BOSTON, Mass. – On Saturday evening, October 17, five individuals who have who have distinguished themselves in Athletics, thus enhancing the prestige of Wentworth Institute of Technology will be inducted as the 14th class of the Wentworth Athletics Hall of Fame. The event is scheduled to be held in the Watson Hall Auditorium with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Emily Cring ’08 was a two-year captain for the women’s basketball team who played in 99 career games, including starting all 75 during her final three seasons. For her career, she averaged 13.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. A three-time All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Honorable Mention selection, Cring had her best offensive numbers as a senior, averaging 14.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game and compiling 13 double-doubles. She ended her career with 1,303 points, which is fourth all-time, is seventh in career rebounding with 793 rebounds, and fifth in career blocks with 82. Cring was a member of the senior class which produced more wins (47) than any other class in program history and helped the Leopards to a program-record 14 wins in 2006.

Pete Oggeri ’10 was three-year captain and stalwart behind the plate as a four-year member of the baseball team. He started 145 of the 147 games in which he played, batting .300 (143-for-476) with 29 doubles, six triples, 14 home runs, 70 stolen bases, 125 runs scored, and 94 runs batted in. As a senior he set single-season marks with a .486 on-base percentage and being hit by pitch 18 times. Also during his senior season he batted .373 (53-for-142) with 11 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 43 runs scored, and 42 RBI. Oggeri is among the program’s all-time leaders in numerous categories, was the 2010 Carl A. Swanson Scholar-Athlete Award winner, a Second Team All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection, the 2010 CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and a Second Team Academic All-District selection. Since graduation, Oggeri has served as an assistant coach with the program.

Nick Raftopoulos ’56 was a two-year captain of the baseball team and he helped the Leopards to a 7-4 record during his second season (1956). Raftopoulos played for the Black & Gold in 1955 and 1956 at a time where Wentworth was a two-year school. In fact, the team played its home games on campus, in the area where the Quad, the Flanagan Campus Center, and the Nelson Recreation Center sit today. Known as a clutch hitter, Raftopoulos led his squad in runs batted in in 1956, which came on the heels of a successful 1955 campaign which saw the team finish 8-3-1.

Chris Sandini ’10 was a four-time All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection for the baseball team, including being named the CCC’s Pitcher of the Year in 2010. In 46 appearances (39 starts, 16 complete games), he posted a 19-13 record with six shutouts and a 3.73 earned run average.  Sandini’s 292 strikeouts in 248.1 innings gave him a 10.58 strikeout average per nine innings, ranking him first in program history.  He also holds program marks for wins, games started, shutouts, innings pitched, strikeouts, and complete games.  As a sophomore he posted a 5-1 record with a 2.51 earned run average, one shutout, and 67 strikeouts in 64.2 innings of work and followed that up a year later with a 6-3 record with a program-best three shutouts to go along with a 3.41 earned run average and single-season records for strikeouts (91) and strikeouts per nine innings (12.41).

A four-time All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection and the 2005 CCC Defensive Player of the Year, Dan Turcott ’05 played in 55 games (tying his for sixth all-time) as both a defender and a long stick midfielder. In addition to scoring 21 career points (nine goals, 12 assists), he picked up 162 ground balls (seventh all-time) during his final two seasons, including 91 as a senior which stood as a program record for five years. His 71 ground balls in 2004 – the first season individual ground balls were tracked – are also the eighth highest in a single season in program history in. His defense also helped the Leopards post two of the highest save percentages in program history and two of the lowest goals against averages the program has seen. Turcott served a captain for two seasons for the Leopards, who made a pair of ECAC Tournament appearances during his career.

Tickets are $50 per person and are available at this link only. The deadline for tickets is Friday, October 9.