HUNTINGDON, Pa. – On Saturday, Chatham Volleyball Head Coach Joseph Bortak was inducted into the Juniata Athletics Hall of Fame. A 2015 graduate of the school, Bortak was selected for his contributions to the Men's Volleyball program by a selection committee consisting of current coaches, administrators, alumni, and Hall of Fame members. 
 
One of seven new additions to Juniata's Hall of Fame, Bortak played four seasons of Men's Volleyball at the school and was the first Eagle to be named CVC All-Conference all four years. The Jeannette, Pa. native was an AVCA Division II All-American all four seasons at Juniata, with three of those selections being First-Team nods. Bortak led the Eagles to CVC Championships in 2013 and 2014 while reaching the 2014 national championship game. He remains the program's record holder for blocks after recording 430 in his career, additionally amassing 1,081 kills with a .455 hitting percentage across the four seasons.
 
This past week, Bortak led the Cougars' Men's Volleyball program to their first PAC Championship Match in Chatham's second season in the conference. Since becoming Women's Volleyball Head Coach in 2018, Bortak has collected 98 wins in eight seasons as well as 29 victories in his three years as Men's Volleyball Head Coach.