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Inductees announced for the Durham College Sports Hall of Fame

July 7, 2015

Oshawa, ON

 

Durham Lords Media Release

Tuesday, July 07, 2015



Inductees announced for the Durham College Sports Hall of Fame



OSHAWA, Ont. - The department of athletics at Durham College and the Sports Hall of Fame selection committee are pleased to announce the inductees for the 2015 DC Sports Hall of Fame.



The class for the 17th edition of the induction ceremony will feature former student-athletes Erin Smith (fastball/volleyball) along with former soccer athletes/coaches David Staley and Stan Bombino.



“We are thrilled to welcome three all-time greats into the Durham College Sports Hall of Fame,” said Ken Babcock, Durham College athletic director.. “All of the inductees are very deserving of this honour. On Hall of Fame night, we are going to look back and celebrate three great careers at Durham College!”



The 17th annual Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is by invitation only and is scheduled to take place on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre 2nd Floor Galleria at 7 p.m.



The Durham College Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1997 and exists to honour those individuals who have contributed significantly to sport through the participation on varsity teams at Durham College as athletes, coaches or as builders/administrators.





Erin Smith



Erin Smith of Stratford came to Durham College in the fall of 2001. She graduated in 2005 having left her mark on Lords history as one of its greatest dual-sport athletes.



On the fastball diamond, Smith was dominant on both sides of the ball, posting a .403 career batting average (60 for 149) with 34 runs batted in and 47 runs scored in 45 games.



On the mound, she was nearly unhittable, posting a 24-0 career record with a 1.04 earned-run average and 156 strikeouts. She finished on a high, posting a 6-0 record allowing no earned runs in the 2004-05 season, where she was named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association’s player of the year.



Smith led the Lords to an OCAA silver medal in 2001-02, followed by three straight gold medals from 2002-03 to 2004-05. Smith racked up the accolades in her four seasons; she was the team’s most valuable player every year, an OCAA all-star three times (2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05), the OCAA’s top pitcher three times (2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05), the most valuable player at the OCAA Championships twice (2002-03, 2003-04), and the top pitcher at the OCAA Championships twice (2002-03, 2003-04).



She was also a key contributor to Durham’s OCAA-record 56-game winning streak, stretching from the 2002-03 season through the 2005-06 season. In addition, her no. 11 jersey was retired upon her graduation.



However, Smith was also a force on the volleyball court for the Lords. She was a four-year starter for the Lords, her statistics improving with every season. All told, she finished her tenure with 564 points, second-most in Durham College history, though her 3.6 points per game is the all-time record among Lords who have played in at least 21 games.



The volleyball team made the OCAA’s Final Four every year Smith was there, highlighted by a gold medal in 2001-02. The 2003-04 season proved to be Smith’s biggest as she recorded 203 points in 47 games to lead the OCAA’s Central East Division in scoring, earning OCAA All-Star and CCAA All-Canadian honours in the process.





Stan Bombino



Stan Bomino came to Durham College in 1977 from Oshawa, Ont. Bombino made headlines in his freshman year when he became the first Lord to win the OCAA scoring title, when he scored 13 goals. The following year, he finished second in league scoring with nine goals in eight games, accounting for more than half of the Lords’ offence. His 22 goals still ranks third in Durham College all-time scoring.



During Bombino’s 16 years as head coach, the Lords men's soccer program posted an amazing overall record of 119-66-20. The Lords were always contenders qualifying for the OCAA final eight in nine times in his career.



In his first season as head coach, the Lords upset the undefeated Algonquin Thunder to advance to the OCAA championship, where they would finish in fourth place overall.



The following season, the Lords went 9-1-0 during the regular season and ended up winning a bronze medal at the OCAA championship. As hosts of the CCAA national championship that season, the Lords found themselves back on the podium as they earned a national bronze medal, beating Dawson College of Quebec 1-0. In the indoor circuit, Durham won a silver medal in 2004.





David Staley



Staley is one of the most successful athletes in Durham College history.



In his freshman season in 1996, the Lords finished with an undefeated record of 4-0-2, winning the OCAA east region while allowing a league-low four goals in six games. Staley was named the OCAA league top goalkeeper. At the OCAA championship, the Lords advanced to the gold medal game with a 1-0 shutout over Humber, but eventually fell to the Fanshawe Falcons losing 2-1 in penalty kicks.



In 1997, the Lords were once again dominant during the regular season with a 5-1-0 record, only allowing five goals against in six games. At the OCAA championship hosted by Durham, the Lords avenged their loss against the Falcons in the semi-finals with a 2-1 victory. In the gold medal game, Durham defeated Humber 3-2 to win their second ever title in men’s soccer. At the CCAA national championship in Quebec, the Lords finished in fourth place overall, dropping a 2-0 decision to Langara in the bronze medal game. That year, Staley was named the Durham College men’s soccer MVP and an OCAA All-Star.



The following year, Staley continued his dominance on the pitch as he was named a CCAA All-Canadian, the Durham College men’s soccer MVP and the Durham College overall athlete of the year. The Lords cruised through the regular season with a 4-2-0 record allowing only seven goals in six games and finished in fourth place overall at the provincial finals.



Following his career, Durham officially retired Staley’s jersey for his success and contribution to the college and sport.



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