An NBA draft pick. A professional basketball title winner. Two school and league record-breakers. A national champion. A team full of highly decorated athletes who, together, won four consecutive league titles.

What do they have in common? They are all members of the 61st-annual class. (track), (basketball), (field hockey), (basketball) and (gymnastics) are the individual inductees. This year’s Team of Distinction is the .

“These are five more outstanding former student-athletes who contributed much to our history and legacy of Towson athletics with their performances as undergraduates,” says Tiger Hall of Fame President Rich Bader, who was an assistant TU football coach from 1978–2003 and was inducted into the hall of fame in 2013. 

The banquet will be held at the University Union. Ticket information is forthcoming. For additional information, email Matt Death, , of the Tiger Athletic Fund.

These are five more outstanding former student-athletes who contributed much to our history and legacy of Towson athletics with their performances as undergraduates.

Rich Bader, Tiger Hall of Fame President

The Inductees

Ashley Adams Wright and other track and field athletes

Ashley Adams White (Track 2009–11) was the first Tiger named CAA Female Athlete of the Year in track and field after recording the top marks of any 2011 CAA athlete in the 100-meter hurdles (13.55), 400m hurdles (59.60) and the heptathlon with 4,910 points—still a program record.

She broke the conference meet record in the 100 hurdles (13.66) and was just .04 seconds shy of the record in the 400 hurdles. She qualified for the NCAA Regionals in both events.

As a senior, she became the first Tiger to capture the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s pentathlon title, symbolic of the league’s best all-around female indoor track athlete, with 3,858 points. That record is still the program’s best. Adams White also retains TU records in the 60-meter indoors (8.43), 100m outdoors (13.48) and the indoor long jump (5.93m).

Shanae Baker-Brice

Shanae Baker-Brice (Basketball 2005–10) is TU’s all-time leading scorer for women’s basketball with 1,806 points, averaging 14.9 points per game over her career. A four-year starter, she holds career program records for field goals made (635), field goals attempted (1,636), free throws made (443) and free throws attempted (630) and ranks second in steals (292) and third in assists (465).

She was a two-time first team All-CAA selection and a third team pick once. Her freshman year she was named to the CAA’s All-Rookie team and as a junior she was selected to the league’s All-Defensive Team. She led the Tigers to their first 20-win season (a 22-10 mark in 2007–08) and to a 67-55 victory over 25th-ranked Maryland in 2009—TU’s only win over a nationally ranked opponent in women’s basketball.

After graduation Baker-Brice played professionally overseas for two years, leading Njardvik (in Iceland) to its first championship with 36 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in the title game to grab MVP honors.

Christina Boarman

Christina Boarman (Field Hockey 2006–09) was a four-year starter at forward. She finished her career as the Tigers’ all-time leader in goals (46), assists (36) and points (128). She led TU in goals, assists and points for three straight seasons when she was named All-CAA first team twice and second team once after being picked to the league’s All-Rookie team as a freshman.

Boarman continues to hold single-season records for goals (20) and points (55). In 2008 she was selected to the Mid-Atlantic All-Regional first team. She was a four-time member of the NFHCA National Academic Team.

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Roger Dickens (Basketball 1976–78) transferred to TU from the Community College of Baltimore, becoming a major factor in helping the Tigers to a combined 53-7 record and consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He became the first (and currently one of only four) to score 1,000 points in just two years, finishing with 1,057 points for a 17.6 career scoring average.

TU’s 1978 Male Athlete of the Year and two-time All Mason-Dixon Conference first team selection, Dickens still holds the program’s single season assist record with 152. A third team Division II All-American, he was a fifth-round draft choice of the then-Washington Bullets.

From 1982–2007 Dickens coached the men’s basketball team at CCB, winning a conference title and a Maryland JUCO championship. His 1997–98 team won the MD JUCO and Region XX titles, finishing fifth in the nation. In 2007 he was inducted into the CCB Hall of Fame.

Deceilia Willacy

Deceilia Willacy (Gymnastics 2005–08) was an ECAC Gymnast of the Year. She stood third on the program’s all-time scoring list with 1,865 points upon graduation. She helped the Tigers to four straight ECAC titles and a USA Gymnastics National Championship in 2007.

Willacy was the 2007 ECAC all-around champion. She earned All-ECAC first team honors in every event during her career. She qualified for the NCAA Southeast Regionals twice.

 

2011 Women's Swimming and Diving Team

Women’s Swimming (2010–11) TU finished the 2010–11 season with a 14-1 record, compiling the program’s most victories in a single season. The Tigers also claimed the CAA championship for a fourth-straight time. The team was ranked No. 1 among Mid-Major Division I schools.

Four swimmers—Meredith Budner (HOF 2023), Brooke Golden, Kayla Zeller and Cari Czarnecki—qualified for the NCAA Championships, eventually finishing 21st overall. Budner was named CAA Swimmer of the Year and Kaitlin Burke was honored as Rookie Swimmer of the Year. Golden was selected as the recipient of the CAA’s Scholar-Athlete award for women’s swimming.

Nominations for the 2026 hall of fame class will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2026.

The Selection Process

A selection committee consists of:

  • the athletic director or their designee
  • the committee chair (HOF president)
  • a communications historian
  • a former coach or administrator of significant tenure
  • at least six current Hall of Fame members of diverse affiliation

They meet annually in February to elect a maximum of four inductees. Exceptions may be approved by the committee’s majority vote (50% of the committee).

At the meeting, in rank-order voting (highest to lowest numerically), each committee member lists 10 nominees, with the top aggregate point totals constituting that year’s induction class. Additionally, a past team whose performance resulted in a championship title, earned it post-season playoff opportunities or brought national attention to its program may be considered for induction as a Team of Distinction.