Sept. 1, 2004

Philadelphia, PA - Amanda O'Leary, Yale's Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Coach of Women's Lacrosse, is one of six new inductees to the Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame. The Owls announced the class on Wednesday. O'Leary, a three-time All-America women's lacrosse player, led the Owls to the 1988 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship. The midfielder capped her senior year by being named the MVP of the Final Four. Also an All-American in field hockey at Temple, the Royersford, PA (Spring-Ford HS) native was a member of the U.S. Women's Lacrosse World Cup Team and was named to the all-Century team in 1999. O'Leary has compiled a 130-48 overall mark over 11 years at Yale. She was named the 2003 Northeast Regional Coach of the Year and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament and a No. 9 national ranking. Joining O'Leary in the Class of 2004 will be Jane Catanzaro-Delaney (field hockey/women's lacrosse/women's basketball), Dionna Harris (softball), Bill Hyman (wrestling), Mark Macon (basketball) and Tre Johnson (football). The 2004 Temple Athletic Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted on Friday, October 8 at a ceremony in the the Liacouras Center. On Saturday, October 9, the new inductees will be welcomed into the Hall of Fame at halftime of the Owls' football game against Pittsburgh.