AVE MARIA, Fla.- Ave Maria University is pleased to announce the final ballot for the third Ave Maria University Athletics Hall of Fame class. Nominations were accepted online beginning last month.  In addition to the online nominations, members of the Hall of Fame Committee also provided nominations.  All potential inductees must meet at least one of the following criteria:

NAIA All-American selection at any point in collegiate career
Two-time All-Conference selection, with at least one First Team award
Winner of a major conference Award (Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, etc.)
CoSIDA Academic All-American

The ballot was capped at 12 athletes.

Voters have the option to vote for up to three of the nominees. The consensus from the on-line votes will constitute one ballot in the voting process.

The nominees for the Hall of Fame class are listed below, in alphabetical order.

Annie Artise (Women's Basketball)
Accolades: 2012-13 Sun Conference Freshman of the Year, 2012-13 Second Team All-Sun Conference, 2013-14 First Team All-Sun Conference, 2014-15 Second Team All-Sun Conference, 2015-16 Second Team All-Sun Conference, Two-Time Sun Conference Player of the Week

Joe Bocchino (Baseball)
Accolades: 2013 Honorable Mention All-American, 2013 Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year, 2013 First Team All-Sun Conference, One-Time Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week

Richelle Harris (Lacrosse)
Accolades: 2016 Second Team All-American, 2016 Second Team All-Independent Conference

Sandy Jenkins (Women's Basketball)
Accolades: 2011-12 Third Team All-American, 2011-12 Sun Conference Player of the Year, 2011-12 First Team All-Sun Conference, 2010-11 Second Team All-Sun Conference, Five-Time Sun Conference Player of the Week

Sadie Mosher (Softball)
Accolades: 2016 Honorable Mention All-Sun Conference, 2017 First Team All-Sun Conference, Two-time Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week

John Preyer (Football)
Accolades: 2018 Honorable Mention All-American, 2017 Second Team All-Sun Division, 2018 First Team All-Sun Division, Three-Time Conference Player of the Week, Three-time Academic All-Conference, Two-time Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete

Gianpaolo Riccio (Men's Basketball)
Accolades: 2017-18 Second Team All-Sun Conference, 2018-19 First Team All-Sun Conference, Two-time Sun Conference Player of the Week

Marinna Shadley (Softball)
Accolades: 2017 Honorable Mention All-American, 2017 First Team All-Sun Conference, 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 2017 Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American

Katelyn Sherman (Lacrosse)
Accolades: 2017 Second Team All-American, 2016 Second Team All-Independent Conference, 2017 First Team All-Independent Conference, 2018 First Team All-Independent Conference, 2019 First Team All-Mid South Conference, 2019 Academic All-Mid South Conference

Lexy Smith (Volleyball)
Accolades: 2015 First Team All-Sun Conference, 2016 First Team All-Sun Conference, 2014 Second Team All-Sun Conference, One-Time Sun Conference Attacker of the Week

Conor Sullivan (Baseball)
Accolades: 2013 NAIA-Rawlings Gold Glove, 2013 Second Team All-Sun Conference, 2013 Sun Conference Gold Glove, 2014 First Team All-Sun Conference, 2014 Sun Conference Gold Glove, 2016 Sun Conference Gold Glove

Ayshad Thornton (Football)
Accolades: 2016 Second Team All-Conference, 2017 First Team All-Conference

To cast your vote for the third AMU Athletics Hall of Fame class, click HERE. Voting closes July 21, with the class scheduled to be announced in August.