Director of Athletics David Babb and the Cairn University Athletic Department are proud to welcome Gregg Fanus into the prestigious Cairn Athletics Hall of Honor, made official during the 2024 induction ceremony on the afternoon of Homecoming, Saturday, September 28, 2024.
Gregg Fanus was a three-sport athlete over his time at Cairn (then PBU), playing four seasons of Men's Soccer, three seasons of Men's Basketball, and two seasons of Men's Tennis.
In soccer, Gregg was an NCCAA All-American, National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas All-American, a 3x conference champion, and NCCAA National Runner Up. Fanus was named to the Cairn Men's Soccer 2000s All-Decade First Team in 2021, it was described by current Cairn Men's Soccer Head Coach
Luke Gibson about Gregg that "there isn't a player who lined up with him that could undervalue his importance to the team. Fanus was an NCCAA Second Team All-American and a was selected to two NCCAA All-Tournament Teams. A centerback that made everything look easier than it was, he brought a steadiness to teams that was unrivaled.
In three seasons of Men's Basketball, Fanus was an NCCAA National Runner-Up and NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention. He sits 9
th all-time for career assists in program history with 235, including 133 in 2002-03 which is the 8
th most all-time in a single season.
After his years as a student-athlete, Fanus was named an Associate Athletic Director over Athletics Ministry and Outreach. Since then, Gregg has served as the Faculty Advisor for HPEC (Future Professionals in Health & Physical Education) and Assistant Professor in the Cairn School of Education. He is also the Program Director of KidSport and current Head Coach of Cairn's Men's & Women's Tennis programs, for which he was named the 2024 United East Women's Tennis Coach of the Year.
Off campus, Fanus takes pride in coaching his 3 kids' teams with the Langhorne Athletic Association & Lower Southampton American Legion Baseball. He is also a private instructor for tennis & pickleball. He and his wife Ashley (Cairn Women's soccer alum) have faithfully served and Living Hope Church for the past 21 years and counting, involved as a men's ministry leader, small group leader, and Sunday School teacher.
"I am incredibly honored to be nominated for this recognition into the Cairn Athletics Hall of Honor. It is humbling as I reflect on all my teammates who are Inducted in the hall of honor and many of my teammates who are deserving but not yet recognized." Gregg remarked, "I am truly grateful for how God has used my athletics experiences here at Cairn to shape and prepare me to be used by Him to share the Gospel and disciple others for His glory and His Kingdom. I would like to thank my coaches, Dr. Beach, Helen Hui and Tom Fink as well as the many teammates who invested in me on the field but more importantly in my relationship with Christ and spiritual maturity. To God be the Glory!"
