for the past twenty-five years, and has produced several Men’s Junior Olympic Team members.He is also a former NewYork State Coach of the Year in both men’s and women’s gymnastics.1
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