RINDGE, N.H. (09/26/24) - Franklin Pierce University and the Department of Athletics is proud to announce its 2024 Hall of Fame class. Art Luptowski (Men's Basketball Head Coach), Mike Chambers '06 (Baseball), Jewel White '12 (Women's Basketball), Camden Morrison '18 (Women's Golf) and the 1996 and 1997 Women's Soccer National Championship Teams will be honored for their contributions to Franklin Pierce University Athletics at an induction ceremony on Friday, November 1. Following the formal induction ceremony on Friday evening, the inductees will be honored on Saturday afternoon during the Ravens football game versus Saint Anselm on Sodexo Field.  

2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Art Luptowski: 

A leader on and off the court, Art Luptowski served as the head coach of the Franklin Pierce men's basketball team for ten seasons from 1989-90 to 1998-99, compiling over 190 wins. Luptowski is responsible for putting FPU men's basketball on the map and can be credited with helping the team succeed for many years after his coaching retirement. In 10 seasons with the Ravens, he posted a 192-97 (.664 winning percentage) record and four trips to the NCAA Tournament, culminating with the 1990-91 season in which Franklin Pierce finished with a 26-6 mark and advanced to the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship game. In that same season, Luptowski was named the NABC East Region Coach of the Year. In both the 1990 and 1991 seasons, Luptowski was named NECC Coach of the Year. Overall, Luptowski won 386 games in his 25-year career as a Division II Head Coach and led his programs to a combined seven NCAA Tournaments.    

During his time with the Ravens, Luptowski coached two All-Americans, ten NABC All-East Region players, 11 ECAC All-Stars and seven Northeast-10 All-Conference players.  

Luptowski is well-known today in the basketball community. After spending 15 years with fellow Northeast-10 university, American International College, Luptowski went into the NBA as an Advanced Scout for the Detroit Pistons in 2014. He served in that role for seven years with other NBA teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans. Most recently, Franklin Pierce is happy to welcome Luptowski back to Rindge starting this fall as its men's and women's assistant basketball coach.  

Mike Chambers '06: 

Mike Chambers, a player in Rindge from 2003 through 2006, put together one of the most prolific offensive careers in school history. Chambers was a freshman on the program's first NCAA Regional championship team in 2003 and also captured a regional title as a senior in 2006. Chambers remains the program's all-time leader in doubles (70) and owns the school's single-season doubles record with 26 in the 2006 season. Chambers also still ranks among the top 10 players in school history in hits (238), runs-scored (152), home runs (23) and runs batted in (139).  

After his collegiate career ended, Chambers was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 32nd round (973 overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft. At the time, he was the 10th draft pick in program history and part of the school-best five-pick draft. Chambers played two years of affiliated ball, peaking with the Greenville Drive, the Class A, South Atlantic League affiliate of the Red Sox, in 2007. Over 306 professional plate appearances, he hit .214/.299/.282. 

Chambers returned to the FPU baseball program in 2011 as an assistant coach under head coach Jayson King where he claimed two more NCAA Regional titles in 2013 and 2016. He was named the head coach of the baseball program in 2016. In his last eight seasons with the Ravens, Chambers has posted a 217-129-1 (.627 winning percentage) over 347 games. 

Jewel White '12: 

Jewel White, a two-time All-American on the women's basketball team, was an integral part of the team's success over her four years with the program. White is one of only four players in program history to score 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in her career. She also stands as one of only three players with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 100 blocks.  

White was a two-time Daktronics All-American selection and two-time All-East Region First Team selection. She also earned East Region Player of the Year honors from Daktronics as a junior in 2010-11. At the conference level, White was a two-time All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection and was named Northeast-10 Player of the Year as a junior in 2010-11. She finished her outstanding career with 1,432 points and 1,013 rebounds to rank fifth and fourth respectively in the Ravens' record books. More recently, White was named to the D2 East Hoops All-Decade Team as an honorable mention.  

White's contributions on the court allowed the Franklin Pierce women's basketball team to capture the NCAA East-Regional title in both 2008-09 and 2009-10. She helped lead the team to two NCAA Division II Final Four appearances.  

Today, White is mentoring young people, as a case manager and director at Positive Directions, a drop-out prevention program based at Sough High. She has remained in the basketball world as an assistant girls' basketball coach at Shrewsbury High and coaches Worcester Team United AAU basketball.  

Camden Morrison '18: 

Camden Morrison, the first player to join the women's golf team at Franklin Pierce and the most successful individual golfer in program history, earned Northeast-10 Conference Women's Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons in both 2016-17 and 2017-18 as a junior and senior. She was the individual runner-up at the NE10 Championship in both seasons but led the Ravens to their first NE10 title in the fall of 2017. More impressively, Morrison qualified as an individual for the NCAA national championships in both seasons and became the first ever Raven to golf at the NCAA Tournament. She tied-47th in the country in 2017 and capped her career with a tied-19th finish at nationals in 2018. 

Morrison returned to Franklin Pierce as an assistant coach from 2022-2024, in addition to competing as a Professional Golfer on the Epson and WAPT Tours, where she has played since 2020.  

The 1996 and 1997 Women's Soccer Teams:  

The 1996 Franklin Pierce squad made it three NCAA national championship titles in a row when they defeated Lynn University, 1-0, in the national title game under head coach Jeff Bailey. The Ravens won this championship on the road, as the NCAA Final Four was hosted in Boca Raton, Florida. Franklin Pierce outscored the opposition, 103-9, during the 1996 season, including a 4-0 triumph over Merrimack in the NCAA New England Regional Championship in Rindge. Co-captain Jen Miller could not have scripted a better way to end her career. Miller was named the tournament's Offensive Most Valuable Player after scoring the lone goal in the championship game. She also became the first-ever player to win three straight NCAA Division II titles. Additionally, Brenda van Stralen, from the Netherlands, was named defensive MVP of the NCAA tournament.   

The 1997 Ravens carried on the tradition of excellence as they captured the school's fourth-straight NCAA title. The team returned 10 of 11 starters from the previous season, so virtually the same group that captured the 1996 NCAA title. Franklin Pierce had one of the wildest runs to the championship that season, playing in a combined eight overtimes in the NCAA Tournament.  The Ravens downed Adelphi, 2-1, in four overtimes in the NCAA Quarterfinals, and then needed to go another four overtimes to down Cal State-Dominguez Hills, 4-3, in the Final Four. The national title game proved to be much easier for the Ravens as they knocked off West Virginia Wesleyan, 3-0, to again finish No. 1. Overall, after capturing the title in 1997, the Ravens won 38 straight matches; 78 of their last 79; and posted a record of 114-5-0 over a six-year period from 1992-1997.   

After the win in 1997, forward Pauliina Miettinen became the university's all-time leading scorer, which still stands to this day. Despite playing goalkeeper for three matches and sitting out one for accumulating five cautions on the year, Miettinen shattered the single-season goal mark with 34. Midfielder Pauliina Auveri became the third Franklin Pierce player to earn NCAA Division II Player of the Year honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).  

The 2024 class will bring the total number of Franklin Pierce Hall of Fame inductees to 131. The Hall of Fame was established in 1987 to pay tribute to the outstanding performances of student-athletes, contributors, coaches, administrators, and teams that have shaped the rich history of Franklin Pierce Athletics.