Alma, MI - Alma College Athletics inducted it's Hall of Fame class of 2025 on Friday night in Art Smith Arena. The class was made up of two outstanding teams, two outstanding coaches, and three outstanding individuals.

Outstanding Teams

1984 Field Hockey Team - The second field hockey team to be inducted into the Alma College Athletic Hall of Fame. They join the 1983 squad, which was inducted as a part of the class of 2024.

The Scots finished the season 9-1-4, and won their second straight outright MIAA title, posting a league record of nine wins, one loss, and two ties for a total of 20 points. Calvin came in second place with a record of 8-3-1 (17 pts), Hope finished third at 7-2-3 (17 pts).

Alma had taken an unbeaten league season down to the final game. The Scots outscored their conference opponents by a margin of 29 to six, leading to a league best +23 goal differential. Kim Niemeyer led the MIAA in scoring, with the sophomore posting 11 goals and three assists to total 25 points. Mary Douglas finished third in league scoring with eight goals and six assists, good for 22 points. All-MIAA honors were awarded to Douglas, Stacey Emeott, and Laurie Swanson.

2004 Volleyball Team - The fifth team in program history to be enshrined in the Alma College Athletic Hall of Fame. The '04 Scots join the 2003 team from the class of 2024, as well as the '82, '83, and '84 squads.

Alma's 2004 team was dominant from day one, finishing with a record of 34 wins to just two losses, completing a perfect regular season. Posting an unblemished 16-0 MIAA record, the Scots were the first league champ to go unbeaten since the 1997 Hope Flying Dutch. Alma finished ahead of Calvin at 14-2, and Kalamazoo at 11-5.

Such was the dominance of the Alma team, that seven different players notched a triple-double during the season. Lindsey Baker was named MIAA MVP for the second straight season, and was joined on the All-MIAA first team by Erin Fralick and Kristin Judson. Kerri Judson and Kelly O'Connor were named to the second team.

In a perfect regular season, the Scots went 31-0, outscoring opponents 93-9 in set victories. Alma swept the opposition 23 times, only allowing one game to go five sets. The Scots headed to the NCAA tournament, defeating Benedictine (IL) 30-20, 30-25, 30-26. Alma's season concluded with a narrow defeat to Wittenberg in the second round.

Outstanding Coaches

Denny Griffin (Head Softball Coach) - The longest tenured and winningest coach in Alma College's 131-year athletic history, Denny Griffin is the 11th individual from the softball program to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Griffin leads all Scots coaches with 1,032 head coaching victories. His 1,032 wins ranks him as one of the most successful Division III coaches of all time. He is tied for 6th all-time in wins among DIII head coaches, and tied for 48th among the NCAA's winningest softball coaches of all-time.

In 2024, he became the 51st NCAA softball coach to reach the 1,000 win milestone, and he is just the 7th coach in the 50 year history of Division III to it the 1K mark.

Denny's teams have won 15 MIAA championships, giving him the most titles of any coach in league history. In addition he has added 11 MIAA tournament titles, six NCAA regional championships, and one NCAA super regional championship. He has guided Alma to the NCAA National Finals on six occasions. Between his two seasons as an assistant coach, and his 37 as head coach, Denny has coached 188 All-MIAA selections, 11 MIAA Most Valuable Players, and four MIAA Most Valuable Pitchers. On the national stage, Griffin has coached 97 All-Region selections, and 19 All-Americans.

Phil Hansen (Assistant Softball Coach) -  Phil has been a part of the Alma College Athletics family for 34 years, and will enter his 35th year at Alma College in the fall of 2025 and his 33rd as assistant softball coach in the spring of 2026. He has the longest tenure, and most softball championships as an assistant coach in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Easily one of the longest serving assistant coaches in the country, Hansen has been invaluable to Scots Softball over the years. Phil's initial arrival at Alma was to fill a posting as an assistant men's basketball coach. He has gone on to contribute to 15 MIAA championships, and 11 MIAA tournament titles, as well as six NCAA regional championships, and one NCAA super regional championship. He has coached 78 first team, 66 second team, and 14 honorable mention All-MIAA honorees. Phil has also coached 49 first team, 26 second team, 15 third team all-region selections, and 18 All-Americans.

Named the NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015, Phil celebrated his 900th career coaching victory in 2024.

Outstanding Individuals

Hanna Leestma '10 (Women's Diving) - Hanna came to Alma after spending her freshman year at Division I Ohio University. From the moment she stepped on campus, she made an immediate impact as member of the Alma College Swimming and Diving program. During the MIAA Championships as a senior, she set an Alma College record for the one-meter 11-dive, with a score of 411.10. On the three-meter board, Hanna qualified for the NCAA meet three times, including hitting the qualifying mark twice during the MIAA Championships. 

Leestma was invited to the NCAA Division III National Championships, held at the University of Minnesota. She placed 8th on the one-meter with a score of 393.80, earning First Team All-America honors. On the three-meter, she placed 15th with a 390.95.

Overall, Leestma posted 20 individual event wins, and 36 top three finishes in 46 total events.

Erin Fralick Luckhardt '06 (Volleyball) -  Erin joined Alma College Volleyball during the most dominant era in the program's history. She was a member of the 2002 MIAA championship team, which went 24-8, and posted a 13-1 record in conference play.

As a sophomore, Fralick broke into the starting lineup, aiding the team to a 31-6 record, and their third straight MIAA title. She was named second team All-MIAA, the first conference recognition of her career. In her junior season, she was a part of the only team in Alma volleyball history to go unbeaten in the regular season. She was named All-MIAA for the second straight season, this time to the first team. As a senior, Erin was named first team All-MIAA, MIAA MVP, and an All-American.

Fralick is one of just two Scots in program history to eclipse the 1,000 kills mark, with 1,201. She also holds the third highest block count in program history at 391, and is one of six Alma College Volleyball players to be named to the first team All-MIAA on multiple occasions.

Lori Audrain D'Alterio '86 (Field Hockey) - Lori was a playmaker for the Alma College Field Hockey team during their dominant run in the mid-80s. 

In her freshman year, she aided Alma to a 7-5 record in the MIAA, good for second place in the league, with Alma scoring the second most goals in the league at 23. Audrain tallied eight assists, an MIAA record that was tied by two Scots in the future, but never broken. As a sophomore, she was part of the Scots team that won the MIAA at 9-2-1. Audrain totaled 13 total points on six goals and one assist, making her the 5th leading scorer in the conference, picking up her first All-MIAA selection. In her senior season, Audrain was named All-MIAA for the second time in her career, helping to lead Alma to a second place finish at 6-1-1 in league play. The Scots held the lowest goals allowed total in the league at four.

Hall of Fame Class of 2026

1997 Softball Team
Steve Slowke '02 (Baseball, Football)
Ellen Bradbury Curtiss '99 (Basketball, Volleyball)
Kristin Judson '04 (Volleyball)
Kyle Percival '08 (Football, Men's Track and Field)
Kelly Koenigsknecht O'Rourke '11 (Softball)
Heidi Kline Line '83 (Tennis, Field Hockey, Cross Country)

Link to 2025 Hall of Fame Ceremony Photos: https://almascots.com/galleries/general/alma-college-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025/1051