Thetford Academy’s Director of Athletics and Activities Bri Barnes was recently inducted into her Keene State College‘s Athletics Alumni Hall of Fame for her standout career as “one of the premier guards in Keene State women’s basketball history.”
Bri played for the Owls throughout her collegiate career, helping to lead the team to their first NCAA Division III tournament appearance and the program’s first NCAA berth at any level in 17 years during the 2006-07 season.
“When I found out last spring I was going to be inducted into the KSC Athletic Hall of Fame, I was left speechless and beyond honored,” said Bri.
According to the school’s press release, Bri “started 94 games and established herself as one of the top all-around players of her generation. She finished her career with 1,196 points, ranking 11th in program history, while also cementing herself among the school’s all-time leaders in three-point shooting, assists, and steals.”
“One of the greatest gifts Keene State gave me was the people and experiences that eventually led me to the career I have today,” Bri said. “I’m incredibly grateful that the lessons I learned as a student-athlete are ones I get to carry with me every day as an athletic director.”
She shouted out her teammate Sarah Begnoche, who was also inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, adding, “We played four years of college basketball together and I wouldn’t have been standing up there without her.”
Read the full press release here.
Congratulations, Bri, for this exciting honor!
