GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College will induct the Class of 2025 into its Athletic Hall of Fame this Saturday night, September 27, in conjunction with the College's home football game against Washington & Jefferson at Robert E. Thorn Field.

The College will honor men's tennis player Srinivasan Balaji '94, cross country/track and field performer Julie (Clinefelter '93) Moeller, football player Chris Smith '72, men's basketball player Tanner Prosser '04 and multi-sport competitor Tim Yoho '78.

The quintet will be honored Saturday afternoon in the College's Physical Learning Center. This year's inductees will also be recognized prior to kickoff of the 7 p.m. football game.

Here are the biographies of this year's Hall of Fame inductees:
 
SRINIVASAN BALAJI

Regarded as "the best tennis player ever to come to Grove City College" by longtime head coach Joe Walters, Srinivasan Balaji helped lead the Grove City men's tennis team to its winningest four-year run in program history while anchoring the lineup at first singles from 1991 to 1994.

Balaji became the first Presidents' Athletic Conference men's tennis player to earn the conference's Most Valuable Performer award four times.

He won eight total conference titles, including four crowns at first singles, three first doubles titles and one conference championship at second doubles.

Balaji set a program record by earning 43 singles victories. His .915 winning percentage also set a program standard in singles competition. His performances at the top of the lineup helped Grove City accumulate a 45-7 overall record during his career.

The 1991 and 1992 teams both tied the single-season program record with 11 victories. Following a 10-1 mark in 1993, Grove City set a program record by winning 12 matches in 1994. The Wolverines went undefeated in conference play in each of Balaji's seasons.

Balaji compiled an 11-0 record in singles competition as a junior in 1993 as he won all 11 matches in straight sets.

The next season, he earned runner-up at the Great Lakes Small College Tennis Championships. He also received an invitation to play at the prestigious Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club during the team's 1994 spring trip to Hilton Head Island, S.C.
 
JULIE (CLINEFELTER) MOELLER

Julie Clinefelter Moeller helped lead Grove City College's women's cross country and women's track and field programs to unprecedented heights during her dual sport career from 1989 to 1993.

Moeller earned Presidents' Athletic Conference Most Valuable Performer honors at the 1992 conference championships. She then capped her cross country as a senior by earning All-Region recognition at the NCAA Mideast Championships with a 22nd-place finish.

Her efforts helped Grove City place seventh at the 1992 regional championships. Moeller also contributed to a sixth-place finish for the Wolverines at the 1991 Mideast Championships.

As a freshman in 1989, she secured the first of her four All-PAC honors by earning First Team. Moeller captured Second Team All-PAC as a sophomore and as a junior as the Wolverines won their first four conference titles in women's cross country.

She also excelled as a middle distance performer for the women's track and field team. Moeller won three conference titles in the 800 meters and also won the 400 meters as a senior in 1993.

Moeller set the conference record in the 800 as a freshman in 1990 with a time of 2 minutes, 23.91 seconds. She broke that record in 1992 with a time of 2:21.40, establishing a school standard that stood for 19 years. 

A graduate of nearby Cranberry High School, she capped her career as a student-athlete by earning the College's Sportswoman of the Year award for the 1992-93 academic year.
 
The Presidents' Athletic Conference named Moeller to its 60th Anniversary Team in both women's cross country and women's track and field in 2014.

Moeller returned to the College in 2005 as a faculty member and has since been promoted to professor of Biblical and theological studies.

TANNER PROSSER

An all-around performer on the basketball court for Grove City College from 1999 to 2004, versatile forward Tanner Prosser earned All-Presidents' Athletic Conference honors in each of his four seasons.

Prosser concluded his career as the program's all-time leader with 367 assists. He poured in 1,263 points, which ranked fifth in program history upon graduation. The 6-foot-4 Prosser also pulled down 801 rebounds, good for third in Grove City history. He owns the program record with 106 career games started.

Prosser led the conference in rebounding as a freshman as he averaged 8.6 rebounds per game. He led the Wolverines in scoring and field goal percentage, earning First Team All-PAC recognition.

Following a one-year hiatus due to an injury, Prosser earned his second All-Conference honor after leading the 2001-02 team in scoring, assists and steals. Grove City reached the conference tournament finals and finished with 17 victories.

A three-time team co-captain, Prosser helped lead Grove City to the 2003 conference title by leading the team in rebounds, assists and steals. Grove City's 18 wins that year marked the most for the program in 14 seasons.

The Brentwood (Pa.) High School graduate again earned All-PAC recognition following his junior season.

As a senior, Prosser became the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 career points. He also became the program's leader in career assists, games played and games started during the 2003-04 season. He led Grove City in rebounds, assists and field goal percentage that season, meriting First Team All-PAC honors.

In 2014, the Presidents' Athletic Conference recognized Prosser as a member of its 60th Anniversary Team.
 
CHRIS SMITH

Chris Smith excelled as a defensive back and punt returner in four seasons as a member of the Grove City College football program from 1968 to 1971.

A four-year starter at safety during an era in run-oriented offenses dominated the college football landscape, Smith intercepted a Grove City-record 22 passes during his career.

He led Grove City in interceptions in each of his four seasons.

Smith tied the single-season Grove City record with seven interceptions as a freshman in 1968. His three thefts in that year's season-ending 10-7 win over Bethany set a single-game program record.

After sharing the team lead with four interceptions in 1969, Smith became the program's all-time leader in that category with five interceptions during his junior season. He then intercepted six passes as a senior in 1971.

The Massillon (Ohio) Perry High School product also set a program record by returning a punt 81 yards for a touchdown October 24, 1970 in a 27-8 victory over Geneva. That stood as a Grove City record for 16 seasons and ranks as the fourth-longest punt return in program history upon induction.

Smith returned to Grove City College in 1979 as assistant football and assistant track and field coach. During his 36 years in the College's athletic department, he served as head football coach, athletic director and head men's and women's golf coach.

The Grove City football program won its first two Presidents' Athletic Conference titles under his guidance while the athletic department swept the conference's men's and women's All-Sports Trophies four times during his term as athletic director.

TIM YOHO
 
Clarion, Pa., native Tim Yoho excelled in football, baseball and wrestling from 1974 to 1978 at Grove City College.

A standout in the defensive backfield for head coach Joe Kopnisky, Yoho helped the Wolverines to four consecutive winning seasons, the longest such streak for the program since the 1920s.

He earned the team's Defensive Player of the Year award and the squad's Co-Most Valuable Player honor following his senior year in 1977. The Pittsburgh Press named Yoho to its 1977 All-District First Team at cornerback.

Yoho highlighted the Wolverines' 17-0 win that season over Geneva by returning a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown. That remains the longest fumble return in program history upon induction.

He started in each of his final three years as an outfielder for the Grove City baseball team. As a senior, he led the team with a .353 batting average while also pacing the Wolverines in hits, home runs, triples and total bases.

He also led the 1977 team in batting average, home runs, hits, stolen bases and triples. Yoho's six triples in 1978 set a single-season program record that stood for 45 years and his 11 career triples ranked first in program history.

After injuries decimated the Grove City wrestling team's lineup in 1976, Yoho joined the team late in the season and won two of his three matches. Two years later, he qualified for the 1978 NCAA Division III Championships in Wheaton, Ill., after compiling a 6-3-1 regular season record in the 190-pound weight class.