Joe Roosa Inducted Into Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame

GREENVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 10) -- Thiel College Athletics announced Friday morning that Kristen Benjamin, Madison Chylik (Smith), Nelton Neal, Joe Roosa, Darrell Satterfield, Jeff Sorenson and Christina Toth will be inducted into the Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame.

The 44th Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday, Jan. 24, for the Class of 2025.

Salamanca Warrior alumnus, Joe Roosa '76 (Salamanca, N.Y. / Salamanca) was a two-time football All-PAC selection, making the Second Team in 1979 and garnering Honorable Mention status in 1978.

Roosa, a four-year letter winner, holds the Thiel career tackles record (404), which is third most in PAC history. He is 1 of just 3 three players in conference history to reach the 400-tackle mark. Roosa holds the league record for single-game sacks (six), doing so against Hiram in 1979.

His 115 tackles in 1979 are the eighth most in a season in Thiel history. His single-game marks of 18 and 16 tackles are good for third and eighth most, respectively, in Tomcats lore.