Ohio State Athletics announces Hall of Fame class of 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio -Eight new members will be joining the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The 2016 class includes athletes from eight sports who will be inducted September 9. The inductees will also be introduced at halftime of the Ohio State football game against Tulsa. The group includes Justin Kronauge (men’s tennis), John Machado (baseball), Jantel Lavender (women’s basketball), Randall Larson (diving), Sam Marder (softball), Dan Taylor (men’s track and field), Evan Turner (men’s basketball) and Paul Zelenak (pistol). Inductee biographies (courtesy of Ohio State Athletics) Justin Kronauge, men’s tennis Ohio State has surged to the top of men’s tennis in the last decade and Justin Kronauge has had as much influence on the program as anyone during that time. As a player from 2006-10, Kronauge won more singles and doubles matches than any Buckeye in history and currently has the ninth-most all-time wins of any collegiate tennis player with 280. The two-time All-American and three-time unanimous first team All-Big Ten honoree led the Buckeyes to four Big Ten regular season and tournament titles as a player. His teams never lost a match to a Big Ten team in four years. As a junior in 2009, Kronauge led the team to an NCAA runner-up finish and the program’s first No. 1 team ranking. In addition to earning All-America honors in 2009, he was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team. …

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