2027 USC Hall of Fame Class Article
Ohio Collegiate Hall of Fame Selections

ONEONTA, N.Y. - Hartwick College soccer alumni Timo Liekoski and John Bluem were each recognized with respective Hall of Fame Honors, as Leikoski wasnamed to the United Soccer Coaches 2027 Hall of Fame Class and Bluem was named to the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Hall of Fame. 

Liekoski, an All-America defender at Hartwick from 1967 to 1969, was elected to the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2027. He will be inducted during the association's annual convention in January 2027. Following his playing career, Liekoski went on to coach at Whittier College, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Hartwick, guiding the Hawks to a third-place finish in the 1974 NCAA Tournament. His distinguished career also included coaching at the professional and international levels, serving as an assistant with the United States Men's National Team during the 1994 FIFA World Cup and becoming the inaugural head coach of Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.

Bluem, a 1975 Hartwick graduate, was selected as a member of the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association's (OCSA) 2026 Hall of Fame class. He spent 21 seasons leading Ohio State University after six seasons at Fresno State, compiling 292 career victories across 27 seasons as a head coach. At Ohio State, Bluem earned five Big Ten championships, made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and guided the Buckeyes to the 2007 NCAA Division I national championship game. He was also named Big Ten Coach of the Year four times and was inducted into the Hartwick College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.