Lock Haven Athletics announces 2025 Hall of Fame Class; Induction Ceremony set for Feb. 22
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven Athletics Hall of Fame Committee has announced the Class of 2025, which includes Jamar Billman, Rob McLaughlin, Alex Monroe, Jessica Pandolf, Bill Skerpon (Golden Era) and the 1979 Lacrosse Team.
The 2025 Hall of Fame Ceremony will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22 in the Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center.
Ceremony Information
Date: Sunday, Feb. 22
Time: 1 p.m. (Brunch)
Location: Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center (DACC)
Price: $60
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The inductees will also be recognized prior to the start of the home Lock Haven men’s wrestling match on Saturday, Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia at 6 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse.
Lock Haven Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Jamar Billman
Rob McLaughlin
Alex Monroe
Jessica Pandolf
Bill Skerpon
The 1979 Lacrosse Team
Jamar Billman (Wrestling – Athlete)
Jamar Billman ’02 was a three-time NCAA DI All-American at 142 and 149 pounds.
Billman competed for two seasons at Lock Haven, where he earned All-American honors twice by finishing fifth at 149 pounds at the NCAA championships in 2001 and 2002. He finished his career with 117 wins that highlighted a 117-13 career record. Billman’s 90 percent winning percentage ranks him among the best in Lock Haven history.
Billman also won the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships in 2001 and 2002. As a senior, he posted a 36-4 record and led the Bald Eagles with eight pins. As a junior, he went 25-3 and topped the squad with eight pins.
Billman transferred to Lock Haven from Penn State, where he compiled a 56-6 record, including a 21-0. He earned All-America honors after placing fifth at 142 pounds at the NCAA championships as a true freshman in 1998.
Billman was a two-time PIAA State Champion at Easton High School in 1996 and 1997.
Robert McLaughlin (Football – Athlete)
The Lock Haven football starting quarterback from 1992-95, Bob McLaughlin ’95 earned All-PSAC honors twice, ECAC Rookie of the Year honors and filled his name throughout the program record book.
McLaughlin remains the program record holder for single-game completions (36) and attempts (61), single-season completions (261) and attempts (502) and career yards (10,640), completions (910), attempts (1,719). His program record for career attempts was a previous NCAA DII record.
All four of his seasons at quarterback rank in the program’s top-10 for passing yards in a season, while his 2,973 total from 1995 ranks third. His final three seasons remain ranked in the top-10 for single-season touchdowns and yards per game, with a career-high of 18 touchdowns in 1993 (4th) and career-high 283.2 yards per game in 1995 (2nd). He is also second all-time in career touchdowns with 60.
In arguably his best game of his career, McLaughlin threw for a program-record 520 yards vs. California (Pa.) and was later featured on ESPN for his efforts.
During all three seasons with McLaughlin under center, the Bald Eagles’ offense was ranked nationally.
Alex Monroe (Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field and Cross Country – Athlete)
Alex Monroe ’14 is one of the most decorated distance runners in Lock Haven and NCAA Division II history.
A six-time All-American, Monroe became the first runner in program history to earn four consecutive NCAA Cross Country All-America honors. His third-place finish at the 2013 national championships remains the highest individual placement ever by a Bald Eagle. He added All-America accolades in the 3,000 meters (indoor, 2013) and 10,000 meters (outdoor, 2014), cementing his place among the nation’s elite.
Regionally and within the conference, Monroe dominated competition. He was a three-time USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year, three-time NCAA Atlantic Region Champion, and seven-time PSAC Champion. He won three straight PSAC Cross Country titles (2011–13) and remains the only Lock Haven athlete to sweep both the PSAC and Atlantic Region meets in three consecutive seasons. In total, Monroe earned 20 All-Atlantic Region and 14 All-PSAC honors over his career.
Monroe also excelled on the national and international stage. In 2011, he represented the United States at the Pan American Junior Games, earning silver in the 10,000 meters after finishing runner-up at the USA Junior Nationals. His post-collegiate career included two U.S. Olympic Trials appearances — in the 10,000m (2016) and marathon (2020) — and a senior U.S. team berth at the 2015 Great Edinburgh Cross Country Challenge in Scotland.
Still the school record holder in the indoor 3,000m (8:13.84), indoor 5,000m (14:17.86), and outdoor 10,000m (29:42.33), Monroe’s times remain benchmarks for future generations. With personal bests of 13:36 in the 5,000m and 2:14:15 in the marathon, his legacy as a trailblazer, record-setter, and ambassador for Lock Haven athletics endures through his unmatched impact on the program.
Jessica Pandolf (Lacrosse – Athlete)
Jessica Pandolf ’14 was the team captain on the Lock Haven women’s lacrosse 2014 and 2015 NCAA DII National Runner-Up teams, while earning a spot on the National All-Tournament Team in both seasons.
Pandolf also headlined three PSAC Championship teams (2011, 2014 & 2015) and two NCAA DII Quarterfinalist teams (2011 & 2013).
One of the most decorated players in program history, Pandolf was a three-time National Midfielder of the Year (2013–15), a three-time IWLCA First-Team All-American (2013–15), and a Second-Team All-American in 2011. She earned four consecutive IWLCA South Region First-Team honors, was named PSAC Player of the Year twice (2014, 2015), and received PSAC First-Team (2013–15) and Second-Team (2011) recognition. Pandolf also earned PSAC Rookie of the Year honors in 2011 and was the Division II Honda Award winner.
Nationally, she was selected to the Tewaaraton Watch List and was nominated for Lacrosse Magazine’s Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015.
Pandolf ranks among the program’s all-time greats, standing second in career goals (262), ground balls (191), caused turnovers (97), and draw controls (343), while ranking sixth in career points (307). She set Lock Haven’s single-season goals record with 82 in 2015 and remains second in single-season draw controls and tied for fourth in single-game goals (8).
Bill Skerpon (Boxing, Track & Field – Golden Era)
Bill Skerpon ’41 holds a prominent place in Lock Haven athletics history as the school’s first All-American in any sport. Competing in the highly regarded NCAA Boxing Championships of 1941, which featured both large universities and small colleges without divisions. Skerpon earned a third-place finish at 145 pounds.
Over three years of varsity competition, he lost only three bouts, establishing himself as one of the top boxers in the nation.
In addition to his success in the ring, Skerpon was a versatile athlete, excelling in track and field. He placed second in the pole vault at the 1940 PSAC Championships.
Following his collegiate career, Skerpon served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945. After returning home, he spent more than two decades shaping young athletes as a teacher, coach, and administrator at Sayre High School. From 1957 to 1981, he coached football, golf, and track, and also served for several years as the district’s athletic director.
The 1979 Lacrosse Team (Team)
You can’t tell the story of collegiate lacrosse without the Lock Haven women’s lacrosse program.
The Bald Eagles capped off an historic run in 1979 by winning the very first Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (AIAW) championship, hosted by Hollins College in Hollins, Virginia. The Haven took down the University of Delaware 14-5 in the first round, before defeating Loyola of Maryland (8-4) to earn a trip to the final.
In the championship, Lock Haven outlasted host and top-seeded Hollins in a 5-4 thriller to earn the program its first national title.
In similar fashion, the Bald Eagles soared to the first PSAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship with victories over Millersville (5-3) and Shippensburg (7-4).
The Haven finished the regular season 10-4, while three of its losses came at the hands of nationally ranked opponents.
The Bald Eagles were led by hall of fame head coach Sharon Taylor, who secured her first national championship with the program.
The starting line-up included Diane Minshall, Cheryl Fluck, Kim Wallace (captain), Tacie Yerkes, Kim Pallastrone, Sue Woolston, Donna Jamison, Lisa Hand, Amy Oursler, Ellen Hearn, Sue Sadler and Nancy Burton.
