2011 Hall of Fame Class
| Damian Rodriguez | Ashley Vogl | Joe Greany | Matthew Covert |
John Meade
Meade was the cornerstone of the Alfred State College swimming team as the program started a run of four straight NJCAA National Championships. During his two-year career he won six individual national championship titles and was part of four national championship relays.
Meade, a co-captain, was named the ASC Freshman Athlete of the Year in 1971 and the ASC Senior Athlete of the Year in 1972. His strong performance at the 1972 NJCAA National Championships earned him the honor of unanimously being named the most outstanding junior college swimmer.
Meade was the first athlete in NJCAA swimming history to swim to 10 National Championships. He graduated from Alfred State with eight school records, six pool records, and seven NJCAA records. His NJCAA records included: 21.8 in the 50 free, 47.8 in the 100 free, 1:48.6 in the 200 free, 54.3 in the 100 fly, 2:05.0 in the 200 IM, 3:45.2 in the 400 medley relay, 3:22.3 in the 400 free relay.
Academically, Meade was the first swimmer under Coach Glenn Patton to graduate with a 3.0 academic index.
Damien Rodriguez
Rodriguez was one of the top pole vaulters in Alfred State track & field history. He became ASC’s first NJCAA Indoor Track & Field National Champion in 1998.
During his indoor career he won the 1998 National Championship with a vault of 15’¼”. He is currently tied for 2nd on the ASC all-time record list with a jump of 15’1”. He helped the 1998 indoor team to a 10th place overall finish at Nationals. This followed a freshman season in which he finished 3rd at Nationals.
During the outdoor competition he won the national championship with a vault of 14’6 ¼”. He also broke the Region III outdoor pole vault record and was a member of the 4 x 100 relay team that finished 5th nationally.
Rodriguez earned All-Region honors in both the indoor and outdoor seasons and was named the ASC senior athlete of the year in 1998.
He is currently one of only two people that have won a national championship at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships.
Rodriguez has been an active marine for more than 10 years and has served in Iraq, Kuwait, Africa, and Afghanistan.
Ashley Vogl
Vogl is the first female swimmer to be inducted into the Alfred State College Hall of Fame. She was a two-year member of the swim team and earned All-Region and All-American during both seasons.
During the 2004 NJCAA National Championships, Vogl was 3rd in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.69), 5th in the 200 breaststroke (2:42.51), and 7th in the 50 free (26.62). She then finished 5th in 200 breaststroke (2:35.62), 6th place in 100 breaststroke (1:13.1), and 11th in 100 free (58.61) during the 2005 National Championships. Her times in the 50 free (26.62), the 100 free (57.64), the 100 breast (1:13.10) and the 200 breast (2:35.01) are school records.
Vogl was named both the ASC Freshman Athlete of the Year in 2004 and the Senior Athlete of the Year in 2005.
On top of swimming, Vogl ran on the track & field team one season and was a member of the Region III champion 4 x 400 relay team.
She went on to SUNY Fredonia where she was a member of a record-breaking relay team and the record holder in the breaststroke. She is currently a Cattaraugus County Deputy Sheriff.
Matt Covert
Covert, the first lacrosse player to be inducted into the Alfred State College Athletic Hall of Fame, was one of the programs most electrifying offensive players. During his time wearing the blue & gold, Covert helped put the Pioneers in the national spotlight.
Covert was a two-time All-Region selection and was named NJCAA All-American during his two year career. The All-American honor was the first time a Pioneer lacrosse player was ever honored by the NJCAA.
After scoring 30 goals and passing out 44 assists in his freshman year he put even more impressive numbers together his sophomore year. He recorded 105 points on 38 goals and 67 assists as he led the Pioneers to their first national ranking and an 11-2 mark. Covert is the only person in ASC lacrosse history with more than 100 points in a season and is tops in career points with 179. His 111 assists are tops all-time while his 68 goals are 5th best.
Covert was heavily recruited by major Division I programs but chose Alfred State due to the Wellsville program. After graduating from ASC, he started his career as an electrician.
Joe Greany
Greany a constant starter at shortstop for two championship teams at Alfred State is one of the most dedicated and talented players in the program’s history. Greany started in every game of his career as the Pioneers accumulated an 82-34 record.
He was a leader on the 2001-02 WNYAC Championship team and the 2002-03 Region III and WNYAC Championship team. He hit .332 as a freshman and hit .423 as a sophomore. For his career he hit .374 (9th all-time), accumulated 377 at bats (8th all-time), scored 125 runs (7th all-time), collected 141 hits (8th all-time), and 12 triples (4th all-time). He also stole 39 bases in his career (7th all-time). Greany is also the all-time leader in assists (154) in a season.
Greany was named All-Region twice and All-WNYAC once. He also was named the ASC baseball MVP and the Most Dedicated Player during his career.
He continued his collegiate career at Martin Methodist College (TN) where he served as a team captain. He currently is employed by the Kansas City Royals as a strength and conditioning coach in their minor league system. He also owns and runs a strength and conditioning business in the offseason and travels around speaking to young people as a motivational speaker.