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Steve Musselman
Steve Musselman joined Howard Community College in August of 1985, and for the next four decades became one of the most important figures in Dragon Country. Musselman helped the college restart the athletic program, and worked his way up to the position of Assistant Athletic Director by the time of his retirement. He created both the cross country and track & field programs here at HCC, and alongside fellow Hall of Famer Errick Henlon, turned the Dragons running programs into state powerhouses. Musselman won 16 cross country regional titles for his men’s teams and four regional titles for his women’s teams. On the track side, he helped his team win the 2013 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship and won 20 combined regional titles. He was named NJCAA Men’s Track Coach of the Year three times, was Region 20 Cross Country Coach of the Year 16 times, District Coach of the Year twice, and had 237 student-athletes named All-Region, All-American, and Academic All-American during his lengthy career. Without a doubt, he is one of the most accomplished and respected figures in the history of the Howard Community College Dragons.
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Errick Henlon
Without Errick Henlon, there may have never been HCC athletics. Coming from Spanish Town, Jamaica, Errick Henlon first joined the Dragons in the 1980s as a athletic tech. His duties included maintenance of athletic transportation, running summer camps, maintaining the grounds, and transporting student-athletes to their games. He also dabbled in coaching, running the men’s soccer team and helping to coach track & field. His four decades of work with Howard Community College helped endear him to hundreds of student-athletes, coaches, and staff, and his retirement in 2016 marked the end of an era for Dragon Country.
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Phillipe DeRosier Jr.
Phil DeRosier is the only member of our Hall of Fame class who is currently still active with the Dragons. He is the current Cross County and Track & Field coach, and has continued the legacy of Musselman and Henlon, leading his teams to two track & field titles and one cross country championship in just three seasons of coaching. DeRosier attended HCC from 2003 to 2004. He participated in the track & field team and was named an NJCAA All-American six times. His fantastic performances landed him a spot at Saint Augustine’s University, where he became a 10-time NCAA All-American and a four-time NCAA Division II champion. DeRosier was named to the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2014. He currently serves as head coach of the Dragons running programs and is head of facilities and the Fitness Center here at HCC!
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Nicola Hall
Nicola Hall played for the Dragons women’s soccer team from 2005 to 2006 after serving seven years in the United States Army. During her time in uniform, she reached the rank of jumpmaster and became the first woman deployed to Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks. Upon joining the Dragons, Hall led the team to two of their best seasons. She led the team in scoring as a freshman and made both the NJCAA All-Region First Team and All-MDJUCO First Team. In her sophomore year, Hall was First Team All-MD JUCO, First Team All-Region 20, and an NJCAA All-American. After graduating, she joined the Dragons as an assistant coach for three seasons while attending the University of Maryland University College. She was inducted into the NJCAA Women’s Soccer Hall of Fame in 2021!
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Lisa Bianchini
The first player to have played in the modern era of record keeping to be inducted in our Hall of Fame, Lisa Bianchini played for the Dragons from 2013 to 2014 on women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse. She joined the Dragons in 2013 out of Blair High School and immediately established herself as a powerful force for HCC. Bianchini scored ten goals during her sophomore season in 2014, and helped lead the Dragons to a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament. She was named All-Region 20 First Team, All-MD JUCO First Team, a Second Team All-American, and an All-NJCAA Tournament Team during her two years at HCC. Along with soccer, she also played for the Dragons women’s lacrosse team for 2014 and was named All-Maryland in her lone season. Bianchini played for the Maryland Terrapins after HCC for two seasons, and was inducted into the NJCAA Women’s Soccer Hall of Fame in 2021. Her #10 jersey remains the only jersey ever retired by the Dragons women’s soccer program!
Peet Poillon
Peet Poillon is the first member of our Hall of Fame to have played professionally, as after his tenure at HCC, he became a professional lacrosse star in Major League Lacrosse. Poillon played for the Dragons from 2005 to 2006 as team captain, where he was named NJCAA All-American twice, scored over 140 points, and was MD JUCO Offensive Player of the Year his sophomore year. After HCC, Poillon attended Ohio State University for one season and played his senior year at UMBC, where he was named Second Team All-American. Poillon was drafted by the Philadelphia Wings 37
th overall in 2009, and played five years in MLL for four teams. Poillon collected 68 career goals and helped the Charlotte Hounds make the playoffs in 2013 during his final season. He was named MLL Most Improved Player in 2010 with the Chesapeake Bayhawks! In 2019, Poillon was inducted into the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame!
Danny Sancomb
The honor of first men’s basketball player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame goes to Danny Sancomb. A star guard for the Dragons in the 90s, Sancomb led the Dragons to back-to-back 20-win seasons. He scored 1620 career points at HCC during his two seasons and was named All-MD JUCO First Team, Howard Community College Athlete of the Year, MD JUCO Player of the Year, and the MVP of the Charm City Junior College All-Star Game during his sophomore season in 1996. After HCC, Sancomb attended Wheeling Jesuit, leading the WVIAC in scoring for two seasons. He was the leading NCAA Division II scorer in 1998 with 27.2 points per game, and was named team MVP, NABC/Chevrolet Division II All-American, and First-Team All-East Region. Sancomb took up coaching after college, coaching St. Mary’s Ryken High School, Wheeling University, and is currently the head coach of the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans!
