CALIFORNIA (Dec. 13) – Four former Vulcan sports standouts and a retired coach will comprise California University of Pennsylvania's 24th Athletic Hall of Fame class.
The 2020 inductees are former baseball outfielder Sam DiMatteo, Class of 2010; football cornerback Terrence Johnson, Class of 2010; football coach John Luckhardt; volleyball setter Renata Silva Gray, Class of 2010 and 2011; and football safety Jim Snyder, Class of 1985.
The 2020 Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at California University of Pennsylvania's signature fundraiser, the Bow Ties & Pearls Ball, set for May 2 in the Cal U Convocation Center.
DiMatteo (Center, Pa./Center) earned multiple All-America honors in his final two seasons and was a three-time all-conference outfielder who played for the baseball team from 2007-10.
He helped the Vulcans win the 2010 PSAC Championship and was named the league tournament's Most Valuable Player. He still owns the PSAC career record with 115 stolen bases and also held all-time school records with 223 hits (now second), 50 doubles (second) and 175 runs scored (tied first).
DiMatteo finished with a .375 career batting average and his 31 home runs and 161 RBI rank second and third in school history, respectively.
Johnson (Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills), a cornerback, earned multiple All-America accolades over his final two years and was a three-time all-conference selection for the football team from 2006-09.
He led the Vulcans in interceptions in each of his four seasons and finished with 16 career picks, the most in recent school history.
Johnson helped the Vulcans compile a 44-10 cumulative record with four-straight PSAC West titles and three-straight appearances in the national semifinals of the NCAA Playoffs.
Luckhardt (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley) served as the football team's head coach from 2002-11.
He is Cal U's winningest coach in program history with an 88-33 cumulative record and a .727 winning percentage.
Luckhardt concluded his Cal U coaching career by guiding the Vulcans to five-consecutive seasons of double-digit victories and the program's first five NCAA Playoff appearances, which included three-straight trips to the national semifinals. Cal U won or shared the PSAC West title in each of his final seven seasons.
Silva Gray (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Ateneu) received multiple All-America honors in each of her final three seasons and was a four-time all-conference setter for the volleyball team from 2006-09.
She holds the all-time school record and ranks fifth in PSAC history with 5,507 assists. Gray also ranks third in school history with 497 sets played and her 126 career service aces still ranks 10th.
The 2008 and 2009 PSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, she helped Cal U compile a 111-12 cumulative record and a 41-0 conference mark over her final three seasons with three-straight PSAC Tournament and NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships. In 2009, she became the volleyball program's first Academic All-American.
Snyder (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Boyle) was a three-year starting defensive back for the football team from 1981-84.
He was a two-time, first-team all-conference safety and earned Associated Press All-America honors in his senior year. Over his last three seasons, Snyder posted 220 tackles (108 solo) with 14 interceptions, 23 pass break-ups, 6.0 sacks and four fumble recoveries.
During that 1984 season, Snyder, a co-captain, helped the Vulcans win their first PSAC Championship in 16 years and compiled the team's most victories (eight) since 1958.
