Seven to enter Kenyon Athletics Hall of Fame

7/14/2026 11:00:00 AM

GAMBIER, Ohio -- As part of Kenyon College's 2026 Homecoming Weekend, a class of seven will be inducted into the Kenyon Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday evening, September 25 at Oden Hall. The class, which includes Maddie Breschi '16, Jake Calcei '09, Sierra DeLeon '14, Tracy Menzel '09, David Phillips '97, Derick Stowe '01, and Anthony Togliatti '00, will be the 33rd group of inductees to enter the Hall since 1988.

In addition to the inductions, the Donald May Award will be presented to basketball legend Scott Rogers '80, while the Burchell Rowe Award will be presented to Matt Burdette, Kenyon's long-time baseball head coach. The Donald May Award honors former Kenyon athletes who have had outstanding accomplishments in sports and who have performed creditably and honorably in a career, while the Burchell Rowe Award goes to those who embody the finest spirit of Kenyon College and have made significant contributions to Kenyon Athletics.

Maddie Breschi '16
Field Hockey
Maddie Breschi graduated as the Kenyon field hockey program's all-time career leader in goals (52), assists (27) and points (131). Additionally, she still holds the College single-season records for goals (18 in 2013) and for points (44 in 2013). During her four-year run, Kenyon posted an 8-10 record in her first season, and then amassed a combined record of 49-13, including a program-best 19-3 mark in 2014, over the next three seasons. Kenyon won the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title in her junior and senior seasons, and Breschi collected NCAC Player of the Year honors three consecutive times. She was also a four-time All-Region honoree and a four-time All-American.

Jake Calcei '09
Baseball
A two-time All-NCAC selection and one-time All-Region honoree, Jake Calcei sparked a four-year run at Kenyon in which the team reached the postseason three times and racked up a combined 90 wins, the best total of any four-year stretch in program history. Calcei played the middle infield positions and was a top-three hitter in the lineup. In 2009 he set, and still owns, the program's single-season record for hits (73) and total bases (112). That same season, he was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American. In terms of career records, he graduated among the program's all-time top-10 in hits, runs scored, triples, home runs, runs batted in, total bases and stolen bases.

Sierra DeLeon '14
Track & Field, Volleyball
Sierra DeLeon was an All-American and record-setter on the track. In her senior season, she gained All-America accolades in the 100-meter hurdles and 200-meter run, placing second and fourth, respectively, at the outdoor NCAA Championship meet. She still holds five Kenyon indoor records and three Kenyon outdoor records—all in sprints and hurdles. She was a two-time team MVP, a 16-time all-conference performer and captured titles in four conference events. In four seasons of play on the volleyball court, DeLeon ranked among the program's all-time top-10 in both career kills (1,026) and attack percentage (.185). She was the team MVP in 2013 and three times named an all-conference honoree.

Tracy Menzel '09
Swimming & Diving
A three-time NCAA event champion and 16-time All-American, Tracy Menzel was one of the top breaststrokers in Kenyon swimming and diving history. At the 2007 national championship, she swam a leg on the title-winning 200-yard medley relay team and also won the 100-yard breaststroke, becoming the first Kenyon swimmer to do so since 1989. As a senior, Menzel claimed her second NCAA title in the 100-yard breaststroke. She was a key part of three team NCAA Championships for Kenyon, a 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-American, a four-time CSCAA Scholar All-American, and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient. In 2018, she returned to Kenyon to serve as an assistant coach for three seasons.

David Phillips '97
Swimming & Diving
A part of four national championship swimming and diving teams, David Phillips collected four individual and one relay NCAA titles in distance events. In 1994, his first year at Kenyon, Phillips won the national title in the 1,650-yard freestyle. As a sophomore, he returned to the national stage to capture the 500-yard freestyle title and the 800-yard freestyle relay title. Then, as a senior in 1997, he claimed NCAA titles in both the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyles. He was a 14-time All-American and a four-time conference champion in distance events. He was 1997 team captain and, that same year, winner of the program's Stephen E. Bennett Memorial Award.

Derick Stowe '01
Lacrosse
At the time of his graduation, Derick Stowe ranked as the Kenyon lacrosse program's record holder with 351 career ground balls. He also was the program's third leading scorer with 115 career goals, was seventh all-time in career points (171) and eighth all-time in goals per game (2.09). Stowe was a four-time All-NCAC selection, including first-team honors in each of his last three seasons, and, as a senior, was named an All-American by USILA. Kenyon had a combined record of 43-13 with Stowe on the field, and, as a junior in 2000, he led Kenyon to its first-ever NCAC Championship and first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Anthony Togliatti '00
Football
Anthony Togliatti still holds the Kenyon football single-season record for rushing yards, racking up 1,466 yards during his junior campaign. Despite playing just three seasons, Togliatti graduated as the program's career rusher leader with 2,826 yards, a total that now ranks third best in the Kenyon record book. He also graduated as program's leader in rushing attempts (603) and rushing touchdowns (26), while ranking third in points scored (170). Additionally, he still maintains the program's single-game rushing record (271 yards) and twice set the single-game rushing touchdown record (4). He was a two-time All-NCAC First Team honoree, and, in 1999, was named team MVP and a CoSIDA Academic All-American.

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