2013 OSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
Matt Beaumont (Baseball 1992-94)
A three-year letterwinner for Ohio State from 1992-94, Matt Beaumont went 11-1 and led the Big Ten in strikeouts (104) en route to First Team All-America honors in 1994. He was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 1994 and First Team All-Big Ten in 1993 and 1994. Beaumont became the first Buckeye to record more than 100 strikeouts in a season since Joe Sadelfeld accomplished the feat in 1967. He tossed a complete game to pick up the win in the Buckeyes’ 6-1 win over BYU in the 1994 Atlantic II Regional in Tallahassee, Fla., and helped the Buckeyes to a Big Ten Tournament championship in 1994.
Hugo Boisvert (Hockey 1997-99)
Hugo Boisvert, a three-year letterwinner for the Ohio State men’s hockey team, is the first two-time All-American in program history. A two-time First Team All-CCHA selection, he was a First Team All-American in 1998, earning Second Team All-America accolades in 1999 when he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Boisvert was the Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year in 1998 after leading the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in scoring with 47 points. A member of the 1997 CCHA All-Rookie Team, Boisvert ended his three-year Buckeye career with 147 points, with 58 goals and 89 assists.
Dan Cheney (Lacrosse 1957-59)
Dan Cheney was a three-year letterwinner for the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team from 1957-59. A co-captain as a senior in 1959, he picked up USILA Honorable Mention All-America accolades and a spot on the Midwest All-Star First Team. Cheney, a midfielder, had a career-high 20 goals, adding three assists for 23 points, his last campaign, including four tallies in a win over Kenyon.
John Cooper (Football Coach 1988-00)
John Cooper, a previous inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, now enters Ohio State’s Athletics Hall of Fame after a coaching career that included guiding Ohio State to 111 victories and five Top 10 national finishes between 1988-2000. Explosive offenses and excellent defenses were the hallmarks of Cooper’s 13 years as Ohio State head coach. The only coach to win Rose Bowls as coach of a Pac-10 school (Arizona State in 1987) and a Big Ten school (Ohio State in 1997), Cooper’s Buckeye teams still own the top three single-season passing totals in school history and four of the Top 5 total offense totals.
Ninett Kossowsky (Rowing 2002-06)
Ninett Kossowsky, a four-year letterwinner for the Ohio State rowing team and member of the first varsity eight, was a key component of the 2006 Big Ten Championship team, leading Ohio State to its second Big Ten title. In 2006, Kossowsky was named the Big Ten Rowing Athlete of the Year, only the second Ohio State rower to earn the honor after Conny Kirsch in 2002. She also earned First Team CRCA All-American, First Team All-Central Region and First Team All-Big Ten honors for her efforts throughout the 2006 season.
Melissa Miller (Soccer 2003-06)
A letterwinner for the Ohio State women’s soccer team from 2003-06, Melissa Miller became the Buckeyes’ first two-time All-American, garnering second team accolades in 2003 and 2004. Miller earned All-Big Ten honors all four seasons, picking up first team laurels in 2004 and 2006 and second team honors in 2003 and 2005 in addition to NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region selections in 2003 and 2004.
Saskia Müeller (Field Hockey 2003-06)
Three-time All-American midfielder Saskia Müeller finished her career in the Top 5 in the Buckeye record books in career assists (45), game winning goals (8), games started (73) and single-season assists with 19 points as a junior. She also was a three-time All-Region honoree and All-Big Ten selection. During her senior year in 2006, Müeller was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, becoming the first Buckeye in program history to earn the top conference honor. During her senior season, Müeller was a four-time Big Ten Player of the Week honoree, finishing fourth in the conference in points, tying her career high with nine goals, including three of which were gamewinners. She guided the Scarlet and Gray to a Big Ten regular-season championship, while starting all 19 games.
Laura Murray (Pistol 1997-00)
Laura Murray was a three-time All-American, two-time individual and national champion and Big Ten Medal of Honor winner for Ohio State pistol from 1997-2000. The pivot point of the emergence of Ohio State pistol, Murray made a commitment to shoot in every event (even those normally shot by males), leading Ohio State to its first open national championship and first women’s national championship in 2000.
James “Scoonie” Penn (Basketball 1999-00)
James “Scoonie” Penn played for two seasons (1999, 2000) at Ohio State following a transfer from Boston College. A tireless competitor, Penn helped orchestrate one of the most monumental turnarounds in Ohio State and Big Ten history. In just two years at Ohio State, Penn set the Ohio State record for career 3-pointers made with 153, a mark that is now tied for fourth all-time. Penn’s 88 made 3s in 1998-99 is the fifth-best total in a single season at Ohio State.
David Pichler (Diving 1989-92)
A four-time All-American, David Pichler was crowned Ohio State’s first NCAA champion on the 10-meter dive in 1991. As one of 11 divers under Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame head coach Vince Panzano to take home an individual NCAA title, Pichler captured the win with a final score of 763.95. Recognized as one of the top divers in Big Ten history, he earned five Big Ten titles during his Buckeye career. In 1991, Pichler scored 591.75 points to win the 3-meter Big Ten championship as well as 699.00 points to place first on the 10-meter apparatus. The following year Pichler only improved. He swept the individual diving events at the 1992 Big Ten Championships, earning wins on the 1-meter, 3-meter and 10-meter dives. As a result of his success in conference, Pichler received Big Ten Diver of the Year accolades in 1991 and 1992.
Monica Rincon (Tennis 1999-02)
Monica Rincon was an All-American and a three-time All-Big Ten honoree for the women’s tennis team, just the second Buckeye to earn multiple all-conference honors. Rincon competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship twice, reaching the quarterfinal round in 2001 to earn All-America accolades, as she and doubles partner Kristy Dascoli became the first All-Americans in program history. The duo was ranked a program-record fifth nationally during the season.
Tommy Rowlands (Wrestling 2001-04)
The first four-time All-American in Ohio State wrestling history, Tommy Rowlands, a native of Hilliard, Ohio, was a two-time NCAA heavyweight champion in 2002 and 2004 under head coach Russ Hellickson. Lettering for the Buckeyes from 2001-04, Rowlands won a pair of Big Ten titles in 2002 and 2004. The two-time All-Big Ten honoree competed in the prestigious NWCA All-Star event, which pitted the No. 1 and No. 2 wrestlers in each weight class against each other, during all four years of his collegiate career. Rowlands was undefeated in the event.
James Sweeney (Pistol Coach 1986-87, 1999-Present)
James Sweeney has served as head coach of the Ohio State pistol team for more than 15 years, coaching the squad to five NRA Collegiate National Championship titles and coaching seven student-athletes to 23 NRA Collegiate Individual Championships. Throughout his time with the pistol team, Sweeney has coached one Ohio State Female Athlete of the Year (Teresa Meyer), two Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor recipients (Laura Murray and Jessica Marshall), 33 All-Americans and 39 Academic All-Big Ten honorees. Under Sweeney’s guidance, the women’s pistol team has captured four NRA National Championships (2000, 2004, 2005 and 2009). In 2003 and 2011, Sweeney was named the NRA Distinguished Coach of the Year.