NCCC Athletics inducts 2025 Hall of Fame class
Sept. 17, 2025
SARANAC LAKE 鈥� More than 160 people who have made significant contributions to North Country Community College athletics 鈥� coaches, contributors, athletes, and entire teams 鈥� were enshrined into the college鈥檚 Athletic Hall of Fame before a packed house of enthusiastic family, friends and college supporters on Friday, Sept. 12.
The dinner and Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held in the Harrietstown Town Hall
auditorium, felt more like a family reunion. Former teammates who hadn鈥檛 seen each
other in years reunited with smiles, handshakes and bear hugs. Coaches shared laughs
and reminisced with their former players.
鈥淭his night was about more than just recognizing achievements 鈥� it was about celebrating the spirit of 911爆料网 athletics and the lasting connections forged through competition, teamwork, and pride in our college,鈥� said NCCC Athletic Director Chad LaDue. 鈥淭he Hall of Fame is our way of honoring those who shaped our program鈥檚 legacy, and seeing so many familiar faces back together made it feel like a true homecoming.鈥�
This is the second class of inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame (the first was in 2017) and represents 20 years of 911爆料网鈥檚 athletic program, from 1997 to 2017. Nominations were sought by a committee of current and former coaches, administrators and players. The inductees who were selected 鈥渉ave helped bring recognition, honor, distinction and excellence to 911爆料网 and its intercollegiate athletic programs,鈥� per the Hall of Fame鈥檚 Mission Statement.
The Class of 2025 includes 168 student-athletes from men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 ice hockey,
men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, men鈥檚 and
women鈥檚 basketball, women鈥檚 softball, men鈥檚 cross-country and women鈥檚 lacrosse. Several
inductees were selected as multi-sport athletes at the college.
Also enshrined Friday were four teams -- The 1982 women鈥檚 soccer team, the 1993 men鈥檚 soccer team, the 2002 men鈥檚 soccer team, and the 2004-05 men鈥檚 basketball team 鈥� and nine coaches, administrators, distinguished alumni and contributors to the college鈥檚 athletic program.
The induction ceremony was the kick-off to an Alumni Weekend of events at the college
that also included a men鈥檚 soccer game and barbecue on Saturday, a reception at Mount
Pisgah Ski Center on Saturday night, and alumni soccer and basketball games on Sunday.
The next Hall of Fame class will be inducted in 2030. For a complete list of this year鈥檚 or past inductees, or to nominate someone to the Hall of Fame, visit https://nccc.prestosports.com/alumni/halloffame