ITHACA, N.Y. -- Ten new members, including eight All-Americans, have been selected for induction into the Cornell University Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2025. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Selected to be enshrined in November are
Connor Buczek '15, men's lacrosse; Bruno Hortelano-Roig '14, men's track and field; Brianne Jenner '15, women's ice hockey; Danielle Letourneau '15, women's squash; Stephen Mozia '15, men's track and field; Kate Roach '15, women's rowing; Jillian Saulnier '15, women's ice hockey; Mike Schafer '86, special category; Jordan Stevens '15, men's lacrosse; and Lindsay Toppe '15, women's lacrosse.
The Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame was initiated in 1978. It became a reality through the thoughtfulness and generosity of the late Ellis H. Robison, Class of 1918, whose devotion, advice and financial support to his alma mater started immediately upon graduation from the university.
A brief biography of each of the 10 inductees follows.
Connor Buczek '15, Men's Lacrosse
Buczek was the 2014 Ivy League Player of the Year and a first-team All-American. He was a three-time unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection, becoming just the ninth player in Cornell history and the 33rd ever in the Ivy League to be named to the top squad three times in a career. A 2014 and 2015 Tewaaraton Trophy nominee, he was the winner of the 2015 Senior CLASS Award. Buczek became the first midfielder in Cornell history to score 40 goals in a season in 2015, becoming just the seventh midfielder in the history of the Ivy League to record both 40 goals in a single season and 100 in a career. He graduated as the top scoring midfielder in Big Red history with 155 points and ranked in the top 20 in Cornell history among all players for points (13th – 155), goals (ninth – 106), and assists (18th – 49) when he graduated. The two-time team captain carried the team's "Hard Hat" during the 2014 campaign. The No. 2 pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft, he played seven years of pro lacrosse and medaled for the 2012 U.S. U19 and 2019 box lacrosse teams. He currently serves as the head men's lacrosse coach at Cornell where he has led the team to four Ivy League regular season titles, three NCAA Tournament appearances, a pair of national championship game appearances and the 2025 NCAA title.
Bruno Hortelano-Roig '14, Men's Track & Field
Hortelano-Roig was an NCAA All-American indoors in the 200 meters in 2014 and won five total individual Heptagonal titles. He was named the Track Most Outstanding Performer at the 2013 Outdoor Heps after becoming the first Big Red athlete to win the 200 and 400 meters in the same meet, then again at the 2014 Indoor meet after winning both the 60 and 400, setting a meet and league record in the 60. He set Big Red records outdoors in the 200 and 400 meters and ranked third in the 100 meters. Indoors, he held school records at 60, 200, 300 and 400 meters. Hortelano-Roig earned a spot for Spain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after qualifying with a 10.06 personal record in the 100 meters and won a gold at 200 meters at the 2016 European Championships. That time was the fastest ever run by a Heptagonal track athlete. He established national records in the 200 and 400 meters in 2018 and posted a faster time in the 2013 World Championships qualifying round in the 200 meters than Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man.
Brianne Jenner '15, Women's Ice Hockey
A four-time first-team all-league selection in ECAC Hockey and the Ivy League, Jenner earned first-team All-America honors in 2013 and second-team accolades in 2015. The two-time ECAC Hockey and Ivy League Player of the Year, Jenner graduated as the program's all-time assist leader with 136 career helpers and second all-time with 229 career points. A four-time Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, she was twice a top 10 finalist. She earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey Championships' all-tournament team and captured the Ivy League Rookie of the Year trophy as a freshman in 2011. Jenner sat out the 2013-14 school year while competing for Team Canada at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, helping the squad to a gold medal. She won Olympic gold in 2014 and 2022, earning tournament MVP after her nine goals tied an Olympic record for a single tournament in 2022. Jenner also claimed silver in 2018. She has competed in 11 world championships with the senior team, winning four golds, six silver and a bronze. Jenner played professional hockey for nearly a decade in the CWHL, PWHPA and the PWHL.
Danielle Letourneau '15, Women's Squash
A fixture at the No. 1 position for the women's squash team for all four of her years on East Hill, Letourneau was a four-time College Squash Association All-America first team selection and four-time All-Ivy League first team pick. Letourneau posted a cumulative record of 42-23, with all but two of those matches coming from the No. 1 position, as she anchored the Big Red to a sixth-place finish in the CSA's national rankings for all four of her seasons. She advanced as far as the quarterfinals in the CSA Individual Championships in each of her final three years, and she finished the 2014-15 season fifth in the CSA's final rankings. Letourneau earned a pair of silver medals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru (singles and doubles) and played on the professional tour, achieving a high national ranking of No. 18 in 2021.She was the 2018 and 2021 Canadian national champion.
Stephen Mozia '15, Men's Track & Field
An eight-time All-American in track and field, Mozia set the all-time Ivy record in both the shot put (68-7) and the discus (206-5). A two-time Heps Most Outstanding Field Athlete, Mozia has claimed All-America honors four times indoors in the shot put and two times outdoors in both the shot put and discus. He was the NCAA runner-up in the shot indoors and outdoors in 2014. The Cornell and Nigerian record holder in the shot put and discus, he also ranked in the Cornell top 10 in both the hammer throw and the 35-pound weight throw. Mozia was the only undergraduate at the indoor IAAF World Championships in 2014 and the youngest competitor in the shot put by almost four years. He represented Nigeria at the African Championships, The Continental Cup, and the Commonwealth Games during his career. Mozia was a three-time bronze medalist at the African Championships, twice in the discus and once in the shot put. In 2016, he was selected to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he competed in the shot put and finished 28th overall.
Kate Roach '15, Women's Rowing
Roach was named a 2015 Division I Pocock First Team All-American, becoming the first-ever Cornell women's rower to be named All-American three times, as well as the only athlete in the history of the program to earn two first-team honors during their career. Roach was previously named to the first-team in 2013 and earned a second-team selection in 2014. Prior to her All-American selection she was named a CRCA Mid-Atlantic Region first-team selection for the third straight year. Roach was named the 2014 Collegiate Athlete of the Year by USRowing in their annual Fans Choice Award after helping the United States' varsity eight to win the gold medal at the U23 World Rowing Championships in 2014.
Jillian Saulnier '15, Women's Ice Hockey
A first-team All-America selection in 2014 and a third-team pick a year later, Saulnier was a two-time first-team All-Ivy League and ECAC Hockey pick. She was a two-time Patty Kazmaier Award nominee and a top three finalist in 2014. The 2012 Ivy League and ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, she earned Ivy co-Player of the Year honors in 2014. Saulnier was a four-time all-league pick by both the Ivy League and ECAC Hockey. In 125 career contests, Saulnier registered 80 goals, 114 assists and 194 points while scoring 18 times on the power play and netting 12 game winners. Her career points total ranked second all-time, with her goals mark sitting fourth and her assists ranking second. Her +108 plus/minus rating is fourth all-time for the Big Red. She earned a spot on a pair of Olympic teams with gold in 2022 and silver in 2018. Saulnier also competed in four World Championships with a gold in 2021, with bronze and a pair of silver medals. Following her Cornell career, she played in the CWHL, the PWHPA and the PWHL, as well as the AMHL men's league.
Mike Schafer '86, Special Category
Schafer ranked second all-time among all Cornell head coaches in wins (561-300-117) during a storied 30-year career at his alma mater, directing the Big Red to seven Whitelaw Cups (ECAC Hockey tournament titles), six Cleary Cups (ECAC's regular-season championships) and 13 Ivy League titles during his time on the bench. Schafer guided Cornell to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, which included a trip to Buffalo, N.Y., for the 2003 Frozen Four — the program's first national semifinal since the 1979-80 campaign. Along with its Frozen Four appearance, the Big Red established the school record for wins (30), claiming one more victory than Cornell's 1969-70 national championship squad. With Schafer serving as Cornell's bench boss, the Big Red registered 14 20-win seasons and 18 campaigns with at least a .600 win percentage, including his final eight seasons. In 2020, Schafer was named co-winner of the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the nation's top head coach, sharing the honor with North Dakota's Brad Berry. It was the first time Schafer won the award after being named ECAC Hockey's Coach of the Year five times (2002, 2003, 2005, 2018, 2020) and Ivy League Coach of the Year four times (2018, 2019, 2020, 2024). During his career for Cornell, Schafer coached 10 players to first team All-America status (11 instances), eight Ivy League Players of the Year, six ECAC Hockey Ken Dryden Award winners (league's best goaltender), five Rookies of the Year in both ECAC Hockey and the Ivy League, and three ECAC Hockey Players of the Year. His Cornell teams were ranked in the top 20 of the USCHO.com poll 444 times since its inception in 1997-98. As a student-athlete, Schafer was a four-year letterman for the Big Red and was a two-year captain. He capped his collegiate career by leading the team to an ECAC Hockey championship and No. 5 national ranking as a senior. During his playing career, the Big Red won at least a share of the Ivy League crown three consecutive seasons. Schafer was a two-time second-team All-Ivy selection and once was honorable mention All-ECAC Hockey.
Jordan Stevens '15, Men's Lacrosse
Stevens was a two-time All-American, earning second-team honors as a senior after an honorable mention selection as a junior. He was a two-time unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection and a USILA Scholar Athlete. Stevens proved to be one of the top cover men in the nation over his final two seasons, routinely being tasked with shutting down the opponent's top attackman - holding his mark to a point less than their season average his final two years. The four-year starter finished his senior year with 42 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers and his career ranked third in Cornell history with 63 caused turnovers. The 21st overall pick of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Rochester Rattlers, his career spanned two seasons. Stevens joined the Cornell men's lacrosse staff as assistant coach and defensive coordinator in July 2016, and in 2018 added the lead assistant coach position and recruiting coordinator to his portfolio of responsibilities and was promoted to the Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Associate Head Coach in the spring of 2020. During his seven seasons on staff, Cornell won four Ivy League championships, appeared in two NCAA finals, and captured the 2025 NCAA Championship.
Lindsay Toppe '15, Women's Lacrosse
Toppe became the school's career leader in goals scored (149) and was named Ivy League Attacker of the Year in 2014. A three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection, she also earned IWLCA first-team All-Northeast district honors in each of her final three years. A four-time Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, she graduated third all-time at Cornell in career points (185) and had two of the top six single-season goal scoring totals. A Tewaaraton Trophy candidate in 2015, she was named to the Ivy League's all-tournament team in her final season. Toppe served as a two-year team captain.