NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Smith College Department of Athletics and Recreation is pleased to announce the Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The class includes seven individuals and one team. The group will be inducted at the 2019 Smith Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2019. 

With this class, the Smith Athletics Hall of Fame will include 27 individuals and four teams. 

The Class of 2019 is as follows:

Thomas C. Mendenhall
Smith College President, 1959-1975

• Allowed the beginning of intercollegiate athletics at Smith College
• Responsible for the construction of Ainsworth Gymnasium
• Instrumental in having the first racing shell donated to the rowing team 

Jackie Blei
Field Hockey Coach, 1980-1986

• Holds the highest winning percentage in Smith College field hockey history
• Coached multiple Hall of Famers and was inducted as part of the 1983 field hockey team in 2017
• 1983 NIAC Champions and led the "Unicorns " to the second round of the NCAA Championship

Mary Jane Grinaker
Track & Field/Cross Country Coach, 1982-1992

• Produced 19 All-Americans and five individual national championship honors in track & field
• Five-time NEWMAC Cross Country Champions (1985, 1987-1990)
• The 1984 cross country team finished the season ranked No. 6 in the nation

Tennis 1987-88

• Posted best team performance in program history with an overall record of 27-10
• Finished seventh at Nationals
• Placed first at NEWITT out of 22 teams

Mary Mason '30
Golf

• Ambassador of the game of golf at Smith College
• Six-time Women's Club Champion at Hyannisport (1955, 1957-58, 1960-62)
• Served on the USGA Women's Committee from 1963-1975

Christina Hobson '99
Basketball

• Two-time NEWMAC All-Conference First Team
• Scored 1,619 points during her four-year career (900 at Smith)
• Holds numerous Smith College basketball career and season records

Kelley Duran '04
Ski

• Three-time United States Collegiate Ski Association All-American 
• Competed at the World Deaf Olympics in Sweden
• Four-time MacDonnell Division All-Conference Team

Shanti Freitas '08
Diving 

• Three-time NCAA All-American (2005, 2006, 2008)
• First team All-NEWMAC in 1-meter and 3-meter (2008)
• Holds four of the six Smith College diving records

A more detailed feature on each inductee will be published in the next few months. 

For more information, please contact:
Ciara Keizer-Lawrence
cmlawrence@smith.edu
413-585-2703

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