MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Soccer Hall of Fame will induct eight new members at its induction ceremony in Madison Saturday. Among them will be a pair of inductees with ties to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer program.
 
P.J. Johns was the goalkeeper for the Panthers from 1978 to 1980 and still ranks among the all-time leaders in program history. His 0.73 career goals-against average remains the top mark, his 318 saves remain second, as does his 19 shutouts.
 
Johns led UWM to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1979, playing Cleveland State following a 15-3-4 campaign under the leadership of head coach Dan Harris. The Panthers made it back-to-back in 1980, returning to the NCAA Tournament following a 13-4-3 overall record.
 
Scott Kreitmeir will also be honored Saturday. Kreitmeir was a redshirt freshman on the 1989 roster before playing one full season at Milwaukee. In 1990 he played in 21 of 22 games, recording two goals, six assists and 27 shots.
 
The following biographies are courtesy of wisconsinsoccercentral.com:
 
P.J. Johns
Johns didn't play soccer at Oconomowoc High School, because the school didn't offer the sport before he graduated in 1976, and had no soccer experience when he walked on at UW-Milwaukee as a sophomore. But he ended up as one of the top goalkeepers in Panthers history and played 15 seasons of pro soccer. Johns posted a 0.73 goals-against average in his three seasons at UWM, which still stands as a program record, he ranks second in team history in shutouts (19) and saves (318) and he has two of the school's five longest shutout streaks. He started his pro career outdoors with the Edmonton Drillers (1980 to '82) and Vancouver Whitecaps (1983), then moved indoors and played for the Whitecaps, Cleveland Force, Tacoma Stars, Cleveland Crunch, Denver Thunder, Canton Invaders and Pittsburgh Stingers before retiring in 1995 at the age of 37. Johns, who resides in Silver Lake, Ohio, and coaches high school soccer, also was a part of the U.S. team that finished second at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Hong Kong – that's the best finish for any American men's team at a FIFA championship event.
 
Scott Kreitmeir
Kreitmeir found individual and team success at every level. He won 12 state titles as a youth player at Bavarian SC, was the 1989 Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year and a prep All-American while at Brookfield Central High School, participated in three U.S. Olympic Festivals and played for the U.S. Under-20 national team and at UW-Milwaukee. After one season with the Panthers, he signed with 1860 Munich in 1991 and played with the German second-division club through '93. He then returned to Wisconsin, joining the Milwaukee Rampage, and was named to the USISL All-Star team in 1994. Kreitmeir was part of the Milwaukee Wave's National Professional Soccer League-winning team in the 1996-97 season and helped the Bavarians claim three consecutive National Amateur Cup titles  from 2001 to '03 – the last of those was a double, as they also won the U.S. Open Cup that year. He now coaches at SC Waukesha, after coaching at Brookfield SC in the late 1990s.
 
Craig Carlson, Chuck Coan, Dave Jaworski, P.J. Johns, Scott Kreitmeir, Mike Lekan, Peter Mariahazy and John Sweeney make up the Class of 2015.