Keeping honors in the family

Hobart College's Hall of Fame ceremony on October 6 has all the makings of a Van Arsdale family reunion. Current Penn men's lacrosse coach Marc Van Arsdale, a 1985 Hobart graduate, will be among those inducted. But Marc won't be the only Van Arsdale heading to the Statesmen's Hall of Fame this year. His older brother Guy and father William will also be inducted. "To go in with my brother and father makes it extra special, without a doubt," the Penn head man said. Van Arsdale was a first team All-American and the Division III National Attackman of the Year in 1985. He was also a two-time Most Outstanding Player of the Division III National Championship game. The four-time Hobart letterman is currently 12th on Hobart's all-time scoring list and has the 13th-most goals in Statesmen history. Van Arsdale is in his fifth season as Penn's head coach, where his record is 21-32. In his first season at the helm, Van Arsdale led the Quakers to their first Ivy League win in three years and their first .500 season of the decade. Guy Van Arsdale was a goalie for the Geneva, N.Y., school and led the Statesmen to four straight National Championships. He is currently in his 13th season as the head coach at Rochester Institute of Technology. William Van Arsdale was Hobart's chief financial officer from 1973-85 and will be inducted as an athletic benefactor. The Van Arsdale trio will become the first brother-brother-father threesome to be inducted into the Hobart Hall of Fame. October's Hall of Fame ceremony, however, will not be the first one to feature multiple Van Arsdales. Marc and Guy were both inducted into the Geneva Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

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