MANSFIELD, Pa. – Aaron Fiacconi '02 (Football, Track & Field), Steph "Simmeth" Mapstone '14 (softball), Steve McCloskey '91 (Sports Information Director), and Al Probst (baseball) will be inducted into the Mansfield University Alumni-Athletic Hall of Fame as the class of 2023 at the 41st celebration on Friday night, Oct. 20 in Decker Gymnasium.
 
 
Registration will be posted soon, the 2023 Hall of Fame Class will enjoy a complimentary reception at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Each inductee is offered one guest at a complimentary rate. All other guests, please register using the "Other Guests" option.
   
A four-year starter on the offensive line for the Mountaineers from 1998-2001, Fiacconi was a 1^st-Team All-PSAC East selection in 2001. 
 
Named a team captain as a senior, Fiacconi anchored the Mounties' offensive line with 73 pancake blocks, 25 touchdown blocks, and zero sacks surrendered. 
 
Fiacconi blocked for the second 100-yard rusher in Mountaineer history, while also blocking for the fifth greatest passing season in Mansfield history. 
 
Prior to his senior season, Fiacconi was named the 2001 Butsko Award winner, the highest honor for a Mountaineer offensive lineman.
 
He was drafted in the fourth round of the Canadian Football League draft in 2002 by Montreal and played for the Alouettes for two seasons before being traded to Winnipeg where he started for two years. He then went to Edmonton from 2007-2011 and was named team's offensive player of the year in 2010. 
 
Fiacconi also competed on the Mountaineer track and field team, where he threw the shot put and discus. 
   
A 2014 graduate, Simmeth was a four-year starter for the Mountaineer softball team as an outfielder.
 
A rare 3-time All-PSAC 1^st-team selection, Simmeth ranks among the all-time career leaders in batting average (10th, .358), at-bats (8th, 419), doubles (3rd, 35), hits (5th, 150), runs (5th, 98), extra bases hits (10th, 42), and walks (10th, 40).
 
As a freshman in 2011, Simmeth started all 28 games of the season posting a team-best .341 batting average while also topping the team with a .400 on-base %. 
 
In her sophomore season, she started every game and played a key role in the team posting a 20-15 overall record. Her .374 batting average that season was 2nd best on the team as were her 14 doubles. She also led the team with a .446 on-base % and was selected to 1st Team All-PSAC Central honors. 
 
As a junior, Simmeth started all 40 games in centerfield during the 2013 season batting .339, second-best on the team among the starters. She was flawless in centerfield posting a 1.000 fielding percentage and played a critical role in helping the Mountaineers earn their first-ever PSAC playoff berth and PSAC Central Division title in school history while also earning 1st Team All-PSAC Central honors. 
 
As a senior in 2014, Simmeth started all 32 games she played in leading the team with a .376 batting average and .438 on-base %. Her return to the field after suffering a mid-season injury sparked Mansfield to late sweeps over ESU, Lock Haven, and Millersville to earn the program's second consecutive PSAC playoff berth and first-ever NCAA Regional playoff appearance. She was a 1st Team All-PSAC East selection as a senior.

Simmeth was a 2nd Team NFCA All-Region selection in both 2013 and 2014 while also earning All-ECAC honors and was considered the consummate teammate putting team success ahead of personal accolades.
   
McCloskey, one of the most decorated and honored athletic communication professionals in the nation, became Mansfield's first full-time sports information director in July of 1988.

In 2016, McCloskey was one of six inductees into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame, the highest honor afforded in the profession. That same year he was also the recipient of the Pete Nevins Award from the ECAC-SIDA for his work in enhancing the image of the profession. He also was awarded a Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Award by CoSIDA in 2016.
 
The 2003 Irving T.  Marsh Award recipient from ECAC-SIDA, McCloskey was also honored by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania with a House Resolution honoring his accomplishment and contributions that same year. The 2009 Mansfield University Employee of the Year, McCloskey was named the ECAC-SIDA Bob Kenworthy Good Person Award recipient in 2010. In 2014, he was recognized by CoSIDA with its 25-year Award and cited by Mansfield University Student Life as its Service Award recipient. In 2020, McCloskey was honored with the Twin Tiers Lifetime Achievement Award for his love, passion, and care for the university and all it represented. 
 
McCloskey and his staff have won numerous CoSIDA awards including best in the nation for the 1992 football game program cover. McCloskey has also been the recipient for numerous Fred Stabley Sr. writing awards, including best in region.
 
From 2006-07, he was instrumental in the establishment of a sprint football program at Mansfield that was featured in a front-page article of the Wall Street Journal.
 
He was promoted to director of athletic operations and information in 2007.
 
Among his greatest accomplishments is McCloskey's ability to help mold young sports information professionals. More than 25 former student-assistants have gone into the sports information profession at all levels including the NFL, ESPN, and NCAA Division I, II and III.
   
Probst was a three-year member of the Mansfield University baseball team including the 1992 team that played in the championship game of the 1992 NCAA Division II World Series. 
 
Probst was a 1st Team All-American that season before being drafted in the 17^th round by the Houston Astros. 
 
He played 10 years of professional baseball including his last four years at the AAA level. He still holds several MU hitting records. The Mansfield University fisheries program is a sponsor of his "Outdoors with Alan Probst" nationally syndicated weekly television program.
 
Leading the Mounties to the NCAA Division II National Championship game and second place finish at the DII World Series, Probst was one of the top hitters in DII with a .479 batting average. Following the season, he was named All-PSAC, All-ESAC, All-North Atlantic Regional, and 1^st Team All-American. 
 
Probst batted .450 in 1992 NCAA DII World Series with nine hits, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in seven runs. 
 
The Jersey Shore native remains the PSAC career batting champion with a .454 batting average and slugging percentage of .817. Probst also excelled on defense as the Mountaineers starting catcher, throwing out 17 runners in 1992. He still ranks third in the NCAA DII record book in career batting average .454 and sixth in slugging percentage .817. 
 
In 104 career games, Probst totaled 139 hits, 24 doubles, three triples, and 27 home runs.