Five individuals comprise the Muhlenberg College Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Scheduled to take their place among the College's greats are (left to right above) Art Kopacz '87, Scott Schlenker '88, Alex Faust '10, Tom Barlow '68 and Christian Conti '09.

The induction ceremony is planned for the spring of 2021 at a date to be determined.

Kopacz was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman in football. The first Mule offensive lineman named to the All-Centennial Conference first team three straight years, he also was named first-team All-ECAC South in 1986. "He was a tremendous athlete and teammate and dominated opponents from the offensive tackle position," wrote one of his nominators.

Muhlenberg went 26-12 in the four years Kopacz played, earning a share of the CC championship in both 1983 and 1986. The 1984 team averaged 23.7 points per game, the second-most by the Mules over a 20-year span from 1978 to 1997.

Schlenker was a four-year starter and two-year captain of the wrestling team. The 1987 MAC champion and 1986 and 1988 MAC runner-up at 158 pounds, he earned a bid to the NCAA Championships in 1987.

Schlenker compiled a combined record of 53-4 in his junior and senior seasons and finished his career with at least 77 wins (some records are missing). Also a three-year letterwinner in football, he set school records (since broken) with 15 career major decisions and eight career technical falls, and he still shares the school record for majors in a season (nine).

Faust is one of the most accomplished female athletes ever at Muhlenberg, earning All-America honors three times in the pole vault (outdoors twice and indoors once). She was named Centennial Conference Most Outstanding Performer for field events three times (indoors twice and outdoors once) and finished her career with 14 CC gold medals (eight in pole vault, four in 400 meters and two in 200 meters).

Faust set six school records that still stand, in the 200, 400 and pole vault both indoors and outdoors, and she also still holds the CC marks in the indoor and outdoor pole vault. She earned second-team Academic All-District recognition as a senior.

Barlow was a four-year letterwinner and starter who helped pave the way for the Muhlenberg basketball teams that won three straight MAC South championships from 1968 to 1970. He led the Mules in scoring as a freshman and sophomore, then sacrificed his numbers when three players who rank among the program's all-time scorers arrived. Still, Barlow averaged 16.4 points as a senior for the 1968 MAC South championship team.

An All-MAC South selection in 1966, Barlow finished his career with 1,151 points as a good outside shooter who played without the three-point line. He was the Mules' best player in their first NCAA playoff game, finishing with 21 points and 13 rebounds vs. Cheyney.

Conti fashioned a tremendous three-year career as an outfielder after struggling as a pitcher his freshman season. The 2008 Centennial Conference player of the year, he set school records (still standing) for runs scored (49), triples (11), home runs (11), extra-base hits (29), total bases (116) and RBI (60) in a season and slugging percentage (.669) in a career.

A two-time All-CC selection, Conti is the only player in program history named to All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team by the American Baseball Coaches Association. On the program's all-time career lists, he ranks second in triples (18) and home runs (17), third in extra-base hits (55), sixth in RBI (95) and ninth in batting average (.358). Conti led Division III in triples in 2008 and also was a two-time Academic All-District selection.