Hall of Fame
Veenema was named to the All-Ivy and Coaches All-Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League first team as a second baseman in 1977 when Cornell won the EIBL championship and participated in the NCAA Northeast regional tournament. He was named to the District II All-Star second team and the Upper New York Association of Coaches All-Star team. Veenema was an All-Ivy and All-EIBL second-team pick as a first baseman in 1976. He led the team in hitting in 1976 (.372) and in 1977 (.373). Veenema was runner-up in the Eastern Intercollegiate League in batting (.459) as a junior. He set Cornell records for season hits (56), season (94) and career (191) total bases, career doubles (27), and tied the career triples mark (9).
