Former student-athletes Karen Bailey, Paul Peterson and Bryan Hill have been selected for induction into the University of New England Athletics Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 25 on the Biddeford Campus. For more information on the event, or to register for the dinner, click here.

In addition to the induction of Bailey, Peterson and Hill, former Westbrook College professor and UNE golf coach Vaughn Twaddel will be honored for his contributions.  Twaddel passed away last year and has had the Athletic Department's golf tournament named in his memory.

A native of Portland, Maine, Bailey '93 was a standout softball and basketball player at UNE.  On the softball diamond, she helped propel UNE to an NAIA District 5 championship in 1991 and Maine Athletic Conference crown in 1992.  She ranks one of the basketball program's career leaders in three-point shooting.

Peterson '94, who hails from Long Island, N.Y., starred as a basketball player at Westbrook College in the early 1990's.  He currently ranks second in the history of the men's basketball program with 2,550 points and first in rebounds with 1,586.  An all-American, Peterson was part of two Mayflower Conference championship teams.

A product of Tempe, Ariz. and current resident of San Diego, Calif., Hill '98 accumulated 63 goals and 33 assists during his brilliant four-year soccer career at UNE.  He tallied 20 goals his senior season and was chosen first team all-America.  After graduation, Hill earned a professional tryout.