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Stetson Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Seven New Hatters To Be Inducted in November

Stetson Athletics proudly announces the addition of seven new members into its Hall of Fame.  The Class of 2021 includes Alexandria Buelow Jacobsen (women's golf), Maksim Levanovich (men's tennis), Patrick Mazeika (baseball), Victoria McGowan (women's basketball), Meredith Owen Swindle (softball), Shanasa Sanders (women's basketball), and Sasha Sims (women's basketball).

The seven-member class will be inducted during halftime festivities of the Stetson Homecoming football game on Nov. 6.  An official ceremony to honor the inductees will take place during the spring of 2022 at a time and date to be announced.

Alexandria Buelow Jacobsen, 2009-12, Women's Golf
A consistent force on the golf course, Jacobsen was a three-time ASUN Conference Player of the Year, a three-time ASUN Player of the Month, and a five-time ASUN Player of the Week. She also earned ASUN Freshman of the Year honors in 2010 and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades in 2012.

A native of Palm City, Fla. Jacobsen won nine tournament titles during her three seasons with the Hatters, including winning medalist honors at the 2011 ASUN Championship.  She helped Stetson win two conference championships (2010, 2011), qualifying the Hatters for their second and third NCAA Tournament appearances in school history.  She then qualified for the NCAA Tournament as an individual in 2012, where she placed 14th at the NCAA Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio.

Jacobsen's honors include three ASUN All-Tournament team nods and three ASUN All-Academic team selections.  Statistically, she owns the three lowest season averages in school history, including the current record of 72.38, and she holds the record for lowest career average at 73.05. She was named Stetson Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 2011.

Jacobsen went on to have a professional career on the Symetra Tour from 2012-16.  She was named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.

Maksim Levanovich, 2008-12, Men's Tennis
One of the most decorated tennis players in school history, Levanovich earned ASUN Player of the Year and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors as a senior in 2012.  He went 16-3 at the No. 1 singles position and was ranked 15th in the Southeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
Levanovich also earned first team All-Conference honors as sophomore after going 20-3 in singles play, including a perfect 10-0 mark at the No. 2 position.  He earned ASUN All-Tournament team honors all four years, three ASUN Player of the Week awards and three ASUN All-Academic team selections. 
 
A native of Minsk, Belarus, Levanovich was awarded with both ASUN and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships as well as Stetson's Wendell Jarrard Award for Excellence.  He finished his career with 65 singles wins, good for fifth in school history, and his 68 doubles victories still ranks second all-time.  He won more than 78 percent of his singles matches and more than 77 percent of his doubles matches, and he was named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.
 
Patrick Mazeika, 2012-15, Baseball
Mazeika made an immediate impact as a rookie, earning Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA after batting .382 with 81 hits and 33 RBI.  The Hatter first baseman was selected as the ASUN Freshman of the Year and a first team ASUN All-Conference performer. 

Mazeika batted .348 during his three-year career, earning second team all-conference honors in 2014 and first team all-conference honors again in 2015, this time as a catcher. That season, he also garnered ASUN Player of the Week, ASUN All-Tournament team, and ASUN All-Academic team honors. He was named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.

Following his Stetson career, Mazeika was selected in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB draft by the New York Mets. The Wilbraham, Mass. native played his entire professional career in the Mets organization and made his major league debut on April 11, 2021.

Victoria McGowan, 2009-13, Women's Basketball
A two-time ASUN Conference Champion, McGowan earned ASUN MVP honors in 2011 after helping lead Stetson to the conference title and the program's second-ever NCAA berth.  Her half-court game-winning buzzer beater vs. Belmont in the semifinals launched Stetson women's basketball into a decade of success. 

As a junior, McGowan earned ASUN Player of the Year and first team All-Conference honors after averaging 16.6 points and 6.7 rebounds-per-game.  She was a four-time ASUN Player of the Week and led the NCAA with three triple-doubles on the season.

McGowan again earned first team ASUN All-Conference honors in 2013, as well as ASUN All-Tournament team honors and three ASUN Player of the Week selections.  She helped lead Stetson to another ASUN Conference Championship and a No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

A native of Inkster, Mich., McGowan scored 1,532 career points in just three seasons, to date still the fourth-highest total in school history.  She recorded four career triple-doubles and ranks as the only player in school history with over 1500 points, 400 assists and 200 steals. She was named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.
 
Meredith Owen Swindle, 2010-14, Softball
The first NFCA All-American in Stetson history, Swindle helped the Hatters win the ASUN Conference Championship in 2014. She earned tournament MVP honors after going a perfect 4-0 in the circle and batting .500 at the plate.  She also picked up the win in the circle in Stetson's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, a 6-4 win over UCF at the Gainesville Regional.

For her career, Swindle was a four-time ASUN All-Conference selection (twice as a pitcher and twice as a hitter), a three-time ASUN Academic All-Conference performer, a three-time ASUN All-Tournament team selection, and a three-time ASUN Pitcher of the Week honoree.  She earned NFCA first team all-region and third team All-America honors in 2014 after being the only player in the NCAA with both 25 wins in the circle and 15 home runs at the plate. Her 27 wins that season tied a school record and her 1.26 ERA ranked eighth-best in the nation.

A native of Jackson, Miss., Swindle finished her career with the third most wins (71), strikeouts (576) and home runs (33) in school history. She was a USA Softball National Player of the Week honoree and was named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.

Shanasa Sanders, 2010-13, Women's Basketball
After transferring to Stetson from Cincinnati, Sanders helped elevate the Stetson women's basketball program to elite status. In her two seasons, the Hatters twice set school records for most victories in a season, posting 23 victories in 2011-12 and 24 wins in 2012-13. 

As a senior, Sanders earned second team All-Conference honors after ranking fourth in the league in scoring (13.8) and 11th in rebounding (6.5).  Her stellar play in the ASUN Championship helped Stetson capture the conference title and advance to the NCAA tournament for just the third time in school history.

Sanders was a two-time ASUN Player of the Week, a four-time ASUN Newcomer of the Week, a Hatter Classic MVP, and she earned the ASUN Cron's Achiever Award for February, 2013. The Jacksonville, Fla. Native is a two-time Stetson graduate, earning her Bachelor's Degree in 2013 and her Master's Degree in 2021.

Sanders played professionally for four years, making stops in the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Spain, and Bahrain.

Sasha Sims, 2010-14, Women's Basketball
Sims completed her illustrious four-year career as Stetson's all-time leading scorer (1617 points) and shot-blocker (147).  She played in all 135 games without missing any, and helped solidify Stetson as an ASUN power for years to come.
Sims earned ASUN All-Freshman team honors in 2011, second team All-Conference honors in 2012 and 2013, and first team All-Conference honors in 2014.  The Hatters won 94 games during her four seasons, including a school-record 27 games in 2013-14. 

In 2013, Sims garnered ASUN All-Tournament team accolades after averaging 17.3 points-per-game during the Hatters' championship run.  Her finest work came in the final vs. FGCU.  With the Hatters down 15 in the second half, Sims recorded 12 points on the offensive end and five blocks on the defensive end to get the Hatters back in the game.  With the score tied at 64, Sims pulled up and hit a 10-foot jumper with 21 seconds left in what proved to be the championship-winning shot.

A native of Fayetteville, Ga., Sims remains as the No. 2 all-time scorer in school history. She was named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.
 
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