NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The USA South Athletic Conference will induct two members of the Christopher Newport family into its Hall of Fame today. Christopher Newport's Matt Kelchner and Eric Shulman have been chosen for induction.

Kelchner and Shulman will be joined by former Greensboro women's basketball coach Jason Tuggle, former Averett volleyball standouts Courtney Cowart Phillips and Lynn Haden-Smith.  The inductees will be officially honored during a ceremony on the campus of Averett University later this afternoon at 5:30 p.m.. The 2019 class will be the tenth group inducted into the conference's Hall of Fame.

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MATT KELCHNER led the CNU football program for 16 seasons, 14 as a member of the USA South, before stepping aside following the 2016 season. His squads won ten conference championships and recorded a record of 78-17 (.821) in USA South action. He was honored as the Coach of the Year seven times, more than any other coach in conference history. He is also a three-time Richmond Touchdown Club State Coach of the Year. Kelchner led his squads to the Division III NCAA Tournament ten times, and advanced to the second round three times. Kelchner is a native of Covington, Pa., and graduated from Susquehanna University in 1982. He spent 16 seasons as an assistant coach at William & Mary before Christopher Newport hired Kelchner in 2000 as its first football coach. The Captains took the field for the first time in 2001, and CNU remains the only NCAA football program in history to earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament in its first four years of existence. Kelchner completed his illustrious coaching career with an overall record of 109-60 for a winning percentage of .645. He is currently an Associate Athletic Director at Christopher Newport.

ERIC SHULMAN is inarguably one of the greatest talents to play for Christopher Newport in any sport, Shulman set a bevy of records during his tenure with the Captains. He became just the second player in CNU Athletics history outside of track & field to earn four All-American honors during his career. He was a three-time singles All-American and capped his career with a doubles All-American nod with partner Matt King in 2012. A nationally-ranked singles player throughout his career, Shulman was the 2009 USA South Rookie of the Year and a three-time USA South Player of the Year.  The Glen Allen, Va. native holds the program career records for singles and doubles victories, the single season doubles wins mark, while also tying for the single season singles record.  His 86 career wins as an individual tops the list by nearly 20 victories and his 80 career doubles wins is 18 higher than any other. His singles winning percentage ranks eighth all-time despite playing at the No. 1 spot his entire career. One of the most accomplished athletes in program history, Shulman owns three of the top ten spots on the single season wins chart.