WORCESTER, Mass. – A group who set numerous school records and won several conference championships headline this year's class of six individuals who will be inducted into the Holy Cross Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2023 inductees into the Hall of Fame are Chris Brown (Class of 1983, ice hockey), Kevin Garvey (Class of 1985, football), Lifon Huynh (Class of 2002, field hockey), Briana McFadden (Class of 2010, basketball), Hank Prybylski (Class of 1987, lacrosse) and Bill Ahmuty (Class of 1965, rowing, honorary).

These new honorees will be formally inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 18, at the Varsity Club's annual dinner, to be held in the Hogan Campus Center. 



Brown was a four-year letterwinner for the Holy Cross men's ice hockey team from 1979-1983. A standout defenseman, he also made his mark on the offensive end of the ice with 38 goals and 90 assists for 128 points in 123 career games played. His 90 career assists were the third most in program history at the time of his graduation. Brown led the team with 27 assists during his junior season and was named first team All-ECAC as a senior. He helped the team to an overall record of 71-51-4 during his collegiate career, with the Crusaders making four straight appearances in the ECAC playoffs. Following his graduation, Brown played professional hockey in Europe.



Garvey was a standout offensive lineman for the Crusader football team from 1981-1984. A fierce competitor who made everyone around him better, he started every game at right guard for the 1983 team that won the Lambert Cup, advanced the NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinals and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation. Garvey went on to earn first team All-America, first team All-ECAC and first team All-New England honors during his senior year in 1984. He helped lead the team to an overall mark of 31-13-1 during his collegiate career, with Holy Cross posting a winning record in each of his four seasons.



Huynh was a four-year starter as a midfielder on the Crusader field hockey team from 1998-2001. She led Holy Cross to two Patriot League Tournament titles and three Patriot League regular season championships, with the team posting an overall record of 50-29 during her four years. Huynh served as team captain during her senior season, when she was also named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year. A three-time All-Patriot League and two-time All-New England selection, she ranked sixth all-time at Holy Cross in career interceptions (420) and fifth in career assists (15) at the time of her graduation. 



McFadden was a star guard on the Holy Cross women's basketball team from 2006-2010. A four-year starter, she helped lead the team to the Patriot League Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance during her freshman year. McFadden went on to lead the team in scoring during each of her next three seasons, while earning All-Patriot League honors three times. The 2008 Patriot League Player of the Year, she finished her collegiate career ranked first all-time at Holy Cross in games played (125) and minutes played (4,363), second in free throws made (496) and three-point field goals made (183), and sixth in points scored (1,575). McFadden also totaled 470 rebounds, 291 assists and 129 during her time with the Crusaders.



Prybylski was a standout defender for the Crusader men's lacrosse team in the mid-1980s. A three-time All-New England and All-Colonial League selection, he helped the team to an overall record of 39-26 and two Colonial League titles during his collegiate career. As a senior captain in 1987, Prybylski led Holy Cross to a perfect 6-0 mark in Colonial League play to win the conference championship. He was also selected to play in the United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association North-South All-Star game and the New England East-West All-Star game following his senior season.



Ahmuty was the founder and first captain of the men's rowing team at Holy Cross. He almost single-handedly conceived, planned and executed the formation of the first Crusader crew. Prior to the team's first season in 1964-1965, Ahmuty recruited the oarsmen, procured equipment, arranged the use of boathouses, scheduled competitions, coordinated travel and convinced John Anscomb, a young classics instructor who had rowed at Oxford, to be the coach. In addition to all that he did to found the program, Ahmuty rowed in the seventh seat during the crew's inaugural season, helping Holy Cross win the Brother O'Hare Cup at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship in New York.

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