Hall of Famers

2000-2001 Spires Men's Basketball Team

• Went 24-9 that season en route to winning the KCAC Tournament
• Qualified for the NAIA DII National Tournament
• Advanced to the Sweet 16 round
• Finished the season ranked 20th in the NAIA DII

Cody Newman, U'08

• First Team NAIA All-American - 2008
• First Team All-Region - 2007 & 2008
• First Team All-KCAC - 2006, 2007, & 2008
• Led the nation with a .480 batting average - 2007
• Finished his Spires career averaging .434 with 182 hits & 21 home runs

Rob Williams, C'02

• KCAC Academic All-Conference - 2001
• Two Time NAIA Academic All-American - 2001 & 2002
• Verizon Academic All-American - 2002
• First Team All-KCAC Basketball - 2002
• NAIA All-American, Honorable Mention - 2002
• USM Male Scholar

Dallas Thompson, C'02

• Original member of the first Saint Mary football team
• First Team All-KCAC Football - 2004
• Second Team All-KCAC Football - 2003
• All-KCAC Football, Honorable Mention - 2002

Kelly Day, C'02, M'05

• Two Time NAIA Academic All-American - 2002 & 2003
• KCAC Academic All-Conference Basketball, Honorable Mention - 2003
  » No. 2 in All-Time Assists (252)
  » No. 4 in All-Time Rebounds (615)
  » No. 5 in All-Time Scoring (837)
• Saint Mary Women's Basketball Career Records
• USM Female Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2002

Alena Nardinger-Prosser, C'03, M'05

• Three-time 1st Team All-KCAC Softball Pitcher - 2001, 2002, & 2003
• Two-time 1st Team NAIA All-Region Softball Pitcher - 2001 & 2002
• USM Career Softball Records: Pitching Victories - 25 Strike outs - 172

Amber Seevers-Bode, U'05, M'07

• Two-time KCAC Honorable Mention - 2001-02, 2002-03
• USM career rebound leader - 801
• Third all-time USM career scorer - 1,050

Dustin Brown, U'05

• KCAC Honorable Mention Pitcher - 2003
• Two-time 1st Team All KCAC Pitcher - 2004 & 2005
• USM Career Baseball Records: 25 Pitching Victories, 295 Innings Pitched, 256 Strike outs 23,, Complete Games
• USM Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - 2005

Bill Geiger

• Continued support in serving the athletic needs and interests of USM student-athletes
• Key contributor to the athletic program through donations and promotion of USM athletic facility construction and upgrades

Blaine Brown, C'02

• Original member of the first Saint Mary baseball team.
• 1^st Team All-KCAC Baseball – 2002
• Honorable Mention KCAC Baseball – 2001
• NAIA Academic All-American – 2002
• Remains in top ten of all offensive USM Baseball records

Marc Spellman, C'02

• First Saint Mary Baseball participant to receive 1^st Team KCAC honors
• 1^st Team All- KCAC Baseball – 2001 & 2002
• Remains in the top ten of all USM Baseball pitching records.

Kim Hankins, U'04, M'07

• USM all-time leading scorer (1,331)
• 1^st Team All- KCAC Softball – 2001
• 1^st Team All – KCAC Basketball – 2003-04
• Honorable Mention KCAC Basketball – 2002-03

Sabrina Meier, C'03, M'05

• Three time 1^st Team All-KCAC Softball – 2001, 2002 & 2003
• Two time 1^st Team NAIA All-Region – 2001 & 2003
• Two time NAIA Academic All-American – 2002 & 2003
• USM Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year – 2003

Tabor Medill, C'02

• First Team All-KCAC - 2000, 2001
• First Team NAIA All-Regional - 2000, 2001
• NAIA Academic All-American Honor Mention - 1999
• KCAC Offensive Player of the Year - 2001
• Saint Mary Male Scholar/Athlete of the Year – 2001

Katie Greene, C'00

• First Team All-MCAC - 1997, 1998, 1999
• First Team All-KCAC - 2000
• First Team NAIA All-Region - 2000
• NAIA Academic All-American - 1999
• Saint Mary Female Scholar Athlete of the year - 2000
• Saint Mary Volleyball All-Time Assist Leader - 4,221

John Fitzgerald, C'07

• USM All-time leading scorer (1,462)
• 1st Team All-MCAC - 1997-98 & 1998-99
• NAIA Academic All-American - 1997-98 & 1998-99
• National Scholar Athlete - 1998-99

Tiffany Eckert, C'00

• 1st Saint Mary player to reach 1,000 points
• 2nd All-time USM scoring leader (1,265)
• 3rd All-time USM rebounding leader (625)
• 1st Team All-MCAC - 1999-2000
• MCAC Honorable Mention - 1997-98 & 1998-99
• MCAC Scholar Athlete - 1997-98
• MCAC Player of the Week in 2000

Corey Hamilton, C'03, M'05

• Original member of the first Saint Mary football and baseball teams.
• 1st Team All-KCAC Football - 2001 & 2002
• Don Hansen's Football Gazette 2nd Team All-American - 2002
• First-ever USM Student-athlete named NAIA National Defensive Player of The Week - 2002
• NAIA Academic All-American - 2002-03

Nancy King

• Counselor and coordinator of drug & alcohol programs at Saint Mary – 1991
• Coached 1st women's basketball club team at Saint Mary – 1992-93
• Faculty Athletic Representative – 1995-98 & 2000-06
• Assistant Softball Coach – 1997
• Interim Head Volleyball Coach – 2001
• Mentor, counselor, motivator and friend to USM athletes and coaches

Sister Edward Mary Brown, SCL

• Chairperson of Physical Education Department – 1954-1977
• Helped build the foundation of athletics at USM
• Friend and dedicated fan of USM Athletics

Anthony (Tony) DiLeonardo

• Head Coach Men's Soccer – 1992-96
• Teams qualified for post season play – 1994-1996
• 47 career wins 1992-96

Sister Madonna Fink, SCL

• Dedicated fan, friend and supporter of USM Athletics
• Dubbed the "Spires' No. 1 Fan" for her years of support
• Prayer announcer for all USM home sporting events
• Regularly bakes cookies for road games for USM student-athletes—estimated to be in the thousands of cookies baked
• For her years of service, the court floor inside Ryan Sports Center was dedicated in her name Jan. 29, 2005

Maureen Lehmkuhle Goetz, C'88

• Member of the first USM Volleyball Team
• Varsity volleyball letter winner – 1986-88
• Co-Captain volleyball team – 1986-88
• Most Valuable Player – volleyball – 1988

Brooks Ballou, U'15

• First-ever multi-time All-American in program history
• Five-time conference champion and national qualifier
• Eight-time All-KCAC Selection

Russell Brown, U'16

• Two-time NAIA All-American
• Four-time conference champion
• First Cross Country All-American in program history

Grant Greenberg, U'17

• All-time leading scorer at USM, in the KCAC, and collegiately in the state of Kansas (3,330 points)
• NAIA First Team All-American (2014-15), NAIA Second Team All-American 2016-17)
• Four-time First-Team All-KCAC (all unanimous)

Jeb Greenberg, U'13

• Career leader in rebounds at USM
• NAIA Honorable Mention (2011-12)
• First-team All-KCAC in the 2011-12 season and three-time KCAC Honorable Mention (2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13)

Sr. Diane Steele, C'83

• During her tenure, the university has grown from eight to 28 varsity sports
• Used the four core values to shape the culture by overseeing the development of McGilley Field House (2005), Football and Soccer Complex (2008), Berkel Stadium (2016), DePaul Fitness Center (2018), Baseball and Softball turf installation (2021)
• Provided exemplary leadership for positive growth and direction for USM Athletics

Mike Finnell, U'01

• 1st in single season steals (75), 1st in single season 3 pt made (145), 2nd in career 3pts made (231), and 3rd in career steals (134)
• KCAC 1st Team
• 2x NAIA HM All-American (2000-2001)

Christian Graham, U'18

• Career leader in rebounds at USM
• NAIA Honorable Mention (2011-12)
• First-team All-KCAC in the 2011-12 season and three-time KCAC Honorable Mention (2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13)

Morgan Johann, U'07

• 1st in Career Batting Avg (.372), 2nd in Single Season Batting Avg (.478), and 2nd in Career Stolen Bases (47)
• KCAC 1st Team - 2007
• KCAC 2nd Team - 2005
• KCAC HM - 2006
• NAIA All-Region 1st Team - 2007

Mike Keese, U'12

• 1st in Single Season Passing Yds (3,638), 3rd in Single Season Passing Yards (3,189), 2nd in Career Passing Yds (10,028), and 2nd in Career Passing TD’s (72)
• 2x KCAC 1st Team – 2011 and 2012
• KCAC HM – 2010
• KCAC Offensive Player of the Year – 2012

Alison Quisenberry (Bradford), U'05

• USM Female Athlete of the Year – 2004-05
• 2x KCAC 1st Team – 2004, 2005
• NAIA All-Region 1st Team – 2005
• NAIA All-American HM - 2005

Carvelle Taylor, U'09

• 2nd in Single Season 3pt Field Goals (100)
• KCAC Player of the Year – 2008-09
• KCAC 1st Team – 2008-09
• NAIA All-American 2nd Team – 2008-09

Tony Weber, U'18

• 1st in Half-Marathon Time (1:07:44) and 3rd in Marathon Time.
• 3x KCAC 1st Team – 2015, 2016, 2017
• NAIA Marathon National Champion – 2018
• 1x NAIA All-American 1st Team Cross Country – 2016
• 2x NAIA All-American 1st Team Indoor Track – 2017, 2018
• 5x NAIA All-American 1st Team Outdoor Track – 2016, 2017, 2018
• 10x KCAC Champion - Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track