Welcome to the Binghamton University Athletics Hall of Fame Member Update Page! This page is intended to catch up with the Hall of Fame members and share what they are currently doing as well as offer reflections on their time at Binghamton. In the Fall 2018, we contacted all 103 individual members and asked them to respond to a few questions about their careers, family, whereabouts, special moments in their lives since induction, connection to their sport, and to share any important memories from their time as a BU student-athlete or staff member.
Sarah Bunting (Class of 1996, Inducted in 2004)
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Bunting has been living in the Denver area for almost 20 years and loves life in Colorado. She lives with her husband Nathan, her 7-year old daughter, Skye, her 5-year old son, Cuillin, and her two step-children, McKenna and Jack, both of whom are 21 years old. Following an 18-year career in strategy and technology consulting (mostly with Booz Allen Hamilton), Bunting switched gears to focus on family. She now works as a part-time business strategy consultant and as a full-time mom.
In her free time, Bunting enjoys exploring the local mountain trails and for the last couple of years she has “embraced the world of ultra trail running.” Bunting competed in her first 100-mile race in August 2017 -- placing as 5th female in the legendary Leadville 100 trail run (in 23 hours and 39 minutes) starting and finishing in Leadville, CO. The race entailed running more than 100 miles over Rocky Mountain terrain with elevations ranging from 9,200 to 12,600 feet and almost 16,000 feet of vertical gain. In April of this year, Bunting was runner-up female at the Canyons Endurance 100K on the historical Western States Trail in California. Bunting says she “had to cut (her) racing season short due to injury and fatigue issues but I'm gearing up for several big races in 2019, including another 100 miler in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.”
Bunting laments that she has not been back to Binghamton since the 2004 induction ceremony, but speaks highly of her time from the ceremony. “I loved seeing the changes to the campus at that time and I can't even imagine what it looks like today! I would love to get back one of these days -- especially to see my old coaches (Gary Truce and Mike Thompson).” Bunting is appreciative of her training at Binghamton, stating, “The training in my Binghamton days -- especially during the cold, snowy winters -- prepared me well for endurance racing. I have fond memories of Coach Truce, in particular, sending us out on some epic snowy training runs building both our physical and mental toughness! And I have so many fond memories of Coach Truce in general -- he was so inspiring to so many of us."
Included is a photo of Bunting competing in a race.
Sarah Cartmill (Class of 2002, Inducted in 2010)
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Cartmill just accepted the Head Women’s Basketball coaching position at Fredonia State and is living in Fredonia, NY.
Prior to accepting the Fredonia State job, she served as an assistant at Hamilton College for one season and was the head women's coach at Bard College from 2014-2017.
Special moments in Cartmill’s life since being inducted include getting her first head coaching job at Bard College in 2014, being inducted into the Section 4 Athletics Hall-of-Fame in March of 2018, and taking her first trip with family to Ireland in October of 2016.
Cartmill describes the Ireland trip as “the time of my life.” With her coaching job Cartmill stays connected to her sport of basketball everyday. Her trip to campus this past homecoming left an impression on her. “I was just back this past weekend for Homecoming and it is as beautiful as ever. The addition of the intramural turf and softball field updates to go along with everything else looks great.”
The memories Cartmill has of her time at BU are many, but she says, “really the best thing I have gotten from my time at BU as a student athlete, is the lasting friendships that mean the world to me. I am still in touch with a number of my teammates and coaches and know that they will remain in my life for many if not all my years to come.”
Marty Friedman (Class of 1975, Inducted in 1998)
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Friedman lives with his wife Debbie in Highland Park, NJ and works in New York City. Him and his wife have two children, Michelle and Jay. They enjoy spending time with Michelle and her husband Adam Cohn who have their granddaughter, Ilana (2 1/2). Friedman spends “a lot of family time at a home we have outside of Woodstock, NY where we enjoy hiking and skiing.”
Friedman was on hand to see BU men’s soccer win over New Hampshire in September 2018. He was impressed by the campus when he returned, commenting, “The campus has grown quite a bit and much less open space.”
On whether he is able to stay connected to the men’s soccer program since his playing days, Friedman says, “I have kept in touch with Tim (Schum) and also Paul Marco as I try to keep up with how the team is doing.” As far as continuing to play the sport Friedman says, “occasionally (I) still play soccer in pick up games but I now spend more time playing golf - less taxing on the legs.” His visit to campus prompted some reminiscing on his BU soccer days. “I still love the feeling of a sunny autumn day playing soccer on the varsity field - now where the Events center sits, but the feeling is still strong and I soaked it all in when I was there a couple of weeks ago.”
Neomie Friedman (Class of 1994, Inducted in 1999)
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Friedman was last on campus in April for a college tour with her daughter. Of the visit she said “I was able to see my plaque and brought my girls. My oldest was on a college tour so that was exciting. She plans on applying to Binghamton... It was so cool to see the changes in regards to the field and the West Gym. It looks amazing and I am so impressed.”
Between her work and travel soccer for her daughters, Friedman expressed the difficulty in making trips to Binghamton, but she remember her years fondly.
She also commented on her time off the soccer field, “Aside from soccer, I recall the great times we were hired to take stats at basketball games. Courtside seats! Would have been way more impressive in the new gym.”
Friedman is currently working at the West Point Military Academy as a physician. After seven years in the Army she continues to work as a civilian caring for our troops and their families.
Included is the picture of her girls on their visit.
Jerry Gaube (Class of 1976, Inducted in 2006)
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Gaube still lives in the Binghamton area and is frequently on campus for various events, games etc. Since his induction in 2006, Gaube’s three sons have all gotten married and he has one granddaughter, Claire who is five years old. Two of Gaube’s sons played sports for Binghamton and along with his wife, all have their master’s degrees from BU. Gaube’s oldest son has his MBA from Portland University.
Gaube owns Muldowney Marketing Inc., a marketing consulting company and he has another business called Watch Your Manors which provides home security services for people who frequently travel. He says he "continues to keep in touch with some of his former classmates and teammates but mainly the ones that are still in the Binghamton area. Being a part of the Athlete's Challenge has enabled Gaube to re-establish old ties and friendships with some of the baseball players. “I wish I could have had the opportunity to play on our beautiful new baseball field and utilize the great training facilities at the Events Center. In my playing days we sat on wooden benches out in the open (no dugouts) and we had no fences.”
Some of Gaube’s fondest memories were “the great friendships I made in the management school and with my baseball teammates and coaches, especially Tim Schum who, to this day, has remained a great friend. Tim's confrontations with 'Homer' umpires when we played at Le Moyne and Ithaca College were legendary.... made Wally Bachman and Coach Sinicki look like 'choir boys'!” Gaube recounts another memory of his coach during his senior year. “Tim once asked me to meet with a top recruit and his parents. The player was concerned that he wouldn't be able to handle the academics here at Binghamton. Tim assured the family that this would not be a problem, ‘Jerry is living proof that with a little luck anyone can graduate from our school’"!
Mark Goldberg (Class of 1979, Inducted in 2007) 
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Goldberg lives in Westchester County but is now spending more time down in Naples, Florida and also in Greensboro, NC where his grandchildren live. Since his induction Goldberg has stopped competing in tennis due to a shoulder ailment. “I am still playing 2-3 times per week but now play to stay somewhat in shape although I am clearly a shell of my former self.”
Goldberg last visited campus three years ago for a tennis reunion and was impressed by some changes he saw. “Tennis life at Binghamton has sure changed since I was there practicing in the racquetball courts during the winter and when we would roll out an Astro turf carpet on the gym floor 1x/month and I would run on the indoor banked track (15 1/2 laps/mile) which was in the basement of the men's gym around the weight area. There was something "Rockyesh" to it that I still look back on and smile.”
Included is a picture of Goldberg with his grandchildren.
Mickey Greenberg (Class of 1963, Inducted in 1996)
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Greenberg taught English at Vestal for 34 years while coaching basketball and baseball.
Since retiring in 2004, Greenberg’s greatest pleasure continues to be enjoying time with his family. Greenberg remains connected with basketball by volunteering as a high school basketball assistant.
He also is a frequent visitor to the BU men’s basketball program. “I go to campus frequently to watch games and practices. The contrast between the D-3 ball I played here and the D-1 now, are light years apart but the lifelong friendships that were and will be made with teammates, are the same.”
Greenberg cherishes the memories and time he had as a player at BU, playing for coach Frank Pollard. “So many fond memories come flooding back while playing for Coach Pollard. I think it was the love of the game we all shared and the camaraderie on and off the court that meant the most to me.”
Mark Gumble (Class of 1988, Inducted in 1996)
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Gumble moved from Binghamton to San Diego in 1998 and has been living in Orlando and working at the University of Central Florida (UCF) since 2005. He currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Learning Support Services at UCF, which enrolls over 68,000 students. He enjoys spending much of his free time on the water fishing and exercising.
In the past 20 years, Gumble has been inducted to five other Hall of Fames including, most recently, the Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame (2018). Professionally, two of Gumble’s units at UCF (the Student Academic Resource Center (2017) and Academic Services for Student-Athletes (2011)) have received recognition by their respective national organizations as model programs of the year. He just started his 30th year working in higher education. He also served as a consultant for the National Wrestling Coaches Association on Academic Progress in the early 2000s.
After leaving Binghamton in 1998, Gumble stayed connected to the sport of wrestling through officiating High School wrestling for 10 years in California and Florida, and coaching wrestling at the club level. He remains very connected with wrestling at BU as a donor and fan, and still follows his nephew’s and many former wrestler’s children in the sport.
After returning to campus in November 2018 for the Wrestling 50th Anniversary, Gumble says, “I was impressed by the growth of the campus and the impact of the University in the Binghamton Community.”
Of his coaching highlights Mark commented, “I always got a thrill seeing wrestlers who competed at BU win matches against opponents who beat them before or knocking off teams ranked higher than us in dual meets. Working with local friends of the program and hosting a team from Russia while I was coaching was also a thrill. The fact that we won was icing on the cake.”
As an athlete Mark’s fondest memories were “how much I enjoyed working out with teammates, local high school and college wrestlers, and various coaches in the off season, training for goals most thought were impossible until they were not.”
“I am proud to have been the founding director of the academic support program for student-athletes and parlaying learning support into a second career after stepping down from coaching after nine years. It has been a blessing working with and inspiring young adults for three decades and it all started with opportunities first presented to me at BU.”
Included is a picture of Gumble speaking at BU Wrestling's 50th Anniversary Ceremony in November 2018.
David Holmes (Class of 2007, Inducted in 2013) 
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In the five years since being inducted into BU’s HOF, Holmes has married his wife Emma, had two sons (Oscar ,2, and Sebastian, 3 months), and they live near Leeds in the UK. Holmes still works for, B. Braun Medical, the same company which he started with in November 2007, “but (I) have changed roles a few times and am now responsible for Business Development within our Orthopedic and Spinal division.”
Holmes lists three big life events that have occurred in his life since being inducted: Becoming a husband (Sept 2015), becoming a father (Nov 15) and buying a home (Feb 2016).
Holmes has drifted away from any hands on involvement in swimming, “however I still maintain a relationship with my old club and some old teammates. I'm sure that given the birth of our sons and the fact that Oscar loves being in the water, there is a chance my life may come full circle and reignite the connection to swimming once again.”
Due to living overseas, Holmes has not had the chance to get back to campus since the induction ceremony in 2015. Of his 2015 visit he says, “My impressions then were that the campus was doing a great job in modernizing and improving services for the whole student body. I'd still love to see a 50m pool complex added to the facilities.”
On his time as a swimmer at BU, Holmes says, “There were always lots of in-jokes, funny mishaps and stories shared throughout the swim team, which was amazing. However, looking back at my time in Binghamton through the lens of real adult life allows me to see the common theme among all of my fond memories. That is the immediate understanding between teammates of the shared struggle we chose to go through. There aren't many times where a group of 20-25 guys go through that pressure, tiredness, winning and losing together. This made the hard times easier and the good times far more enjoyable.”
Included is a picture of David with his children.
Jacki (Kane) Jing (Class of 2008, Inducted in 2015)
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Jing is currently living in Los Angeles. After working in the TV News industry for ten years, she is now working for an online video game/entertainment company called IGN.
Of the job and living in LA, Jing says, “It's an incredibly fun, rewarding, awesome job! (I’ve) Been enjoying the sunshine and playing tons of sand volleyball in my spare time... Living the dream out here on the best coast.”
In terms of staying connected to the sport of volleyball, Jing isn’t able to play indoor as much as she used to but gets her fair share of beach volleyball in on the west coast. “I don't play indoor as much as I used to, maybe a couple times a year, but I am playing beach volleyball at least twice a week if not more!”
Jing has not been back to campus since her HOF induction but says that time was very memorable. “It was amazing to walk around the Events Center and the campus... so many amazing memories came flooding back! All the athletes circa 2004 to 2008 were so fun. It was a great group of fun, talented people and I miss them all so much! I made life-long friendships and memories!”
Included is a picture of Jing while she was still working on TV.
Dr. Douglas Kerr (Inducted in 2012)
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Kerr continues to travel to Kenya twice a year to help the mission hospitals he serves there to “improve their orthopedic surgery capacity and pay for the care of the most indigent patients.”
Kerr still enjoys his hobbies of golf and tennis and more recently he has started to make furniture.
Kerr enjoys spending time with his family and grandchildren.
In terms of remaining connected to BU Kerr says he stays “in contact from time to time with the training room staff and (I) am so pleased by their continued friendship.”
Of the current climate of campus Kerr says, “I am on campus fairly frequently and still am impressed with the growth.”
Kerr’s fondest memories of his time at BU “are of the great student athletes that I treated.”
John Moreau (Class of 1977, Inducted in 1998)
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Since his induction in 1998, Moreau has had several special moments occur in his life. In 2000, Moreau was a finalist in the National Fencing Championships. In both 2002 and 2005, he earned a bronze medal in the Epee Veteran’s Fencing World Championships (age 50-59 division). In 2003, he won the United States Epee National Fencing Championship.
At age 52, he was the oldest champion in US history. In 2004, Moreau was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. In 2008 and 2012, Moreau officiated the Modern Pentathlon event at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). He was the only person from North or South America to do so. In 2009, Moreau was inducted as a distinguished alumnus of Texas State University, where he joined the ranks of former US president Lyndon B. Johnson. In 2010, Moreau officiated at the Modern Pentathlon Youth World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In 2011, he coached the US Modern Pentathlon Under-19 team in Wuhan, China. Also in 2011, Moreau officiated at the Senior Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
In 2014, Moreau retired from teaching at Texas State and accepted the position of Head Fencing coach at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Moreau was tasked with starting the fencing program at UIW, and this was the first time in 50 years that a Div. I institution started an intercollegiate fencing program. Moreau has gotten the fencing program off to a rapid start. In the program’s first three years in intercollegiate competition (2016-18), Moreau has helped 22 fencers make all-regional and 5 student-athletes have reached the NCAA Championships under his coaching.
In 2016, Moreau was elected as a Technical Delegate to the Technical Committee for the UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) (International Governing Body for the sport of Modern Pentathlon). Only six in the entire world are selected and no one can represent the same country. He also earned his 8th degree black belt in karate. Moreau is currently the #1 ranked Modern Pentathlon International Judge for the United States.
Moreau hopes to return to the Binghamton Area for his 50-year high school reunion at Union-Endicott High School. Moreau remembers bringing his daughter to his induction ceremony in 1998 reminisces at how the time has flown by. His daughter is now 22 years old and will be graduating in May with 3 majors and 2 minor areas of study with a 3.9 GPA. Moreau and his wife Natalia, a former nationally-ranked Mexican fencer, have three children. Their youngest child, Monet, is currently on the UIW women’s fencing team.
Jim Norris (Inducted in 2015)
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Jim and his wife Lisa are happily retired and reside in the Greater Binghamton area.
“Life is great! Lisa joined me in retirement last year and we've been doing a lot of traveling. We also spend a lot of time with our great-niece Samarah who is like a granddaughter to us. We recently sold our home and we will soon (April 2019) be moving into the new apartments that are presently under construction at 50 Front Street in Binghamton.”
Special moments in Norris' life since his induction include attending his nephew Patrick's Graduation Ceremony at Notre Dame, the birth of his great niece Samarah and great nephew Evan, and quietly celebrating his wife Lisa’s retirement with her and her parents.
Norris, an avid sports fan, stays connected to the athletic world by viewing “a ton of sporting events (basketball, baseball, football, etc) both on television, and in person.” Norris also coaches fifth and sixth grade basketball at the local level. “This particular age group and level have been a perfect match for me at this stage in my life. I've been blessed to coach an outstanding group of well raised youngsters who have tremendous passion and enthusiasm for the game. What a total joy they've been for me to coach and watch further develop both on and off the court.”
Norris’ last time back on BU’s campus was this past summer during meetings to vote on the 2018 HOF nominees. “I always enjoy returning to campus and seeing the staff and student athletes and how things continue to grow and develop under the leadership of Pat Elliott. During my last visit I also thoroughly enjoyed sneaking down to the Strength and Conditioning Area to see and visit with two of my favorite former co-workers - Brian McGovern and Lori Gleason. I'm hoping to catch a volleyball and soccer match this fall along with a number of basketball games this winter followed by some baseball and softball games in the spring.”
Norris says his fondest memories as a basketball coach were “working with Coach Baldwin and the tremendous student athletes we were blessed to have coached during my nine year coaching tenure... the great crowds that supported us in the West Gym... and the off-season trip we took to Scotland/London.”
As an administrator Norris lists “working with an outstanding staff and numerous top notch student athletes... the development of our second to none facilities... watching Rory Quiller pole vault in the EC, and going with several of our teams when they competed in their first NCAA Tournaments,” citing the Men's Soccer trip @ FDU, Volleyball @ Penn State, and Baseball @ East Carolina.
Included is a picture of Norris calling one of the BU men's basketball games on the ESPN 3 broadcast in November.
Avi Shaprut (Class of 1994, Inducted in 2016)
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Since relocating from Long Island in 2000, Shaprut has lived in San Diego, CA, where he met his wife and now has two children. Shaprut worked as a full-time small animal veterinarian for 16 years but underwent a career change and became a corporate veterinarian for Nestle Purina.
On his new job he says, “I lecture about pet nutrition to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, coordinate Purina’s sports medicine and rehabilitation program, support our sales reps with technical information, and interface with the four west coast veterinary universities.”
Shaprut notes meeting Greg Louganis just prior to the Rio Summer Olympic Games as his lone connection to the sport.
Shaprut’s first return to campus since graduating in 1994 had quite an impression on him and the direction of the university. He says, “Coming back to campus was very nostalgic. It was also incredible to see all the new buildings and facilities on campus. Most notable and impressive to me was the beautiful athletics building in which I had the great honor to be inducted.”
His fondest memories of his time at BU were his time in the pool or competing at other schools. “I particularly cherish the memories of the relationships with my coach and teammates. One of the greatest lessons I learned in my time as a diver is to strive to do my very best at what you love every single day. Persistence, passion and a strong work ethic can help you achieve more than you think possible and can shatter the limits you set for yourself. This valuable life lesson has become a core part of who I am and is a lesson I strive to pass onto my children at every opportunity.”
Michael Starke (Inducted in 2012) 
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Starke presently resides here in the Binghamton area.
Some special moments in Starke’s life since his induction include some hobbies other than tennis as well as continuing his passion for tennis. “I did manage to hike/climb the Adirondack 46 ... 46 peaks in the High Peaks region that are 4,000 ft or higher."
Starke also had the opportunity to coach on a 5.0+ USTA tennis team that went to nationals in 2017.
Starke enjoyed his visit to campus this past homecoming weekend and speaks highly of the memories he made during his time at BU.
Included is a picture of Michael (left) alongside former player Michael Lane, who was on campus during Homecoming to present a generous gift to the men's tennis program.
Leah (Truncale) Bowers (Class of 2002, Inducted in 2013)
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Bowers recently stepped away from coaching women's basketball at Binghamton University to pursue her second love of teaching. She is currently enrolled, full-time, in the Masters of Education program at BU.
She resides in Endwell, NY with her wife, Dr. Kristie Bowers. Kristie is an Assistant Athletic Director at Binghamton University and they “are both PROUD alums that enjoy giving back to (their) Alma Mater every day!”
A special moment for Bowers since her induction came in 2016, when her and Kristie got married in Ithaca, NY, in front of family, friends and 20 other Binghamton University Alumni. “It was a great day! So great that I ask Kristie on a regular basis if we can get married again, just so we can have all of those amazing people in one place!”
Another special moment for Bowers came in 2017, when Kristie completed her PhD at Binghamton University. Bowers says, “Watching her (Kristie) work so hard for five years and defend her dissertation was a huge inspiration for me to go back to school. I am proud of all that she continues to accomplish at BU and in her professional career.”
Bowers remains involved in women's basketball at BU, as the ESPN+ color commentator for the women's basketball program's home games. She communicates often with Head Coach Bethann Shapiro Ord to stay in the loop with all things going on with the team. She is also involved with women's basketball alumni relations, most recently organizing the 2018 Women's Basketball Alumni Game during Homecoming Weekend.
Being involved with the University throughout her career, Bowers has this to say about BU, “Whether it's through my time working in the athletics department or my time up on campus as a graduate student, I am forever grateful to call Binghamton University my home. The people in this community make it so great!” The memories she made as a player, coach, and employee are many, as Bowers commented, “As a student athlete, my fondest memories are of being with my basketball teammates. Road trips, team meals, practices and games. Each day with them will always be special to me. As a coach, having the opportunity to see the game from the sidelines and to make an impression on the Bearcats I coached, giving them a memorable experience at BU, just as my coaches gave me. As a staff member, being given the chance to continue my involvement in the sport I love and at the University I care deeply for!”
Included is a picture from Bowers' wedding.
