LARRY PIJANOWSKI

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1985

Football, Baseball
6 Varsity Letters: 3 Football, 3 Baseball
1983 Football All Bux-Mont League Honorable Mention
1984 Football 3rd Team All State, All Bux-Mont League 1st Team
All District 1st Team, 1st Team All Scholastic, 1st Team All Intelligencer
Leading Pass Receiver 1984; 6 TD’s & Two Punt Returns for TD’s
Holds NPHS Records: Longest Punt Return 85 yds. for TD
Longest Pass Interception 96 yds. for TD
1984 Baseball 1st Team All Bux Mont League
1984 Baseball Philadelphia Inquirer 1st Team All Southeastern PA
1985 Baseball 1st Team All Bux Mont League
1985 Baseball Philadelphia Inquirer 1st Team All Southeastern PA
1984 & 1985 NPHS Baseball MVP
1984 District One Baseball Champions
1985 Leading Hitter; .418 Average, 28 hits, 18 RBIs
1984 NPHS Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
Graduated Rollins College, B.A., Environmental Studies, 1989

As an athlete at North Penn, Larry earned 6 varsity letters; 3 in football and 3 in baseball. During his junior year, the Knights won the Bux-Mont league in football and won the Bux-Mont league and District I crown in baseball. As a senior, Larry played both ways in football as a wide receiver and defensive back.  He won the NPHS Outstanding Senior Award and was named 1^st team All-Bux-Mont for both offense and defense. He also earned 3^rd Team All-State honors as a defensive back. In baseball as a junior and senior, Larry was named NPHS MVP; earned 1^stTeam All Bux-Mont honors and was named to the All Southeastern PA team.Larry’s most memorable moment came as a junior when he broke three school football records in one game against Neshaminy. He had a 96-yd interception return for a TD and an 85-yd punt return for a TD. Both plays were school records with the interception being the longest TD of any kind for the 3^rd record of the day.

As a student, Larry made distinguished honor roll and is a member of the National Honor Society.

After graduating North Penn, Larry accepted an Academic/Baseball scholarship to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. While at Rollins, he earned 4 letters playing outfield.  As a senior, he was named Captain of the team which won the difficult Southeasten Regional Championship and a berth to the Division II College World Series. By the time Larry graduated Rollins, he held school records for the most hits in a single season; career records for hits and at-bats, and was in the top 10 of several offensive categories. In 1989, Larry earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Rollins College, and later received his Master’s in Business Administration from DeSales University in 2003.

Larry now lives in Upper Perkiomen School District with his wife of 17 years, Lori and their four children: Taylor 16, Daron 14, Bryan 12 and Allie 3. He is a Marketing Manager for an orthopedic implant company. For leisure he enjoys watching his daughters dance and coaching his sons play baseball.

JENNIFER HOUSER

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1996

Field Hockey, Cross Country, Basketball, Lacrosse
7 Varsity Letters:1 Field Hockey, 3Basketball, 3 Lacrosse
Basketball: 1357 points scored in 3 seasons
1995 & 1996 NPHS Basketball MVP
1995 & 1996 All Suburban One League First Team Basketball
1994 All Suburban One League Second Team Basketball
1996 Philadelphia Inquirer All Southeast Pa. First Team Basketball
1995 & 1996 Montgomery Newspapers Super 10 Basketball
1996 Labor All Star Classic St. Joseph’s University
1995 4A District 1 Single Game Free Throw Record at 16 Free Throws
Member of Three Consecutive SOL League Championships 1994-1996
Lacrosse: 1996 All Area and All League First Team
1995- All Area Honorable Mention
1996 NPHS Offensive Lacrosse Award
1996 Philadelphia Area 4th Leading Scorer with 68 goals
Played Varsity Basketball at the University of Pennsylvania
Graduated University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, B.S., Economics, 2001

During Jennifer's tenure at North Penn High School, she participated in cross country, field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. In both her sophomore and junior years Jennifer earned the NPHS Athletic Department Award for Outstanding Female Athlete. A varsity starter on the basketball team in tenth grade, she was named the team’s most valuable player during her junior and senior seasons, leading them in both points and rebounds averaging 21.2 ppg her senior year, highest in the area. She went on to score 1,357 points in three years. The team won the league championship each year and progressed to district and state play during two of those seasons. She was a second team Suburban One selection in her sophomore year and a unanimous first team selection in both her junior and senior years. Jennifer was also voted on to the Super Ten All Area Team.  As a senior she was selected to the all Southeastern PA first team.As a starter on the varsity lacrosse team in both her junior and senior years, the team progressed to district competition. She was the fourth highest scorer in the area during her senior season with 68 goals. Jennifer was named outstanding offensive player on her team, was a unanimous all-league first team selection, and was chosen for the all area first team. This was the first ever NPHS lacrosse team to wear the title of Suburban One league Champions.Jennifer played basketball for the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated with a Wharton School Bachelors of Science in Economics. At Penn, she was named the Penn Relays Coordinator for Media Relations in 2000 and 2001. Upon graduating from college, Jennifer worked in finance for the Pullman Group, LLC and UCCCapital in New York City, and was awarded the opportunity to become a Penn Club member in 2001. She currently lives in Lansdale and works for Urban Outfitters Corporate in Philadelphia.

ZAC FRYLING

Athlete, North Penn High School, 2003

Wrestling, 4 Varsity Letters
2003 Dave Shultz Best Wrestler in Pennsylvania Award
2003 PIAA AAA State Champion 160lb Class
2002 PIAA AAA State Champion 160lb Class
2001 PIAA AAA 3rd Place State Championships
Four Time PIAA State Qualifier
Regional Champion 2000, 2002, and 2003
District Champion 2002 and 2003
Sectional Champion 2001, 2002, and 2003
NPHS Career Record of 151 wins 22 losses
2001, 2002, 2003 NPHS Wrestling MVP
2000 Outstanding Underclassmen Wrestler
2001, 2002, 2003 First Team SOL
2001, 2002, 2003 NPHS Outstanding Male Athlete
2003 Jr. National Freestyle Champion 160lbs Class
West Virginia University Four Time NCAA Wrestling Qualifier
Graduated West Virginia University; B.S., Health and Physical Education 2008

During his wrestling career at North Penn High School, Zac was a 4 year varsity letterman. He was a 3 time sectional champion, 2 time District 1 Champion, 3 time Regional Champion and a 4 time Pennsylvania State Qualifier. At States, Zac was a 3 time medalist; his sophomore year he placed 3^rd; his Junior and Senior year he was PIAA AAA State Champion at 160lbs. In the summer, Zac wrestled freestyle and was a Junior National Freestyle Champion the summer after his Senior year. To top off his high school career, Zac was awarded the Dave Schultz Most Outstanding Wrestling in Pennsylvania Award.Zac continued his wrestling career with a scholarship to West Virginia University. There he was a 4 year varsity letterman. In his Junior and Senior years he was awarded the honor of captain, as was voted by the team. During his time at West Virginia University he was a 4 time NCAA Qualifier. Zac graduated from West Virginia University in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree in Health and Physical Education.

Zac now lives in the Hatfield, Pa. area and works for his father’s construction business, LCF Construction, with plans to eventually take over the business. He is also fulfilling one of his dreams of returning to North Penn High School to coach Wrestling. He is in his third year in the position of Assistant Coach at NPHS.

SCOTT TANTINO

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1996

Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track

12 Varsity Letters: 4 Cross Country, 4 Winter Track, 4 Spring Track; Cross Country Briarwood Invitational 1st place, Course Record 15:58.0; 1995 & 1996 NPHS Winter Track MVP; 1996 Indoor States Mile Run 1st place, 3000m 2nd place; 1995 3000m Run 2nd place; 1996 Meet of Champions 2 Mile Run & Distance Medley Relay 1st place

1995 PIAA State Championships 3200m Run 2nd place, school record 9:13.87; 1995 District One Championship 3200m 1st Place; 1996 District One Championship 3200m 2nd Place; 1995 SOL Championship 1600m & 3200m 1st Place; 1996 SOL Championship 3200m 1st Place, 1600m 2nd Place; 1995 NPHS Spring Track MVP

1996 NPHS Michael Crawford Distance Award; 1996 NPHS Genuardi Award; Graduated Villanova University, B.A. Psychology Degree, 2000;

Graduated Villanova University, M.A. Clinical Psychology, 2003

Scott began his career at North Penn by earning varsity letters in cross country, indoor and spring track. Along the way he set the freshman mile and two mile school records and qualified for the District One Championship in outdoor track. As a sophomore, during the District One Cross Country Championships, Scott placed 5^th. He qualified for the PIAA State Cross Country Championships and placed 11 overall, earning him All State honors. Indoors he was 4th in the mile and 3000m run at the Meet of Champions.In his junior year Scott was NPHS MVP in Cross Country, Winter Track and Spring Track. He placed 3rd in District One and 8^th at the state meet in cross country and second in the Indoor 3000m.

In the spring at the Suburban One League Championships he set a league record in the 1600m and 3200m runs.. He won the District 3200m, and placed second at states in the 3200m setting the school record of 9:13.87.  In his senior year, Scott was undefeated in Cross Country, but ended his season early with a knee injury. In his shortened season he became the first high school athlete to run under 16:00 on Belmont Plateau's course, winning the Briarwood 1nvitational in 15:58. Despite not finishing the season he was awarded All-American honors by Harrier Magazine and the National Scholastic Sports Federation.

During Indoor Track Scott won the two mile and was a part of the winning Distance Medley Relay at the Meet of Champions. He won the State Championship in the mile and placed second in the 3000m which earned him NPHS MVP honors. He was a part of a Distance Medley with fellow inductee Bradd DelMuto which earned All-American honors placing 6^th at the Indoor National Championships. Outdoors he placed 2nd in the 3200m and 6th in the 1600m at the PIAA AAA State Championships. Scott won the NPHS Michael Crawford Award and the Genuardi Outstanding Athlete of the Year Award.

Upon graduation from North Penn, Scott attended Villanova University where he was a 12 time All-Big East selection. He was a part of the IC4A/ECAC championship teams in both the Distance Medley and Cross Country and qualified for the NCAA National Championship meet four times. Scott competed in the Penn Relays all 4 years and was runner-up in the 4 x 1 mile and placed 5^th in the Olympic Development 5000m.  He was the NCAA Mid-Atlantic cross country regional runner up and was named All District 4 times. He finished at Villanova with a 4:01 mile and 13:51 for the 5000m, earning All-American status in the 5000m. Academically, Scott graduated from Villanova with a Psychology Degree with a Business minor and an Honors sequence.

Upon Graduation, he was hired as Villanova’s Men's Assistant Coach for Track & Field and Cross Country, and completed his Masters in Clinical Psychology. He was a part of the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year and coached several All-Americans, 6 NCAA Champions and one Olympian. He currently owns and manages the North Wales Running Company and coaches several post collegiate athletes.

BRADD DELMUTO

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1997

Cross Country, Wrestling, Winter and Spring Track

12 Varsity Letters: 4 Cross Country, 1 Wrestling, 3 Winter Track, 4 Spring Track; Wrestling - 1994 - 3rd at Sectionals; 1996 SOL Cross Country Meet Champion; 1996 PIAA Cross Country State Championship 4th place; 1997 North Penn Indoor Track MVP; 1997 Meet of Champions 4 X 800m Relay 1st place &

Distance Medley Relay 1st place; school record 10:28.18; 1997 Indoor States Mile run & 4 X 800m Relay 2nd place; North Penn Spring Track MVP 1996 & 1997; 1996 & 1997 SOL Champion 1600 meters; 1996 & 1997 SOL Champion 800 meters; 1996 4X800m relay PIAA AAA State Champions; 1997 District One 4X800m Champions, 800m 2nd Place; 1997 PIAA AAA State Championship 2nd Place 800 Meters, 4X800 Relay; 12 Varsity Letters in Cross Country & Track at Penn State University

Graduated Penn State University, B.A., Advertising & Public Relations, 2001

Bradd DelMuto earned 12 varsity letters at North Penn High School and then another 12 letters at Penn State University. He was named Male Athlete of the Year in Grades 9, 10 and 11, while also a member of the National Honor Society.Bradd’s athletic career at North Penn started in Fall 1993 as a member of the cross country team. He originally viewed cross country as a way to get in shape for wrestling, a sport he in which he competed as a freshman.  He compiled an impressive 18-6 record in wrestling, including a 3^rd place finish at Sectionals for 112 lbs and being named Suburban One All League Honorable Mention. Over four years on the cross country team, Bradd’s accomplishments include 1^st place finishes at the 1996 Suburban One League Championships and setting a course record at the Steel City Invitational.  He capped his senior cross country campaign in 4^thplace at the 1996 PIAA AAA State Cross Country Championship. He was named All-League in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and served as Team Captain 1995 and 1996. In 1996 he was NPHS Cross Country MVP.A versatile runner on the track, he consistently won or placed in races from the 400m to the 2 Mile. During the Winter Track State Championships, Bradd earned 2^nd place in the 4x800m  in 1996, and then 2^nd in the 4x800 and Mile in 1997. His relay finished 6^th place in the 1996 National Scholastic Indoor Distance Medley and he placed 7^thin the 1997 National Scholastic Indoor Mile. His relay teams won the Meet of Champions 4x800 (1997) and Distance Medley (1996 and 1997), setting a school record in the DMR in 1997. Bradd also holds the 1500m record for the Track and Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia at 4:02.2. He was Team Captain in 1996 and 1997. In 1997 he was NPHS Winter Track Team MVP.

Bradd helped lead the North Penn Spring Track team to consecutive Suburban One League titles. In one of his most memorable races, Bradd brought the 1996 4x800m relay team from dead last to 5^th place at the District I Championships with a personal best time by four seconds. The same relay team went on to become PIAA State Champions. As the anchor of the nationally-recognized 4x800m relay which finished 2^nd at States in 1997; 2^nd at the 1997 Penn Relays; and was District 1 Champions in 1997. Individually, Bradd earned 2^nd place in the 1997 PIAA State 800m Relay; 8^th place in the 1997 Penn Relays 1500m; and was the League Champion in the 800m and 1600m in 1996 and 1997. Bradd also anchored the team that holds the North Penn school record in the Sprint Medley Relay. He was Team Captain in 1996 and 1997 (MVP).

Other notable accomplishments include running the nation’s fastest time in the 4x800 at the 1997 Indoor Track Princeton Relays. In cross country, he did not lose a single dual meet his senior year and went on to represent Pennsylvania at the Mid-East Invitational.

During all four years at Penn State University, Bradd scored in each Indoor and Outdoor Big Ten Championship. He was the captain of the cross country team his senior year.

Today Bradd lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Kristy, and has a successful career in public relations. He is honored to become a member of the North Penn Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

MARK HOFF

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1980

Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track
7 Varsity Letters: 2 Cross Country, 2 Winter Track, 3 Spring Track
1980 PIAA AAA State Pole Vault Champion
PIAA State Championship Meet Record & NPHS Record, 14’7”
1980 NPHS Winter Track MVP
1980 Meet of Champions, University Penn, Pole Vault Champion
1980 NPHS Outstanding Field Man Award
1980 District One Pole Vault Champion
1978 & 1980 All Bux-Mont Pole Vault
1979 NPHS Junior Year High Scorer Award
1978 NPHS Sophomore Year High Scorer
NPHS Sophomore Class Record Pole Vault

While attending North Penn Mark earned 7 varsity letters in Cross Country and Track & Field, and was named NPHS Senior Athlete of the Year in 1980.  Mark was undefeated in the pole vault his senior year in both winter and spring track. He set numerous meet records during this time, some of which still stand today.  He won the 1980 PIAA AAA State pole vault championship setting a new State and school record, jumping 14’ 7”.  Although Mark is primarily remembered as a pole vaulter he was also a solid 110m and 300m hurdler.  In 1980 Mark had 15 first place finishes in the hurdle events and took a second place at the Bux-Mont League championships in the 110m hurdles.  Mark was also the lead off runner in the 4X100m relay which placed third in the Bux-Mont league Championships, qualifying for the District One Championships.Although not a standout in cross country, Mark ran for the varsity squad his junior and senior year and contributed to the teams scoring during the meets.

Mark went to Millersville State College for Industrial Arts.  While at Millersville he set the school record in the pole vault jumping 15’ 6”, before putting the pole down for good to pursue a career in Industrial Engineering.

Mark now lives in Oriental, North Carolina with his wife Linda and four children: Shana, Carly, Chad, and Sam.  Mark is the Global Procurement Director for Attends Healthcare Products.  He also holds a captains license with the US Coast Guard which he uses as a part time fishing guide for his company Sweet Water Charters.

Mark continues his love of Track & Field by volunteering as a pole-vault coach for the Pamlico High School track team.  He has had 5 athletes place at the state level in the pole vault the last two years; which includes the 2011 State Champion.

“I give credit to Coach James Gulick for the many successes I have had and thank him for the lessons he bestowed upon me as a young man; may he rest in peace”.