The University of Saint Mary to Recognize Four Honorees at Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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The University of Saint Mary to Recognize Four Honorees at Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Sep 2, 2025

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(Leavenworth, Kansas) - The University of Saint Mary will formally induct the 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame Class at 6:30 p.m. on October 17 in Xavier Theater on USM's Main Campus in Leavenworth, 4100 South 4th Street.

The inductees will also be honored at halftime of the Spires' football game at 1 p.m. on October 18 at Charles J. Berkel Memorial Stadium.

This year's inductees are Davon Poole, KyRandall Smith, Phillip Lagemann, and the 2015 Men's Cross Country Team. Inductees are selected based on guidelines developed by past Saint Mary Hall of Famers. Each nominee is thoroughly reviewed to ensure the "best of the best" find their proper home, immortalized as Spires for generations to come.

Davon Poole, Class of 2016 (Baseball)

Saint Mary Honors/Records

1st in career stolen bases (56)

Tied most assists in a single-season (150 assists, 2015)

Most stolen bases in a single season (32 stolen bases, 2015)

2nd most hits in a single-season (69 hits, 2014)

Tied 3rd in career batting average (.354)

Tied 3rd most doubles in a single-season (17 doubles, 2014)

Tied 4th most triples in a season (4 triples, 2014)

5th in career assists (275)

5th best batting average in a single season (.413, 2014)

10th in career hits (126)

All-Conference Awards

All-KCAC 1st Team (2014)

All-KCAC Honorable Mention (2015)

NAIA Recognition

NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2014)

KyRandall Smith, Class of 2018 (Football)

Saint Mary Honors/Records

3rd most single-season tackles (116 tackles, 2016)

4th most career tackles for loss (25)

5th most career tackles (214)

All-Conference Awards

All-KCAC 2nd Team (2015)

All-KCAC 1st Team (2016)

KCAC Defensive Player of the Year (2016)

NAIA Recognition

NAIA 1st Team All-American (2016)

Phillip Lagemann, Class of 2019 (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field)

Saint Mary Honors/Records

3rd in Men's Cross Country 8k time (24:33)

3rd in USM history in 800-meter time (1:55.25)

Member of USM Top Time 4x800 Men's Indoor Track Team (7:48.64, 2019)

Member of USM Distance Medley Relay 4th fastest time (10:06, 2019)

All-Conference Awards

All-KCAC 1st Team (2017, 2018)

Member of KCAC Men's Indoor Track Championship Team (2018, 2019)

KCAC Indoor Athlete of the Meet (2019)

All-KCAC 1st Team Indoor (2019)

KCAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week (September 18, 2018)

NAIA Recognition

NAIA Men's Cross Country All-American (2017-13th place, 2018-4th place)

NAIA Indoor All-American (2018-4th place 3k, 5th place Distance Medley Relay, 2019-1st place Distance Medley Relay, 3rd place 1 mile)

National Runner-Up in 5k (2019, 14:19.83)

2015 Men's Cross Country Team

All-Conference Awards

KCAC Champions

Top 6 finishers in KCAC Championship meet

Alstin Benton wins KCAC Coach of the Year

Six KCAC First-Team selections (Russell Brown, Andres Guerrero, Ryan Pulsifer, Jacob Sherman, Tony Weber, Christian Graham)

NAIA Recognition

NAIA National Runner-Up

NAIA Scholar Team

Two NAIA All-Americans (Russell Brown & Ryan Pulsifer)

All are welcome for a social hour prior to the ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Walnut Room (Mead Hall 202) on October 17. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided. RSVP to [email protected] as this event requires reserved seating.

Student-athletes, coaches, and friends of the university may be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Criteria is based on exemplifying excellence in individual and team athletic performance, demonstrating leadership in the athletic program and community, and creating an enduring impact on the quality of the athletic program - all while demonstrating administrative support of the athletics programs and upholding the ideals of the university.

The October 17 ceremony is free and open to the public. To purchase tickets to the University of Saint Mary football game, visit https://gospires.com/sports/2025/5/16/ticket-information. For more information on the Saint Mary Spires Hall of Fame, please visit https://gospires.com/sports/2025/5/5/Hall-of-Fame.

The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM-Johnson County, at 11221 Roe Ave., offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.