{"id":42276,"date":"2026-06-03T11:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=42276"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:15:07","slug":"bates-hof-2026","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/bates-hof-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Bates College Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/back-to-bates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Back to Bates Weekend<\/strong><\/a>, for the second annual Bates College Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony. The induction ceremony will honor, pay tribute to, and perpetuate the memory of those individuals and teams who, through participation, support, or interest, have made outstanding contributions to intercollegiate athletics and have helped bring recognition, honor, distinction, and excellence to Bates College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap  is-style-dark-garnet\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"764e601c-8813-4140-8216-29976a72721e\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">2026 Hall of Fame Class<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"764e601c-8813-4140-8216-29976a72721e\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ahmed M. Abdel Khalek \u201916<\/strong>, men\u2019s squash: Two-time national champion\u2026 Career record of 89-2\u2026 Four-time NESCAC Player of the Year\u2026 Ended career on a 66-match winning streak.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jason M. Coulie \u201900<\/strong>, baseball, football, men\u2019s track and field: One of two Major League Baseball draft picks in Bates College history (9th Round, Angels, 2000)\u2026 Tied for most career home runs at Bates\u2026 All-America wide receiver\u2026 Lettered in four sports in one year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bud Schultz Jr. \u201981<\/strong>, men\u2019s tennis, men&#8217;s basketball:&nbsp;ITA Men\u2019s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame inductee\u2026 National runner-up in 1981 NCAA Division III men&#8217;s singles tournament\u2026 First All-American in Bates men&#8217;s tennis history\u2026 Played professionally and reached as high as No. 40 in the world in singles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Ann Wanless \u201904,<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>women\u2019s track and field, volleyball: Four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division III champion in the shot put\u2026 Still holds the school record in the indoor and outdoor shot put\u2026 Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials and the World Championships\u2026 All-American in volleyball.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Priscilla A. Wilde \u201977<\/strong>, field hockey, women\u2019s basketball: Only Bobcat to have her jersey number retired in two sports\u2026 Holds records for goals scored in a career and in a single season that will never be broken\u2026 First 1,000-point scorer in Bates women&#8217;s basketball history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seven legacy honorees this year are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ellen Craft Dammond \u201938,<\/strong>\u00a0Bates Women\u2019s Athletic Association, tennis, basketball, volleyball: Third Black woman to graduate from Bates and the first Black woman to live in a Bates dorm\u2026 Also served as a judge and coach for athletic competitions\u2026 Long-time Civil Rights advocate\u2026 Later served on the board of the YWCA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thom H. Freeman \u201963<\/strong>,\u00a0baseball, men\u2019s basketball: Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductee\u2026 Led Bates basketball to the NCAA Regional Finals in 1961 and Bates baseball to the Eastern NCAA Finals in 1962\u2026 First All-American in Bates baseball history\u2026 Pitched 18 complete games and struck out 181 batters, both Bates records\u2026 Signed by the New York Yankees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allen N. Harvie \u201965<\/strong>, men\u2019s track and field: Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductee\u2026 Four-time Maine College State Meet champion in the 120-yard high hurdles\u2026 His record in the 110-yard high hurdles stood for 39 years\u2026 The \u201cVoice\u201d of Garcelon Field for decades.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robert W. Hatch, P\u201973, P\u201981<\/strong>, coach and administrator: Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductee\u2026 Head football coach: 1952-1972\u2026 Director of Athletics: 1974-1991\u2026 Worked to ensure that Bobcat athletics reflected the very best qualities of the college as a whole, including a spirit of egalitarianism and fairness toward both men and women athletes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Frank W. Keaney, Class of 1911<\/strong>, men&#8217;s basketball, baseball, football, track and field: Basketball Hall of Fame inductee\u2026 College Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee\u2026 Inventor of the fast break\u2026 Legendary basketball coach at Rhode Island State\u2026 Rejected an offer to coach the Boston Celtics\u2026 Played on the first Bates varsity basketball team\u2026 Outstanding baseball player who earned a tryout with the White Sox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Milton L. Lindholm \u201935, L.H.D.\u201904, P\u201964, GP\u201920,\u00a0<\/strong>football, dean of admissions: Revered admissions dean from 1944-1976\u2026 Played center for the football team in the famous 0-0 tie against Yale in 1932\u2026 Recipient of the Distinguished American Award from the Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harry D. Lord, Class of 1908 (Elected in 2025, being celebrated this year with family able to attend)<\/strong>, baseball, football: Starred for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, 1907\u201314&#8230; Played football at Bates in 1904 and baseball in 1905&#8230; Returned to coach baseball in 1918.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-white-button large-button large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gobatesbobcats.com\/news\/2026\/6\/9\/general-bates-athletics-announces-second-hall-of-fame-class.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register\">Please let us know you are coming!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slate-integrations-event-embed bates-slate-integration-event-embed _hide-event-date _hide-event-location _hide-event-description\" id=\"form_4ef9b124-f114-46af-b39a-f40b53fede05\" data-eventid=\"4ef9b124-f114-46af-b39a-f40b53fede05\" data-embedtype=\"simple\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Alumni Engagement team is here to help. 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