Pat Crummey to be honored at YSU

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A decorated group of seven former standout student-athletes will be enshrined in the Youngstown State Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 29.

The class of 2011 includes Pat Crummey (football), Craig Haese (men’s basketball), Brad Hennessey (baseball), Brianne Kenneally (women’s basketball), Melissa Lyczkowski (volleyball), Kristen Meech (volleyball) and Jeff Ryan (football).

The class will be inducted at the 27th Annual Hall of Fame Induction breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center. The class will also be introduced at halftime of the Youngstown State-Western Illinois football game later that afternoon.

Pat Crummey was a four-year letter winner, a 2001 First-Team All-American and a two-time First-Team All-Gateway Conference selection in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, he was selected as the YSU Male Athlete of the Year. He was also a member of the 1999 national runner-up team. He started 37 of 38 games he played at YSU as an offensive tackle after beginning his career as a defensive lineman. He was the first player in school history to be named the team’s offensive lineman of the year twice.