Wales Tourism and Visit Planning

A five-time NHL All-Star, a first-team soccer All-American, a men's basketball conference player of the year and three All-American skiers, two of whom represented the United States in the Olympic Games, are among the 10 alumni who will be inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 5.

Inductees are:

John LeClair '91, the St. Albans, Vt., native who is one of the top American-born hockey players; Kevin Wylie '91, a first-team All-American in men's soccer; Brenda White Smith '90, a three-time skiing All-American and one-time Olympian.Hanne Krogstad Jenssen '89, an All-American skier who won 15 of 18 carnival races in her career as well as an individual NCAA championship

Also: Matt Johnson '91, another St. Albans native who was the North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year in men's basketball in 1991; track and field competitor Sarah Dahl '91 of Essex Junction, Vt., a New England champion who held four school records when she graduated; Celeste Leon '87, a three-time New England track and field champion; baseball player Eddie Sheehan '84; and former Yankee Conference tennis champion and two-sport standout Charles "Chuck" Davis '72. In addition, former women's soccer player Katree Hodgdon Fenster '90 will be inducted. Hodgdon was voted in last year but was unable to attend the ceremony.

The inductees will be lauded at the 33rd annual Athletic Hall of Fame Celebration and Dinner at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington. Prior to the 7:30 reception and dinner, a portrait-hanging ceremony will be held at 6 p.m.. in the Hall of Fame Room in Patrick Gymnasium.

For ticket information, contact Ann Domingue at 802-656-4410.

[ Comment, Edit or Article Submission ]