Reading, Pa. (Oct. 8, 2010) - Alvernia University inducted the Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Friday evening in a ceremony hosted in the Physical Education Center.  The Class of 2010 includes Shannon Brandt ('94, Women's Basketball), Jeff Merlet ('94, Baseball), Lonnie Walker (Men's Basketball), P.J. Yoder (Baseball), and the 1987 Men's Cross Country Team.

Brandt was the first and likely only ever 4-year captain at Alvernia. As a member of the first women's basketball team at Alverina she led the team in every statistical category except rebounding. At the time of her induction she ranked second all-time in career assists with 390.

Merlet was the NAIA District 19 Player of the Year in 1992 and named First Team District 19 in 1993, as well as All-PAC First Team. His career records include top 10s in games played (144, 9th), at bats (498, 8th), hits (182, 10th), runs (146, 9th), RBIs (119, t-10th), total bases (287, 7th), and walks (80, 5th). He is second in career triples with 15 and assists with 386.

Walker is the only men's player at Alvernia to reach 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. He also has the only triple-double in school history. In 1997 he was named First Team All-PAC, First Team ECAC Mid-Atlantic, and Second Team Columbus Multimedia Mid-Atlantic. In 1998 he was a Second Team All-American and earned PAC Player of the Year honors and his third straight All-PAC First Team honor.

At the time of his induction, Walker was 11th in career scoring at Alvernia with 1,312 points. He was seventh in points per game at 15.6, sixth in field goals made with 514, and second in career field goal percentage (.636). His 452 career free throw attempts are fourth, and his 289 made free throws put him sixth. He is the career leader in rebounds with 1,000, the highest ranking big man in assists with 238 (fifth overall), eighth in career steals (115), second in blocks (217), and the career leader in double-doubles with 43.

Yoder, a 1995 draft pick of the New York Mets, was named ECAC South Player of the Year in 1995. In 1993 he was NAIA District 19 and All-PAC First Team. In 1994 he was he earned his second All-PAC First Team honor, and followed that up in '95 being named First Team ECAC South and All-PAC. His .422 career batting average and .517 on-base percentage are both second all time at Alvernia, and he has the third highest stolen base percentage with 37 steals in 40 attempts.

The 1987 men's cross country team includes:
Dwight Armistead '91
Timothy Bender
Lee Bennett' 92, M'04
Thomas Dourte '90
Christopher Gallo
Dr. Michael Gentile '88
Brian Patton '90
Charles Scott '88
Butch Ulrich '88
Larry Zerbe, Head Coach '88
Stephanie Butcher, Assistant Coach

Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame inductees must be athletes who have completed their collegiate experience at least ten years prior to selection, and have brought distinction and honor to himself or herself, to Alvernia University, and Alvernia's intercollegiate athletic program through athletic achievement.