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MANSFIELD, PA–<\/strong> Alumni, family and friends returned to Mansfield University to celebrate Homecoming 2016 on October 14-16. \u00a0\u00a0This year\u2019s theme was “Family. Legacy. Tradition!”\"Homecoming<\/a>Rachel Hohenwarter was named Homecoming Queen and Lascelles Boothe was named Homecoming King. The royal couple was crowned by MU President Fran Hendricks during halftime ceremonies of the Mountaineers football game against Franklin Pierce University on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Hohenwarter is a senior from New Providence, PA. She represented the Residence Hall Association in the campus-wide voting. Hohenwarter is also a member of the MU Track Team.<\/p>\n

Boothe is a senior from Philadelphia, PA.\u00a0 He represented the Black Students Union.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, the annual Homecoming parade made its way up Main Street to the delight of the crowd lining both the street.<\/p>\n

Friday night, the MU Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed four new members during inductions ceremonies at Manser Hall.\"(L-R)<\/a>Richard “Riki” Kimble ’89 (football), Patricia Masters O’Neill ’91 (softball), Scott Setzer ’96 (wrestling) and Robert “Bobby” Widhson ’76 (football) were enshrined. \u00a0The new Hall of Famers were also honored during the Homecoming parade and before the football game.<\/p>\n

The weekend marked the official celebration of Mansfield\u2019s 125-year football history. Mountaineers from many eras returned to mark the occasion.\"homecoming-2016-3\"<\/a>Homecoming Weekend also included a golf tournament, a pre-game alumni tent party, concerts and other activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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