UPDATE: The induction ceremony for the class of 2020 will be held during Homecoming Weekend, 2022

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College Athletic Department has announced six new inductees to the Bowdoin Athletic Hall of Honor.
 
The six new inductees span nearly seven decades of Polar Bear athletics across nine different varsity programs. Due to the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bowdoin Athletic Hall of Honor's Class of 2020 induction ceremony scheduled for this fall will be postponed, with the tentative plan aiming for an event during Homecoming Weekend in the fall of 2021.
 
Dr. Leonardo Buck was a member of Bowdoin's class of 1938 and was a three-sport athlete, excelling in golf, ice hockey and baseball. In addition to a distinguished amateur career on the links, Buck is considered one of the most influential members of the U.S. Golf Association for nearly a half-century, officiating thirty-six national championship events. In 1995 he received the USGA's inaugural Ike Grainger Centennial Award, recognizing outstanding volunteers within the organization.
 
Dr. Raymond Lebel, member of the class of 1949, came to Bowdoin after becoming the youngest Maine golf amateur champion in state history at age 17. His collegiate career was postponed due to World War II, where he received five air medals and the Distinguished Cross in the Navy. As a Polar Bear, he led the team to the Maine College and New England Collegiate Championships in his career and went on to become one of the most successful amateur golfers in America, setting a national record with 47 club championships during his lifetime.
 
Stefanie Pemper led the Bowdoin women's basketball team to unprecedented success in her ten seasons at the helm, from 1998-2008. In her time as head coach the Polar Bears went 235-48, winning 83% of their games and winning the first seven championships in New England Small College Athletic Conference history. She coached numerous All-NESCAC and All-American athletes and, in 2004, led the team to the first NCAA Championship game in school history.
 
Kendall Cox Leclerc of the class of 2005 was the epitome of a Division III athlete in her time at Bowdoin, becoming an All-American for both the women's soccer and women's lacrosse teams. As a back for the women's soccer program, she was a three-time All-NESCAC and All-New England performer as well, helping lead the team to a 36-15-3 four-year mark. As a goaltender for the women's lacrosse program she set numerous school marks, earning All-NESCAC and All-New England honors and was named the IWLCA Division III Goaltender of the Year in 2005 as her teams went 45-22 during her career.
 
A prolific goal scorer, Nick Figueiredo of the class of 2008, was an offensive force for the men's soccer team during his time at Bowdoin. Over a decade later his 35 career goals still stand as a school record and he was the first Polar Bear to earn NESCAC Player of the Year recognition. He was a three-time First Team All-NESCAC and All-New England selection as the team posted a 40-19-3 record over the course of his career.
 
One of the most decorated players in Division III field hockey history, Lindsay McNamara, of the class of 2009, shattered several school records and helped propel the Polar Bears to the school's first two NCAA Championships. A two-time National Player of the Year, McNamara led the team in scoring all four seasons, nearly doubling the previous school marks with 92 career goals and 205 career points. She scored three goals in the title match of Bowdoin's first-ever national championship in 2007 and the overtime game-winner of the 2008 NCAA Championship game. The Polar Bears won four NESCAC crowns and the team went 74-5 during her career at Bowdoin.