2025 NJCAA Hall of Fame and Awards presented by Nufabrx

The NJCAA Foundation has announced its fifth annual awards event and Hall of Fame ceremony to take place Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 6:30 PM ET at the Hilton Charlotte University Place in Charlotte, NC. With a mission to recognize the best in two-year college, the event will acknowledge exemplary achievements from individuals involved with the association, past and present.

The 2025 NJCAA Hall of Fame class includes:

• Jim Craig – Goalie on the gold medal winning 1980 US Men’s Olympic Hockey Team whose unforgettable "Miracle on Ice" win is celebrated as one of the greatest moments in sports history. This was following a year at Massasoit Community College and winning a national championship at Boston University in 1978.
• Pete Mickeal – Two-time basketball national champion at Indian Hills Community College and drafted #58 overall in the 2000 NBA Draft to the Dallas Mavericks. Considered one of the greatest American players to play professional basketball in Europe.
• Nat Moore – Former NFL Man of the Year, All-Pro, and Pro Bowl wide receiver with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, attended Miami-Dade Community College before transferring to play at the University of Florida.
• Dot Murphy - The first female football coach in NJCAA history when she was hired to coach wide receivers in 1984 at Hinds Community College in Mississippi.
• Michael Pantalione – All-time winningest men’s soccer coach in NJCAA history with 636 wins and seven national championships at Yavapai College in Arizona.

Along with the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the association's three annual individual student-athlete awards will be recognized – the Betty Jo Graber Female Student-Athlete of the Year, the David Rowlands Male Student-Athlete of the Year, and the Lea Plarski Award.

For the fifth time in the Association's history, two additional awards will be recognized at the awards event – the Champion Award and the Difference Maker Award. The Champion Award honors a member or former member of the NJCAA community who exemplifies resilience, excellence, and passion. The Difference Maker Award honors a supporter of the association and the NJCAA Foundation in its endeavors.

For questions, please contact:
Christopher Haley
Assistant Executive Director, NJCAA Foundation
chaley@njcaa.org | (719) 716-7811