Comsewogue Inducts 5 New Members Into Hall of Fame

Comsewogue High School was proud to induct 5 new honorees into its Hall of Fame during our annual Homecoming festivities on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The inductees, along with their families, were invited to a special luncheon and ceremony to celebrate their accomplishments and receive recognition.

Art Schlessinger was a cross country, track and field and soccer coach at Comsewogue from 1971 to 2000. He was honored as the Coach of the Year 5 times in Track and Field and 6 times in Soccer. Art led his teams to a Suffolk County Championship twice, and was a league champion an astounding 11 times between all sports. His soccer teams advanced to the playoffs 11 times, and he was named the Port Jefferson Record Coach of the Year in 1991.

William Findlay graduated from Comsewogue High School in 1982, having participated in sports all three seasons. A member of the soccer, basketball and baseball teams, William has numerous awards to his name, including all-league and all-county honors in baseball, and was named the 1982 LILCO student-athlete of the year. He is enshrined in the Pace University Baseball Hall of Fame, and played for the AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers baseball organization from 1986 to 1988.

Nick Segreti, a 2013 Comsewogue High School graduate, was a member of the Varsity Wrestling team from 2010 to 2013, and was team captain during his senior year. Nick was the male recipient of the Suffolk Zone Award in 2012. Nick immediately followed his dream to become a member of the United States Navy, graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 2017 and was a Top Gun graduate in 2024. He has earned numerous medals, deployment ribbons and earned the WIngs of Gold in 2020.

David Geslak, a member of the Class of 1979, was a three-sport Varsity athlete, competing on the football, wrestling and lacrosse teams. David earned all-league honors beginning in his sophomore year of high school, along with earning all-county honors as a senior. He continued his football and lacrosse careers after leaving Comsewogue, playing on both teams at C.W. Post. After graduating college, David returned to Comsewogue as the Assistant Varsity Football coach and Junior Varsity Lacrosse coach, and later joined the Suffolk COunty Sheriff’s Department, retiring in 2013.

Janice Dilone was a graduate of Comsewogue High School in 2012. She is currently ranked one of the top 50 models in the industry by Models.com, and has had the opportunity to model for numerous magazines. To this day, Janice has been on the cover of nearly ten magazines, including I.D., Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, Vogue Mexico, Vogue Netherlands, Vogue Portugal, 10 Magazine, Port and Allure.