Richmond Athletics Announces Class of 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
9/26/2022
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – Five former standout student-athletes and a record-breaking, NCAA Tournament team celebrating its 20th anniversary, comprise the 2022 University of Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame class, announced today by Vice President and Director of Athletics John P. Hardt.
The Class of 2022 consists of Michele “Belle” Koclanes ‘02 (women’s basketball), Lori Regester Brown ‘88, (field hockey, lacrosse) , Uly Scott ‘95 (football), Greg Stevenson ’01 (men’s basketball), and Jarod Stevenson ’98 (men’s basketball). The 2002 women’s soccer team, which won an Atlantic 10 championship and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, will be honored as the Team of Distinction.
The 45th Hall of Fame class will be inducted during a reception and ceremony Friday night, November 4 at the Jepson Alumni Center on campus. The class will be introduced during the Homecoming football game Saturday November 5 at 3:30pm against New Hampshire.
Ticket information for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception is available online at https://uronline.net/hw22 or by calling 804-289-8694. Tickets for the football game can be obtained by calling the Richmond Ticket Office at 1-877-SPIDER-1.
Michele “Belle” Koclanes
Women’s Basketball – 1998-2002
Almost always the smallest player on the court, Michele “Belle” Koclanes always made the biggest plays. A three-time captain, she helped the Spiders make the transition from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Atlantic 10, earning All-Conference and All-Academic honors in both leagues, as well as a two-time All-State selection.
A true point guard, Belle finished her Richmond career with 1,206 points and a program-record 793 assists. No other Spider women’s basketball player has reached 500 career assists. She owns the top five assist marks in a game, twice reaching 14, and the top three assist totals in a season. As a senior, her 7.4 assists per game season was fourth best in the nation. She was the conference assist leader all four seasons, recorded 30 games of 10 or more assists and recorded 22 career double-doubles.
When her team needed points, she responded. Belle’s career 160 three-pointers and 300 free throws made remain in the program’s Top 10, as well as her 14 free throws made in a game.
Belle played professionally in Greece and Bulgaria. She went from a coach on the floor to a coach on the sidelines, as an assistant at American and Old Dominion, before becoming head coach at Dartmouth from 2013-2021. She joined former Spider Amy Mallon’s staff at Drexel prior to the 2022-23 season.
Lori Regester Brown
Field Hockey and Lacrosse - 1985-88
A two-sport standout and captain, Lori Regester Brown excelled as both a field hockey and lacrosse student-athlete, and did so on and off the field.
In field hockey, she was an All-Region performer in 1987 and a member of the 1987-88 United States Field Hockey team. Lori also earned 1986 South Atlantic All-Conference honors and was named a 1987 College Field Hockey Coaches Association Academic All-American.
On the lacrosse field, she was Richmond’s number two scorer her senior season with 26 goals, leading the Spiders to the ECAC Playoffs. She was a member of the US Women's Lacrosse team in 1987-88 and was named to the 1988 Brine Regional Women’s Lacrosse All-American Team.
While at Richmond, Lori was honored as Female Student-Athlete of the Year and recipient of the Helen Reba Humbert award, given to a graduating senior for athletic, leadership and scholarly attributes. In the classroom, Lori earned the Robins School of Business Charles Norman award.
In 2005, she started T3 Lacrosse, a girls' lacrosse company focused on training and developing female athletes. T3 Lacrosse became one of the largest girls' lacrosse programs on the east coast.
She has remained active in the lacrosse community as a coach as well as founder and director of Triple Threat Elite Sports, a program which has successfully helped grow girls participation in lacrosse.
Uly Scott
Football - 1991-94
From start to finish, Uly Scott was the Great Scott – breaking Spider football records from his freshman to his senior season.
A running back, Uly set freshman marks in 1991 with 105 carries, 506 yards and five rushing touchdowns. He enjoyed a spectacular sophomore campaign with 299 carries, 1318 yards and 13 touchdowns. He led the Yankee Conference in rushing and was named First Team All-Conference. At the time, it was the second highest single-season yards rushing total in program history, and tied for the most single-season rushing touchdowns. He amassed eight 100-yard games, highlighted by a 35-carry, 198-yard effort versus James Madison.
In 1994, he was tabbed a preseason All American and was once again an All-Conference performer. He finished his career by breaking Hall of Famer Barry Redden’s UR records for rushing yards (3520) and career TD’s (29).
His 41-game career has withstood the test of time. Entering the 2022 season, Uly is second on the Spiders’ all-time rushing yards list (3520 yards), fourth in single-season touchdowns (13), third in career TDs (29), first in career rushing attempts (807) and is tied with Redden for the most career 100-yard games (17).
Greg Stevenson
Men's Basketball – 1998-2001
His numbers reflect an outstanding four-year career. Except that Greg Stevenson accomplished his eye-opening statistics in just two seasons. The Penn State transfer scored 1125 points in a Spider uniform during the 2000 and 2001 seasons playing for Hall of Fame coach John Beilein.
Greg led Richmond and the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring his junior season (18.5 ppg) and followed that by averaging 19.7 ppg his senior season, again leading the Spiders in scoring.
Currently, his career scoring average of 19.1 is sixth all-time at Richmond while his 46% three-point field goal percentage is the top mark in program history. A tireless performer, he averaged 35.6 minutes per game during his career, currently fifth all-time.
Those accomplishments earned him two-time State Player of the Year honors and two-time First Team All-CAA. He was selected to the CAA All-Tournament team in 2000.
A two-time captain, the Spiders were 40-19 overall and 23-9 in the CAA during his two seasons, finishing third and first in the conference. Richmond advanced to the second round of the NIT his senior year. Greg scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a first-round win at the Robins Center over West Virginia and 21 points in a second-round game at Dayton. He finished his career at Richmond by being named the 2000-01 Spider Club Student-Athlete of the Year.
Greg played professionally overseas for two decades primarily in South Korea, as well as Russia, Spain, Greece and Serbia. His brother, Jarod, who played for the Spiders 1994-1998, is also inducted into the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame with the Class of 2022.
Jarod Stevenson
Men's Basketball - 1994-98
For three years, Jarod Stevenson had been building to a memorable senior season, leading the Spiders on an unforgettable run to a CAA Championship and first round NCAA Tournament victory.
In his fourth year as a starter, playing for first-year head coach and Hall of Famer John Beilein, Jarod exploded, averaging 19.1 points per game and leading the team in scoring for the second time. He was named CAA and State Player of the Year, First Team All CAA and CAA All Tournament team.
In the 1998 NCAA Tournament, Jarod scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed five rebounds in the Spiders’ stunning victory over South Carolina. In the second round against Washington he poured in 21 points. He was named CBS Chevrolet Player of the Game in both NCAA contests.
His Spider career ended with Jarod scoring 1482 points, averaging double figures three of his four seasons. He was named 1997-98 Spider Club Athlete of the Year.
Jarod went on to a successful two-decade professional career. He played in France, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Greece and Korea, and was a member of the South Korean National Team. He is currently head boys basketball coach at Seaforth High School in Pittsboro, NC. His brother, Greg, who played for the Spiders 1999-2001, is also inducted into the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame with the Class of 2022.
Team of Distinction
2002 Women's Soccer
In just the seventh year of a fledgling, upstart program, the 2002 Women’s Soccer Team accomplished what hasn’t been equaled in 20 years.
Coach Peter Albright’s squad defeated #2 seed Dayton, 1-0, and #1 seed Rhode Island, 3-1, to capture the Atlantic 10 championship.
The Spiders then shocked the soccer world with a 1-0 triumph over 15th- ranked Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Goalkeeper Megan Cox recorded her third post season shutout, while Jessica Marino scored the game’s only game.
Waiting next was a James Madison team that beat the Spiders in the season opener. Richmond ended JMU’s season with another 1-0 victory. Annette Isham scored the lone tally and Megan Cox was again perfect in goal. The triumph sent the Spiders on their improbable run to the Sweet 16, where they lost to eventual national champion Portland.
The 2002 team, led by captains Katie Krein, Meredith Johnson and Anne Rieser, set a program record with 15 wins, including victories in nine of the last 11 matches. The Spiders finished 16th in the nation, their highest ranking in program history.
Award winners included:
Megan Cox – A10 All-Tournament Team
Edda Gardarsdottir - First Team All-A10; A10 All-Tournament Team; Third Team All American; First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
Annette Isham - A10-All Rookie Team
Megan Ogilivie – A10-Tournament Outstanding Player
Anne Rieser - Second Team All A10; Second Team All Mid-Atlantic Region
Whitney Sikes – A10 All-Tournament Team
