The Clarkson Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced that nine former Clarkson Athletes will be enshrined in the Clarkson Athletics Hall of Fame this February during the annual Cold Out Gold Out Alumni Weekend.

The Class of 2023 will be the first class inducted since 2017 when Clarkson inducted eight new members.  Below are the members of the Class of 2023 with a summary of their accolades.  In the following days, clarksonathletics.com will release a full story on each of the candidates with full in depth coverage of their career. 

The Class of 2023 will be (in alphabetical order):

Sara Artus - Volleyball - 2011

Sara was an AVCA All-American Third-Team in 2011, an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention in 2009 & 2010, and AVCA All-Region First-Team in 2009, 2010, & 2011.  Sara was the Liberty League Player of the Year in 2011, along with being named a CoSIDA Academic All-District 3.  She was Liberty League First-Team All-Star 3 times (2009-2011) and is Clarkson's All-Time Leader in kills per set, ranks second in total kills (five behind all-time leader).  During her time with the Golden Knights, the team Reached NCAA Tournament three times, which were the first three times in program history.

Tim Barcomb - Baseball - 2003

Tim finished career one-hit shy of all-time triple crown as leader in home runs, RBI, and average (now ranks second, first, and third).  Barcomb was a three-time ABCA/Rawlings All-Region, three-time UCAA All-Star, and a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (one of only two athletes at Clarkson to be named Academic All-American three times) He held the distinction as the hardest player in the nation to strike out in 2003 with only two strikeouts.

Robert "Soupy" Campbell - Benefactor - 1961

Soupy has been a long-time supporter of men's and women's hockey, while serving the college at large with his work on the Board of Trustees and Alumni Association President.  Campbell has contributed to both renovations of Cheel Arena, along with contributions to Walker Arena renovation project.  He supports Lil' Knights Club, a young fan engagement program for Women's Hockey and is one of the top supporters of the annual Athletics Giving Day.  Soup played hockey from 1958 to 1961, appearing in 55 games with the Green and Gold. 

Dan Gasbarre - Men's Soccer - 1987

Possibly the greatest goal scorer in program history, in 65 career games, Dan scored 43 goals with 11 assists (97 points), ranking second all-time in program history for both goals and points. Gasbarre was named the ICAC Rookie of the Year in 1984, an ICAC All-Star four times (three-time 1st Team), All-NYS Region four times (1st team twice).   Key offensive threat in that four-year stretch, led team in scoring all four years.

David Kinney - Baseball - 2012

Kinney was named a D3Baseball.com All-American in 2012, an ABCA/Rawlings All-American in 2011, and Liberty League Player of the Year two times (2011, 2012).  David was a three-time NYS All-Region, 2011 NYS Regional Player of the Year and Finalist for National Player of the Year.  Clarkson's all-time leader in batting average (.402), slugging (.637), home runs (19), hits (198), doubles (51), total bases (314)  he hit .467 in senior season. Served as team's closer as junior and allowed only five hits in eight appearances with 14 strikeouts.  Team reached NCAA Tournament twice during his time with the Green and Gold.

Bill O'Flaherty - Hockey, Coach, Administrator - 1971

Billy O's life at Clarkson spanned that of an athlete, Coach, Athletic Director.  O'Flaherty as a Head Coach of the Men's Hockey team, went 134-59-12 (.683 winning percentage) and led team to two ECAC Regular-Season titles, and three NCAA Tournament appearances. He was selected as Spencer Penrose Award recipient as National Coach of the Year in 1981. After coaching Bill became Clarkson Athletic Director and held post for more than a decade before moving to NHL to serve as Director of Player Personnel for LA Kings. Also scout for Pittsburgh Penguins and Director of Pro Scouting for Florida Panthers. 

Mike Smith - Hockey - 1968

Mike was a member of the Clarkson Hockey program from 1965-67. After his graduation from Clarkson, Mike began a path in hockey that helped shape the way the game is played today. Smith became a front office executive who has worked with the original Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2003, Smith has worked as a scout and with two companies specializing in hockey analytics.
Smith was presented with Clarkson's Arnold H. Barben Award in 2000.

Mel Tomalty - Hockey & Lacrosse - 1961

Tomalty played in 59 games with the Golden Knights Hockey program scoring 57 goals and 58 assists for 115 points.  He lead team in goals in 1958-59 and 1959-60 and centered what is widely considered one of the best lines ever at Clarkson with Bill Little and Bob Van Lammers in the 1958-59 season, when as a unit, they amassed 126 points in 19 games (6.63 points per game) which accounted for 49.2% of the team's scoring.  He averaged 1.94 points per game, fifth-best figure in program history.  Mel was a long-time official in North Country where he received numerous awards and was a goal judge for hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.

Joe Zebrowski - Lacrosse - 2005

Joe owns the lowest all-time goals against average in program history (6.93 GAA), the second most wins (32), second best save percentage (.618). Joe Z was a two-time All-American Honorable Mention and a four-time conference all-star.  He was named the UCAA Rookie of the Year in 2002, and led team to NCAA Tournament in 2002 and 2004 and was selected as UCAA Most Outstanding Player in 2004 conference championship tournament.