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UMSL Announces 2007 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

St. Louis, Mo. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced the 2007 inductees to the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame. This year’s induction ceremony and banquet will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2007, at 4:00 pm, in the Lee Auditorium at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. For reservations to the event, please contact the UMSL Alumni Relations Office at 314-516-6453.

The 2007 UMSL Sports Hall of Fame inductees include: Jenni (Burton) Anderson (soccer), Jim Goessling (basketball), Hubert Hoosman (basketball), Jim Lockett (baseball), Dan Muesenfechter (soccer), Chris Sanders (golf), Tim Smith (soccer), and Rich Meckfessel (basketball coach). These eight individuals join the 44 previous members who have been inducted in the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame, which was started in 2001. Below is information on the eight inductees for 2007:

Jenni (Burton) Anderson – Women’s Soccer
Jenni played three seasons at UMSL, from 1993 through 1995, earning all-region honors all three years and was named an All-American selection in 1995. She is UMSL’s all-time scoring leader with 151 career points on 65 goals and 21 assists. Her 65 career goals are also a school record and she holds the school record with 22 game-winning goals. Jennifer holds the top three spots in the record books for most goals scored in a season, with her best year coming in 1995 when she scored 23 goals, setting another school single season record with 55 points.

Jim Goessling – Men’s Basketball
Jim played four years on the men’s basketball team from 1973 to 1977. He ranks sixth in the career records for most rebounds with 732, and as a senior had 300 total rebounds, the fourth best single-season total in school history. He averaged 8.2 rebounds per game during his four-year career, and averaged 11.5 rebounds per game as a senior. Jim scored 535 points during his career, which currently ranks 44th on the all-time scoring list.

Hubert Hoosman – Men’s Basketball
Hubert played four years on the men’s basketball team under Hall of Fame coach Chuck Smith from 1975 to 1979. He scored 1,351 points on his career, the sixth best total in UMSL history. Hubert ranks third in career field goals made with 578 and averaged 13.5 points per game for his career. He shot 46.9% from the field in his career, including 57.4% from the field during his freshman year.

Jim Lockett – Baseball
Jim played three seasons for the UMSL baseball team from 1977 to 1979, helping the team advance to the NCAA Regionals all three seasons and to the College World Series in 1977. As a senior in 1979, he was named a first team all-region selection and a second team All-American. That season, he finished with a .483 batting average that still ranks as the best season average in school history. Jim ranks ninth in career hits and is fourth in career triples.

Dan Muesenfechter – Men’s Soccer
Dan played two seasons at UMSL and led the men’s soccer team in goals scored in each of those two years. He was a two-time All-American selection in both 1979 and 1980, and both years at UMSL he helped lead the team to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals in 1980. He ranks ninth in the UMSL records in career scoring with 52 points, and is tenth in career goals scored with 20. His 14 goals scored in 1980 rank as the fifth best single season total in school history, and his 33 points that season rank as the sixth best in school history. His legacy with UMSL soccer continues today, as his daughter, Krisie, was a Daktronics All-Region selection last year for the UMSL women’s team, and his son Dan was a freshman on the men’s team this past season.

Chris Sanders – Men’s Golf
Chris played four seasons on the UMSL men’s golf team from 1991 through 1994, earning MIAA All-Conference honors in 1992 and 1993. He was a member of the team that won back-to-back MIAA Conference Championships in 1992 and 1993 as well as trips to the NCAA National Tournaments those same two seasons. Chris finished second individually at both the 1992 and the 1993 MIAA Championships. He had the team’s lowest scoring average on the season as a freshman, and the second best scoring average on the team in both his sophomore and junior seasons.

Tim Smith – Men’s Soccer
Tim played two seasons at UMSL in 1972 and 1973, and was a member of the men’s soccer national championship team in 1973. He ranks 13th in the UMSL career scoring list with 46 career points on 18 goals and 10 assists. Tim led the national championship team in scoring in 1973 with 13 goals, which still ranks as the sixth best single season total in UMSL history. His 34 points that season ranks as the fifth best point total in a single season as well. Tim holds individual single game records for most goals with four in one game, and for most points in a game with ten.

Rich Meckfessel – Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Coach Meckfessel was the UMSL men’s basketball coach for 17 years from 1983 through 1999, the longest tenure of any basketball head coach in UMSL history. He recorded 214 career wins during that time, also the most of any basketball coach in UMSL history. Coach Meckfessel led the 1987-88 team to a 22-9 record and the 1990-91 team to a 22-6 record, both of which mark the school’s record for most wins in a season. The 1987-88 team qualified for the NCAA Division Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, and is still the last men’s basketball team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Coach Meckfessel was named MIAA Coach of the Year three times in his career and was named NCAA Division II South Central Regional Coach of the Year in 1984-85. In addition to being the head basketball coach, he served as UMSL’s Interim Athletic Director from 1992 through 1995.

In addition to the individual inductees, there will be a special recognition of the 1987-88 UMSL men’s basketball team. That year, the Rivermen finished with a 22-9 overall record, which still stands as the school record for most wins in a season. It was also the last UMSL team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, winning the MIAA Tournament that season. UMSL Sports Hall of Famer and current head coach Chris Pilz was a freshman on that team, and 2007 inductee Rich Meckfessel was the head coach.