Abbie Rice '04, Meaghan Johnson '12 & Hannah Gajewski '12 comprise 18th SJC Hall Class

STANDISH, Maine – The 18th Saint Joseph's College Athletics Hall of Fame Class has been announced. Abbie Rice '04, Meaghan Johnson '12, and Hannah Gajewski '12 will be inducted into the Hall of Fame with a ceremony on Saturday, September 11th, 2021. To book your seat at the event, please click on the registration button below.

Former men's basketball standout Mark Jones '85 was initially a member of this Hall of Fame Class but is unable to attend the 2021 ceremony. He will be inducted into the SJC Athletics Hall of Fame on a future date. 

Abbie Rice '04, who hails from South Portland and attended South Portland High School, was a standout post player in four seasons at Saint Joseph's College.

In 103 career contests, the 6'0 center tallied 1,192 points, 498 rebounds and 146 blocked shots and averaged 11.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. Rice was named to the 2001 Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-Rookie Team and claimed All-Conference accolades following her sophomore season.

Rice graduated as the Monks' career blocked shots leader and heads into the Hall of Fame ranked third in blocks and blocks average, seventh in free throws attempted (441), eighth in free throws made (263), 14th in field goals made (464) and points, and 16th in field goals attempted (1,003).

As a freshman she helped Saint Joseph's win a Maine Athletic Conference Championship and advance to the 2001 NAIA National Tournament for the eighth time in team history. Overall, the Monks posted a 73-30 (.709) record with Rice on the court.

Meaghan Johnson '12, who came to Saint Joseph's via Cheverus High School and grew up in Portland, is perhaps the best goalkeeper in the history of the Monks' field hockey program.

In 74 games as a four-year starter, Johnson posted a 1.23 goals against average with an .829 save percentage after allowing 91 goals and posting 442 saves in 5,166 minutes in net.

Johnson became the first All-American in Saint Joseph's field hockey history following her senior season after recording the second-best save percentage (.882) and ninth-lowest goals against average (0.95) in the country. That year, she played every minute in goal over 19 games for the Monks with a 13-6 record, six shutouts, and 142 saves and claimed NFHCA Third Team All-America, NFHCA First Team All-New England, North Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and First Team All-Conference honors for her efforts. She also became the first St. Joe's player to be selected to play in the NFHCA Senior Game.

Johnson capped her career as the program's all-time leader in shutouts (17), victories (52), minutes, goalkeeper games, and goals against average and goes into the Hall of Fame nearly 10 years later ranked second in team history in save percentage, saves, wins, shutouts and games and fourth in goals against average.

With Johnson in goal, the Monks made three North Atlantic Conference Championship game appearances and posted an overall 55-22 (.714) record with an incredible 27-2 (.931) mark in conference play.

A native of Biddeford, Maine who graduated from Catherine McAuley High School, Hannah Gajewski '12 is still considered to be the best swimmer in Saint Joseph's College history.

The first swimmer to enter the SJC Athletics Hall of Fame, Gajewski competed in 116 individual events during her career with 61 victories and 22 runner-up performances. Following the completion of her senior year, she owned 10 of the Monks' 18 individual records and took part in four of the SJC team-record setting relay quartets. Gajewski goes into the hall of fame holding seven program records despite graduating nearly 10 years ago.

Having won at least one event in each of her four years at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship, Gajewski is the only Saint Joseph's swimmer to earn four All-Conference honors. Overall, she won seven individual events and set the GNAC Championship record in the 200-IM her senior year.

A highly decorated student-athlete, Gajewski claimed 25 individual honors during her college career, which culminated with being chosen as the 2012 GNAC Woman of the Year. She was also named as the 2009 GNAC Rookie of the Year and claimed GNAC All-Academic accolades on three occasions.

The Hall of Fame evening begins at 5:00 PM with a 'plaque-revealing' reception and is followed by dinner and the induction ceremony. The cost to attend is $30 for adults and $10 for children under the age of 12. As always, all current members of The Hall of Fame receive one free admission into this and all future Hall of Fame ceremonies.

With the addition of the 2021 honorees, the list of accomplished athletes, teams, coaches, administrators and philanthropists inducted in the SJC Athletics Hall of Fame grows to 97. The complete list of inductees can be found HERE