VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton athletics has announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and the group is comprised of two former student-athletes, one two-sport coach and an accomplished team from the 1960s. 

Selected to join the 117 current members of the Hall in the 25th annual installment are wrestler Dave Berry (1970-74), women's soccer player Meghan Taylor (2002-05), women's and men's soccer coach Hristos Dimitriou and the 1961-62 men's basketball team. The induction ceremony date and format will be announced later but is tentatively planned for late spring/summer, dependent on COVID protocols. 

Berry was one of the early greats who helped establish Binghamton wrestling on a national scale. A sectional champion and state placewinner at nearby Homer High School, Berry came to campus iin 1970, the program's second season as a varsity sport under Hall of Fame coach Steve Erber. By the time Berry graduated in 1974, the program had its first NCAA Division III Top 20 finish (16th) in what would become a string of five straight Top 20 showings and national recognition at the end of the decade. Berry was a four-time NCAA qualifier at 150/58 pounds and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 1974. He captured a New York state title and went unbeaten in 34 straight dual matches spanning his final two collegiate seasons. He went 12-0-1 as a junior and 15-0-1 as a senior. Berry lost just once over his final three years of dual matches (49-4-2 overall) and holds the school record for dual match win percentage (89%). He was selected as the prestigious Foundation Award winner in 1974 and received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, thanks to his academic achievement as a geography major.

Taylor anchored the women's soccer back line during four standout seasons between 2002-05. With a driven, no-nonsense approach to the game, Taylor led the Bearcats to the pinnacle of team success in 2004 when the squad captured the America East tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament - in just the third year the program was eligible. Picked to finish eighth by the league's coaches, BU instead won the regular season title, went 14-6-1 overall and advanced to play the nation's No. 2 team in Penn State in the national spotlight. Taylor's numerous accolades included championship MVP honors, first team America East all-conference and second team all-region laurels. She scored the game-winning goal in BU's 2-0 win over Maine in the championship game and steered a stingy Bearcats back line to eight shutouts, including back-to-back blanks in the postseason. In all, she was a three-time all-conference selection and two-time all-region choice and her BU teams won 24 games (18 by shutout) in her last two collegiate seasons. Taylor was selected for the Jessie Godfrey Award in 2006. 

Dimitriou had the unique distinction of orchestrating success with two different programs in separate stints. His leadership and dedication was the impetus for the elevation of the women's soccer program from club to varsity status in 1985 and after serving as club coach for two years, he had a successful six-year run as the program's first varsity coach. His teams set benchmarks with first-ever postseason berths in the New York State and ECAC tournaments and the program's first-ever national ranking (No. 18 in 1989). His legacy with the women's program was actually cemented after he made the switch over to associate head coach of the BU men's team. The 1991 women's soccer team, recruited and developed by Dimitriou, cashed in on their former coach's table-setting when they became the first Binghamton women's team in any sport to earn an NCAA tournament bracket berth. In 1993, Dimitriou took over as head coach of the men's program following the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Tim Schum, and led the program for nine years and into its historic transition to NCAA Division I status. He was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 1994 after steering the team to an 11-game win streak and NCAA tournament berth. His Division II teams in 1998 and 1999 both reached the postseason. All the while, Dimitriou was a friend and supporter to all student-athletes in his concurrent role as the department's issue room manager. 

The 1961-62 men's basketball team earns acclaim as holder of the highest win percentage of any basketball team in the school's 73 years. Led by Hall of Fame coach Frank Pollard and featuring Hall of Fame standouts Jim Davis and Mickey Greenberg, the '61-62 squad went 14-3 and was ranked No. 6 in New York State. Well before the 3-point era, the team averaged 70 points on offense and shot better than 41% from the field. Defensively, it limited opponents to an average of 57 points. The team was invited to the program's first-ever postseason tournament but campus administration declined a bid to the New York State Invitational. Members of the team included seniors Jim Davis, Paul Simandle and Tom Kirk, juniors Mickey Greenberg and Bob Loomis, sophomores Barry Schneider, Bill Moynihan, Phil Weisberg and Al Israel and freshmen Barry Winkler, Mike Freedus, Ethan Fishman, Dick Chiacchierini, Mike Brazier and Mike Tilles. 

Hall of Fame nominations are accepted year-round and can be sent to committee chair John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu).