NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University Athletics will induct five new numbers into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame and will introduce a new celebration with the 2024 induction class. Trey Freeman (Men’s Basketball), Christy Longacre (Field Hockey), Jonathan Plisco (Football), Evan Newton (Men’s Soccer) and Marty Bradley (Athletic Training) will be inducted during a dinner on Friday, Sept. 6 in Chartway Arena.
More information about the dinner, including when tickets will go on sale will be announced shortly.
TREY FREEMAN, Men’s Basketball - 2014-16
- Two-Time All-C-USA First team in 2015 & 2016
- Two-Time NABC First team All-District 2015 & 16
- Scored 1,429 career points (19.6 ppg) in two seasons at ODU
- ODU single season record 838 points (22.1 ppg), Third nationally in 2015-16
- ODU single season record 323 Field Goals made 2015-16
- ODU single season double figure record 37 in 2015-16
- Set C-USA single game tournament mark of 42 points vs. WKU in 2016
- 2015 C-USA Newcomer of the Year
- Helped lead ODU to NIT semi-finals in 2015 & Las Vegas 16 Title in 2016
- Only ODU guard with a triple-double (14 pts/11 rebs/10 ast.) vs. Charleston Sou. (NIT)
- First C-USA player to ever be named Player of the Week three straight weeks 2015-16
- Broke C-USA Tournament record with 109 points in 2016
- Scored 2,304 career points (including two seasons at Campbell (17.2 ppg)
- Earned bachelor’s degree in communications and master’s degree
CHRISTY LONGACRE, Field Hockey- 2010-13/Midfield
- Two-Time NFHCA All-American (1st team in 2013/2nd Team in 2012)
- 2013 Big East Defensive Player of the Year
- 2012 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- Two-Time First team All-State selection 2012 & 2013
- Two-Time CAA All-Tournament 2010 and 2011 / Big East All-Tourney 2013
- Two-Time NHFCA All-South Region first team selection (2012 & 2013)
- Third on team with 10 goals in 2012
JONATHAN PLISCO – Football, 2009—12/Punter
- Three-time All-American Punter 2009, 11 & 12 (12 total selections).
- Is the FCS All-time leader in punting avg. 45.1
- Led CAA & ranked 2nd nationally 2011 at 46.2/2nd nationally 44.3 in 2010
- Led National FCS 44.84 in 2011 & 45.0 in 2012
- All-CAA First team in 2012 & 2011
- CoSIDA Academic All-District III selection/ CAA All-Academic selection 2012
- Earned his degree in finance
EVAN NEWTON, Men’s Soccer 2006-10/Goalkeeper
- Owns ODU record with 254 career saves & 36 shutouts
- 2010-11 NSCAA 2nd Team All-American/ 6 shutouts/ 1.07 GAA
- Helped lead ODU to NCAA second round, beating defending champion Virginia in the first round
- Selected in first round (7th overall) in 2011 MLS Draft by Houston
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA 2nd team as a Sophomore/ CAA 3rd team as a junior/1st team as a senior
- Led CAA as a junior with nine shutouts
- 0.97 GAA with 10 shutouts as a freshman
- Played professionally 12 years in the NASL & United Soccer Championship League.
- Won the 2018 Golden Glove Award as the USCL’s best goalkeeper
- Graduated with degree in physical education/concentration in athletic training
ADMINISTRATORS-COACHES CATEGORY
Marty Bradley – Athletic Trainer 1975-2018
- ODU’s first full-time Athletic trainer
- Retired in 2018 as ODU’s Associate AD For Sports Medicine Services
- Inducted into first class of the Mid Atlantic Athletic Trainers Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2011
- Inducted in the Virginia Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in 2015
- National Athletic Trainers Association Service Award
- National Athletic Trainers 25-year Award
- National Athletic Trainers Most Distinguished Trainer Award
- The ODU Service Recognition Award
- Served on the NATA Board of Directors (1991-97)
- Served as the NATA Vice President (1994-95)
- Member of the NATA Post Certification Graduate Education Committee (1997-02)
- Spent 22 years as the Graduate Athletic Training Program Director. He started the program at
- ODU and when the program had developed, it was one of only 14 such programs in the country.
- Graduated for Southern Illinois University BS in physical Education
- Graduated with Master of Science in athletic training from Univ. of Arizona 1975
- Served as graduated Asst two years at SIU
- Head athletic trainer for two years for NY Mets minor league affiliate