MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Four alumni will comprise the Penn State Harrisburg Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The induction ceremony will take place at the Capital Union Building on Friday evening, Oct. 24, as part of Penn State Harrisburg's annual "We Are Weekend."


The group, which includes a pair of former student-athletes, a former head coach and one alumnus who both competed and coached, represents eight programs: Jim Baker '76 (men's basketball), Danielle Lynch, D'24 (men's and women's track & field and cross country), Kaitlyn (Carmo) Mizanin '17 (women's basketball) and Cameron Yon '19 (men's track & field).


The purpose of the Penn State Harrisburg Athletics Hall of Fame is to commemorate the achievements of those student-athletes, coaches, administrators and staff who have distinguished themselves through excellence in athletic performance and service.
 

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Jim Baker '76 - Men's Basketball
A pioneer during the first decade of Penn State Harrisburg athletics, Jim Baker was the catalyst for the earliest period of success for the men's basketball program. Back when the college was a two-year institution, the Harrisburg, Pa. native led the Lions to a then program-record 15 victories—the first double-digit-win season in program history—in 1975-76. He was named the team's MVP after tallying 644 points and 195 rebounds during the 1974-75 campaign and he followed it up by averaging 26.5 points per game the following year. As a senior, he poured in 41 points in a victory over Spring Garden and added six 30-point games. After completing his playing career as the program's all-time leading scorer (1,206 points), Baker manned the sideline as an assistant under former head coach Fred Baker in 1976-77 before being elevated to head coach for two seasons from 1977-79.  




Danielle Lynch D'24 - Men's and Women's Track & Field and Cross Country
Helming six programs during her time at Penn State Harrisburg, Danielle Lynch built the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field programs from scratch beginning with club competition in 2013-14 before ushering the programs into NCAA competition in 2014-15. During her eight-year tenure, men's and women's track & field athletes earned one NCAA Division III National Championship, six USTFCCCA All-America plaudits, 19 NCAA Championship qualifications, two USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year awards and 46 USTFCCCA All-Region honors. Lynch was named the 2018-19 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, while her athletes racked up eight conference major awards and captured 25 individual conference championships. Following her success at Penn State Harrisburg, Lynch took on the role of director of athletics at Haverford in 2022 before earning her doctorate from Penn State in 2024.  




Kaitlyn (Carmo) Mizanin '17 - Women's Basketball
One of the most impactful players of Penn State Harrisburg's Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) era, Kaitlyn (Carmo) Mizanin was a driving force during her four years on the hardwood. The Palmyra, Pa. native completed her career as the program's all-time leading scorer, amassing 1,168 points, and she is one of just two players in program history to rack up 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. Her 297 free throws made stand as a program record and she ranks top-three all-time in multiple career statistical categories, including points scored, scoring average (11.8), total field goals (372) and 3-point field goals made (127). During her senior campaign, she scored a then single-game program-record 31 points in a win over Southern Virginia and added a crucial double-double in a memorable road victory over No. 7 Mary Washington later that year. 




Cameron Yon '19 - Men's Track & Field
One of the most consistent and successful student-athletes in Penn State Harrisburg history, Cameron Yon reached the pinnacle of college athletics when he capped his illustrious career by capturing the NCAA Division III National Championship in the discus throw in 2019. The lone national champion in school history, he burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2016 when he finished third in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships that spring, earning his first all-America honor in the process. The Patuxent River, Md. native qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships four times and secured three USTFCCCA All-America honors during his career. Thanks to a record-breaking senior campaign, he was named the USTFCCCA Mid-East Regional Athlete of the Year, the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year and the CAC Outdoor Co-Field Athlete of the Year. Yon earned six USTFCCCA All-Region honors, won a pair of CAC Championships and added two ECAC Titles during his career. He holds program records in five events, including the indoor shot put (14.65m) and weight throw (16.88m), as well as the outdoor shot put (13.94m), discus throw (56.27m) and hammer throw (51.10m).


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