9 Varsity Letters: 3 Field Hockey, 3 Basketball, 3 Softball
1957, 1958, 1959 Bux-Mont Champions Basketball
1959 Basketball Team Co-Captain
1959 Basketball Scoring Record - 234 points in 10 games
1958 & 1959 Bux-Mont Champions Field Hockey
1959 Softball Team Captain
1963 East Stroudsburg Outstanding Basketball Award
All-American Honorable Mention Field Hockey
East Stroudsburg State College, B.S., Health Education, 1963
East Stroudsburg State College, M.Ed., 1965
INDUCTED 2015
North Penn High School, 1959
During high school, Chris was an athlete who participated in three sports: field hockey, softball and basketball. She earned a total of 9 varsity letters. On the North Penn High School field hockey team, she was a center halfback (now called midfield), meaning she played on both offense and defense. During her high school basketball career, she was a forward. Her high score of 26 points eventually set the scoring record in 1959. Chris played softball as well, switching from shortstop to catcher during her junior year.
Throughout her high school career, her teams won 6 Bux-Mont championships! She wants to give credit to the wonderful women athletes who played with her on those teams for achieving that goal, many of whom are in this very Hall of Fame.
After high school, Chris attended East Stroudsburg State College and played field hockey and basketball for the school. During her sophomore year, she was invited to play in the United States Field Hockey championship tournament in Los Angeles, California. She was named an Honorable Mention All American field hockey player that year. She continued to play field hockey for 3 more years. As a college basketball player, Chris was a “rover.” During this time, girls’ basketball was beginning to transition from a 6 girl team to a 5 girl team. There were 2 defensive players on one end of the court, 2 on offense at the other end of the court, and 2 rovers who were able to run the whole court.
She received a B.S. and M.Ed. in Health Education and General Science. She also took courses at Temple University and Delaware Valley College. After college, Chris taught Health and Physical Education at East Stroudsburg and in the North Penn School District. She later took a permanent teaching position in the Pennridge School District elementary schools, and taught second, third, and fourth grades for 20 years. Chris retired from teaching in 2004 after a total of 26.5 very rewarding years.
Chris now lives in Telford with her husband Ed. She has 2 daughters and 4 wonderful grandchildren. She is a volunteer at Pennridge Fish Food Pantry and at the Lutheran Community. Chris is much honored to be included in the North Penn Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
