Hall of Fame
Recognizing Maine athletes for their dedication and success.
2015 marked the first annual Maine Senior Games Hall of Fame induction. Our goal is to honor and celebrate Maine athletes who are avid competitors and excel at their individual or team sport.
Candidacy
In order to be considered for a Hall of Fame nomination, a candidate must:
- Be a Maine resident
- Have competed in a minimum of 5 Maine Senior Games and 2 National Senior games (may be non-concurrent)
- Be a gold, silver, or bronze medal winner in a team or individual sport at the Maine Senior Games or the National Senior Games
Submission Criteria
- Nominees may qualify as athletic participants or posthumously
- An individual may not nominate him/herself
- Members of the selection committee are not eligible for nomination
- Current employees of the Maine Senior Games are not eligible for nomination
- All nominees will be judged on their individual/team accomplishments and significant contributions to the Maine Senior Games
- Applications must be submitted on the nomination application form: Individuals (PDF) or Team (PDF)
- Deadline for applications is March 20, 2027.
Class of 2026
Jackie Belanger
Jackie was first introduced to Archery in 2011 when she volunteered at the Maine Senior Games Archery event. She immediately fell in love with the sport and within two weeks bought a Recurve Bow. In 2012 she volunteered again but she had her bow with her just in case but decided she wasn’t good enough to participate. The guys who were shooting talked her into registering onsite and join them. They were shooting Compound Release bows. Each time after the leader blew the whistle to retrieve their arrows he told everyone not to step on Jackie’s arrows on their way down. Shortly after that event she upgraded to a Compound Release bow, bought a target for her yard and started getting ready for the 2013 MSG. She has competed every year since, winning both silver and gold medals. In 2015 Jackie competed in Minneapolis at the National Senior Games coming in 4th. In 2017 she was in Birmingham where once again she came in 4th. 2019 was Albuquerque, where she got her first medal, a Silver, losing to the Gold Medalist by 5 points. In Pittsburgh in 2023 she finally got her Gold medal. Jackie also participates in Candlepin Bowling, Cornhole and Buoy Toss. Jackie has volunteered at many of the MSG games events over the years, loading and unloading the van, checking athletes in, and setting up for events. She is also currently an Ambassador and co- event coordinator of the Buoy Toss.
Jim Goodman
Jim has been swimming most of his life. He swam in high school and college and throughout 30 plus years with the Navy. As he rose up the ranks in the Navy, he always kept swimming competitively at various Navy-sponsored meets even taking his future wife Sandra to a swim meet on their second date. He joined the US Master’s Swimming in 1982 swimming from the local to world master’s level competition, looking for a meet anywhere he could, including forming a pick-up team from his ship in Bahrain to swim against the local American school of teenagers for fun. When Jim retired from the Navy at 50, he found the Maine Senior Games and his first competition was in 2004. He has only missed one season since then due to heart surgery and has attended the National Senior Games in 2023 in Pittsburgh. He has been very successful at the national level winning several medals, Gold in the 50 Breast, Silver in the 100 Breast, and Bronze in the 100 Free in 2025 and Silvers in Pittsburgh in the 50 Breast, 100 Breast, and 100 Free. Currently Jim continues to train 4-5 days a week at the Blue Hill YMCA with Charlie Noelle, another Gold Medalist at the Des Moines Nationals. He gives back to the sport by coaching the Ellsworth High School Swim Team (23 years), is an assistant coach at the Down East Family YMCA, a Masters Coach at the Blue Hill Y, teaches swim lessons, and lifeguards when needed. Congratulations Jim on a great career and Welcome to the Maine Senior Games Hall of Fame, class of 2026!
Tammy Pinkham
Tammy is a Pickleball player who was always involved in sports throughout her life, which was Volleyball until about 10 years ago when Jim Hutchison approached her to try Pickleball. Tammy was immediately hooked and Jim and his wife Cindy were extremely patient teaching Tammy and her husband Kevin the finer points of the game. Tammy has competed in the Maine Senior Games for several years and we can vouch for her claim that she loves the competition. We’ve been impressed by the way she approached her matches and this past year she was able to reap the rewards winning the Silver Medal at the National Senior Games in Des Moines. In addition to the competition, Tammy likes the focus, the thought of what goes into it, the fun, and the wonderful people she’s been lucky enough to meet along the way, “our pickleball tribe”. Tammy says, “The best thing about MSG is that we’re competing against our own ages and it’s about us. The Nationals are even better with all of this and so much more. I encourage everyone to play this quirky sport and especially the Senior Games.” She tells us that her mom cried when she showed her the silver medal from Des Moines and feels she was lucky enough have a mom who encouraged her daughters to be in sports. Tammy, congratulations and welcome to the Maine Senior Games Hall of Fame!
Team 207
Maine 207 Maine Senior Games Hall of Fame
Christine Dulac, Elizabeth (Sully) Harrington, Cathy Iaconeta, Michelle Lambert, Kelly LaFountain, Debbie Sullivan, Julie Woodbury, Assistant Coach: Dani Iaconeta, Coach: Diana Manduca
The Maine 207 women’s basketball team is part of the larger group here in southern Maine, known as Maine Senior Women’s Basketball. The women on this team are an inspiration to younger women who love the game of basketball and are respected by the older women who are still playing the game! The team has joined in various charitable giving projects with the larger group and annually the team participates in the Swish Out Childhood Cancer Tournament to support the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.
The story of this team is about more than where the women came from, it’s about how they came together. 207 came together through a shared love of the game, uniting 3 Portland High School alumni, with 4 UMaine alumni. With roots in different places but a shared passion at their core, this team came together, building not just a team, but a story of connection, resilience, and success. Each player joined this team on her own journey, experiences and time away from the game. What united them was a shared love of basketball and a willingness to step back onto the court together. They have a unique bond as UMaine Alumni and return to UMaine each year for alumni weekend. They are great role models for the University of Maine women’s basketball team.
207 Success at the Maine Senior Games
- 2018 – 50-54 Gold
- 2019 – 50-54 Silver
- 2022 – 50 – 54 Gold
- 2023 – there were no games
- 2024 – 55-59 Silver
- 2025 – 55- 59 Gold
- 2021 – the team competed at the Connecticut Sr. Games and won gold in the 50-54 division
- 2024 – the team competed again at the Connecticut Sr. Games and won gold in the 55-59 division
207 Success at the National Senior Games
- 2022 – Maine 207 competed in the 50-54 age group at the National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale and won a silver medal in division 1.
- 2023 – Maine 207 competed in the 55-59 age group at the National Senior Games in Pittsburgh and won gold in division 1.
- 2025 – Maine 207 competed in the 55-59 age group at the National Senior Games in Des Moines and finished in 5th place in division 1.
Congratulations to team 207 for all that you have accomplished together, and for reminding us all of the power of passion, teamwork, and perseverance. Welcome to the Maine Senior Games Hall of Fame!
Previous Inductees
Class of 2025
The Maine Hot Flashes Basketball Team
L to R: Nancy Richardson, Nancy Fortin, Jo Lannin, Deb Smith, Coach Mike Giordano, Sue Dunn, Lorrayne Carroll, Eileen Monahan
It was at the 2003 National Senior Games in Virginia Beach where this team began. Jo and Nancy Fortin played on this 50-54 team, and Deb and Nancy Richardson coached because they weren’t old enough to compete. Jo and Nancy played with Nettie, Marty and Peggy.
At the 2005 National Senior Games in Pittsburgh Deb and Nancy Richardson were old enough to compete along with Jo and Nancy and a few other women. It was a 5th place finish out of 9 teams.
2007 the Games were in Louisville. Eileen, Sue and Coach G joined us for this tourney and the team finished in 5th place out of 8 teams. The team had a BIG win over the team from Syracuse, a team that they had lost to on many occasions
2009 the Games were in Palo Alto, CA on the Stanford Campus, where Rainie joined Eileen, Deb, Nancy F., Nancy R., Jo, Sue and Coach G on this mission.
The message was clear that this team was ready to compete at a high level and they did. The Hot Flashes were in Palo Alto with another Maine team, Triple Threat. Both teams were playing games every day and spending time together around the pool. It was the final day of the Triple Threat competition when the Maine Triple Threat team captured the first ever gold medal for a Maine team participating in the National Senior Games.
So following in the footsteps of Triple Threat, the Hot Flashes and coach Giordano went to work. They lost one game in the round robin tourney to the Alabama Slammers.
There was one division of 15 teams in the 55-59 age group. The Hot Flashes moved through the field of 15 teams. And on the 4th day of the tournament the Maine Hot Flashes became the 2nd Maine basketball team to win GOLD, by defeating the Alabama Slammers, the team they lost to earlier!
The team in different combinations of players, along with Coach G, have played in the national senior games in Houston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Birmingham, Albuquerque, Fort Lauderdale, Pittsburgh, Iowa and the Maine Senior Games for more than 10 years.
This is a well-deserved honor for this team. Congratulations on being inducted into the Maine Senior Games Hall of Fame!
Diane Lancaster
Diane started playing Cornhole in 2015 while camping with her friends Annette Markasky and Mary Murphy. She was able to get her husband Joe Fitzgerald to play with her at home and the rest is history. The more they played, the better they liked to play, which led to playing in various leagues in Southern Maine and in 2017 – the Maine Senior Games. In 2022 Diane attended the National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale and earned the Gold Medal in Cornhole Singles and Mixed Doubles. Then in 2023 at the Pittsburgh National Games, Diane repeated as the National Champion in Singles, added Gold in Doubles, and earned the Silver Medal in Mixed Doubles. Diane and Joe have met so many nice people playing cornhole, say it’s a sport anyone can play, and think that once most people start playing – they keep coming back. Congratulations Diane!
Annette Markasky and Diane Lancaster
Annette Markasky
Annette Markasky started playing Cornhole in 2015 with her friends Diane Lancaster, Joe Fitzgerald, and Mary Murphy.
She bought the game to play in the yard, which led to playing with friends a few times a week. Hearing about the Maine Senior Games through the Southern Maine Agency on Aging newspaper, she asked her friends to play and that is how she got started as a successful Maine Senior Games Cornhole player. In 2022 Annette traveled to Fort Lauderdale to compete in the National Senior Games where she earned a Gold Medal in Doubles and a Bronze Medal in Cornhole Singles. The following year at the National Games in Pittsburgh Annette was once again extremely successful, earning two Gold Medals in Doubles and Mixed Doubles and a Silver Medal in Singles. Annette has been a great ambassador for the sport encouraging many to try it and spreading the word about Cornhole and the Maine Senior Games. Despite her success, Annette will tell you that she has yet to beat Diane in all the times they have played each other. It is great to have two such outstanding Cornhole players from Maine, congratulations Annette!
Class of 2024
The Maine Pioneers Women’s Basketball Team – Linda Hunt, Jocelyn Dill, Marcia Chute, Claudia Lackee, Rita Perron, Pam Bowen, Beverly MacLean, Eve Abreu, Donna McNelly, Sue Weatherbie, Biz Houghton – Coach
Beginning in 1998 the Pioneers competed in their first Maine Senior Games. Limited competition was available in Maine and none of the women had played organized basketball growing up because there simply wasn’t that opportunity for girls. When they got a chance to play, they took full advantage of it attending the Not Too Late Basketball Camp for women at SMCC starting in 2005, each summer working to improve their game. Linda Hunt and Marcia Chute, who still compete today, along with Donna McNelly are three of the original players. They have been coached by Deb Smith, Nancy Richardson, Adrienne Turner, Jen DeRice, and for the last few years, Biz Houghton. While the roster has changed and grown over the years, the focus of basketball improvement, competitiveness, and friendship has endured. Their first National Senior Games experience resulted in one basket scored in the whole tournament, but instead of coming home discouraged they were determined to work harder and get better. They have competed in the National Senior Games 11 times and have gone from the first scoring drought experience in Orlando to finishing 6th in 2005 in Pittsburgh, 5th in 2013 in Cleveland, won the Bronze Medal in 2015 in Minneapolis in Division 2, and won the Division I Silver Medal in 2019 in Albuquerque! The Maine Pioneers continue to practice and prepare (every week, year-round) competing this past summer in Pittsburgh and annually at the Maine Senior Games – many times being the oldest team present but still successful. Congratulations to all the Pioneers who have contributed to this team over the years and the impact you continue to make on the game of Basketball and sports opportunities for girls and women in Maine. You rock ladies!
Class of 2023
Sharon Longly
Sharon has been competing in the Maine Senior Games since 2014 in Cycling and Swimming and at the National Senior Games in Birmingham ’17, Fort Lauderdale ’22, and this past summer in Pittsburgh. In 2022 Sharon took home the Bronze Medal in the 5K Time Trial Cycling event and placed 5th in Pittsburgh ’23. She was also 6th in the 10K Time Trial at the same games. In Maine Sharon has won 10 medals of all colors and holds the Maine Senior Games record for the 60-64 5K Time Trial. Sharon shares her passion for Cycling, Swimming, and the Maine Senior Games with her Middle School students and anyone else she can encourage to join the Maine Senior Games.
Irena Stepan
Irena is well known in the Maine Senior Games for Table Tennis. Since she started competing in 2009 she has won a Gold Medal in every Maine Table Tennis event. Nationally Irena has 3 Silver Medals in Women’s Singles from Cleveland ’13, Minneapolis ’15, Fort Lauderdale ’22, and two Bronze Medals this summer in Pittsburgh in Mixed Doubles and Women’s Singles. In addition to her success with the paddle, Irena has been the Event Coordinator for Maine Senior Games Table Tennis events and promotes the game of Table Tennis around the state. She encourages many to join the event and shares her passion for the sport by hosting and helping many with tips and pointers at her home “Table”.
Class of 2022
Maurice Wesley
Maurice (who many of us call Reese) has been a participant in the Maine Senior Games since 1996. His sport is Racquetball and he participates not only in singles but doubles and mixed doubles and has medaled in racquetball every year since 1996. He has been a torch bearer at our Maine Senior Games as well as carrying the Maine State sign at the National Senior Games in Birmingham.
Mary Brandes
Mary has been participating in the Maine Senior Games for over 11 years as a golfer and a triathlete. She has many medals of which most of them gold from the Maine Senior Games in both of her sports. She holds the golf record here in Maine for two age groups: 50-54 and 60-64.
She encouraged her father who is also a golfer into being a part of this and he joined her in Cleveland, Minneapolis and Birmingham. At Nationals she has brought home a 7th place and a Silver medal in the triathlon and two Bronze and two Gold in Golf.
Mary says: as a physician, I am very vocal about the benefits of exercise and activity especially as we get older. The games are a wonderful way to join a healthy social group full of interesting people.
Karen Reardon
Karen is well known in the track and field circles not only as an athlete but as a coach. Karen has been to four National Senior Games and brought home 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Her events are the shot put, discus and hammer throw. Karen holds MSG records in both the shot and discus in two different age groups.
David MacMillan
David was a participant in the MSG in the late 90’s through 2008. His sport is Track and Field and his event is the Discus. During those years, David brought home many, many medals mostly gold. He holds the Maine Senior Games record for the discus in three different age groups. At Nationals, David has received a gold medal and silver medal at Nationals.
Joe Carlozzi
Joe has been a participant in the Maine Senior Games since 1996 and has close to 100 medals in the shot put, discus, long jump, high jump and hammer throw. Joe has close to 100 medals from the MSG in the shot put, discus, long jump, high jump and hammer throw. Joe has earned 2 4th places, 2 silver and 2 bronze at Nationals in 2011 and 2017.
Loring DeAgazio & Don Clayton
Loring has been participating in the MSG Ten Pin Bowling since 2006 and each year has taken first in the singles and has won 12 consecutive gold medals. He holds the singles record for the 65-69 age group with a 730, the highest of all single age groups. Don has been participating in the MSG since 2011. Each year Don has placed first in singles except for the year they were in the same age group and that year Loring took the gold. It wasn’t until 2014 that Don and Loring started to play men’s doubles. They hold the MSG record for both the 60-64 and 65-69 age group. In 2015 they went to the Minneapolis for the National Senior Games and placed 4th bowling a combined score of 1278. Last year in Birmingham they were down by 68 pins and came from behind by bowling a combined 18 strikes to not only take the Gold but with their combined score of 1508 they set the all-time National record for doubles.
Rudy Kelly
Rudy has received numerous medals in the 5 and 10K Road races at the Maine Senior Games. In 2013 at the National Senior Games he took Silver in the 5K and Gold in the 10K. In 2015 in Minneapolis, he repeated winning the silver in the 5K and Gold in the 10K. This year at the Maine Senior Games he added track to his events. He holds the record here in Maine in the 5K the 10K and the 3,000 Meter run for his age group.
David Vail
David is an avid swimmer and has amassed many medals from the MSG. In 2012 when he qualified for Nationals he came back with six medals. Three Golds in the 100 & 200 Back stroke and the 500 freestyle, 2 silvers in the 200 Freestyle and the 200 Individual medley and a bronze in the 100 Individual Medley. He broke two records that year in the 100 and 200 Backstroke which still stand today. David is a fierce competitor and his love of swimming will keep him going for years.
Jerry LeVasseur
Jerry is a long-time competitor in Maine, throughout New England, and on a national level. His sports are distance running (5k and 10k) and track and field (400m, 800m, 1500m, and triple jump).
Jerry is a well-decorated athlete with a room full of bronze, silver, and gold medals. He also holds State of Maine records in the 800m and 1500m for the 70-74 age group. Jerry has participated at the National level since 1994 and has collected many medals in the 5k, 10k, and relay teams.
Currently Jerry is a member of the Maine Senior Games Advisory Board and the National Senior Games Board. He is not only an incredible athlete but someone who is committed to seeing the Games succeed. When in races Jerry isn’t just competing, he is often recruiting new athletes for the Games.
Jerry is a survivor and no matter what he faces, he keeps running! He is our energizer bunny.
Arden LeVasseur
Arden is a long-time competitor in swimming and track and field both locally and nationally. For over 15 years she has competed in events in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts where she often brings home the gold.
Arden has competed at a national level at the National Senior Games since 1999 only missing just one season (With the summer heat in Houston, who can blame her?) At the National Senior Games in Palo Alto she came in 7th in the Long Jump, 50 and 100 yard breaststroke but brought home the bronze medal in the 200 yard backstroke.
Arden currently holds the Maine record for the triple jump for the 70-74 age group: 15’ 6.5”.
Arden is a quiet and unassuming woman who is also an amazing competitor. We hope to see her competing for many years to come!
Ellsworth “Derry” Rundlett
Derry has been participating in the Maine Senior Games since 2000. He is a sprinter who competes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m. Over the years he has earned many bronze, silver, and gold medals. Derry has also participated in six National Senior Games and received a bronze in 2009 as part of the relay team.
Dedicated to improving his abilities, Derry trains relentlessly to improve his form on his own or often times with a coach. Derry is also a great spokesperson for the Maine Senior Games and is tirelessly advocating on behalf of the Games. He never hesitates when speaking to groups and individuals about the Games. Derry is dedicated and passionate and we are proud to have him as part of the Maine Senior Games.
Triple Threat Basketball Team: Patty Stogsdill, Adrienne Turner, Mary Whited, Kathy Sanborn, Lana Merchant, Cyndi Bona, Coach Mo Sylvia
The Maine Triple Threat team burst onto the scene determined to win! This young team had only been playing together less than a year when they made their appearance at the National Senior games in 2009.
There were 16 teams in the 50-54 age group. During their first tournament the team finished with 2 wins, 1 loss – with the one loss to a past National Championship team (All Net from California). In future tournaments the team would go on to defeat the New Mexico Canyon Nets, the All Nets from California. Their last game was the Colorado Herd. The Triple Threat’s lost this one game, but would continue on. In the final tournament the team went head to head once more with the Colorado Herd, this time beating them in double overtime for the Gold.
Maine Triple Threat did what no other Maine Senior Games Women’s Basketball team had done – win gold at Nationals!
The team is still playing together, determined to keep competing, keep winning, and to keep having fun.
