Athletics Welcomes Hall of Fame Class of 2020, Celebrates 15 Years in Division I
11/9/2019 8:24:00 PM | General
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a night of memories and recognitions, as the University of North Florida Athletic Department inducted its 2020 class of the UNF Hall of Fame featuring all athletes from the department's NCAA Division I Era.
The induction ceremony was part of a reception celebrating the department's 15th Anniversary at the NCAA Division I level. In addition to the Hall of Fame ceremony, Athletics also announced it's 15th Anniversary All-Division I team selections as voted on by the public through an online poll during conducted from Sept. 23-Oct. 25.
The 2020 Hall of Fame class includes Aline Berkenbrock (Women's Tennis), Sean Dale (Men's Golf), Preston Hale (Baseball), Brittany Kirkland (Women's Basketball) and Paige Pridgeon (Volleyball) along with the Ospreys' 2009-13 men's golf squads rounding out the newest group of honorees to the Hall.
For a glimpse of each honorees career highlights (link to Hall of Fame announcement)
The evening's festivities featured former men's soccer student-athlete Grady Trimble, a Fox News Business reporter, as the emcee and included remarks about the Division I era by North Florida Director of Athletics, Lee Moon.
North Florida has enjoyed many successful accomplishments during its 15-year tenure in at the Division I level. Some of those benchmarks include: 44 ASUN Championships, 38 NCAA Championship appearances, 37 ASUN Players of the Year, 18 All-Americans, a 3.11 cumulative department GPA and 1,126 graduated student-athletes.
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Baseball:Â Preston Hale, Kyle Brooks, Donnie Dewees, Brad Deppermann, Frank German, Drew WeeksÂ
Men's Basketball:Â Beau Beech, Dallas Moore, Demarcus "BaeBae" Daniels, Chris Davenport, Andy Diaz, Parker SmithÂ
Women's Basketball:Â Brittany Kirkland, Jadhken Kerr, LaKira Jones, Keonna Farmer, Claire Ioannidis, Destinee Smith, Tesh HansonÂ
Men's Cross Country:Â Nick Morken, Michael Damato, Fynn Timm, Brad Hort, Cameron Dickerson, Tyler StahlÂ
Women's Cross Country:Â Audrey Carpenter, Eden Meyer, Meggie Emons, Elle Baker, Ecaterina Gheorghiu, Sarah CoghlanÂ
Men's Golf:Â Sean Dale, Andrew Alligood, Jeff Dennis, Taylor Hancock, Kevin Aylwin, Philip KnowlesÂ
Women's Golf:Â Emelie Alpe, Mary Dawson, Kelly Aylwin, Belinda George, Megan Wilshire, Courtney CobbÂ
Men's Soccer:Â Jay Bolt, Juanes Fajardo, Alex Morrell, Josh Castellanos, Milan KovacsÂ
Women's Soccer:Â Megan Dorsey, Krista Colubiale, Lauren Hopfensperger, Rachel Howard, Katelin SwiftÂ
Softball:Â Dominica Cocuzza, Devyn Findley, Ashley Battaglia, Shelby Duncan, Heather Hyde, Navia PenrodÂ
Swimming & Diving:Â Lyn Ann Nelson, Amanda Anderson, Janie Kennedy, Sara Evans, Shawna Bothwell, Amy TaylorÂ
Men's Tennis:Â Jack Findel-Hawkins, Sahil Deshmukh, Moritz Buerchner, Hleb Maslau, Lasse MuscheitesÂ
Women's Tennis:Â Aline Berkenbrock, Rafaela Gomez, Lorena Aviles, Marina Cunningham, Danielle Day, Michelle Valdez, Luise Intert, Taylor HollanderÂ
Men's Track & Field:Â Nick Morken, Bobby Harris, Michael Damato, Cameron Dickerson, Brad HortÂ
Women's Track & Field:Â Brianna Frazier, Elle Baker, Hallie Grimes, Amanda Davey, Eden MeyerÂ
Volleyball:Â Paige Pridgeon, Anna Budinska, Nicole Baran, Morgan Van Alstine, Kimberly Ferguson, Carina Hoff, Erin EdwardsÂ
Beach Volleyball:Â Anna Budinska, Chaney Howard, Dagnija Medina, Cameron McGuire, Katarina Raicevic, Ambre Desaulnay, Emily Strack, Courtney Miller
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The induction ceremony was part of a reception celebrating the department's 15th Anniversary at the NCAA Division I level. In addition to the Hall of Fame ceremony, Athletics also announced it's 15th Anniversary All-Division I team selections as voted on by the public through an online poll during conducted from Sept. 23-Oct. 25.
The 2020 Hall of Fame class includes Aline Berkenbrock (Women's Tennis), Sean Dale (Men's Golf), Preston Hale (Baseball), Brittany Kirkland (Women's Basketball) and Paige Pridgeon (Volleyball) along with the Ospreys' 2009-13 men's golf squads rounding out the newest group of honorees to the Hall.
For a glimpse of each honorees career highlights (link to Hall of Fame announcement)
The evening's festivities featured former men's soccer student-athlete Grady Trimble, a Fox News Business reporter, as the emcee and included remarks about the Division I era by North Florida Director of Athletics, Lee Moon.
North Florida has enjoyed many successful accomplishments during its 15-year tenure in at the Division I level. Some of those benchmarks include: 44 ASUN Championships, 38 NCAA Championship appearances, 37 ASUN Players of the Year, 18 All-Americans, a 3.11 cumulative department GPA and 1,126 graduated student-athletes.
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15th Anniversary All-Division I Teams
Baseball:Â Preston Hale, Kyle Brooks, Donnie Dewees, Brad Deppermann, Frank German, Drew WeeksÂ
Men's Basketball:Â Beau Beech, Dallas Moore, Demarcus "BaeBae" Daniels, Chris Davenport, Andy Diaz, Parker SmithÂ
Women's Basketball:Â Brittany Kirkland, Jadhken Kerr, LaKira Jones, Keonna Farmer, Claire Ioannidis, Destinee Smith, Tesh HansonÂ
Men's Cross Country:Â Nick Morken, Michael Damato, Fynn Timm, Brad Hort, Cameron Dickerson, Tyler StahlÂ
Women's Cross Country:Â Audrey Carpenter, Eden Meyer, Meggie Emons, Elle Baker, Ecaterina Gheorghiu, Sarah CoghlanÂ
Men's Golf:Â Sean Dale, Andrew Alligood, Jeff Dennis, Taylor Hancock, Kevin Aylwin, Philip KnowlesÂ
Women's Golf:Â Emelie Alpe, Mary Dawson, Kelly Aylwin, Belinda George, Megan Wilshire, Courtney CobbÂ
Men's Soccer:Â Jay Bolt, Juanes Fajardo, Alex Morrell, Josh Castellanos, Milan KovacsÂ
Women's Soccer:Â Megan Dorsey, Krista Colubiale, Lauren Hopfensperger, Rachel Howard, Katelin SwiftÂ
Softball:Â Dominica Cocuzza, Devyn Findley, Ashley Battaglia, Shelby Duncan, Heather Hyde, Navia PenrodÂ
Swimming & Diving:Â Lyn Ann Nelson, Amanda Anderson, Janie Kennedy, Sara Evans, Shawna Bothwell, Amy TaylorÂ
Men's Tennis:Â Jack Findel-Hawkins, Sahil Deshmukh, Moritz Buerchner, Hleb Maslau, Lasse MuscheitesÂ
Women's Tennis:Â Aline Berkenbrock, Rafaela Gomez, Lorena Aviles, Marina Cunningham, Danielle Day, Michelle Valdez, Luise Intert, Taylor HollanderÂ
Men's Track & Field:Â Nick Morken, Bobby Harris, Michael Damato, Cameron Dickerson, Brad HortÂ
Women's Track & Field:Â Brianna Frazier, Elle Baker, Hallie Grimes, Amanda Davey, Eden MeyerÂ
Volleyball:Â Paige Pridgeon, Anna Budinska, Nicole Baran, Morgan Van Alstine, Kimberly Ferguson, Carina Hoff, Erin EdwardsÂ
Beach Volleyball:Â Anna Budinska, Chaney Howard, Dagnija Medina, Cameron McGuire, Katarina Raicevic, Ambre Desaulnay, Emily Strack, Courtney Miller
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