ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College Athletics and the M Club has announced the addition of five new members to the Macalester Hall of Fame. The inductees are Erika Lilley '01 (volleyball), Kimani Williams '02 (soccer), Joel T. Brettingen '04 (baseball), Elizabeth Fitzgerald '04 (swimming & diving), and Koby Hagen '06 (cross country/track & field).

The 45th annual Hall of Fame Banquet and induction ceremony will be held on Friday, October 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Alexander G. Hill Ballroom in Kagin Commons. For more information, contact the Macalester College Alumni Engagement Office at alumnioffice@macalester.edu or 651-696-6295.

Erika Lilley played on some of Macalester's best volleyball teams under legendary coach Stephanie Schleuder, eventually starting at setter as a junior and senior. As a junior, she set the school record for assists with 1,300 and ranked third in the MIAC to earn All-Conference accolades. The next year, Lilley helped lead the Scots to a tie for second place in the 2000 MIAC standings and a third-place finish at the MIAC Tournament. She broke her own school record with 1,388 assists, which led the conference, and was named to both the All-MIAC and All-Region teams. To date, Lilley is the only setter in the program's history to be selected All-Region. She finished her career with 2,963 assists, which still stands as the school record.
 
Kimani Williams was one of the most dangerous offensive players in the storied history of Macalester men's soccer program. The Scots' all-time leading goal scorer with 58 career goals, he also added 15 assists and sits atop the program's career points list with 131 points. Williams' career goals and points both rank third all-time in the MIAC and are the most by a MIAC player since 1976. During his four years at Macalester, the Scots won 58 games, captured three MIAC championships and played in three NCAA Tournaments. As a sophomore in 1999, Williams led the team with 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points to earn his first of three All-MIAC citations. He then tallied 17 goals and three assists for 37 points as a junior, ranking first with 11 goals against MIAC competition and garnering All-Region honors. Williams' senior season was special, as he helped the Scots post a perfect 10-0 record in conference play by scoring 16 goals in MIAC games. He ended up with 22 goals and 47 points overall, which rank second and third on Macalester's single-season records list. Williams also excelled in the classroom and was named an Academic All-American following his senior season.

Joel Brettingen holds the distinction of being Macalester's first All-American in baseball. An excellent offensive player who hit for average and power, he made the All-MIAC team as a sophomore, junior and senior while leading the Scots in batting average, doubles and runs batted in for all three seasons. As a sophomore in 2002, Brettingen batted .478 with 17 doubles, five home runs and 44 RBIs to earn All-MIAC, All-Region and All-American honors. He also set the school record for total bases (102) that year in leading Macalester to a 22-14 record. During the summer following his junior year, Brettingen played for USA Athletes International in the Flanders Invitational Tournament in Belgium. A good athlete with size and speed, he stole 32 bases in 35 attempts and posted a fielding percentage of .951 at second base for his career. In 144 games as a Scot, Brettingen batted .399 with 201 hits, 50 doubles, seven triples, 14 home runs and 129 RBIs. He still holds program records for career hits, doubles and total bases (307). Following graduation, Brettingen received invitations to try out for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres. He also played 12 seasons of Minnesota Amateur Baseball at the Class A level.

Elizabeth Fitzgerald developed into one of Macalester's most decorated divers, eventually winning MIAC titles and earning All-American honors. After finishing in the bottom half of the competitors on the 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards at the MIAC Championships as a first year, she finished fourth on both boards as a sophomore, missing All-MIAC status by one position. As a junior, Fitzgerald placed third on the 3-meter board to earn All-Conference status while taking fifth on the 1-meter board. Everything came together for her senior year, as she won MIAC championships in both diving events, becoming the first Macalester women's diver to achieve that feat. Fitzgerald's performances qualified her for the NCAA Championships, where she finished 14th on the 3-meter board to earn All-American accolades. She also placed 20th on the 1-meter board that year.
 
Koby Hagen is one of just three Scots to win the MIAC women's cross country championship in the stellar history of the program. Also a standout on the track, she posted a total of eight All-MIAC performances on the track to go with three All-MIAC finishes in cross country in her career. After winning the MIAC cross country title as a sophomore in 2003, Hagen finished 13th at the NCAA Central Region Meet to earn the first of three All-Region honors. At the MIAC Indoor Championships that year, she finished second in the 1000 meters and third in the mile before winning the 1500 meters at the MIAC Outdoor Championships. Her junior year saw her take 14th at the conference meet and 22nd at the region meet in cross country, and help Macalester's 4x800-meter relay team win the MIAC title outdoors. As a senior, Hagen led Macalester to a fourth-place finish at the region cross country meet, which qualified the Scots for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. After taking 16th at the region meet, she finished 79th at nationals while the team took 21st. In her final season on the track, Hagen placed second in the 3000 meters and third in the 1500 while leading the distance medley relay team to a second-place finish at the MIAC Indoor Championships. Outdoors, she helped the 4x800-meter relay team repeat as MIAC champions.