(left to right): Jason Cairns, Ann DeGennaro, Brittny Boyd, Joe Camillone, Robert McGinty, Charlotte Heenan)

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Ewing, NJ ... In an induction ceremony held on Friday night, The College of New Jersey inducted six new individual inductees and two teams of distinction into its Athletics Hall of Fame. The booked event was held on campus in the Education Building.

The individual inductees were Jason Cairns '97 (men's soccer), Ann DeGennaro '83 (softball), Robert McGinty '89 (football), Brittny Boyd '06 (women's soccer/track & field), Joseph J. Camillone (athletic training), and Charlotte Heenan '88, '92 (field hockey).

Cairns led the Lions to their first and only NCAA Division III men's soccer national championship. He was a three-time All-American and was named the Division III National Player of the Year as a senior in 1997. Cairns still holds the program records for career points with 134 and assists with 48.

DeGennaro was an All-American softball player in 1983, and as a senior, led Trenton State College to its first ever NCAA national championship title. She topped the nation in hits that season with 57 and also went on to be an assistant coach for the Lions when they captured the 1987 national title.

McGinty was a dominant force on the offensive line for the TSC football team was 1987 to 1989. He played a major role in TSC setting rushing records, and over his final two seasons, TSC football was a combined 16-3-1. McGinty was an All-American offensive tackle and also won the Varsity T Award at the college as the most outstanding male athlete in 1989-90.
 

The 1959 football team produced one of the greatest seasons in the history of the program. They posted a 7-1 mark, which was a record for wins in a season that stood until 1980. The '59 dominated their opponents, outscoring them 202-42. They led the nation in run defense and ranked third in overall defense, shutting out their opponent in three of the final four games of the season. They captured the New York/New Jersey District 31 NAIA Championship and have had eight members from that team inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Boyd was a tremendous athlete, earning All-American honors in both women's soccer and track and field. She tallied 45 goals in her career and helped the Lions to a pair of Final Four appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 2005. On the track, Boyd was an 18-time All-American and five-time national champion. She still holds seven program records and was a member of 11 New Jersey Athletic Conference team championships. Boyd was named the 2004-05 NJAC Female Athlete of the Year.

Camillone was the head athletics trainer for 35 years at the college. He played a significant role in promoting the field of athletic training and has been a mentor to a vast number of assistant trainers, graduate assistants and student trainers who graduated to establish careers in the field. Camillone was also a well-respected and popular man on campus as he remains to this day.

Heenan was a phenomenal goalkeeper for the Trenton State College field hockey program and won two national championships in 1983 and 1985. She holds multiple season and career records including career shutouts (59) and saves (564). Heenan also coached field hockey and lacrosse with the Lions while obtaining her master's degree. Trenton State won five more national championships in those sports while she was a member of the coaching staff.

The 1985 field hockey team won the third national title in program history and the first under new Head Coach Sharon Goldbrenner (now Sharon Pfluger '82). They posted a 22-3 overall record and defeated Millersville 1-0 in the national title game held in Lions Stadium. A total of six players were named to the NCAA Division III All-Tournament Team. During their dominating run that season, TSC posted 13 shutouts during and outscored its opponents, 108-19.