WILKES-BARRE – Wilkes University will induct four individuals and a team into its Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
 
The 32nd class of inductees includes Ally Kristofco-Hauer '14 (Women's Tennis), Chris Leicht (Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis), David Gregrow '78 (Wrestling), Paul Adams '77 (Football, Administration) and the 1972 Men's Golf Team.
 
 
Ally Kristofco-Hauer '14 (Women's Tennis)
One of the most decorated players in Wilkes women's tennis history, Kristofco's name is littered throughout the Colonels record book thanks to her outstanding four-year career on the court. Kristofco, the winningest player in program history in both singles and doubles at her time of graduation, she currently stands third overall with a 71-14 singles mark and fourth overall with a 76-16 record in doubles play.
 
She was a three-time All-MAC Freedom First Team selection while being named the 2013 MAC Freedom Player of the Year and Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player.
 
Kristofco led the Colonels to four straight MAC Freedom team titles and berths into the NCAA Tournament from 2011-2014. She also won three singles titles and four doubles crowns in the MAC Individual Tournament.
 
Off the court, Kristofco was an excellent student having earned MAC Freedom All-Conference Academic honors and ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards all four years at Wilkes. She graduated with two bachelor degrees in Marketing and Spanish and continued her education obtaining her MBA in 2016 from Wilkes.
 
 
Chris Leicht (Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis)
The programs' all-time winningest coach, Leicht amassed a combined record of 492-109 (.818 winning percentage) including 23 combined conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances during his 16 seasons.
 
During his time as the men's coach, Leicht finished with a 249-63 overall dual match record, posting 16 or more wins the past five seasons. Leicht coached 60 all-conference selections, including six rookies of the year and six players of the year. He also mentored 47 singles champions at the Middle Atlantic Conference individual tournament, while 28 doubles pairings took home titles. For the team's success, Leicht was named conference coach of the year ten times.
 
As the coach of the women's squad, Leicht finished with a 243-46 overall dual match record, scoring at least 15 victories in each of his final twelve seasons. He coached 59 All-MAC Freedom performers while placing at least four on the first or second teams nine times.
 
He also coached five conference rookies of the year, 10 players of the year, and won 10 coach of the year awards. 53 individuals and 30 doubles teams captured titles at the MAC championships under Leicht.
 
David Gregrow '78 (Wrestling)
Gregrow was a three-time EIWA place winner at 190-pounds placing third twice and fifth once. During Wilkes's twenty-year tenure in Division I, Gregrow was the only 190-pounder to qualify for the NCAA National Championship Tournament in 1977 and 1978.
 
He was also a two-time champion at the Binghamton University Open tournament. In the finals of his second championship, he pinned his opponent in eight seconds, breaking the record previously held by fellow Hall of Famer Ron Fritts. In an individual match he set another Wilkes record by defeating an opponent 31-0, breaking the previous record set by fellow Hall of Famer Jim Weisenfluh.
 
The magazine National Mat News selected Gregrow as a mid-season NCAA D-I All-American Honorable Mention, ranking him in the top 16 wrestlers in his weight class in the country. In 2021, Gregrow was inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Section IV Hall of Fame as a result of his accomplishments in football, wrestling, and track.
 
Paul Adams '77 (Football, Administration)
With over 40 years of experience at Wilkes University, having served in various roles in student and academic affairs since 1979, Adams was an integral part of the growth of Colonel athletics. Most recently, Adams served as Vice President of Student Affairs before retiring in the summer of 2022.
 
As Vice President of Student Affairs, Adams oversaw all aspects of student life including athletics, health and wellness, residence life and judicial affairs. He also led student development, which includes career development and internships, student activities, campus interfaith, community service, e-mentoring and orientation. As Accreditation Liaison Officer for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Adams co-chaired the University's 2020 Middle States Self-Study Steering Committee through Aug. 1, 2019. He also chaired the Periodic Review Report Committee in 2015 and co-chaired the University's Decennial Self Study in 2010.
 
Adams worked closely with Addy Malatesta, then Wilkes Athletics Director, on various athletics projects highlighting with the expansion of seven new sports at Wilkes, the creation and renovation of Bruggeworth Field and Schmidt Stadium as well as the agreement to play at the Toyota SportsPlex for ice hockey.
 
1972 Men's Golf Team
The 1972 men's golf team captured the MAC Championship with a team score of 628 (+52) in a Par 72, 36-hole tournament. The conference title marked the second MAC crown in the 1970's for Wilkes as the Colonels captured first place in 1971, 1972 and 1979.
 
The squad finished the season 7-3 in dual match play. Jerry Stankiewicz and Rich Berkheiser earned medalist honors at the MAC Championships.