ORONO – Six people will be inducted into The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 25 at the Wells Conference Center on the UMaine campus.

The inductees are: the late Shawn Walsh; Nathaniel J. Crowley of Stockton Springs, Class of ’42 and ’66; Sergio Hebra Jr. of Concord, Class of ’88; the late Wes Jordan, Class of ’63 and ’69; Ann England Maxim of Old Town, Class of ’84 and ’86; and Jeffery R. Spring of New York City, Class of ’87.

The evening banquet begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour and dinner at 7 p.m. Inductees will also be recognized the following day during the Homecoming football game against Hofstra. Tickets to the banquet are on sale now. The cost is $20 and reservations are due by Friday, Oct. 11. For tickets to the football game or the banquet, call 581-BEAR.

With support of the M Club, The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame was initiated 16 years ago to honor UMaine’s finest athletes and administrators. Since then 108 people have been inducted, including the six this year.

The criterion for selection is achievement in the athletic program, but other factors are considered – character, leadership and integrity, as well as non-athletic service to the University community and achievement later in life.

Crowley excelled in football, basketball and baseball in the early 1940s. He played halfback and punter on the 1940 and 1941 football teams, and forward and center on the 1940-41 and 1941-42 basketball teams.

He was the leading hitter on the baseball team in 1941 and 1942. While at UMaine, Crowley served as class treasurer, was a member of the Sophomore Owls, the Pale Blue Key Organization and the Senior Skulls.

After graduation, he played semi-pro basketball and baseball. He also was a distinguished coach in high school baseball, basketball, and football. He coached in Maine for 19 years and was the 1948 Maine Coach of the Year. Crowley is member of the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Sports and John Bapst Halls of Fame.

Hebra led the UMaine football team to the Yankee Conference Title and a NCAA appearance in 1987. He led the Black Bears in receiving three seasons, 1985-87. His 189 catches for 2,612 yards comprise two University of Maine records.

He is the only Black Bear ever to catch 50 or more passes in three consecutive seasons – 57 in 1985, 56 in 1986, and 70 in 1987.

Hebra has three of the top 10 single-season marks for both reception and receiving yards. He was a First Team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1987, and earned the Woody Carville Senior Achievement Award in 1987. He is now a police detective.

Jordan served as the Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Maine for 32 years prior to his retirement in 1997. He was a member of the 1961 football squad.

During his tenure at UMaine, Jordan cared for numerous student-athletes and mentored athletic trainers, many of whom have gone on to careers in collegiate and professional sports.

He also served as a trainer at the 1980 Winter Olympic games. Jordan was named to the National Athletic Trainers Association, Maine Baseball and State of Maine Halls of Fame, was the athletic trainer for the Eastern Maine High School Basketball Tournament for many years. He died Feb. 26 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

England Maxim earned 12 varsity letters at UMaine while a member of the cross country, field hockey, and track and field teams in the mid 1980s. She served as captain of the field hockey team in 1982, and captain of the track and field teams in 1984 and 1985.

Maxim was the 1984 and 1985 New England Champion in 1,000 meter run, and a member of the 880-yard relay team that captured the New England Championship in 1985.

She holds UMaine records in the mile, 1,000 meters and the 2,500 meters.

Maxim served as a cross country and track coach at UMaine for eight years, and is now coordinator for the Academic and Career Exploration Program at the University.

Spring was a four-year member of the men’s soccer team from 1983-1986. He led the Black Bears to a record of 38-27-5, and four consecutive New England top-10 rankings.

He holds school records for career shutouts with 27, and is tied for the single season shutout mark with eight. Spring was a four-time member of the All-Maine collegiate team, and is one of only 13 student-athletes at UMaine to have had their number retired. He is the owner of Modern Art Foundry, Inc., the company that crafted the Harold Alfond statue at Alfond Stadium.

Walsh compiled a record of 399-215-44 in 17 years as head coach of the University of Maine ice hockey team from 1984-85 to 2000-01. He led the program to national prominence by taking 11 teams to the NCAA Tournament, and seven teams to the Frozen Four, leading the Black Bears to the National Championships in 1993 and 1999.

His 1992-93 squad compiled a record of 42-1-2, one of the best in the history of collegiate hockey. In addition, Walsh ranks among the nation’s top coaches in numerous categories.

In 1994-95, Walsh earned the Spencer Penrose Award as the National Coach of the Year. He was named Hockey East and New England Coach of the Year four times. During his helm, the Black Bears won four Hockey East regular season titles and three Hockey East Tournament Championships.

Walsh died Sept. 24, 2001, after a battle against kidney cancer.

Those who would like to nominate a person for future induction into the Hall of Fame may contact the UMaine Athletic Media Relations Office at 581-3596.