PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Wednesday, which consists of 10 former student-athletes, two former head coaches and the 1998 NCAA Division III National Champion Eastern Connecticut State University baseball team. Induction ceremonies will take place on each inductee’s respective campus during the upcoming academic year.
First established in 2012, the LEC Hall of Fame now includes 93 individuals and two teams. The LEC’s eighth Hall of Fame class includes:
Wendy A. Rogers (Eastern Connecticut) - Women's Basketball
Jason D. Edwards (Eastern Connecticut) - Men's Track & Field
Tyler Kathan (Keene State) - Men's Basketball
Kelly Smith (Keene State) - Field Hockey
Becky Campo (Plymouth State) - Volleyball
Kelly Landry (Plymouth State) - Volleyball
Kyle Allaire (Rhode Island College) - Baseball
Eileen Fenton (UMass Boston) - Women's Basketball
Rachael Barbarossa (UMass Dartmouth) - Women's Soccer
Ray M. Cabral (UMass Dartmouth) - Women's Soccer Coach
Katariina Pulkkinen-Hoaas (Southern Maine) - Women's Basketball
Jody Rajcula (Western Connecticut) - Women's Basketball Coach
1998 Eastern Connecticut Baseball Team
Each of the 2021 LEC Hall of Fame inductees will be individually featured in the coming weeks on LittleEast.com, and @LittleEastConf on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About the Little East Conference
The Little East Conference (LEC) was formed in 1986 when six public institutions gathered to create a single sport athletic conference, and has expanded into what is now New England's premier athletic conference for public institutions in NCAA Division III. The LEC features 21 championship sports and sponsors quality competition for our student-athletes, while following the Division III mission of "passion, responsibility, sportsmanship and citizenship." The Little East consists of nine primary institutions that encompass all six New England states – Castleton University (Vt.), Eastern Connecticut State University, Keene State College (N.H.), UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, Plymouth State University (N.H.), Rhode Island College, University of Southern Maine, and Western Connecticut State University.