GLENSIDE, Pa. — Arcadia University will induct five new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony this Saturday. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Great Room in the University Commons, will mark the ninth class to be inducted since the Hall of Fame's inception in 2008.
The 2018 Hall of Fame Class is comprised of five former student-athletes – Vince Abate '01 (men's soccer and tennis), Shawn Bishop '96 (men's basketball), Jenn Compton '07 (softball), Kaitlin Clare O'Malley '11 (women's soccer and lacrosse), and Kristen Yapsuga '00 '03DPT (women's volleyball). The department will stream the event live for those that would like to view but cannot attend in person. The link to view the event will be live roughly 10 minutes before the event starts.
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Vince Abate '01
In his time at Arcadia, Abate was a member of both the men's soccer and men's tennis teams. He earned First Team All-Conference for men's soccer (2000) and was named to the NSCAA All-Region Honorable Mention team in 2000. As a tennis player, he was PAC Player of the Year (1999-2000) and garnered First Team All-Conference honors in doubles (1999-2000, 2000-2001). Abate was a member of the men's soccer team that reached the PAC Championship game in 2000. He was also voted Most Valuable Senior in 2001.
Abate owns a 21-6 career doubles record, the best record in program history in terms of winning percentage. His 21 doubles wins also ranks him eighth all-time.
On the pitch, he sits 5th all-time in points (57) and assists (17) and is tied for 9th with 20 goals.
Abate began his professional career with Hollywood Tanning Systems as director of Operations, helping a small family business grow to 350 franchised locations across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. After nine years with Hollywood Tans, Abate transitioned to webuyanycar.com, where he is vice president of Operations. He oversees the branch network that has 56 locations from New Jersey to Florida.
Abate was a member of the final graduating class from Beaver College in 2001, earning a bachelor's degree in Psychology. He has two children: Vincent, a sophomore at Seneca High School who plays soccer and tennis, and Sophia, a freshman at Seneca who plays field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse.
Shawn Bishop '96
Over the course of his four-year career as a member of the men's basketball team, Bishop etched his name into the records books as one of 10 players to score 1,000 points in a career. Currently, he sits third all-time for points with 1,247 and first in points per game with 16.4. An all-around player, Bishop holds rebounding records of 742 and 9.8 per game. Bishop also sits 5th all-time in field goals made (372), 3rd in free throws made (218), and 7th in blocked shots (52).
At Arcadia, Bishop was named First Team All-Conference (1993-94), Second Team All-Conference (1995-96) and All-Conference Honorable Mention (1994-95). During his junior year (94-95), the team ranked sixth in the nation. Culminating his career in 1996, he was named a Sam Cozen Small College All Star and the Beaver College Senior Athlete of the Year. Bishop graduated from Beaver College with bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1996. He and his wife Jennifer have three children: Kelsey (10), Andrew (25), and Kristopher (27).
Jenn Compton '07
Compton sits as one of the greatest Arcadia softball players in program history, ranking in the top 10 in nearly every batting category and top four in ever pitching category:
Batting Record: Pitching Records:
1
st RBIs – 173 1
st Wins – 56
1
st Runs – 158 1
st Innings Pitched – 448.2
2
nd HRs – 36 1
st Shutouts – 16
2
nd Hits – 203 2
nd Complete Games – 53
2
nd Total Bases – 54 2
nd Strikeouts – 338
2
nd Walks – 54 4
th ERA – 1.92
3
rd Slugging % - .706
4
th Doubles – 42
4
th Games Played – 161
T-7
th Triples – 8
8
th On Base % - .447
10
th Batting Average - .388
As a four-year member of the team, Compton compiled a .388 batting average with 158 runs off of 203 hits, including 42 doubles, eight triples, 36 home runs, 173 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases. From inside the circle, she held a career record of 56-13 in 69 games, including setting the single season record for wins twice with 17 in 2005 and 2007. Compton also set the single season mark for complete games in 2007 with 21.
In Compton's senior year, the team climbed to seventh in the NCAA Regional Rankings. She helped lead the team to the PAC Championship Tournament all four years of her career, making the finals in 2005.
No stranger to accolades, Compton earned NFCA All-Region honors and First Team All-Conference recognition all four years. In 2007, she was named PAC Player of the Year, PAC Scholar Athlete of the Year, PAC All-Academic Team, and Arcadia Female Senior Athlete of the Year, as well as being named to the
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. This past summer, Compton was recognized as a member of the CSAC 25th Anniversary team, which recognized the top athletes in each sport who have played in the PAC and CSAC.
Compton graduated from Arcadia in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and was the recipient of the Ira R. Kraybill Award for Full-Time Study. She resides with her boyfriend, John King, his son, Cole Ross, and their new baby girl, Madelyn, who was born in July 2018. Compton is a Certified Public Accountant and works for Music Choice.
Kaitlin Clare O'Malley '11
O'Malley, known as Katie during her playing days, was a four-year letter winner on the women's soccer team and spent one season on the women's lacrosse team. During her time on the pitch, O'Malley was recognized by many as a fierce competitor, earning First Team All-Conference honors in 2007, 2009, and 2010, and adding Second Team All-Conference laurels in 2008.
Not only did O'Malley receive recognition in the conference, but also in the region, being named to the NSCAA All-Region First Team in 2010, and Second Team in 2009. Serving as a two-year captain in her junior and senior seasons, O'Malley was named Most Valuable Female Senior at Arcadia at the 2011 banquet.
Over her career, she registered 55 points on 20 goals and 15 assists in her 79 games played. Overall, she ranks fifth in game-winning goals with eight and is tied for tenth in assists.
O'Malley graduated from Arcadia with a bachelor's degree in International Business and Culture in May 2011. She continues to play competitive soccer in an adult league four times per week and played in a Pro-Am Beach Soccer Tournament in the summer of 2018.
Kristen Yapsuga '00, '03-DPT
A four-year member of the women's volleyball team, Yapsuga was named First Team All-Conference all four years of her career. In 1998, she ended the season ranked 16th in the country in Division III with a hitting percentage of .389.
Yapsuga is in the top 10 in nearly every category in program history, including 1st in total blocks (490), block solos (401), and points (1,297.5), 5th in kills (738) and block assists (89), 6th in hitting percent (.307), 7th in aces (114), and 8th in digs (669). She received multiple PAC Player of the Week honors during the course of her career, leading her team to the PAC Tournament in both her sophomore (1997) and senior (1999) seasons. This past summer, Yapsuga was recognized as a member of the CSAC 25th Anniversary team, which recognized the top athletes in each sport who have played in the PAC and CSAC.
Yapsuga graduated from Beaver College in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in Biology, later returning to obtain her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Arcadia in 2003. While working to her DPT, she served as a volunteer assistant coach on the women's volleyball team for two years.
Yapsuga and her husband Todd Reinert have three children: Braylon (9), Cayden (7), and Sienna (6). She is a physical therapist and, in her spare time, serves as her son's cub scout leader and committee chair, as well as a youth basketball coach. Yapsuga also served as a volleyball coach in multiple platforms, including at the high school level (2003-08), and as a volunteer for x-court girls (2004-05).
