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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Four student-athletes and one head coach comprised the newest class of inductees that were moved into the University of New England Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday evening (Oct. 12) at the Harold Alfond Forum.

The Induction Class of 2018, which is the 14th group to enter the Hall of Fame, includes former multiple-sport head coach Doug Biggs HA '07 and former student-athletes Michael Ferrazzi SFC '78, Gary Kuhn WC '95, Owen Lennon UNE '04 DPT '07, and Sarah (Hamel) Warner UNE '08.

Biggs logged 19 seasons with the UNE women's soccer program (1991-2009) and 16 leading the UNE men's soccer squad (1990-2005), in addition to working with the UNE men's lacrosse team and a stint as sports information director. He guided the UNE women to 180 victories and a .576 winning percentage, with three postseason championships in 1994 (NAIA District 5; program-record 19-1-0), 1997 (Maine Athletic Conference; 14-3-2), and 2000 (Commonwealth Coast Conference; 13-6-1). Biggs received the CCC Coach of the Year honor in 2008, as the Nor'easters doubled their league win total from the previous season to jump up five seeds entering the postseason tournament. The UNE men totaled 80 wins and 18 ties under the direction of Biggs, which included the 1997 MAC Championship with a program-record 13-6-1 mark. He was recognized by the University as an Honorary Alumni in 2007.

Ferrazzi (Framingham, Mass.) graduated from St. Francis College in 1978, concluding his time as part of the men's ice hockey and men's soccer teams. After four years on the ice, Ferrazzi ranks third in SFC history with 152 career points. His 76 goals and 76 assists helped the Red Knights skate to a 53-27 record and three appearances in the national tournament [part of the teams inducted into Hall of Fame in 2005].

Kuhn (South Amboy, N.J.) starred on the Westbrook College men's basketball team from 1991 through graduation in 1995. Over 127 career games, the shooting guard poured in 1,670 points to rank third all-time for the Wildcats. Included in that scoring was 369 three-point field goals (2.9 per game), with 90, 93, 87, and 99 during his four years, respectively. Kuhn registered a personal-high by draining 10 three-pointers in a contest against UMaine Augusta during the 1991-92 campaign. Westbrook went 97-30 during his time and captured two Mayflower Conference championships to advance into the national tournament -- the first of which coming in 1993-94 [part of the team inducted into Hall of Fame in 2015].

Lennon (Yarmouth, Maine) is the first golfer to join the UNE Hall of Fame. His four seasons with the Nor'easters wrapped up in 2004; 32 career rounds that produced a 79.97 scoring average, which ranks third in program history. Lennon posted the single-season record of 75.00 in 2002, which included the two lowest single-round scores at UNE (66 and 70). His five-under-par 66 at the UMaine Farmington Invitational was two strokes clear of the next closest number in the 45-competitor field, marking Lennon's first of three individual victories (only multiple winner at UNE). He ended with nine top-three finishes in 25 events (no one else with more than three). Lennon later earned a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from the University in 2007.

Warner, formerly Hamel (Rochester, N.H.), graduated from UNE in 2008 after four seasons as a pitcher on the softball team. She made 88 appearances in the circle, posting a 45-27 record and six saves. The left-handed hurler worked more than 505 career innings, racking up 446 strikeouts and notching a 1.88 earned run average with 14 shutouts. Warner's rookie effort featured a season personal-best 0.75 ERA, while conceding just 3.3 hits per seven innings that year. In known program history (24 seasons), she is the only pitcher to punch-out more than 13 batters in a contest (14 against Eastern Nazarene in 2008, 14 against Nichols in 2006), and owns one of the four no-hitters (against Wentworth in 2006). Warner became a constant in the batting order as her career progressed, ending up with a .323 average that included 24 of 63 hits going for extra bases. The two-time Commonwealth Coast Conference second team performer helped UNE to an 81-51 overall mark and a 60-30 ledger in league outings.

University of New England Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Fame