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GREENVILLE, Pa. – Patsy Combine '70, Les McClimans '72 and Don Walters '71 were welcomed into the Thiel College Athletics Hall of Fame Sunday, March 23 during the 34^th induction ceremony, which took place in the College's Lutheran Heritage Room.
 
Combine was a four-year letter winner at quarterback from 1966-70, etching his name in the Thiel record books in eight different passing categories. Currently, his statistics place him sixth in career pass completion percentage (49.1%), seventh in career touchdown passes (16) and seventh in career pass efficiency rating (110.8%). Combine also has the seventh most touchdown passes in a season (11), the ninth highest single-season passer efficiency rating (119.6%), and his six touchdown passes in a 46-22 win over Carnegie Mellon on Sept. 27, 1969 are tied for the most in a single game in Thiel football history.
 
McClimans was a four-year letter winner and a two-time All-PAC honoree for the Thiel men's golf team. In 1970, he led the Tomcats to their first PAC title with a fourth-place finish at the conference championships. Thiel went 14-1 in dual matches the following season as McClimans again captured conference medalist honors by shooting a 155 over 36 holes to lead his team to its second consecutive PAC crown. McClimans helped Thiel to its third straight PAC title during his senior season.
 
A four-year letter winner at linebacker for the Tomcat football team, Walters anchored a defense that helped Thiel capture its first ever PAC Championship in 1967. Walters was a three-time All-PAC First Team selection and was named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America list in 1971.
 
Several other special awards were presented during the 34^th induction ceremony. Josh Cialone '08 received the Meritorious Service & Commitment Award while George Webb '67 and Jim Yohe '70 were presented with Athletic Alumni Commendation Awards.
 
Tim Taylor '13 was presented with the Charles Evanoff Award while Kelly Barzak '13 received the J. Lynn Trimble Award. The Evanoff and Trimble Awards are given to a male and female, respectively, from the previous year's senior class who, in the judgment of the athletic coaches, best demonstrated qualities of scholarship, leadership, character and sportsmanship in addition to participation in athletics.
 
Currently pursuing a master's in Biology at Chatham University, Taylor was a three-time All-PAC selection at defensive end while also being named to the 2011 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team for his involvement with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
 
Taylor averaged 1.35 sacks per game in his senior season, the fourth highest mark in all of Division III, and set Thiel's all-time record for sacks (34.5) and tackles for loss (66.5) in a career. He garnered inclusion on the Associated Press's Little All-America Third Team, AFCA All-America First Team and was selected as part of D3Football.com's All-South Region Third Team. He was also selected to play in the D3 Senior Classic game, registering two sacks for the South team. Taylor graduated Cum Laude and was twice named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
 
Currently pursuing a master's degree at Muskingum University, Barzak was a four-year letter winner for the women's volleyball and basketball teams. She left Thiel as the all-time women's volleyball career leader in kills and blocks. Barzak was the 12^th player in Thiel women's basketball history to score 1,000 points, finishing her career as the program's third all-time leading scorer.
 
Barzak was a four-time All-PAC First Team volleyball selection as well as a four-time All-PAC basketball honoree. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was named to the Dean's List eight times while at Thiel, earning the Dean's Key. During her senior season, Barzak became the first Thiel women's basketball player to garner CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team in volleyball.