Three to Enter SBU Hall of Fame

St. Bonaventure Athletic Department officials will induct three new members into the Hall of Fame this Saturday, June 2, at 1 p.m. in the Reilly Center as part of the University’s Alumni Weekend. The event is free and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

As originally announced in February, women’s basketball standout Hilary Waltman ’99, men’s soccer great Jim Meicke ’87 and women’s basketball player and trailblazing head coach Mary Jane “M.J.” Telford ’75 will be the latest class welcomed into the Hall of Fame.

For those unable to attend the event, it will be streamed live and free of charge for the first time on GoBonnies.com by clicking here or by selecting the “Multimedia” tab and then choosing “All-Access” from GoBonnies.com. The event will also be archived and available to watch following the ceremony.

Below is more information about each of the inductees:

HILARY WALTMAN ’99
Waltman is the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,106 career points and, at the time of her graduation, was the only Bonnies player to score more than 2,000 points. One of just two Bona players to average more than 20 points per game twice in a season, she set SBU career records in field goals made (742), field goal percentage (.541), steals (317), free throw attempts (765) and free throws made (588). She also finished her career fourth on Bona’s all-time rebounding chart (669). At the time of her induction, Waltman was the only St. Bonaventure player named to the First Team Atlantic 10 Conference twice, earning those citations in 1998 and 1999 after a Second Team honor as a sophomore in 1997.

JIM MEICKE ’87
Jim Meicke is one of the top goalkeeper in the history of the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer program, evidenced by his school records for career wins (41) and saves (743). His 11 victories in both the 1984 and 1985 campaigns are tied for second-most in the record books. He turned aside 192 shots in both the 1985 and 1986 seasons to rank second in program history, while his 1.92 goals-against average is third-best in the career books. Had St. Bonaventure played a complete NCAA Division I schedule for his entire four years, Meicke’s 743 saves would rank as the top mark in D-I history. Meicke served as graduate assistant coach in 1988 and has remained a staunch supporter of St. Bonaventure Athletics as a donor and volunteer.

MARY JANE “M.J.” TELFORD ’75
A successful student-athlete and coach, Mary Jane “M.J.” Telford is synonymous with St. Bonaventure women’s basketball. A four-year starter from 1971-1975, she averaged 15 points per game throughout her career. She was chosen “Ideal Bonaventure Student” runner-up at graduation, the first woman to be so honored. Telford then took over as head coach of the program and, over the next 10 years, guided the Lady Bonnies from NAIA Division III to NCAA Division II and then into Division I in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Under her tutelage, partial scholarships were awarded for the first time in 1977. In 1986, she led SBU to the Upstate Conference title and was named the league’s Coach of the Year. Telford served the Bonnies as head coach through 1993 and totaled 201 victories over her career, which at the time of her induction was the top figure in the program’s history and ranked second among all St. Bonaventure basketball coaches, men or women. She coached five SBU Athletics Hall of Fame players. All told, Telford has represented St. Bonaventure as an employee for more than 30 years, also working in Admissions and University Relations.

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