MARIETTA, Ohio — 5 former Pioneer athletes representing four sports from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s will be inducted into the Marietta College Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 27th class on Feb. 6.

The ceremony will once again highlight the Winter Weekend festivities. [Register for Winter Weekend]

This year's inductees are All-America infielder Chuck Nachreiner '79, All-Region setter Jenny Kroger '89, All-America defensive back Bryan Bown '94, All-Region center Jason Hayes '97 and All-America pitcher Bob Davies '98.

The Hall of Fame Banquet, which takes place Saturday evening in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, caps off a busy weekend at Marietta College that includes a track & field meet as well as a men's and women's varsity basketball game. It also features alumni game for men's and women's basketball and volleyball.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through the athletics office by calling (740) 376-4665 or by emailing Wendy Thieman at thiemana@marietta.edu.

This year's class raises the Hall of Fame membership to 139. Here is a look at the 2010 inductees:

Chuck Nachreiner
Class of 1979
Baseball

Nachreiner, a two-time All-America infielder, donned the pinstripes from 1976-79. The four-year starter and letterman, earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) honorable mention, All-Region first team and All-America second team honors as a freshman third baseman in 1976. Nachreiner was a repeat selection on both the All-OAC and All-Region lists as a sophomore and earned his third straight All-OAC honorable mention as junior. He capped off his senior season with All-OAC first team, All-Region first team and All-America second team honors. During his time at Marietta, the Etta Express captured three OAC titles (1977-79) and two Mideast Regional crowns (1977-78). The Pioneers went on to finish fourth at the 1977 World Series and then took national runner-up honors in 1978. Nachreiner graduated as the OAC's all-time leader in games played (167), at-bats (554), hits (194) doubles (42) and total bases (279) while ranked fourth (second at Marietta) in runs batted in (109). He holds a share of the OAC's single-game record for doubles (3), a feat he accomplished against Pfeiffer University in 1977.

Nachreiner and his wife Claudia live in Pittsburgh, Pa. They have two children, Eric and Rebecca.

Jenny Kroger
Class of 1989
Volleyball

Kroger, a four-year letterman, was a member of the volleyball team from 1985-88. She saw action off the bench as freshman in 1985 when the Pioneers finished runner-up in the OAC Tournament. In 1986, Kroger became Marietta's second setter and while also playing outside hitter. She moved to the team's primary setter as a junior and earned All-OAC second team honors after dishing out a school-record 772 assists. Her 8.8 assists average led the league and helped the Pioneers once again finish second at the OAC Tournament. Kroger then capped her career with All-OAC first team and All-Region honors in 1988. The captain improved her single-season school record by finishing with 782 assists, enabling her to become Marietta's all-time leader with 1,949 assists.

Kroger and her husband Scott Frank live with their two daughters, Lauren and Kristen, in Hendersonville, Tenn.

Bryan Bown
Class of 1994
Football

Bown, a two-time All-America defensive back, suited up for the football team from 1990-93. The four-year starter earned All-OAC honorable mention as both a freshman and sophomore. He then garnered All-OAC first team and All-America recognition as both a junior and senior. Bown, who was a captain in 1992 and 1993, remains the only Pioneer to ever receive the OAC' Lee Tressel Award, which goes to the top defensive back in the league. He accomplished this feat in 1993. Bown still holds Marietta's single-game record for both punt returns (7) and punt return yards (152). He also set an OAC record when he returned 2 punts for a touchdown in a game against Muskingum. Bown sits second in career interceptions (15) and third in both career interception return yards (200) and career punt return yards (618).

Bown currently lives with his wife Pamela and their children, Nathan, Natalie and Nicole, in North Huntingdon, Pa.

Jason Hayes
Class of 1997
Basketball

Hayes, the 1997 OAC Clyde Lamb Award and Way-Weigelt Award winner, dominated the hardwood for the basketball team from 1993-97. The four-year letterman graduated as the Pioneers' all-time leader in points (1,710), rebounds (1,050), field goal percentage (62.4%) and free throw attempts (626). He remains the career leader in rebounds, field goal percentage and free throw attempts while second in points. Hayes, a center, led the NCAA Division III in field goal percentage (67.9%) and set the school's single-season record for rebounds (309) in 1996-97. The three-time MVP of the Marietta Shrine Tournament earned All-OAC second team honors as a sophomore before moving up to All-OAC first team honors as both a junior and senior. Hayes, an eight-time OAC Player of the Week, also earned Academic All-OAC honorable mention in both 1995 and 1996 and then Academic All-OAC in 1997. The senior captain picked up All-Region first team honors in 1997.

Hayes and his wife Susan (Cook) '98 reside with their son J.J. in Cumming, Ga.

Bob Davies
Class of 1998
Baseball

Davies, a fourth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in 1997, anchored Marietta's pitching staff from 1996-97. The Johns Hopkins University transfer earned OAC Kent Tekulve Pitcher of the Year, All-OAC first team, All-Region first team and All-America first team honors as a sophomore. Davies was then a repeat OAC Kent Tekulve Pitcher of the Year, All-OAC first team and All-Region first team selection while also earning All-America second team recognition as a junior. In addition, he received Academic All-OAC honors in both 1996 and 1997 as well as Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors in 1997. During his two seasons at Marietta, the Etta Express captured a pair of OAC championships and the NCAA Mideast Regional championship in 1996. Davies, who left for professional baseball after his junior year, set Marietta's single-game (17) and single-season (135) record for strikeouts as a sophomore.

Davies and his wife Betsy live with their son Will in Hudson, Ohio.