FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The Fairmont State Athletic Association has announced this year’s Hall of Fame inductees. The Class of 2010 includes Teresa (Haggerty) Boggs, Chris Humphries, Ed Lemon, Jason Gallaher, Dave Ritchie, Tom Schweitzer.

The Hall of Fame inductees will be enshrined on Friday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Gym 1 of the Falcon Center in a banquet sponsored by Omni Associates -- Architects . The banquet will be preceded by a social starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Falcon Center conference rooms sponsored by Gary Bennett.

Tickets are $25, and are available by contacting the athletic department at 304-367-4015, or by stopping by the athletic department in the Feaster Center.

In addition to the inductees, the FSAA will continue its recent tradition of welcoming back and celebrating notable Fighting Falcon athletic teams. This year, the 1957 football team that went a perfect 7-0 and won the conference championship under Deacon Duvall and the 1975 WVIAC championship swim team under Steve Mahaney.

The Fairmont State Athletic Association (formerly the Lettermen’s Association) is a group designedto unite alumni, lettermen, friends, fans and corporate sponsors to helpsupport the competitive success of Fairmont State athletics.

Teresa (Haggerty) Boggs, (Volleyball & Basketball, 1989-94)
Boggs was a two-sport start for Fairmont State in volleyball and basketball. She was a three-time first team All-WVIAC selection in volleyball, was selected to the All-WVIAC Tournament team three times and was also an all-region selection in the sport. Fairmont State won three conference championships, including the first in school history in the sport, during her career. She still holds school records for career aces and blocks, and is currently fourth all-time with 1,646 career kills.

As a basketball player, Boggs was a first team All-WVIAC pick and Academic All-American in her senior season of 1993-94. She finished her career with 611 points and her 307 rebounds in her final season rank fifth all-time in school history. Her 78 career blocks are ninth-best in the Fairmont State record book.

She was a WVIAC Scholar Athlete and also given the Colebank Award at Fairmont State.

Jason Gallaher (Swimming, 1993-95)
Jason Gallaher earned All-America honors in 12 events in two seasons as a Fighting Falcon, including a national championship in the 200 butterfly in 1995. Gallaher set six school records and captured Penn-Ohio Conference championships in the 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley as well as championships as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams. He won WVIAC championships and set conference records in the 200 free and 200 fly, and also was a member of two WVIAC championship relay teams.

Chris Humphries (Football, 1978-81)
Chris Humphries was a two-time All-America selection as an offensive lineman for the Falcons under coach Dave Ritchie. He was also a two-time first team All-WVIAC selection. Humphries helped the Falcons to a pair of WVIAC championships and a Coal Bowl victory in 1979. Humphries was also a member of the 1981 team that advanced to the NAIA playoffs.

Ed Lemon (Men’s Basketball, 1970-73)
Ed Lemon was a four-year letterwinner for the Falcons and Joe Retton. He scored 1,324 career points and his 1,491 career rebounds still rank second all-time at Fairmont State. In the 1970-71 season, Lemon grabbed 530 rebounds, which still are the second-most ever in a single season by a Fighting Falcon. He was a member of three WVIAC regular season championship teams and one WVIAC tournament title. He helped the Falcons to the NAIA Tournament in both 1971 and 1973. In the 1971 season he was among the top rebounders in the national tournament and he was team captain in 1973.

As a sophomore, Lemon was selected to represent West Virginia on a Goodwill basketball tour that toured eight African countries and Israel. He was actively involved on the Fairmont State campus serving as student body vice president as a junior and president as a senior.

Dave Ritchie (Football Coach, 1978-82)
Dave Ritchie posted a 35-13-3 overall record in his five seasons on the Fairmont State sideline. Ritchie helped guide the Falcons to two WVIAC championships and the Coal Bowl in 1979. Ritchie also coached the Fairmont State into the NAIA national playoffs in 1981. Under his direction, Fighting Falcon players earned All-America honors 11 times in his five seasons. Ritchie went on to coach in the CFL where he had a prolific career retiring as one of the winningest head coaches in league history while being a part of three Grey Cup championship teams.

Tom Schweitzer (Baseball, 1965-68)
Tom Schweitzer was a standout pitcher for the Fighting Falcons in the late 1960s. He was a three-time first team All-WVIAC selection and was the conference “Pitcher of the Year” in 1967. He helped the Falcons to WVIAC championships and the NAIA playoffs in both 1967 and 1968. He had a career record of 29-6 and was named to the WVIAC’s 25th Anniversary baseball team. He was drafted by Major League Baseball five times.