BALTIMORE – The 50th class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been selected and approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year’s class will be inducted in a ceremony on Nov. 10 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame is a component of US Lacrosse. The 2007 induction class consists of Gail Cummings-Danson, Gertrude Dunn, Susan Ford, Tim Goldstein, Susan K. Kidder, Darren Lowe, Sharon Pfluger, Karl Rippelmeyer, Thomas Sears and Brian Wood.

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.

Bios for this year’s inductees follow:

Gail Cummings-Danson (Temple University)
Cummings-Danson, the top goal scorer in women’s lacrosse history, is being inducted as a truly great player. Cummings-Danson scored an NCAA record 289 goals during her career at Temple University, including 88 in 1988 when she led Temple to a perfect 19-0 record and the NCAA championship. She was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors in 1987 and 1988, and was the MVP of the North-South All-Star Game following her senior season. Cummings-Danson played for the Canadian national team from 1982 to 1989 and then helped the U.S. win the World Cup in 1993. Currently, the director of athletics at Skidmore College, she previously coached lacrosse at Temple, Connecticut College, and the University at Albany. She has been inducted into the Temple University Hall of Fame and was the first female inductee to the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Gertrude Dunn (West Chester University)
Dunn, an outstanding all-around athlete, is being inducted posthumously as a truly great player. Dunn played on the U.S. National Team from 1957 to 1963 and was a member of the U.S. team that toured Great Britain and Ireland in 1957. Dunn also served as an umpire for 20 years in the Philadelphia Women’s Lacrosse Association. Away from lacrosse, "Gertie" played shortstop in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous by the 1992 movie, "A League of Their Own". She was the Rookie of the Year in the league in 1952 and is one of the players featured in the Women in Baseball exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. She was also inducted into the National Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, and is a member of the West Chester University Athletics Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. In 1980, Dunn won the the Amateur Delaware State Women's Golf Championship. She began flying in the early 1990s and traveled to see many of her past teammates. Dunn died in 2004 when the plane she was piloting crashed in Avondale, Pa.

Susan Ford (Connecticut College)
Ford, a longtime fixture in the sport, is being inducted as a truly great contributor, for contributions in the fields of coaching, umpiring, development and service. A four-year player at Connecticut College, she later coached at Concord Academy and Wellesley College, where she led her 1988 team to an undefeated regular season and her 1990 squad to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament while setting a school-record for victories. The New England Women's Eight Conference named her as Coach of the Year in 1990. At the post-collegiate level, Ford coached Boston and New England club teams. An umpire for 35 years, Ford served on the United States Women’s Lacrosse Association Board of Directors for many years and helped transition the USWLA, as its president, into US Lacrosse in 1998. She also received the National Emeritus ranking in 2001 by the National Umpiring Committee. Ford served on the Board of Directors for the US Lacrosse Foundation from 1998 to 2003. She has been inducted previously into the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame (1991) and the US Lacrosse New England Chapter Hall of Fame (1997). She received the Nancy Chance Service Award in 2002.

Tim Goldstein (Cornell University)
Goldstein, a star attackman at Cornell, is being inducted as a truly great player. Goldstein led the Big Red to the NCAA championship game in 1987, when he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after scoring 25 points in three games, tying the NCAA tournament record. Goldstein led the nation in scoring that year with 100 points, becoming just the second collegiate player to top 100 points in a season. Goldstein was named a first-team All-American in 1987 and 1988 and received the Enners Award in 1987 as the USILA’s Player of the Year. Following college, Goldstein played on the 1990 U.S. Men’s National Team that won a world championship. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.

Susan K. Kidder (East Stroudsburg University)
Kidder, a member of the first U.S. World Cup team, is being inducted as a truly great player. Kidder played four years at East Stroudsburg University and was named the school’s outstanding senior female athlete in 1969. She made the U.S. team for the first time in 1970 and her decade plus involvement with the program culminated in 1982 with the U.S. winning the first World Cup. Kidder was the head coach at Norristown (Pa.) High School from 1972 to 1981 and also served as an assistant coach for Ursinus College’s 1983 NCAA Division III national championship team. Kidder has been inducted into the East Stroudsburg University Athletic Hall of Fame and the US Lacrosse Philadelphia Chapter Hall of Fame.

Darren Lowe (Brown University)
Lowe, one of the top scorers in the sport’s history, is being inducted as a truly great player. Lowe holds the Brown University school record with 316 career points, the third-highest total in NCAA history. In 1989, he was selected as the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year, and in 1992, was named the Ivy's Player of the Year. In addition, he received the Enners Award as the USILA's Player of the Year in 1992 when he led Brown to the NCAA quarterfinals for the third consecutive year. Lowe was a three-time All-American and went on to earn all-club honors nine times, including being selected as the USCLA Player of the Year in 1998, 2001 and 2002. Lowe was named to the All-World Team at the 1998 and 2002 ILF World Championships and served as a captain for the 2002 U.S. team, which brought the U.S. its sixth consecutive world championship. Lowe has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame and the Brown University Hall of Fame.

Sharon Pfluger (The College of New Jersey)
Pfluger, who has won over 92 percent of her games at The College of New Jersey, is being inducted as a truly great coach. Pfluger has gone 318-26 in 21 seasons at TCNJ, setting a NCAA record with a career winning percentage of 92.4. Her teams have won 11 NCAA Division III championships and won an NCAA-record 102 consecutive games from 1991 to 1997. She has twice been selected the IWLCA Division III National Coach of the Year and she has also led the TCNJ field hockey team to seven NCAA championships and nearly 400 victories since 1985. As a player, she was a two-time All-American at the school. Pfluger has been inducted into the US Lacrosse New Jersey Chapter Hall of Fame.

Karl "Rip" Rippelmeyer (United States Naval Academy)
Rippelmeyer, a star offensive player that helped usher in Navy’s dominance in the 1960s, is being inducted as a truly great player. Rippelmeyer earned All-American honors three times, including first team recognition in 1960 when he led the Midshipmen to the USILA national championship. He was the South team captain in that year’s North-South game. While serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Rippelmeyer played for the Baltimore Lacrosse Club (Open Champs) in 1961 and for the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club (Open Champs) in 1964. He also helped to organize and coach a team of Camp Pendleton (Ca.) marines to an undefeated season on the West Coast. Rippelmeyer received several citations for his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, including a Bronze Star with "V" and the Navy Meritorious Service Medal. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame.

Thomas Sears (University of North Carolina)
Sears, a dominant goalie for two national championship teams, is being inducted as a truly great player. Sears was a three-time All-American at North Carolina, earning the C. Markland Kelly Award in 1981 and 1982 as the nation’s outstanding goalie. He led Carolina to national championships both of those years. Sears was named the ACC's Player of the Year in 1982 and also earned the Enners Award as the USILA's Player of the Year that season. He was recognized by the NCAA on its 25th Anniversary team and by the ACC on its 50th Anniversary team. North Carolina retired his number "27" jersey in 2003. Sears helped the U.S. to the International Lacrosse Federation World Championship in 1982 when he earned All-World honors. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame.

Brian Wood (Johns Hopkins University)
Wood, one of the most prolific attackman of his era, is being inducted as a truly great player. Wood was a four-time All-American at Hopkins, earning first team honors his final three seasons. He helped Hopkins to three national championships (1984, 1985 and 1987), finishing his career with 100 goals and 78 assists. Wood was a member of the 1986 U.S. team that captured the world championship and he has also coached the sport at several levels.

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