Jen Mineau to be Inducted into Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame

Bronx, N.Y. - Today is day three of the release of the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, and we'll start taking a look at the former student-athletes who will be honored, starting with standout softball pitcher Jen Mineau. She joins head track and field/cross country coach Tom Dewey and head golf coach Paul Dillon in the class of 2019 and they will be among the eleven inductees who will be announced over the next week.
 
Mineau will join the likes of Frankie Frisch, Vince Lombardi, Wellington Mara and Vin Scully in the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame when the new class is inducted on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at 583 Park, during the Fordham Athletics Gala and Hall of Fame ceremony.
 
As part of the Gala, Fordham will also present the Victory Bell Award as well as honor all current Fordham Athletic Hall of Famers. The Victory Bell will be presented to an individual or individuals who have brought distinction and honor to Fordham University Athletics through achievements not related to competition, coaching and/or administration. The honoree(s) will be selected by the Hall of Fame Committee and will embody a sense of leadership and passion for Fordham Athletics and serve as inspiration to the Fordham Athletics Family.
 
A four-year starter, Mineau was named First Team All-American as a sophomore and Third Team as a junior and she garnered First Team All-Region accolades in 2010, 2011 and 2012. She was the recipient of the 2010 and 2012 Claire and Jack Hobbs Award as the Fordham female athlete of the year and led the Rams to their first Atlantic 10 title (2011) and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2010, 2011).
 
Mineau was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 in 2010, 2011 and 201 and Second Team in 2009 when she was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team in 2009. She was also named Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player in 2011 and to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
 
Mineau rewrote the Fordham record book, setting 16 records including career marks for wins (101), strikeouts (1,390) and ERA (1.42). A three-time All-Region and A-10 All-Conference First Team honoree, she posted ten no-hitters, including five perfect games.
 
Academically, Mineau graduated Magna Cum Laude and was twice named an Academic All-American® and A-10 Scholar Athlete of the Year.
 
Following graduation she was selected 15th overall in the 2012 National Pro Fastpitch League College Draft, playing for two years with the Akron Racers.