ORONO, Maine — Tickets for the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet are now on sale.
The event will be held on Sept. 30, starting at 6 p.m., at the Black Bear Inn. Tickets are $50 per person, $25 for children 10 and under.
Scheduled to be inducted are Jake Eaton, football, 1999-’02; Johanna Riley, track and field, 1995-’99; Margaret Henrick, field hockey, 1992-’95; Andrew Hartung, baseball, 1988-’90; Bob McPhee, wrestling, 1983-’84; and Ted Woodbrey II, soccer, 1973-’76.
The Class of 2016 will join 181 members previously inducted since the Hall of Fame was founded in 1986.
Tickets may be ordered online here or by mail. Checks should be made payable to: University of Maine Foundation, M Club SHOF, University of Maine Foundation, Buchanan Alumni House, Orono, ME 04469-5792. Names will be placed on the guest list at the door.
For more information, call UMaine Athletic Development at 207-581-1130.
UMaine women plan free clinic
ORONO — The University of Maine women’s basketball team will hold a free clinic for students in grades 2-8 on Oct. 2.
The event, sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank, runs from 1 to 2 p.m. in Memorial Gym, where the Black Bears will hold their first full team practice of the season after the clinic.
Participants will be instructed by UMaine players and coaches and will receive a free season poster with an autograph session.
Fans are invited to watch UMaine’s practice, then head over to Alfond Arena for the 4 p.m. men’s hockey opener.
For more information, contact Amy Vachon at Amy.Vachon@maine.edu.
St. Joe’s names swimming coach
STANDISH, Maine — Jared Felker has been hired as the head men’s and women’s swimming coach and the assistant aquatics director at Saint Joseph’s College.
Felker, a Yarmouth native, competed at the University of Virginia and has experience as a club swim coach. He served as an executive director while coaching for the Seacoast Swimming Association in Dover, New Hampshire, for the last six years and working as a head coach for Seals Swimming Inc. in Westbrook from 2003 to 2010.
“Coach Felker will be an excellent addition to our campus community,” athletic director Brian Curtin said in a press release. “He brings strong coaching experience, he is knowledgeable about the landscape of swimming throughout New England, and he is passionate about building the swim program here at Saint Joseph’s.”
In 13 years coaching club swimming, Felker mentored five Olympic Trials Qualifiers, 10 national qualifiers, a collegiate All-American, six high school All-Americans, a Paralympic Gold medalist and a world record holder.
Felker also served as a volunteer assistant coach at University of New Hampshire for two years. He graduated from University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in the spring of 2000.
Monks hire Cosentino
STANDISH — Bill Cosentino has been hired to fill the newly created full-time position of head men’s lacrosse coach at Saint Joseph’s College.
Cosentino replaces David Beriau, who stepped down this summer after serving as the Monks’ skipper for three years. A native of Levittown, New York, Cosentino has been coaching since graduating from Plymouth State University in 2005.
He spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Daniel Webster College, where he guided the Eagles to back-to-back New England Collegiate Conference Tournament appearances. He was named the 2015 NECC Coach of the Year.
Prior to Daniel Webster, Cosentino served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Keene State College. He was the founder of New England Elite Lacrosse, a Nashua, New Hampshire-based club program that originated in 2010.