MANSFIELD - The Mansfield University Alumni-Athletic Hall of Fame will induct four members along with a Legend at Homecoming Weekend 2017.
 
The Hall of Fame Dinner will be held on Friday, Sept. 29 at North Manser Dining Hall.
 
The 2017 class includes Freddie Coleman '87 (football), Brian DeCecco '05 (football), coach Ethel Moser (field hockey), and the 1992 Baseball Team. Bernard "Bernie" Feldman '39 (football and baseball) will enter the Hall of Fame as a legend.
 
Coleman was a two-year starter for the Mountaineer football program under head coach Tom Elsasser. In 1985, Coleman hauled in 12 catches for 308 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He a reeled in a team-best 75-yard reception against Edinboro that season. The following year, Coleman led Mansfield with 41 catches for 644 yards and four touchdowns. Coleman averaged 5.1 receptions a game in 1986. He was named to 2^nd Team All-PSAC East honors at wide receiver following the 1986 season.
 
Coleman has worked as a nationally syndicated radio host and commentator on ESPN since 2004 and is currently co-host of the Freddie and Fitz Show. He has made appearances on television shows First Take and AirCheck along with ESPN's NFL Draft coverage. A strong advocate for Mansfield University, Coleman served as the spring 2013 commencement speaker and has returned to speak at the Frank Butsko Breakfast and to communication classes.
 
DeCecco started every game of his four-year career at nose guard where he was a three-time All-PSAC East selection. He earned second team honors as a sophomore and first team recognition in both his junior and senior seasons. DeCecco played his first three seasons under head coach Chris Woods before playing his senior year under Jim Shiffer.
 
DeCecco never missed a play in his four seasons and is one of just four defensive linemen in school history to earn All-PSAC honors three times. He was also an All-Region and preseason All-American selection.
 
He was a member of the 2003 team that posted a school record 8-3 mark and was ranked in the NCAA Division II Top-20.
 
Moser was head coach of the Mountaineer field hockey team from 1966 until 1983, ushering the program into the modern era. Moser posted eight winning seasons including three undefeated seasons in 1969, 1970 and 1974. She holds the highest winning percentage of any coach in program history at .505 compiling a career record of 54-47-7.
 
Former players describe Moser as a champion of Title IX who provided many opportunities for women to compete in athletics at Mansfield. She will be posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame.
 
The 1992 Mansfield University baseball team is the most accomplished team in Mansfield's history. Under the direction of head coach Harry Hillson and assistant coach Bruce Peddie, the '92 team captured the PSAC East title before winning the PSAC Tournament. The Mountaineers went on to win the North Atlantic Regional Championship to earn a berth in the 1992 NCAA Division II College World Series. Mansfield opened the World Series with wins over Livingstone and No. 1 ranked CAL-POLY SLO. The Mountaineers dropped their second game to CAL-POLY-SLO by a final score of 9-3, but came back to stun the top team in the nation again in the rubber match to vault Mansfield into the National Championship game against perennial power the University of Tampa.
 
Mansfield took an early 4-0 lead in the title game, but Tampa came back with three runs of their own and eventually held an 11-8 advantage in the top of the ninth inning. In the ninth, Mansfield put a pair of runners aboard with two outs to set-up pinch-hitter Tom McCauley who drove the ball deep to centerfield before it was caught against the wall by a Tampa outfielder to end the game.
 
Mansfield finished the season with a 39-12 overall record and was the first northern team to play in the NCAA Division II National Championship game. Catcher Alan Probst, outfielder Tim Fausnaught, second baseman Tony Galucy and third baseman Tim Fenton were all named to All-American honors that season.
 
Bernard Feldman won 11 letters at Mansfield between 1936 and 1939, including four in football and four in baseball. Feldman was a member of the undefeated 1938 football team that posted an 8-0 record and won the State Championship. The '38 team allowed opponents to score just two points during the entire season.
 
Feldman was one of the leading scorers in the nation in 1938, earning honorable mention Little All-American honors.
 
He will be posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame Legends category.
 
The Alumni-Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1983 with the purpose of recognizing the efforts and achievements of outstanding individuals.