The 2022 East Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

Theresa Cattuna was honored by the hall of fame for X-country and track in 2007. She described her experience playing these sports at East as a life-changing time. She was surrounded by friends, family, and coaches that believed in her and wanted her to succeed, and because of that, she believed in herself too. Theresa loved her coaches because they pushed her to be better on the field. She said t...

John Coen was inducted into the hall of fame for playing football at East in the 1990s. He played a huge part in East’s upbringing in sports and felt highly honored to be selected by the selection committee for an award. He loved reconnecting with old friends and seeing his old coach, Fred Belchikoff, who was always there for him at his games, cheering him on. During his speech, he thanked all his ...

Chris Santo could not attend the hall of fame due to his job. He was a massive part of the East basketball team and graduated in 2011. On his behalf, his old teammate Sam Rose made a speech.

Margie Krzeminski’s soccer career at East in 1987 got her inducted into the hall of fame. She was happy for everyone that got inducted and was truly honored to be included in the selection. Her coaches and teammates were all very important to her. Coach Troutman was one very special coach to her. She described him as a hardworking, wise, strategic, and all-around an amazing coach. He taught her th...

Elyse Mitchell was inducted for her skill in volleyball at east in 2003. She was very committed to athletics because she dedicated much of her time to them and wanted to keep improving and learning new things. Sports were more of an education than school was because of all the life lessons they taught her. She said, "Athletics was my survival and my identity and has created all of the life lessons...

John Newcomb was inducted into the hall of fame for tennis and soccer in the 1980s. Sadly, he passed away and could not attend the banquet. His brother accepted his nomination on his behalf. He said that it was a great honor to accept it. He thanks John’s teammates for their hard work on the field and for helping the team win many games. John achieved many accomplishments during his time at east, includ...

Tara Owens played field hockey and lacrosse. She was inducted into the hall of fame for both sports. The day she found out she was selected, she cried happy tears and was so thankful to be recognized for her talents. Her family was always a big supporter of hers and gave her positive energy and motivation whenever she stepped on the field. She even made the varsity field hockey team freshman year, whic...

Cathy Richter was honored in the hall of fame for Tennis and Softball in 2003. She was stoked to be able to come back to Cherry Hill, accept the award for her talent, and bring her kids to see where she grew up. She gave her parents a special shout out because they supported her. Cathy is still a big athlete today and keeps the love of sports alive in her household with her husband because they both h...

Kevin Roche was inducted into the hall of fame for his fantastic work on the East Men´s Volleyball and Cross Country team. He graduated from East in 1997, was part of the original team, and won two championships. He brought his old teammates to the hall of fame induction and said, ¨[I] couldn´t have done it without them.¨ He loved being on the volleyball team, and now he even coaches....

Debbie Wilkinson states she is ¨honored¨ to be inducted into the East hall of fame, especially since she gets to do it with her sister Kim Wilkinson. Debbie Wilkinson graduated in 1984 and was inducted due to her amazing work on the East Women´s Swim team. She stated her favorite part of being on the team when she was on it was how many sister pairs were together.

Kim Wilkinson was also inducted into the East hall of fame due to her extreme talent on the Swim team. She loved becoming a state champion with her sister and winning their last relay together. She graduated from East in 1982. ¨Amazing and flattered¨ is how Kim Wilkinson describes her experience of being added to the hall of fame.

Ravi Yega-Raman could not attend the hall of fame, but he was inducted for his amazing work on the East tennis team. He graduated from East in 2008.

Dave Cole was inducted into the East hall of fame as a girl's tennis coach from the years of 1974-1992. His favorite part of being a coach was ¨winning several championships and watching friendships grow up.¨ He is ¨incredibly flattered, and this is very humbling.¨ ¨You get to meet dedicated and caring people.¨ 

Ryan Shore was an incredibly talented swimmer that was inducted into the East Hall of Fame. Although he said in his speech that looking back he never truly loved the sport of swimming, his favorite memory was “winning state championships in 2001.” He loved swimming because of his teammates and looks back at his years at East fondly.

Todd Barrett could not attend but was still honored at the hall of fame for soccer when he played in 1985.

Karl Moehlmann was the East boys soccer team coach and volleyball coach. He was inducted into the hall of fame for his work on both teams. He is ¨highly honored and really appreciates this.¨ His favorite parts of coaching were running practices, winning championships, and comebacks.

Jackie Herb was inducted for being a star tennis player in 2005. Jackie was so ecstatic when she found out she was inducted into the hall of fame that she cried tears of joy. She also got to reconnect with her best friend and all her old coaches and says, "If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be who I am today”. She learned many life lessons from her coaches. Jackie was the #1 single player in hig...