BURLINGTON, Vt. - The University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame officially inducted seven new members in the Class of 2018 on Saturday night at the Davis Center. This year's inductees at the 50th annual dinner were Danielle Collins '08 (field hockey), Joe Fallon '08 (hockey), Milt Goggans '66 (basketball), Greg Hardy '08 (skiing), Carmen Lagala '08 (track & field), Courtney LaMere '02 (lacrosse), and Denis Lambert '54 (special inductee).

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Danielle Collins '08 | Video Presentation

• Collins is UVM field hockey's all-time leading scorer with 121 career points and 48 career goals
• She also holds a share of the program's top mark with 25 career assists and 74 career games played
• She was a three-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Northeast Regional All-American, including a First Team selection as a junior and senior
• Collins was named the America East Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and later received an invitation to play in the NFHCA Senior All-Star Game – she remains one of only six players in school history to participate in the senior showcase
• Collins is the only student-athlete in UVM field hockey history to be voted as the team's Most Valuable Player four times

 
Joe Fallon '08 | Video Presentation

• Fallon graduated with the second-most career shutouts (20) in NCAA history behind only Michigan State and current Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller
• He is the school's all-time leader in career shutouts, career goals against average (2.05), and career save percentage (.916)
• He sits second on Vermont's career lists with 63 victories and 132 games played – trailing only Tim Thomas '97
• He also owns the top three single season goals against averages in program history
• In his first year in Catamount Country, Fallon was named 2005 ECAC Rookie of the Year and set the UVM single season record with a 1.54 GAA during ECAC play
• He was the chosen by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

 
Milt Goggans '66 | Video Presentation

• Goggans is one of only two players to average a double-double during his entire Catamount career with 13.8 points and 12.1 rebounds per game
• He was a three-year starter on the UVM varsity squad and totaled 843 career points and 740 career rebounds
• He was only the third Vermont player to join the 500-point, 500-rebound club and remains one of only 28 members
• During his first varsity season, he collected 13.9 rebounds per game, the fourth-highest single season average in program history; he also ranks both fifth and sixth at UVM in single season rebounding average
• As a junior, Goggans ranked second on the team with a 12.1 rebounding and 12.3 scoring average
• After graduation, he went on to serve on the UVM Board of Trustees from 1998-2004

 
Greg Hardy '08 | Video Presentation

• Hardy was a three-time NCAA All-American for the UVM ski team as a freshman, sophomore, and senior
• As a freshman, he won the giant slalom individual national title at the NCAA National Championships in Stowe, Vermont as the Catamounts finished second overall in the team standings
• He helped the Cats win five out of six EISA carnivals in each of his first two seasons
• As a sophomore, he won seven EISA races, including the giant slalom and slalom events at the EISA Championships
• He was the national runner-up in the giant slalom as a senior and placed 10th in the slalom to earn two more All-America citations
• Hardy later received Ski Racing Magazine's College Skier of the Year award and went on to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team

 
Carmen Lagala '08 | Video Presentation

• Lagala was a three-time NCAA qualifier in the 800-meter for the Catamounts
• She was a five-time America East champion (three-time 800m indoor champion, two-time outdoor 800m champion) and posted the third-fastest time ever at the 2006 America East Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Lagala inked her spot on UVM's all-time list with seven school records and still holds three of the those marks
• She was a two-time America East Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipient and was named America East Woman of the Year as a senior 
• The Montpelier, Vermont native also landed on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team following her senior season

Courtney LaMere '02 | Video Presentation

• LaMere was the fifth UVM women's lacrosse player to record over 100 career points after hitting the century mark with 94 goals and 24 assists
• She graduated with the third-most goals and the fourth-most points (118) in school history
• She became only the second player to log over 50 points in a season with 38 goals and 12 assists during her senior campaign
• LaMere guided the Catamounts to their second ever appearance in the America East Tournament as a senior, their first trip since 1996
• She was lauded by the league with the program's first-ever All-Conference First Team selection
• She led the Green and Gold in scoring as a junior and senior and collected the team's Most Valuable Player honors

Denis Lambert '54 | Video Presentation

• Lambert served as the Director of Athletics at the University of Vermont for 19 years from 1973-92
• After retirement, he was honored with the Vermont State Athletic Directors Association Distinguished Service Award in 1992 and the ECAC's James Lynah Distinguished Achievement Award in 1995
• During his tenure, the UVM ski team won four national titles (1980, 1989, 1990, 1992) and the men's soccer program captured back-to-back America East Championships (1989, 1990)
• Men's hockey won the Division II ECAC Championship in 1974, moved to Division I for the 1974-75 season, and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 1988
• Under Lambert's leadership, the department expanded and in 1977, the current women's programs were placed under his direction; men's lacrosse, baseball, and gymnastics were added as varsity sports and women were allowed to join the men's golf team