Lindenwood Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Brad Wachler revealed the names of the five inductees for the Lindenwood Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday morning. Nicole Hensley, Melissa Menchella, and Terrel Wilbourn are the three individuals to earn the honor, while the 2015 Lindenwood gymnastics team and the 2015-16 men's ice hockey team will also be enshrined.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled to be held on campus at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on the evening of Saturday, January 29, 2022. Lindenwood Athletics will be celebrating both the 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame classes at the Induction Ceremony. The 2020 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, originally scheduled to be held in October of 2020, was postponed due to COVID-19. For more information about Lindenwood's 2020 Hall of Fame Class, please click here.

Hensley, a four-time all-CHA performer for the women's ice hockey team while at Lindenwood (2012-16), finished her four-year career in 2016 as the all-time NCAA Division I leader in saves with 4,094. Hensley appeared in 123 games as a Lion, compiling a .921 save percentage during that time. The Lakewood, Colo. native was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and a four-time CHA Student-Athlete of the Year. Hensley was selected to represent the United States as a member of the U.S. Women's National team that won Gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
 
During her four-year tenure as a member of the Lindenwood women's lacrosse program (2011-15), Menchella appeared in 74 games and made 73 starts for the Lions, while also setting the school-record in goals scored (183) and total points (233). A product of St. Louis, Mo., Menchella was the recipient of several accolades including the NCAA DII Lacrosse Student-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Elite 89 Award, Lindenwood's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a two-time IWLCA All-American, including first-team honors in 2015, and a first-team Academic All-American.
 
Wilbourn was a member of the Lindenwood wrestling team for three seasons (2013-16) and concluded his career as one of the most decorated wrestlers in Lindenwood history. Wilbourn, originally from St. Louis, Mo., was a three-time All-American, three-time national finalist, and a one-time national champion as a Lion. Wilbourn became the first undefeated national champion in Lindenwood history with a 25-0 record in 2015-16, which culminated with him winning the NCAA Division II National title at 157 lbs. Following his perfect season in 2015-16, Wilbourn was named Central Region Wrestler of the Year by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.
 
In 2015, just its third season as a program, Lindenwood women's gymnastics captured its first ever MIC Conference title as well as the first ever USAG Collegiate Gymnastics National Championship title. The Lions captured the title in style, finishing the event with a team score of 195.550, which at the time was the second-highest score in program history. Through the end of the 2021 season, Lindenwood has now completed its ninth season as a program and has captured six consecutive MIC Conference Titles and are three-time USAG Collegiate National Champions. The success that Lindenwood gymnastics continues to achieve today, is built off the foundation that was set by the 2015 Team.
 
The 2015-16 Lindenwood men's ice hockey team was crowned the 2016 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division I National Champion with a 2-1 victory over Iowa State at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Ill. For the Lions, the title was the third overall for the program and the first since 2010. The Lions finished the 2015-16 season with an overall record of 27-10-0. Six different Lions were named to the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship All-Tournament Team. Freshman netminder Michael Hails was selected as the Most Valuable Player at the ACHA National Championship.