University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees
01/31/2013 | General
Four former standout student-athletes who left a legacy of accolades and accomplishments, and a long-time athletics administrator who paved the way for academic support for student-athletes, will be honored as the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013, announced today by Director of Athletics Keith Gill.
The inductees are Tom Green, Jr. (basketball, baseball, 1965-67), George Ivey (athletics administrator, 1982-2003, 2005-10), Mel Medved (football 1967-69), Marc Megna (football 1994-98) and Brooke Sands Roney (women's soccer 1997-2000).
The induction ceremony and reception is scheduled for Saturday February 16, 2013 at 3 p.m. For the first time, the event will be held in Ukrop Auditorium at Queally Hall. The five-person class will be introduced at halftime of the men's basketball game against St. Bonaventure at 6 p.m. in the Robins Center.
Ticket information for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception can be obtained by calling Robbie Brinkley at (804) 289-8694 or by email at rbrinkl2@richmond.edu.
Dr. Tom Green, Jr. '67
Tom Green was a two-sport standout and four-year starter for
both the Spider baseball and men's basketball teams. Nicknamed The
Bristol Blade for his tall, slender stature, Green stood above the rest
during his senior season on the hardwood. The Bristol, Tennessee native was
named All-Southern Conference and All-State, averaging 20.2ppg and 12rpg. He finished his basketball career with 1,159
points. He is currently 7th
in career free throws made and 6th in career rebounds. For his career, he averaged 15.5ppg and
9.8rpg.
On the diamond, Green, a pitcher and first baseman, earned All-Southern Conference honors during his senior season. He hit .300 as a senior, and finished at .280 for his career.
Not only was Tom Green a two-sport standout, but he was a two-sport captain for both the Spider basketball and baseball teams, serving as basketball captain in 1966 and 1967, and a baseball co-captain in 1967. He finished third in voting for Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Year following his senior season.
Green's immediate family includes eight Richmond alums - his grandfather, uncle, father, three younger brothers and a sister.
Dr. George Ivey
Colonel George Ivey served his country for nearly 30 years,
and the University of Richmond for more than 25 years. In 1982, after 28 years in the U.S. Army, he
joined the Spider Athletic Department in the newly-created position of
Coordinator of Academic Advising for Student-Athletes. His mission was to ensure that every admitted
student-athlete had what it took to not only do well athletically but to
compete successfully in the classroom.
In 1985 he was elevated to the department's Chief of Staff, overseeing all athletic operations. In addition, he became Coordinator of Commencement in 1986. In February 1992, he was named Senior Associate Director of Athletics, a position he held until his first retirement in July 2003.
In January 2005, Dr. Ivey was called out of retirement, serving as the University's Admissions Coordinator for Athletics. He remained in that post until September 2010.
Dr. Ivey's decorated military career included nearly 800 combat flight hours in Vietnam, resulting in 44 individual awards for valor and meritorious service, highlighted by the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Infantry OCS Hall of Fame in 1977.
Melvin Medved '71
Mel Medved was an integral member of the Spiders' 1968
Tangerine Bowl Champion football team that defeated Ohio 49-42. It capped a season in which Richmond won
seven of its last eight games and captured the first of back-to-back Southern
Conference titles.
A defensive end who never missed a game, Medved was a two-time All-Southern Conference standout in 1968 and 1969. He was also honored as an All-State selection and was a member of the All-Big 5 Team following his senior season in 1969. He was named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his final collegiate game in 1969, a 28-17 victory at arch-rival William & Mary.
Medved helped anchor a Spider defensive unit that included Pat Turchetta, John Barelli Dickie Irvin and Winston Whitehead, all University of Richmond Athletics Hall of Famers.
Marc Megna '99
Marc Megna was a four-year starter at defensive end who
culminated his Richmond football career with a conference championship and
multiple All-America and Player of the Year awards.
In 1998, Megna recorded 74 tackles, 13 quarterback sacks and 16 tackles for loss. He was part of a defense that led the Atlantic 10 in rushing, passing and total defense, and fewest points allowed.
Following his senior season, Megna was selected as a Walter Camp, Sports Network, Don Hansen, Associated Press and Strength Team All-American. He was honored as Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlantic 10 and Roanoke Times. He was also tabbed Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season by the Richmond Touchdown Club.
He received the top honor awarded to a college football player in the Commonwealth of Virginia when he became the first Division I-AA (now FCS) player to receive the Bill Dudley Award.
Megna, a captain during his senior season when the Spiders went 9-3 and finished with a Top 10 National Ranking, was a two-time Atlantic 10 First Team Defensive standout and a two-time Buck Buchanan Award finalist, symbolic of the nation's top I-AA defensive player. He holds the school record for career quarterback sacks (32) and owns the top two single-season quarterback sack marks with 14 in 1997 and 13 in 1998.
Megna was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He also spent time professionally with the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Barcelona Dragons, Berlin Thunder and Montreal Alouettes.
Brooke Sands Roney '01
Richmond women's soccer's all-time career leader in goals
and points, Brooke Sands made an immediate impression on the Spider program and
an ever-lasting one. She was named
Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 1997, and then went on to
become a four-time All-CAA First Team selection.
In her senior season, she led the Spiders to their first regular season conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, where she scored the game-winning goal in a thrilling first round victory over West Virginia.
Sands was named to CAA Women's Soccer 25 Year Anniversary Team, along with teammate and UR Hall of Famer Jaclyn Raveia.
Following graduation, she earned a degree in Sports Psychology at the University of Virginia, and then returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for the women's soccer team from 2003-06. She later served as co-head coach at nearby Deep Run High School, where she helped guide the girls soccer team to an undefeated regular season, No. 2 State Ranking and No. 10 National Ranking.
