Salve Regina Athletic Hall Of Fame

Currently, 15 individuals have been inducted into the Salve Regina University Athletic Hall of Fame. The most recent group of inductees was honored at a men's basketball halftime ceremony and then a banquet at Ochre Court on January 23, 2010. Click here for a PDF of the evening's program.

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	Inducted - February 1998 Sister Mary Philemon Banigan was a prime mover of this institution in its earliest days, serving as athletic monitor and basketball coach from the early fifties to the mid-sixties ... during this period, Salve Regina enjoyed some of its greatest women's basketball achievements.
	Inducted - February 2002 Tracy Carter Angeramo represented Rhode Island as the NCAA Woman of the Year after earning All-American honors in discus ... a three-year captain of the indoor and outdoor track & field teams, she holds the school record in discus, shotput, and 20-pound weight ... she earned the school's Female Athlete of the Year (1993) and Sportsmanship (1994) awards.
	Inducted - January 2010 During her freshman season, Kerry Ceurvels Martin set a school record with 26 rebounds in a Salve Regina win at Wentworth (Jan. 23, 1993). She went on to become the first basketball player in school history to reach the 1,000-plateau in career points (1,080) and career rebounds (1,155). She graduated as the school's all-time leader in both points and rebounds.
	Inducted - February 1998 Eloise Evans earned All-American honors in track & field (1984, 1985) and cross country (1984) and held eight school indoor track records, four outdoor records, and eight cross country records.
	Inducted - January 2010 Michelle Fobert Sarney reached All-American status while leading the cross country team over a four-year period. Twice she advanced to the NCAA Division III championships to compete against the nation's best runners. In 1994, she became the second runner in school history to finish in the top 35 nationally and thus earn All-American recognition.
	Inducted - January 2010 Justin Hackley produced several school records in three different sports. On the gridiron, he played tight end and earned CoSIDA Academic All-America© honors as well as a selection to the Division III All-American Football Team. On the hardwood, Hackley collected conference rookie of the year and player of the year hardware while leading Salve Regina to its first-ever NCAA post-season appearance. On the diamond, his multi-position talents led him to Fenway Park as a member of the New England all-star squad.
	Inducted - January 2010 Thomas Hole graduated in 1986 with the most points and highest scoring average in men's basketball (1,097 career points in 85 games played; 12.9 ppg). He was the first Salve Regina basketball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone. His .795 career free-throw percentage stood as a school record for 23 years. After arriving from the University of Rhode Island, he made immediate contributions to the baseball team as a left-handed pitcher and first-baseman and helped bring Salve Regina its first conference championship (1985).
	Inducted - October 1998 Christina Julius Gibbons led the women's basketball team to its first-ever post-season appearance and was named to the ECAC All-Star Team ... she graduated as the school's all-time leader in steals and assists ... selected as the school's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior (1990).
	Inducted - October 1998 Paul Kielbasa helped to establish the Salve Regina men's soccer program ... he was the first "star" ... assisted the administration to locate and build an acceptable field for the new soccer program ... coached the first women's soccer team.
	Inducted - February 2002 Diane Liberatore Jackson was the top women's tennis singles player and captain during a period (1961-1965) which saw the team represent the school at Forest Hills, site of the United States Tennis Championships. A four-year basketball player and two-year co-captain, her peers voted her as the best all-around athlete.
	Inducted - February 1998 As a freshman at Salve Regina, Jim Nelson organized and launched the school's ice hockey program while managing the scheduling and financial responsibilities associated with this endeavor.
	Inducted - February 2002 Bernard Redfield holds the school-record for highest scoring average in a single season (34.0 points per game in 1976-1977). He was considered the most outstanding basketball player during the 1970s. A Division 1 level, pro-size guard, Bernard was a pioneer among male athletes at Salve Regina.
	Inducted - October 1998 Brother Michael Reynolds was the first full-time director of athletics at Salve Regina ... under his direction, the college introduced numerous athletic programs for men and women, became charter members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference, developed a recognized NCAA Division III program which produced a number of All-Americans.
	Inducted - February 2002 A champion weightlifter as an undergraduate at Salve Regina, Gerry Willis was National Collegiate champion in 1985, and was named the outstanding weightlifter at the 1983 National Collegiate Championships, where he set at national record. State and New England champion six times, he won three gold medals at the 1982 Junior Pan American Championships held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
	Inducted - January 2010 Mark Zarek had two memorable years with the Salve Regina baseball program. He led the NCAA Division III in batting average both seasons (.485 in 1984; .529 in 1985) while also topping all Division III players with doubles (0.67 per game in 1984) and home runs (0.52 per game in 1985). The power-hitting catcher arrived from Mitchell Junior College in 1983 and helped bring Salve Regina its first conference championship (1985).