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Misericordia Duo Set for Induction Into Luzerne County Sports HOF

6/5/2026 9:47:00 PM

Former Misericordia University athletics standouts Brianna Pizzano and Frank Redmond will be inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame, Sunday, June 7.

Pizzano was a four-year standout on the MU tennis team where she suffered just one regular season loss throughout her collegiate career.

She was a four-time MAC Freedom Player of the Year after playing all four seasons at first singles and first doubles.

She was the MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year and was a two-time MAC champion at first singles in the last two years of the tournament's existence. 

She was the MAC champion at first doubles as a first year and was the MAC runner-up at first doubles as a sophomore.

She led the Cougars to back-to-back MAC Freedom finals appearances and was ranked 36th among MU's Top-100 student-athletes of the century.

Redmond was a standout in track & field cross country for the Cougars.  He was a three-time NCAA qualifier in track & field and earned All-America status with a fifth-place finish at 800m as a junior. 

He holds the school indoor and outdoor records at 800m and the indoor 1000m. 

He was a four-time all-conference performer in cross country.
 
He won two MAC track & field championships and one ECAC title while finishing second in the MAC five times and recording two ECAC runner-up finishes.

He was inducted into the Misericordia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021 and was ranked 20th in the MU's Top-100 Athletes of the Century.
 
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