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Mozes, Pittsnogle headline WVU Hall of Fame class

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Eight contributors to Mountaineer athletics make up the 27th class of honorees in the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame, announced Sunday by athletics director Shane Lyons.

The 2017 class includes Chrissie Abbott (women’s soccer), Eddie Becker (men’s basketball), Willie Drewrey (football), John Havlik (men’s swimming & diving), Charles Hickman (baseball), Dan Mozes (football), Kevin Pittsnogle (men’s basketball) and John Spiker (administration/athletic training).

Induction ceremonies will take place Saturday, Sept. 16, before the West Virginia-Delaware State football game.

Chrissie Abbott

She became the first WVU women’s soccer player to earn first-team All-America honors from the NSCAA in 2002, when she scored 20 goals, dished out seven assists and led the program to its first NCAA tournament win.