MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — The seventh class of the Barry University Athletics Wall of Honor was inducted April 25, 2016.

The four student-athletes inducted, representing the cream of the athletic crop at Barry, earned a total of 10 All-America commendations and 15 Scholar All-America honors. In addition, one administrator was honored for her leadership in athletics.

The 2016 student-athlete inductees are Fernanda Brino (volleyball), Thomas Hipp (men's tennis), Patrick Rittenauer (men's tennis) and Greta Trotman (women's tennis). Dr. G. Jean Cerra, former dean of the School of Human Performance & Leisure Sciences and director of athletics, received meritorious service commendation.

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Dr. G. Jean Cerra

Dr. G. Jean Cerra is one of the most illustrious women in college athletics. A member of the group of 11 women who helped introduce women's athletics to the NCAA in the early '80s, she has received numerous awards for her leadership in athletics. A founding member of Council of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (now known as NACWAA), she received a Citation of Merit in 1992 from the Alumni Association of the University of Missouri-Columbia for outstanding achievement and meritorious service in education. In 1998 she was similarly recognized through induction into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. In June 2000 she joined a select group of former athletic directors to become enshrined into NACDA Hall of Fame. In February 2002 she joined six other notable women when she was presented the "Women in Sport Achievement Award" by Saint Leo University.

She was recognized by Florida State University in 2011 as a "Champion Beyond the Game" and was inducted in 2008 to the University of Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame, one of just two in the administrator category since 1990.

Dr. Cerra pioneered a model for athletics that integrated athletics into an academic division. Under her leadership, the Buccaneer athletic program attained overwhelming success at the conference, regional, and national levels. Barry also gained acclaim for its emphasis on academics.

Barry won six national championships under her watch as dean – two in women's soccer in 1992 and 1993; three in women's volleyball in 1995, 2001 and 2004; and one in men's golf in 2007. Barry became the first school in any division to have two winners of the prestigious NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship.

Fernanda Brino

Though she only played two seasons (2003 and 2004), Fernanda Brino left her mark on the both the Buccaneer program and the Sunshine State Conference.

A two-time Barry Female Athlete of the Year, she earned back-to-back SSC Player of the Year awards in leading the Bucs to a pair of conference titles. She was named to the conference's Silver Anniversary Team and was selected to the SSC Hall of Fame in 2011.

Brino owns the school record for service aces per set (0.65), ranks third in the school's career record book in points per set (4.95), and is fifth in kills per set (3.95), attack percentage (.349) and digs per set (3.27). A two-time Daktronics first-team All-American, Brino led the Buccaneers to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2004. She set a career high with 24 kills in the national championship match against Truman. In addition to the Daktronics honors, she was an AVCA All-American in 2004.

Thomas Hipp

Thomas Hipp was a three-time ITA All-American in both singles and doubles. He collected All-SSC first-team singles recognition four times and was a three-time first-team doubles honoree. In 2006, Hipp was named SSC Men's Tennis Player of the Year, having won Freshman of the Year accolades in his debut season in 2003. He led Barry to the SSC title in 2003 and 2005. He finished his career with the Barry record for wins in both singles (67) and doubles (78). Hipp was named ITA Southeast Region Senior Player of the Year in 2006. He was an ITA National Doubles Champion in 2005 and won the ITA Regional Doubles Championship in both 2004 and 2005.

Hipp's academic performance was every bit as impressive as his work on the tennis court. He was a four-time member of the Commissioner's Honor Roll and ITA Scholar All-American list. He was a CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in 2005 and 2006. Hipp was named SSC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2004-05 and SSC Male Athlete of the Year in 2005-06. He is the only male student-athlete in conference history to earn both awards.

Patrick Rittenauer

Patrick Rittenauer is just the second male athlete at Barry to earn All-America honors all four years. He posted a four-year record of 56-13 in singles and 73-16 in doubles. He is one of just seven players in program history to post at least 70 doubles wins and has the best winning percentage among them at 82.0 percent. In four years, he helped lead the Bucs to two trips to the NCAA quarterfinals, once to the semifinals, and once to the finals. Barry posted an 80-16 mark, including 20-5 in the SSC, and a pair of conference titles from 2005 to 2008. In 2005 he earned the conference's Freshman of the Year award   and Player To Watch title from the ITA.

Academically, Rittenauer was a three-time ITA Scholar All-American and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. In 2006-07, he was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the Sunshine State Conference and went on to claim the regional scholar-athlete award from the D-II Conference Commissioner's Association.

He also was just the second Buccaneer in program history to earn Barry's Athlete of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the same season. He earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2008.

Greta Trotman

Greta Trotman is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Barry athletics history. A four-time All-SSC first-team singles selection, she was named SSC Women's Tennis Player of the Year in 2005. She also twice earned All-SSC doubles recognition, collecting first-team accolades in 2003. Trotman led the Buccaneers to four NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the national title match in 2003. Along the way, she was twice named ITA All-American in singles. She was tabbed ITA Southeast Region Senior Player of the Year in 2006. Trotman still holds the Barry career record for singles wins (73) and ties for career doubles victories (76).

Perhaps her most impressive accomplishments occurred away from the courts, where she excelled as a student. Trotman is one of only two female student-athletes to win back-to-back SSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors, claiming the award in 2004-05 and 2005-06. She was also a CoSIDA Academic All-America selection and the Conference Commissioners Association South Region Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year each of those seasons. She garnered ITA Scholar All-American and SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinctions four straight years. In 2006, Trotman was a top-nine finalist for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award.