The William & Mary Athletics Department is excited to announce its 2019 W&M Athletics Hall of Fame Class, presented by Mark Boddy, CFP Northwestern Mutual. This year's class includes eight athletes, one longtime staffer, and an outstanding team. All together, the inductees represent nine different sports.
The Class of 2019 includes
Anna Agbe-Davies '93, volleyball;
Anna Davis Barnes '05, field hockey;
Sonja Friend-Uhl '93, women's cross country and track & field;
Kyra Kaylor Smargiasso '08, women's basketball;
Megan Moulton-Levy '07, women's tennis;
Greg Sexton '08, baseball;
Bob Sheeran '67, sports information director/broadcaster; and the
1997 Women's Soccer Team. Additionally,
George Collins '70 of men's swimming & diving and
Mike Howell '93 of men's track & field, who were originally elected to the Hall of Fame last year but had to defer their official inductions, will also participate in the ceremony.
The event will take place on Saturday, May 4, in the Sadler Center on William & Mary's campus. It will start with reception at 6:30 pm and will be immediately followed by the dinner and formal induction ceremony starting at 7:30pm. Event registration will be available on
TribeClub.com.
For additional information please contact
Julia Martin at 757-221-3381 or
jrmar2@wm.edu.
Greg Sexton, Baseball, Class of 2008
Through his four years on the W&M baseball team, Greg Sexton embodied the ideals of hard work and consistency as the hallmarks of a successful career. A consensus All-American in 2007, he went on to a seven-year career in the minor leagues with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Sexton was a rookie starter on W&M's 2004 team that won a then-record 37 games, earning Freshman All-America honors from
Collegiate Baseball News. He hit .356 that year with 24 doubles and 53 RBI. As a sophomore, Sexton's worst year was one that most players would aspire to as a career-high, hitting .316 with 10 more doubles.
He then launched into the stratosphere over the 2006 and 2007 seasons, improving from .391 as a junior to .455 as a senior. He totaled 37 doubles in that span, and 16 home runs to help produce 119 RBI in just two seasons. His senior year record of 95 hits on a .455 hitting percentage were both school records, with his average still ranking as the all-time mark. That batting average was the second-highest in the NCAA that year. After earning second-team all-state honors in 2006, Sexton was named first-team All-State and all-conference as a senior to go along with CAA Players of the Year honors and five All-American honors. He would go on to be drafted in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, the first pick of the round, and reached as high as AA in a minor league career that lasted until 2013.
Sexton still ranks as the school record-holder in hits (313) and doubles (71), while ranking second in career batting average (.380). He also finished his four years with 186 runs scored, six triples, 23 home runs, and 199 RBI.
To read more about the inductees, please follow the links below:
Anna Agbe-Davies '93, Volleyball
George Collins '70, Men's Swimming & Diving
Anna Davis Barnes '05, Field Hockey
Sonja Friend-Uhl '93, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mike Howell '93, Men's Track & Field
Kyra Kaylor Smargiasso '08, Women's Basketball
Megan Moulton-Levy '07, Women's Tennis
Bob Sheeran '67, Sports Information Director/Broadcaster
1997 Women's Soccer Team
