NEWARK, DE -- Four student-athletes with basketball backgrounds, two track and field standouts who competed at the NCAA championships, a 12-time conference champion swimmer, and one of the most popular head coaches in Blue Hen athletics history highlight the induction class for the 2007 University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame announced Monday by UD Director of Athletics Edgar N. Johnson.

This year’s induction class, the 11th in school history, consists of eight former Blue Hen student-athletes and coaches and increases the list of UD Athletics Hall of Fame members to 94. The group will be formally inducted in an invitation-only ceremony at the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center Friday, Nov. 9 and will be recognized prior to the Delaware vs. Richmond football game on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Delaware Stadium.

The Class of 2007 includes former men’s basketball head coach Mike Brey (at right), who led the Blue Hens to 99 wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances from 1995-2000; 12-time East Coast Conference women’s swimming champion Donna Brockson (Smith); record-setting indoor and outdoor track and field standout Ed Mongan; all-time leading men’s basketball scorer Mike Pegues; field hockey All-American and three-sport standout Paula Petrie (Pietrok); two-time conference Player of the Year for women’s basketball Jennifer Riley (Bowbliss); 1954 NCAA outdoor track participant and UD Male Athlete of the Year Bill Reybold; and three-sport standout and former UD volleyball coach Sue Sowter Stauffer.

“We are once again honored to present our latest list of Hall of Fame inductees,” said Johnson. “This accomplished group represents 10 different sports here at the University of Delaware and our honorees combined to earn 46 varsity letters, capture 23 conference individual or team titles, set numerous school records, and make several trips to the NCAA championships. It is a well-deserved honor for each of them.”

Below are biographies of the eight inductees.

Mike Brey
One of the most successful and most popular head coaches in any sport in University of Delaware history, Brey brought the Blue Hen men’s basketball squad to national prominence during his five-year stretch as head coach from 1995-2000. The charismatic Brey came to Delaware after serving as an assistant at Duke and quickly became a fan favorite, as he drew enthusiastic crowds that packed the Bob Carpenter Center. He led the Blue Hens to a five-year record of 99-50, two America East Conference titles, two NCAA Tournament appearances, and a berth in the 2000 National Invitation Tournament. In an unprecedented three-year stretch from 1997-2000, his teams went 70-23 overall and 49-14 against conference opponents, winning league titles in 1998 and 1999 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament both years. The 1999-2000 team went 24-8 and advanced to the NIT. He was named America East Coach of the Year in 1998. He left Delaware after the 1999-2000 season to accept the head coaching position at Notre Dame. He has led the Fighting Irish to a seven-year record of 142-78 and four NCAA Tournament appearances and was named the 2007 Big East Coach of the Year. Brey is a 1982 graduate of George Washington University where he played basketball. He and his wife, Tish, and children Callie and Kyle, reside in South Bend, IN. Kyle currently plays Division I college football at the University of Buffalo.

Donna Brockson (Smith)
A standout swimmer with a specialty in the breaststroke events, Brockson captured more conference titles than any female swimmer in University of Delaware history. As a four-year standout from 1983-87 for head coached Edgar Johnson and Christopher Ip, she won an incredible 12 East Coast Conference individual and relay championships and established five school records. A native of Wilmington, DE, Brockson was a two-year co-captain and her teams never placed lower than third at the ECC meet. She won the 100 breaststroke at the ECC championships all four years, captured the 200 breaststroke twice, and teamed for four other relay crowns. As a sophomore in 1984-85, she was named the ECC Championship Meet Most Valuable Performer when she took home a Delaware-record six first place finishes, including wins in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, 200 and 400 individual medley, and 200 and 400 medley relay events. She set school records in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.67), 200 breaststroke (2:26.03), 200 IM (2:13.58), 400 IM (4:40.68), and 400 medley relay (4:04.85) during her career. She has spent the last 15 years teaching and developing swim teams in Sussex County, Delaware. She and her husband, Mark Smith, reside in Millville, DE where she is a fourth grade teacher at Lord Baltimore Elementary School in the Indian River School Distric in Ocean View, DE. They have two children.

Ed Mongan
One of the most accomplished track and field athletes in University of Delaware history, Mongan was a record-breaker and a national caliber competitor during his career under coach Jimmy Flynn. A native of Newark, DE, the honor student and team captain was a versatile performer, setting records in the hurdles, middle distance, triple jump, and relay events. The 6-foot-7 Mongan set seven school records during his career and became the only UD men’s track athlete to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships where he placed ninth in the 440-yard dash and also qualified for the 600-yard run in 1973. He became the first UD athlete to win an event at the IC4A indoor meet when he captured the 440-yard dash in 1973. He also won the 1973 Middle Atlantic Conference outdoor 440-yard hurdle championship and placed second in the 1973 IC4A outdoor 440-yard dash. He set UD records in the indoor 400-yard dash (48.7), 600-yard dash (1:10.5), and mile relay (3:18.5) and in the outdoor 440-yard hurdles (51.8), mile relay (3:18.7), and triple jump (45-10 1/4). He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1973 and his master’s degree in environmental engineering from Delaware. He worked for the DuPont Company for 28 years in the Engineering Department and as Global Leader of Energy and Environment and was named Most Valuable Pollution Prevention player by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable in 1998. He currently resides in London where he serves as Global Practice Leader for Climate Change for BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining and heavy manufacturing company. He and his wife, Mary Lou, a 1976 Delaware graduate, have three children, including 2004 UD graduate Tricia.

Mike Pegues
The all-time leading scorer in University of Delaware basketball history, Pegues took the Blue Hens to new heights under coach Mike Brey. A native of Forestville, MD, the soft-shooting Pegues tallied 2,030 career points from 1996-2000 and became the first UD men’s basketball player to be named conference Player of the Year (1999-2000). The only three-time first team all-conference selection in school history, the powerful forward led the Blue Hens to America East Conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths in 1998 and 1999 and to the NIT Tournament in 2000. A two-time All-District selection and a 2000 CoSIDA Academic All-American, Pegues was named the co-winner of the University-wide Alexander J. Taylor Outstanding Senior Male Student Award and was selected the UD Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 2000. He set numerous school records and averaged 21.8 points per game as a junior and 20.8 ppg as a senior. He was selected as the top player in UD basketball history in an internet fan poll as part of Delaware’s 100th Anniversary in 2005-06. A 2000 communications graduate of Delaware, he is single and resides in Frederick, MD. He is a communications teacher at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, DC and previously served as a basketball coach, mentor, tutor, and behavioral interventionist for court appointed teenage boys. Following his career at Delaware, he played basketball overseas in Italy, New Zealand, England, and Argentina and played one season in the Continental Basketball Association. He continues to coach both AAU and high school basketball teams.

Paula Petrie (Pietrok)
A three-sport star in the early days of University of Delaware Women’s Athletics, Petrie earned nine letters in the sports of basketball, field hockey, and softball during her stellar career as a Blue Hen from 1975 until 1978. A native of Springfield, PA, she was a four-year standout on defense for Mary Ann Hitchens' field hockey squads in 1975-78, leading the team to a combined record of 51-21-8 and three top four finishes at the AIAW Nationals, including a runner-up finish in 1978 and a third place showing in 1977. She earned a berth on the U.S. National Field Hockey Team and received Mitchell & Ness All-American honors as a senior in 1978. A two-year standout forward in basketball, she averaged 10.1 points per game in 1975-76 and contributed 9.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in 1976-77. In softball, she was a hard-hitting outfielder who batted .403 with 27 hits, 23 runs, 15 RBI, and three home runs over two varsity seasons. She earned her degree in physical education from UD in 1979 and her master’s degree in sport management from the University of Massachusetts in 1985. She currently resides in Wilsonville, OR with her husband, Mark. She has been active on collegiate athletics, serving as assistant field hockey lacrosse coach at Massachusetts in 1983-84, assistant lacrosse coach at Trenton State in 1985 (NCAA Division III champions), head women’s basketball coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR in 1991-94, head women’s basketball coach and assistant director of athletics at Willamette University in Salem, OR in 1994-2002, and head women’s basketball coach and adjunct professor at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR in 2002-06. She led her Willamette and Lewis & Clark teams to four Northwest Conference titles and was the 1992-93 NAIA District 2 Coach of the Year at Lewis & Clark.

Bill Reybold
A standout in cross country, track and field, and swimming at Delaware in the early 1950’s, Reybold earned nine varsity letters as a Blue Hen and was named UD’s Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 1954. Reybold excelled on the track where he was a three-year standout distance runner under Ken Steers and placed sixth in the half-mile at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1954 at Michigan. He won the Middle Atlantic Conference outdoor mile title in 1954 after finishing second in 1953 and set UD records in the half-mile (1:53.9) and mile (4:18.6), the latter a standard that had stood for 33 years. He was a two-year captain and course record-holder in cross country and placed fourth at the MAC championships as a senior in 1953 after placing 11th as a junior. In swimming, he was a three-year letterwinner and competed for teams that had a combined dual record of 25-3-1 under Hall of Fame head coach Harry Rawstrom and captured the 1954 Middle Atlantic Conference team title. He also played freshman football at Delaware. A native of Newark, DE, he earned his degree in agronomy from Delaware in 1954 and worked for more than 30 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a soil scientist in Maryland and Indiana and retired as National Leader for Soil Geography in Washington, DC. He also served for over 30 years in the U.S. Army Reserve and retired as a colonel. He and his wife, Nancy, have six children and reside in Easton, MD. He is also active in competitive sailing.

Jennifer Riley (Bowbliss)
A high-scoring forward, Riley accomplished great things on the basketball court under Hall of Fame coach Joyce Perry. A native of Califon, NJ, the 5-10 Riley was a three-year starter and became the only player in University of Delaware history to be named conference Player of the Year twice. She was named the East Coast Conference Player of the Year and ECC Tournament MVP in 1991 when she averaged 16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and led the Hens to the league championship game. As a senior, she averaged 16.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was named the North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year. She was a two-year team co-captain and also was a key starter for the 1989-90 team that posted a record of 21-9 and captured the ECC championship. An honor student and the 1992 ECC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s basketball, Riley finished her career ranked No. 6 on the all-time UD scoring list with 1,165 points (13.4 ppg) and No. 8 with 582 rebounds (6.7 rpg) while shooting 79.5 percent from the foul line. She earned her degree in hotel and restaurant management with a minor in business from Delaware in 1992. She resides in Whispering Pines, NC with her husband, Dave Bowbliss, and their three children and is an accountant at National Golf Club in Pinehurst, NC. From 2000-2005 she was a client services manager for Pinehurst Championship Management and managed the 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championship, the 2002 U.S. Senior Open, and the 2001 U.S. Women’s Open. She is also active as a volunteer coach for her children’s youth (5-8) basketball league.

Sue Sowter Stauffer
Stauffer made valuable contributions to the University of Delaware athletics program not only as a nine-time letterwinner, but also as an assistant and head coach in volleyball. A native of Aston, MD, she was a four-year letterwinner, set the school record for career kills, was a two-time team MVP, and served two years as team captain in volleyball. She led her squads to 110 wins and two AIAW National Championship appearances between 1974-77 under Hall of Fame coach Barbara Viera. She was a two-year starter in basketball where she averaged nearly 9.0 points per game over two seasons and was a hot-hitting and slick-fielding third baseman in softball where she led the team with a .416 batting average in 1978. She returned to UD as an assistant volleyball coach under Viera and served during five different seasons from 1986 to 1997, helping lead the Blue Hens to conference titles and NIVC National Championship Tournament appearances in 1992 and 1994. She also served as interim head coach for the final five games of the 2001 volleyball season. She remained active in volleyball after her Delaware career and competed for USAV club teams throughout the United States and Canada through 1991. She served as volleyball head coach at Delaware Technical School in Stanton, DE and was head coach at nearby St. Mark’s High School for five years while also serving there as a mathematics teacher. She still serves as a volleyball official at both the high school and college levels and was inducted into the Delaware Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2004. A 1978 Delaware graduate, she earned a second degree in mechanical engineering and has worked at Delmarva Power in Newark. She and her husband, Matt Stauffer, are the parents of three children and reside in Elkton, MD.