SUNY Brockport has announced its newest members selected for induction into the Brockport Athletics Hall of Fame including track & field national champion Mark Lineweaver '75.  The Golden Eagles will celebrate eight inductees during Homecoming Weekend at the Alumni Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner and Ceremony on Friday, October 6 at 6pm on campus in the Seymour Union Ballroom. Register for the Alumni Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner here. 
 
Brockport's Mark Lineweaver will forever be known as the first Golden Eagle in track & field program-history to win an NCAA Division III National title. He accomplished the feat in impressive fashion in 1975 when he dominated the competition and posted a school-record score of 7101 in the decathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships hosted by Baldwin Wallace College in Barea, Ohio. 
 
He earned 10 team points for Brockport as the Golden Eagles tied for 24th in the team event at Nationals.  At the time, the Division III national champion was allowed to go on to compete at the Division I championships if they had the Division I qualifying standard. Lineweaver placed 10th at the NCAA Division I Championships in the decathlon in 1975.
 
Lineweaver's school-record mark of 7101 ranks eighth on the NCAA Division III all-time list (scoring tables changed in 1985).  Lineweaver also placed third in the decathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in 1974. 
 
At graduation, he owned school records in the 100 meters, long jump, pole vault, pentathlon, decathlon and contributed a leg to the mile relay school-record. He is still the school-record holder in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.60. 
 
Lineweaver helped guide Brockport to the SUNYAC Outdoor team championship in 1974.  He was a 1980 Olympic hopeful and in 1978 he took home 4th place at US Nationals in the decathlon with a score of 7670.

Brockport Athletics Hall of Fame
Begun in 1985, the Golden Eagle Athletic Hall of Fame was established to recognize athletes, coaches and/or administrators who have made outstanding contributions to the intercollegiate athletics program at Brockport. In 2009, a "contributors" category was added to honor individuals who have made a significant impact on the College's athletics program and/or the honoree's professional field after attending or working at Brockport.
 
Nominations are accepted by the Brockport Athletic Department on an on-going basis. To be considered for the current year, a nomination must be submitted by no later than January 31 of the same year. Nominations will only be accepted through the online nomination portal. To be complete, a nomination should include a current resume of the nominee's achievements in athletics, their profession, and civic activities, and other supporting materials. Candidates nominated for induction remain eligible for five years. If a nominee is not selected within a period of five years, he/she is automatically removed from the list of active nominees and must be nominated again to be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame. To nominate an individual for the Brockport Athletics Hall of Fame, please click here.