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(WNY News Now) – The Board of Directors of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce the inductees who will comprise the Class of 2024.

JAMESTOWN, NY – The inductees are Karen Bakewell, Daniel Bryner, Cheryl (Miller) Burns, Tom D’Angelo,
Doug Kaltenbach, Rod Maloy, Carlene Sluberski, Karen Tellinghuisen and Judy Young.

These nine individuals will be formally inducted at the CSHOF’s annual Induction Banquet on Presidents’ Day, February 19, 2024. Tickets are available by calling Chip Johnson at 716-485-6991. The Class of 2024 will be the 42nd group inducted into the CSHOF since its inception in 1981. The new honorees will bring the total number of CSHOF inductees to 240.

Karen Bakewell
Born 1965; graduate Jamestown High School 1983
Sprinter at JHS and Chautauqua Striders 1981-1983
Silver medalist 1983 Empire State Games 200m and 400m
1986 NCAA Division 1 National Champion 800 meter sprint: set a new meet record
2:00.85
First USA female collegiate runner to break 2:01; 1986 D-1 Track & Field All-American;
ranked 10th in the world
1986 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track Champ in both 400 and 800 meter
sprints
1986 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track Champ for 500 meters
1986 MAC Female Track Athlete of the Year

1984 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Champ for 400 meters
1984 set Miami University Indoor Track records for 200, 300, 400 and 500 meter races
1984 set Miami University Outdoor track records in 100, 200 and 400 meter races
1984 Mid-American Conference Indoor 400 meter Champion
Resides in Fairport, NY; retired Information Technology Specialist

Daniel Bryner
Born 1959; graduate Southwestern Central School and BOCES
36 year sports career; 29 years in Special Olympics of New York
Competed at local, regional, state, national, international and world events
Participated in 14 different sports; Won over 200 gold, silver and bronze medals
Won 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at 1995 World Special Olympic Games in roller skating
Silver medalist in softball at 1987 Special Olympics International Games; Bronze
Medalist in aquatics at 1983 Special Olympics International Games
6 Golds and 1 Bronze medal at Special Olympics National Games 1989, 1990, 1991
35 Golds, 64 Silvers and 32 Bronze Medals at New York State Special Olympics 1988-
1995
1989 NYS Special Olympics Family of the Year with parents Charles and Helen Bryner
1997 NYS Special Olympics Athlete of the Year
Died 2016; interred Holy Cross Cemetery, Jamestown

Cheryl (Miller) Burns
Born 1961; graduate Forestville Central School 1979
Set Forestville basketball records for most points in game, season and career; jersey
retired; Section 6 Class C Basketball Champion and Division 3 All-Star 1978-79
season

1994 Buffalo News Runner of the Year; 1997 Western New York’s Top-Ranked Runner
35-39 age group
Multiple record-setting wins in 5K and 10K races in NH, MA, PA, NY
6X qualifer for USA National Triathlon; 4X qualifer for World Triathlon
Third in the women’s 60-64-year-old age group in the sprint triathlon at the 2021 USA
Age Group National Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Fourth place finisher in 2018 World Triathlon Champions held in Australia; Sixth place
finisher in 2022 World Triathlon Championships in Montreal
2023 National Senior Olympic Games Silver Medalist in triathlon relay
Founder /director Kick Cabin Fever Indoor Triathlon 2010-present
Resides in Jamestown, NY; teacher at Cassadaga Valley Central School; personal trainer

Tom D’Angelo
Born 1943; graduate Jamestown High School 1961 and Jamestown Community College
Inductee Jamestown Area Bowling Association 2003; served JABA for 20 years as lane
representative, board director and board president; classic-level bowler for 35
years; recipient JABA Outstanding Service Award 2001
Baseball umpire 27 years; softball umpire 32 years; football referee 13 years
Inductee Chautauqua County Umpires Hall of Fame 1987
Umpired American Softball Association National Championships in 1984 and 1986
Coached Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball 12 years
Namesake of Jamestown Community College’s Tom D’Angelo Memorial Lady Jayhawk
Classic Basketball Tournament and Tom D’Angelo Spirit Award
Died 2007; interred Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Jamestown

Doug Kaltenbach
Born 1960; graduate Brocton Central School 1978 and SUNY Fredonia
Baseball coach Westfield Academy and Central School for 30 years (1987-2017)
Career record 476-154; third most wins in county history; sixth most in Section VI history
Won 55 consecutive league games (2014-2017)
14 Chautauqua County Athletic Association division titles
13-time CCAA division Coach of the Year
8-time Section VI finalist; 2 Section VI Championships (2015 & 2016)
Far West Regional Champs and NYS Finalist in 2015
Post-Journal Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2015
Resides in Fredonia; retired art teacher WACS

Rod Maloy
Born 1958; graduate Panama Central School 1976 and Jamestown Community College
Automobile racer for 36 years (1976-2012)
Raced at Stateline Speedway, Eriez Speedway, Raceway 7 and Little Valley Speedway
Competed in Spectators (1976), Cadets (1977-78), Sportsman (1979-1984), Limited Late
Models (1985-89) and Super Late Models (1990-2012)
32 Super Late Model wins; 51 total feature victories
2001 and 2007 Stateline Speedway Super Late Model Champion
2001 and 2002 Stateline-Eriez Speedways Circuit Super Late Model Champion
2001 and 2007 Stateline Speedway Driver of the Year
Resides in Panama, NY; retired truck driver

Carlene Sluberski
Born 1991; graduate Fredonia Central School 2009
Fredonia wrestling record: 116-36, 44 pins, against male competition
2008 Section VI 96# Champion
2009 New York State runner-up at 96#; First female in NYS wrestling history to place at
state tourney
2009-2012 wrestled at Northern Michigan University and 2012-2015 at Brock University
(Ontario, Canada)
3-time First Team All-Canadian; Brock University Female Athlete of the Year (2014-15)
Gold medalist at Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Inter-university Sport
Tournaments
Graduate assistant coach at University of the Cumberlands (KY) 2017-18
Volunteer coach USA Wrestling 2018-19
Head coach University of Providence (MT) Women’s Wrestling 2018-2020
Head coach Eastern Oregon University Women’s Wrestling 2020-2022; Cascade
Conference Coach of the Year (2020)
Head coach D’Youville University Women’s Wrestling 2022-present
Resides in Lancaster, NY

Karen Tellinghuisen
Born 1958; lived in Falconer, NY; graduated of St. Mary’s School for the Deaf 1978 and
National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT
Most Valuable Player on volleyball, basketball and track & field teams in high school
1977 Deaf Girls Basketball All-American
Received Outstanding Athlete Award at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf
Inductee St. Mary’s School for the Deaf Hall of Fame 1998.

Gold Medalist in javelin at World Deaf Olympics 1977 in Bucharest, Romania; set US
record
Bronze Medalist in javelin at World Deaf Olympics 1981 in Cologne, Germany
Village of Falconer named Karen Lane in her honor
Resides in Murfreesboro, TN; retired accounting clerk for NYS

Judy Young
Born 1926; resident of Chautauqua County since 1961
Began masters competitive swimming at age 61; participant for 36 years
Founding member Jamestown YMCA Masters Swim Team
15-time age group champion at YMCA Masters Nationals
8 Gold medals at 2016 YMCA Masters Nationals: set 3 new records in 90-94 age group
7 Gold medals at 2022 YMCA Masters Nationals; set 6 new3 records in 95-99 age group
Holds age group YMCA national records in 50, 100, 200 & 500 freestyle and 50, 100 &
200 backstroke
6 Gold Medals at 2023 National Senior Games age 95-99 division; set new records in all
2023 Humana Game Changer Award
Resides in Jamestown; son, Jim, is 2013 CSHOF inductee