BANGOR, Maine — Husson University announced it's 2022 Husson Athletics Hall of Fame class on Saturday as part of homecoming festivities. The 2022 class includes Nate Adams '12, Lance Berner '14, coach Keith Bosley, Ed Dingo '73, Kevin Hansley '90, Annie McIntosh Hodgdon '07, Laurie Melen '09, '12G, Roy Peary '98, Lona Sargent '14, Tim Smith '16, '16G, Ernest "Ray Ray" Wiggins '14 and the 1973 men's soccer team.

All 13 are scheduled to be inducted during a ceremony schedule for Friday, Dec. 2, and honored during halftime of the women's basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 3.

"The Hall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce this year's class," said director of athletics Frank Pergolizzi. "Congratulations to all of the inductees."
 
"This class is a very strong group of student athletes that have performed very well," said Hall of Fame Committee chairman Bruce MacGregor. "It is with great pleasure we welcome them in and look forward to the banquet."

Adams, Berner, Bosley, Dingo, Hansley, Hodgdon, Melen, Peary, Sargent, Smith, Wiggins and the 1973 men's soccer team join an elite membership of 238 student-athletics, coaches, administrator, contributors and teams who have been inducted in the Husson Athletics Hall of Fame since 1985.

Nathan "Nate" Adams '12

Nathan "Nate" Adams served as the ace of the Eagles' pitching staff during one of the most successful eras in Husson baseball history from 2009-2012.

The three-time All-Conference selection made 45 appearances – including 39 starts – during his career and posted a 25-15 record with one save, a 3.28 ERA, and 188 strikeouts in 227.1 innings.

At the time of his induction - Adams is the program's all-time career leader in wins and is tied for the most career shutouts with fellow hall of famers Ron Soucie and Wayne Hartford with seven, while being ranked among the programs top-25 career leaders in appearances (fifth), games started (second), innings pitched (second), strikeouts (ninth), complete games (26, second), and WHIP (1.23, tied for 14th).

During his career, Husson posted a four-year record of 104-70 (.598) and captured the 2009 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship, the 2011 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship, the 2011 NEAC East Division Championship, and the 2011 NEAC East Division Regular Season title.

Adams earned a bachelor of science in sport management in 2012.

A native of Frankfort, Maine, Adams attended Searsport High School.

Lance Bernier '14

The 2012 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Golfer of the Year, Lance Bernier, helped the Eagles post a 446-141 (.760) record and win 24 tournaments, including four NAC Championships, a New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championship (NEIGA) and two Maine Intercollegiate Golf
Association Championships (MEIGA) with four trips to the NCAA DIII Championship tournament during his four years of playing golf for Ed Meo from 2010-2013.

In his four-year career, Bernier won two events and finished in the top-ten in 22 of 38 tournaments played in and was a two-time All-NAC first team player (2012 and 2013), a 2013 MEIGA All-State golfer, a 2012 NEIGA All-New England honoree, and the program's 2012 Eagle Award recipient.

Bernier enters the hall of fame with a career scoring average of 79.15 over 63.5 rounds played and a career win-loss record of 1,716-381 (.818). He ranks among the program's NCAA era career leaders in scoring average (25th), medalist honors (two, t-15th), top-5's (14, 9th), top-10's (9th), wins (8th) and winning percentage (14th).

The three-year captain carded a career-low 36-hole score of 145 at the 2012 NAC Championship, which earned the program's seventh NAC Golfer of the Year honoree. Bernier's even-par 70 during the second round of the Championship was the lowest-round of the tournament and of his career.

Off the links, Bernier was named to the 2013 NAC Fall All-Academic team. 

Bernier earned a bachelor of science in sport management in 2014.

A native of Lincoln, Maine, Bernier attended Mattanawcook Academy.

Coach Keith Bosley

In nearly 14 years of service to Husson University, Coach Keith Bosley elevated the women's soccer program to both conference and national prominence, while also serving as valued administrator and professor. 
Bosley inherited a women's soccer program that had gone 16-102-10 in its first nine years as varsity sport, and over his 14-years at the helm, the green and gold posted a 162-97-15 (.619) record from 1998-2011, with four North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championships (2006-2009) and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2003, 2006-2009).

His teams earned postseason berths in 13 of his 14 years, while reaching the NAC Championship game eight times, including six straight from 2006-2011. A feat no another NAC member that sponsors' women's soccer has repeated. 
Husson reached the 10-victory plateau in eight of Bosley's 14 years and posted 15 or more wins three times, including the 2006 team which posted a single-season record 17 wins - at the time of his induction.

The program's first-ever national tournament win came during Bosley's tenure, a 2-0 victory at Norwich University on November 13, 2008.

He produced 53 All-Conference, five United Soccer Coaches All-Region, 32 conference All-Tournament, and five NAIA All-Region X selections and two NAC Player and Rookie of the Years, NAC Defensive Player of the Year, MAC Scholar Athlete of the Year and four NAC Tournament MVP recipients. Bosley's teams excelled academically, with five student-athletes being named a United Soccer Coaches All-East Scholar Athlete, 27 earning NAC All-Academic honors, one receiving College Sports Communicators All-District and All-American accolades and one receiving a NCAA Women's Enhancement Program Postgraduate Scholarship. 

Bosley is Husson University's all-time winningest coach - at the time of his induction - and was named Maine Athletic Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year in 2000.

A total of eight of Bosley's former players have already been inducted into the Husson University Sports Hall of Fame.

Ed Dingo '73

A transfer from Hudson Valley Community College, Ed Dingo served as the ace of hall of fame head coach Del Merrill's 1972 and 1973 baseball teams, helping the Braves post a two-year record of 24-13-2.

The 1973 Northeast Collegiate Conference (NCC) All-Conference choice enters the hall of fame with a 1.05 ERA, a 10-3 record, a save, 12 complete games and five shutouts, while striking out 172 hitters in 119.1 innings and 16 total appearances, including 15 starts. He also posted a 0.86 WHIP, while averaging 12.94 strikeouts, 3.23 walks, 4.51 hits per nine innings and holding his opponents to a .143 average in his two seasons as a member of the Husson baseball program.

Upon graduation, the southpaw ranked tied for second in saves, third in shutouts and strikeout to walk ratio (4.00), fourth in ERA, games started, completed games, innings pitched, strikeouts, strikeouts and walks per nine innings, batting average against, and WHIP, sixth in winning percentage (.769), tied for sixth in wins, and eighth in appearances.

To this day, he remains ranked among the program's top-25 career leaders  - at the time of his induction - in strikeouts, winning percentage, complete games, shutouts, ERA, strikeouts and walks per nine innings, batting average against, and WHIP.

As a senior, he posted one of the best pitching seasons in team history, when he went 5-2 with a 0.59 ERA, seven complete games, four shutouts and 89 strikeouts in 61.1 innings to lead the Braves to a NCC Championship, the program's first-ever NAIA District 32 Championship and a berth into the NAIA National Championship tournament. 

He also threw the program's seventh no-hitter that season at Saint Joseph's College of Maine on April 19, 1973, while tying the program's consecutive scoreless innings pitched record with 38. The streak began on April 14th, 1973 and ended on May 13th, 1973.

Kevin Hansley '90

Kevin Hansley was part of a dominating era of Husson Braves men's basketball, going 76-21 throughout his three-year career on the way to winning one Western Maine Athletic Conference (WMAC) Championship and one NAIA District V title, including the program's first NAIA National Tournament appearance in over seven years in 1989.

Hansley, who played for the hall of fame head coach Bruce MacGregor as a guard from 1987-1989, tallied 1,161 points, 296 rebounds, 254 assists, and 170 steals in 85 career games played. The senior captain shot 46.2% (481-1048) from the floor, 43.0% (83-193) from behind the arc, and 72.4% (110-152) from the free throw line.

Upon graduation, the 1989 NAIA District V All-Tournament selection ranked second in steals, third in three-point field goals made and steals average (2.0); fifth in three-point percentage; sixth in assists; ninth in assists average (3.0); 14th in field goals attempted; 16th in field goals made; 17th in points and tied for 22nd in games played. He also ranked in the top 50 in scoring average (13.7, 28th), free throw percentage (34th), rebounds (42nd), field goal percentage (43rd), and free throws made (t-47th).

To this day, Hansley remains ranked among the program's top-25 career leaders - at the time of his induction - in steals average, three-point percentage, steals, assists, and assists average.

Hansley now becomes the seventh member of the 1989 Men's Basketball Team - that was inducted into the hall of fame in 2014 as a team - to be inducted as an individual, joining MacGregor, assistant coach Warren Caruso '89 '03G '18G, Mark Taylor '90, Buster Frederick '90, Shawn Bolden '89, Bobby Campbell '92 and Scott Nance '92.

Hansley earned an associate's degree in business administration in 1990.

Annie McIntosh Hodgdon '07

One of the premier interior players in the program's history, Annie McIntosh was a four-year starter for hall of fame head coach Kissy Walker '03G from 2004-2007.

McIntosh finished her career with 1,001 points, 831 rebounds, 101 steals, 196 assists and 221 blocks in 100 games played, while shooting 44.8 percent (407-908) from the floor and 54.0 percent (187-346) from the free throw line. She averaged 10.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals, and 2.2 blocks per game in her career.

The 2005 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) All-Honorable Mention selection will enter the hall of fame as the program's all-time career leader in blocked shots and blocked shots average. She is also ranked in the top-25 in rebounds (fifth), free throws attempted (13th), field goals made (16th), field goal percentage (17th), field goals attempted (18th), assists (22nd), points (23rd), and free throws made (24th).

She also holds the program's single-season record for blocked shots average (2.5 in 2005-06) and the single-game record for blocked shots with ten at Mount Ida College on February 5th, 2006 - at the time of her induction.
McIntosh was named to the 2003-2004 All-NAC second team her freshman season in helping lead Husson to the program's first-ever NAC Regular Season Title, and NAC Championship game and NCAA Tournament appearance in Husson's first season as a full fledge member of the NCAA.

Off the hardwood, the 2007 NAC All-Tournament pick earned selections to the 2006 and 2007 NAC Spring All-Academic squads.

A native of New Gloucester, Maine, McIntosh attended East Gate Christian Academy.

Laurie Melen '09, '12G (Posthumously)

Laurie Melen was a woman who ceaselessly embodied the core values of the model student-athlete:  leadership, selflessness, sportsmanship, and commitment to excellence – in the classroom, on the field, and in life. She was a four-year starter as a midfielder on the Husson women's soccer program from 2005-2008.

In 83 career games played, Melen netted 10 goals and 11 assists for 31 points off 55 shots with four game-winning tallies. 

The senior captain will enter the hall of fame ranked among the program's top 25 career leaders in games played (tied for second), assists (tied for 14th), points (tied for 25th), shot percentage (.182, 12th), and game-winning goals (tied for 17th).

Melen helped the Eagles post a 55-24-5 (.685) win-loss mark during her four-year stretch as a member of the women's soccer program. She contributed to three North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championships followed by berths into the NCAA Division III National Championship in 2006, 2007, and 2008. She also helped the 2008 team win the program's first-ever national tournament game, a 2-0 shutout road victory over Norwich University and was a member of the 2006 team that holds the program's single-season record for victories with 17 - at the time of her induction. 

After earning her bachelor of science in kinesiology in 2009, Melen spent three seasons (2009 - 2011) as an assistant coach on hall of fame head coach Keith Bosley's coaching staff awhile she was pursuing her master's degree. 

During her time as an assistant coach for the HU women's soccer program, Melen helped the Eagles win one NAC Championship with a record of 38-24-1 (.611).
Melen earned her master of science in physical therapy in 2012.

A native of Londonderry, New Hampshire, Melen attended Londonderry High School. 

Melen is being inducted posthumously following her death on September 29th, 2019 at the age of 32, after a long battle with cancer. 

Roy Peary '98

One of the most prolific sluggers in Husson University baseball history, Roy Peary was a four-year letterwinner as an utility player for hall of fame head coach John "JK" Kolasinski '85 from 1995-1998.

The three-time All-Maine Athletic Conference (MAC) selection and 1996 NAIA All-District V choice hit .317 (159-501) with 114 runs, 29 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs, 137 RBI and 32 stolen bases, while posting a .485 slugging percentage, a .377 on-base percentage, a .862 on-base plus slugging percentage and a .889 stolen base percentage in 154 games played.

Peary will enter the hall of fame ranked among the program's top-25 career leaders in RBI (second), home runs (tied for sixth), extra-base hits (49, tied for sixth), runs scored (ninth), total bases (243, 11th), sacrifice flies (7, tied for 12th), putouts (351, 13th), games played (14th), hits (tied for 14th), at bats (15th), doubles (tied for 15th), and stolen bases (tied for 18th). 

During his career, Husson posted a four-year record of 89-75 (.543) and captured three MAC Championships (1995, 1997, and 1998) and a NAIA New England Championship in 1995 with two NAIA National Tournament appearances in 1995 and 1996. 

The senior captain becomes the seventh member of the 1995 Baseball Team - that was inducted into the hall of fame in 2015 as a team - to be inducted as an individual, joining Kolasinski, assistant coach Frank Peckham '93, Sandy McCuaig '98, Mark Hreben '96, Troy Martin '95, and Bill Swift '95.

A native of Hermon, Maine, Peary attended Hermon High School.

Lona Sargent '14

Lona Sargent was a two-sport athlete at Husson University, earning five varsity letters from 2010-2013. Sargent played one season of soccer in 2013 for Carly Gettler, but her true passion was on the Eagles' softball diamond where she was a four-year starter for hall of fame head coach Amanda Bourgoin as an outfielder.

On the diamond, Sargent batted .374 (177-473) with 117 runs, 37 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 87 RBI and 47 stolen bases, while posting a .482 slugging percentage, a .393 on-base percentage, a .875 on-base plus slugging percentage, a .922 stolen base percentage, and a .887 fielding percentage in 160 games played.

The two-time All-North Atlantic Conference (NAC) first team choice will enter the hall of fame ranked third in at-bats and hits, tied for 3rd in games played, tied for fourth in doubles, seventh in total bases (228), eighth in runs scored and stolen bases, 13th in stolen base percentage, tied for 13th in RBI and batting average, and tied for 24th in home runs. 

Sargent also holds the single-season records - at the time of her induction in games played (46 in 2012) and stolen base percentage (1.000 in 2012).

During her career, Husson posted a four-year record of 118-59-1 (.666) and captured four NAC titles with four NCAA National Tournament appearances. 

On the pitch, Sargent tallied one goal for two total points in 11 games played.

Sargent earned a bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in hospitality & tourism management in 2014.

A native of Sullivan, Maine, Sargent attended Summer Memorial High School.

Tim C. Smith '16, '16G

The most decorated diver in school history, Tim Smith dove for head coach Butch Babin from 2014-2015 after transferring from University of Maine.

As a junior, Smith won both the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association (NEISDA) one-meter titles, while his winning point total of 441.90 from the GNAC Invitational meet still stands today as the highest point total award to a driver in the history of the conference meet - at the time of his induction. He also qualified for the NCAA Diving Regionals during his junior campaign but decided not to participant in the meet.

Smith concluded his outstanding driving career by capturing his second-consecutive GNAC and New England titles during the 2014-2015 Husson men's swimming & diving season. After winning his second-consecutive NEISDA one-meter diving championship with a score of 460.95, outdistancing the runner-up by over 48 points, Smith was named the association's diver of the meet.

During his two-year career at Husson, Smith earned All-GNAC and All-New England honors on two occasions. He also was named Husson University men's swimming & diving's Eagle Award recipient twice.
Off the board, Smith was named to the GNAC All-Academic squad twice.

Smith will enter the hall of fame as the only swimmer or driver in either the men's or women's program history to win an individual New England title, while holding the men's school records for one-meter diving five dive (166.55 pts.), six-dive (263.05 pts.) and the 11-dive (460.95 pts.) programs. He also holds the Webber Pool record for the one-meter five dive program with 166.55 points.

Smith is the first member of the Husson University women's or men's swimming & diving programs to be inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame.

The senior captain earned a bachelor of science in hospitality & tourism management and a master's degree in business administration in 2016.

A native of Bangor, Maine, Smith attended Bangor High School.

Ernest "Ray Ray" Wiggins '14
Ernest "Ray Ray" Wiggins is regarded as one of the best defensive linemen the Husson football program has ever produced. He was a four-year letterwinner from 2010-2013 playing for head coaches Gabby Price, Niles Nelson and Sean Murphy.

The two-time All-Eastern Collegiate Conference (ECFC) first team defense selection tailed 278 tackles (173 unassisted, 105 assisted, and 70 for loss), 23.5 sacks, 13 forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and two blocked kicks in 39 career games played.

At the end of his playing career, Wiggins was the program's all-time career leader in tackles for loss, yards from tackles for loss (261), sacks, yards from sacks (132), fumbles forced, and fumbles recovered, while being ranked second in tackles, unassisted tackles, assisted tackles, and blocked kicks. 

To this day, the two-time New England Football Writers (NEFW) DII/DIII All-New England honoree remains atop of the all-time career leaderboard in tackles for loss, yards from tackles for loss, and fumbles forced. Wiggins is also ranked among the program's top-25 career leaders  - at the time of his induction - tackles, unassisted tackles, assisted tackles, blocked kicks, sacks, yards from sacks and fumbles recovered.

The 2013-2014 Husson Del Merrill Male Athlete of the Year Award winner holds the program's single-season records for tackles for loss, yards from tackles for loss (127 in 2012), sacks and fumbles forced. He also maintains the grip on three single-game school records as well, tackles for loss, sacks and forced fumbles. 

As junior, Wiggins led the nation in tackles for loss with 35, while recording 93 stops (57 unassisted and 36 assisted), 12 sacks, two pass breakups, eight forced fumbles, a blocked kick and three fumble recoveries in-route to being named a Beyond Sports Network Honorable Mention All-American and a third team All-American from American College Football Network. Wiggins also established new NCAA single-game records for forced fumbles (five at SUNY Maritime in 2012) and tackles of loss (9.5 at SUNY Maritime in 2012), while tying the NCAA single-season marks for forced fumbles with eight and fumbles (fumble recoveries and forced fumbles) with 11.

Following his junior season performance, Wiggins was named a Preseason All-American by D3 Senior Classic, Beyond Sports Network, Cutting Edge Sports Management, Lindy's Sports, and Football Gameplan.
Wiggins capped his final season wearing the green and gold by becoming the first Husson football player to receive an individual conference player of the year award, when he was named ECFC Defensive Player of the Year after racking up 74 tackles (34 unassisted and 40 assisted) with 17 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a blocked kick, and a pass breakup.

Wiggins' leadership as a captain his senior year in 2013 helped the Eagles to a three-game improvement from the previous season.

Wiggins earned a bachelor of science in sport management in 2014.

A native of Bridgeport Connecticut, Wiggins attended Central High School. 

1973 Men's Soccer Team

Led by the second most successful head coach in team history by winning percentage Milan Kesar, the 1973 Men's Soccer Team posted the program's second ever double-digit win season with a program-record at the time 14-2 mark, including an unblemished record at home. The squad also became the first team in program history to advance to a NAIA Regional Championship final.

The team reeled off 11-straight wins to open the season - the longest undefeated streak in program history at the time - beginning with a 9-1 victory over University of Maine at Farmington on road before Keene State College ended the streak with a 6-0 shutout triumph on their home field. The Braves went 3-1 rest of the season, with the only loss coming at Eastern Connecticut State College in the regional championship game. The Warriors shutout the Braves 2-0 in the championship final, however en route to the championship game Husson picked a 1-0 victory over Keene State on their home field to revenge the earlier loss to them. The 7-3 victory over the University of Maine at Presque Isle in the opening round of the New England Regional tournament allowed the 1973 team to break the single-season win mark of 12 that was set by the 1972 team.  

During that 11-game winning streak, the Braves scored ten or more goals in seven of them, including a 14-0 victory over New Hampshire College (now known as Southern New Hampshire University) and 29-0 triumph over Unity College. Husson also picked up wins over St. Francis College (now known as University of New England), Nasson College, Ricker College, Lyndon State College (now known as Northern Vermont University-Lyndon), Nathaniel Hawthorne College, University of Maine at Portland-Gorham (now known as University of Southern Maine), University of Maine at Presque Isle, and Franklin Pierce College.

Once the season had finished the 1973 team had set 47 school records. To this day the team still holds the records for most goals scored in a game (29 vs. Unity); most assists record  in a game (29 vs. Unity) and a season (131); assists per game average (8.19); points scored in a game (87 vs. Unity); points per game average (24.69); shutouts (10), shutout percentage (.625); largest margin of victory (29 vs. Unity), fastest consecutive goals scored in game (ten seconds vs. Unity); fastest three consecutive goals scored in a game (two minutes and 40 seconds vs. Unity); goals scored by an individual in a game (13 by Stacey DeCastro vs. Unity) and a season (62 by S. DeCastro); goals per game average by an individual in a season (3.88 by S. DeCastro); assists per game average by an individual in a season (1.69 by Harold DeCastro); points scored by an individual in a game (30 by S. DeCastro vs. Unity) and a season (142 by S. DeCastro); points per game average by an individual in a season (8.88 by S. DeCastro); shots attempted by an individual in a game (21 by S. DeCastro vs. UMaine-Portland-Gorham); fastest goal scored from the start of game (16 seconds by Mike Bell at New Hampshire College); fastest consecutive goals scored in a game by the same player (ten seconds by S. DeCastro vs. Unity); fastest three consecutive goals scored in a game by the same player (two minutes and 40 seconds by S. DeCastro vs. Unity); and fastest four consecutive goals scored in a game by the same player (four minutes and 21 seconds by S. DeCastro vs. Unity).

The team featured six Husson Sports Hall of Fame members in: Stacey DeCastro, Harold DeCastro, Frank Brandao, J.J. Lagesse, Joseph Mello, and John Silveria and they will now be joined by Mike Bell, Steve Noyes, Gil Nevers, Ben Brandao, Rick Sylvain, Nick Civitillo, Jack Poyer, Leslie Farr, Bill Finney, Gary Powers, Art Bartholomew, Rudi Cabral and Jim Kinney.

Two Players collected post season accolades - Stacey DeCastro earned NAIA All-American Honorable, All-District and United Soccer Coaches All-New England honors. Frank Brandao earned NAIA All-District honors.