Hall of Fame
Cyril Pinchak was an eight-time letter winner covering the sports of cross country and track & field, and enjoyed tremendous levels of success in both.
In cross country, he capped his career by earning All-America honors at the national meet, placing 31st. Overall, Pinchak was a three-time NCAA Division III national qualifier. He was also a four-time All-Great Lakes Region runner (top 35), placing fifth as a senior, ninth as a junior, tenth as a sophomore, and 22nd as a freshman. He was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference performer all four years, and was the league runner-up as a junior.
Pinchak excelled at many distances in both indoor and outdoor track & field. He racked up All-OAC honors nine times in track (4 indoor, 5 outdoor). As a senior, Pinchak was the outdoor league runner-up in both the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run as well as the 4 x 800 relay. His senior indoor season was capped by placing second in the 5,000-meter run and third in the one-mile run. In 2006, Pinchak was named to the Academic All-District College Division Track & Field/Cross Country team. He was also an Academic All-OAC winner twice.
