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    Schultz brothers, Fulp-Allen to be inducted into Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame

    Three wrestlers who competed in college and in freestyle -- Dave and Mark Schultz, and Sara Fulp-Allen -- will be among the ten honorees to be welcomed as members of the Class of 2015 into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in California, PaloAltoOnline.com reported Wednesday.

    The honorees are athletes, coaches and others within the world of sport with connections to the area immediately south of San Francisco, who, quoting the Palo Alto website, "have inspired others with their leadership skills and athletic abilities."

    Dave Schultz and Mark Schultz
    The Schultz brothers both graduated from Palo Alto High School, where elder brother Dave was a California high school state champ in 1977, while Mark excelled in gymnastics. Dave won an NCAA title for the University of Oklahoma in 1982; Mark was a three-time NCAA champ for the Oklahoma Sooners. Both brothers won gold medals in freestyle competition at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Dave was murdered by millionaire wrestling benefactor John du Pont at the Foxcatcher Olympic training facility in January 1996. Mark's memoir, Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold, was the basis of the Oscar-nominated film Foxcatcher which premiered in theaters in late 2014. Mark Schultz was welcomed as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995; Dave was inducted posthumously in 1997.

    Sara Fulp-Allen attended Menlo College from 2003-07, where she won three national college wrestling titles, and was named the Female Don Bikie Athlete of the Year. She then moved to Colorado Springs to train at the US Olympic Training Center from 2007-11. Fulp-Allen was a seven-time national team member who, among her career highlights, was a 2005 US National champion, placed third at both the 2004 and 2008 US Olympic Trials, and earned a silver medal at the University World Championships. She is now Women's Director of the Virginia Wrestling Association.

    The induction ceremony for the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame will take place Thursday, July 23 at the San Mateo County Event Center. In addition to the Schultz brothers and Fulp-Allen, other honorees in the Class of 2015 include Peter Ueberroth, the former Major League Baseball Commissioner and 1984 Olympic Games organizer from Burlingame High; former NFL player Ryan Boschetti from Carlmont High; Aragon High cross country and track coach Bill Daskarolis; former Hillsdale High basketball standout Debbie Dyson; former Menlo School baseball coach and Athletic Director Craig Schoof; current Pinewood girls basketball coach Doc Scheppler; and former Menlo-Atherton High track and field standout Chi Johnson.
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