Triton Hall Of Fame Names Newest Inductees
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The class of 2013 will be the third class inducted and includes Jamie Erwin, Jack Carpenter, Curt Kreft, Julie Lozier, Mark Heeter, William Moriarty and Kenneth Keller.
While all athletes have played a role in Triton’s success, the hall of fame recognizes those who set themselves apart on the playing fields and the courts of Triton High School and beyond.
The hall of fame inducts candidates in the following categories: Athlete, Coach, Alumni, and Contributor.
To be eligible to be inducted as an athlete, the candidate must be a graduate of Triton High School and must have participated in interscholastic athletics while at Triton.
“The selection committee did an outstanding job selecting the Class of 2013,” Triton Athletic Director Mason McIntyre said. “The selection process was difficult, but the committee was able to narrow it down to the group that they felt most deserved to be inducted into the Class of 2013.”
The first athlete to be inducted is 1973 graduate Jamie Erwin.
Erwin participated in football and wrestling and was a member of the most successful era in Triton football history playing for coach Charlie Smith.
Erwin was a member of the first Triton wrestling team in 1971 and was an undefeated heavyweight that season.
He finished fourth in the regional in 1972 and was the regional champion in 1973, advancing him to the IHSAA state finals.
Erwin finished his wrestling career with a record of 43-8.
The second athlete to be inducted is 1981 graduate Jack Carpenter.
Carpenter was an eight-time varsity letter winner participating in tennis, cross country, basketball and golf.
He earned MVP honors twice in basketball and three times in golf and was the first Triton golfer to advance to the regional meet.
On the hardwood, Carpenter is a member of Triton’s 500-point club for single season points with 558 points in 1981.
He went on to play basketball and golf at Bethel College, where he excelled, earning NCCAA and NAIA All-District team awards in both sports.
He was also named an NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention player in basketball in 1984 and was inducted into the Bethel College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
The third athlete to be inducted into the Triton Athletic Hall of Fame is 1981 graduate Curt Kreft.
Kreft participated in cross country and track for four years, earning four varsity letters in each sport.
He received MVP honors in both cross country and track his junior and senior seasons.
He was the Northern State Conference champion in cross country twice and won the NSC 1600-meter run his senior year and still holds records in the 800 run with a 1:56.2 and the 1600 with a 4:20.3.
He once held the 3200 record with a time of 10:02.
He earned a scholarship to run cross country and track at Liberty University where he participated for four years in both sports.
While at Liberty he was an NCCAA National Qualifier in both cross country and track and held records in the indoor 1500 (3:51), indoor 1600 (4:07) and the outdoor 1500 (3:49).
Kreft was the Liberty University Track MVP in 1985.
The last athlete to be inducted is 1987 graduate Julie Lozier.
Lozier participated in volleyball, basketball, and track.
She was named MVP of the volleyball team twice, MVP of the basketball team three times and MVP of the track team twice.
She is a member of Triton’s 1,000-point club with a career 1,421 points.
She earned a scholarship to play basketball at Ball State University.
She is currently ranked seventh all-time at Ball State in career blocks. She is also ranked sixth for most blocks in a single season.
Lozier led the Cardinals in field goal percentage and rebounds during the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
While at Ball State, she was twice named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.
Mark Heeter will be the third coach inducted into the hall.
Heeter coached junior varsity volleyball for three seasons, junior varsity girls basketball for one season and is best known for his 14 seasons (1990-2004) as the varsity girls basketball coach.
He accumulated a career record of 208-98, making him the all-time winningest coach in Triton girls basketball history.
He coached the Lady Trojans to six NSC championships, five sectional championships, two regional championships, two semi-state championships and back-to-back state championships in 2000 and 2001.
He retired from coaching Girls Basketball at Triton at the completion of the 2004 season.
William ‘Bill’ Moriarity was a contributor to Triton Athletics for many years, spending 49 years driving the school bus before retiring in 2007.
Moriarty is a 1943 graduate of Tippecanoe High School.
Kenneth ‘Buzz’ Keller will also be inducted as a contributor after serving the Triton School Corporation as a teacher, a guidance counselor, and athletic director.
He also taught shop and earth science at Triton High School.
Keller was in charge of the construction of our current baseball field, named in his honor: Ken Keller Field.
He retired from Triton in 1991 but did not give up his love of sports.
He continued to serve his community as an IHSAA official in baseball, basketball, football, cross country and track.
Unfortunately, Keller passed away on Oct. 24 of this year, just two days following his selection into the Triton Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame weekend will kick off with recognition of these inductees at halftime of the Triton/Culver boys basketball game on Jan. 11.
The festivities will continue during the induction banquet on Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Back Forty Banquet Center in Bourbon.
McIntyre will serve as the banquet’s emcee for the evening.
Tickets for the banquet may be purchased in the Triton High School Athletic Office beginning today, as well as during Triton boys basketball games until Jan. 7.
Tickets will be $20 per person and will include a meal.[[In-content Ad]]
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The class of 2013 will be the third class inducted and includes Jamie Erwin, Jack Carpenter, Curt Kreft, Julie Lozier, Mark Heeter, William Moriarty and Kenneth Keller.
While all athletes have played a role in Triton’s success, the hall of fame recognizes those who set themselves apart on the playing fields and the courts of Triton High School and beyond.
The hall of fame inducts candidates in the following categories: Athlete, Coach, Alumni, and Contributor.
To be eligible to be inducted as an athlete, the candidate must be a graduate of Triton High School and must have participated in interscholastic athletics while at Triton.
“The selection committee did an outstanding job selecting the Class of 2013,” Triton Athletic Director Mason McIntyre said. “The selection process was difficult, but the committee was able to narrow it down to the group that they felt most deserved to be inducted into the Class of 2013.”
The first athlete to be inducted is 1973 graduate Jamie Erwin.
Erwin participated in football and wrestling and was a member of the most successful era in Triton football history playing for coach Charlie Smith.
Erwin was a member of the first Triton wrestling team in 1971 and was an undefeated heavyweight that season.
He finished fourth in the regional in 1972 and was the regional champion in 1973, advancing him to the IHSAA state finals.
Erwin finished his wrestling career with a record of 43-8.
The second athlete to be inducted is 1981 graduate Jack Carpenter.
Carpenter was an eight-time varsity letter winner participating in tennis, cross country, basketball and golf.
He earned MVP honors twice in basketball and three times in golf and was the first Triton golfer to advance to the regional meet.
On the hardwood, Carpenter is a member of Triton’s 500-point club for single season points with 558 points in 1981.
He went on to play basketball and golf at Bethel College, where he excelled, earning NCCAA and NAIA All-District team awards in both sports.
He was also named an NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention player in basketball in 1984 and was inducted into the Bethel College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
The third athlete to be inducted into the Triton Athletic Hall of Fame is 1981 graduate Curt Kreft.
Kreft participated in cross country and track for four years, earning four varsity letters in each sport.
He received MVP honors in both cross country and track his junior and senior seasons.
He was the Northern State Conference champion in cross country twice and won the NSC 1600-meter run his senior year and still holds records in the 800 run with a 1:56.2 and the 1600 with a 4:20.3.
He once held the 3200 record with a time of 10:02.
He earned a scholarship to run cross country and track at Liberty University where he participated for four years in both sports.
While at Liberty he was an NCCAA National Qualifier in both cross country and track and held records in the indoor 1500 (3:51), indoor 1600 (4:07) and the outdoor 1500 (3:49).
Kreft was the Liberty University Track MVP in 1985.
The last athlete to be inducted is 1987 graduate Julie Lozier.
Lozier participated in volleyball, basketball, and track.
She was named MVP of the volleyball team twice, MVP of the basketball team three times and MVP of the track team twice.
She is a member of Triton’s 1,000-point club with a career 1,421 points.
She earned a scholarship to play basketball at Ball State University.
She is currently ranked seventh all-time at Ball State in career blocks. She is also ranked sixth for most blocks in a single season.
Lozier led the Cardinals in field goal percentage and rebounds during the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
While at Ball State, she was twice named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.
Mark Heeter will be the third coach inducted into the hall.
Heeter coached junior varsity volleyball for three seasons, junior varsity girls basketball for one season and is best known for his 14 seasons (1990-2004) as the varsity girls basketball coach.
He accumulated a career record of 208-98, making him the all-time winningest coach in Triton girls basketball history.
He coached the Lady Trojans to six NSC championships, five sectional championships, two regional championships, two semi-state championships and back-to-back state championships in 2000 and 2001.
He retired from coaching Girls Basketball at Triton at the completion of the 2004 season.
William ‘Bill’ Moriarity was a contributor to Triton Athletics for many years, spending 49 years driving the school bus before retiring in 2007.
Moriarty is a 1943 graduate of Tippecanoe High School.
Kenneth ‘Buzz’ Keller will also be inducted as a contributor after serving the Triton School Corporation as a teacher, a guidance counselor, and athletic director.
He also taught shop and earth science at Triton High School.
Keller was in charge of the construction of our current baseball field, named in his honor: Ken Keller Field.
He retired from Triton in 1991 but did not give up his love of sports.
He continued to serve his community as an IHSAA official in baseball, basketball, football, cross country and track.
Unfortunately, Keller passed away on Oct. 24 of this year, just two days following his selection into the Triton Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame weekend will kick off with recognition of these inductees at halftime of the Triton/Culver boys basketball game on Jan. 11.
The festivities will continue during the induction banquet on Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Back Forty Banquet Center in Bourbon.
McIntyre will serve as the banquet’s emcee for the evening.
Tickets for the banquet may be purchased in the Triton High School Athletic Office beginning today, as well as during Triton boys basketball games until Jan. 7.
Tickets will be $20 per person and will include a meal.[[In-content Ad]]
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