ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of Athletics has announced the Class of 2024 inductees to the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame.

The five former student-athletes and three teams includes: Jonathan Griffin (men's basketball), Brianna (Butler) Len (softball), Alex (Stupek) Johnson (softball), Markus Lindberg (men's golf),Todd Schmidt (baseball), the 1973 baseball team and the 2017 and 2018 women's golf teams.

This year's induction ceremony and banquet will be held on Friday, February 9, 2024 at Hilton at the Ballpark in the Arch View Room. The inductees will also be introduced at halftime of the UMSL men's basketball game on Saturday, February 10, 2024 against Quincy.

JONATHAN GRIFFIN – Men's Basketball (2002-06)
A two-time All-GLVC and an All-Region selection, Griffin finished his career as one of the greatest players in the history of the men's basketball program. He concluded his career as UMSL's second all-time leading scorer with 1,739 points and ranks in the top 10 all-time in the school record books in made free throws (2nd), free throw attempts (2nd), fourth in steals and seventh in rebounding and assists. Griffin earned Second Team All-GLVC accolades in his junior and senior year and was a Second Team All-Region selection as a senior. He also excelled in the classroom as he was named the GLVC's Scholar Athlete of the Year for men's basketball in 2006.

BRIANNA (BUTLER) LEN – Softball (2012-15)
Butler rewrote the softball record books during her four-year career and teamed with fellow inductee Alex Stupek for two seasons to create havoc on opposing pitchers.  At the conclusion of her playing career she was the program's leader in hits, home runs, RBIs and total bases and now ranks second in all of those categories behind Stupek.  Butler, Stupek and UMSL Sports Hall of Famer Hannah Perryman (Class of 2020) helped lead the Tritons to earn the program's first and only No. 1 national ranking in 2015. She was a four-time All-GLVC selection, including three-time first team honoree, a three-time first team all-region selection and two-time All-American. Butler helped lead the Tritons to three straight GLVC Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and two Super Regional appearances in 2014 and 2015.

ALEX (STUPEK) JOHNSON – Softball (2014-17)
Stupek, was a major force in the middle of the Triton lineup during her career as she finished as the program's career leader in runs scored (183), hits (268), home runs (52), runs batted in (175) and total bases (490). Stupek was a four-time First-Team All-GLVC selection, a four-time All-Region honoree, including a three-time first team honoree and a two-time Third Team All-American. She was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams and three GLVC Tournament Championship teams (2014, 2015 and 2017). Her teams were nationally ranked in each of her four seasons.

MARKUS LINDBERG – Men's Golf (2014-18)
A two-time All-American and three-time All-GLVC selection, Lindberg graduated as the career leader in scoring average at 74.22, which now ranks second. He also graduated as the career leader in rounds of par or better (41) and was second in rounds played (138) and was second in events wins (4). Lindberg holds the 18-hole school record for lowest score of 60, which also ties the NCAA record for all divisions. He also holds 36-hole school record for lowest score of 134. Lindberg was the GLVC's Player of the Year as a junior and was apart of 10 team wins, four NCAA Regional appearances and two NCAA Championship appearances.

TODD SCHMIDT – Baseball (1993-97)
A two-time All-GLVC and Second Team All-America selection in 1996, Schmidt was an offensive prowess who left his mark on the record book. He finished his career sixth in hits (168), sixth in total bases (258), seventh in walks (79) and tied for seventh in triples (10). As a junior, Schmidt led the team in triples (9) and total bases (116) and was second in runs batted in (53). He earned second team All-GLVC honors that season and was part of UMSL's team that won the Central Regional and advanced to the Division II Championships. As a senior, he hit .440 and was named First Team All-GLVC.

1973 BASEBALL TEAM
Coached by Fred Nelson, the 1973 baseball team won the Midwest Regional with a 3-0 record to advance to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championships for the second straight year and defeated Jacksonville State 2-1 for the program's first win at the Championships. The team still holds the school record for lowest earned run average in a season (2.73) and tied for fifth in shutouts (6). They were led by First Team All-American Frank Tusinski and honorable mention All-American John Horvath. The team finished third in the final national rankings.

2017 AND 2018 WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM

2017
Coached by Troy Halterman, the Tritons finished eighth at the 2017 NCAA Championships and were third at the NCAA East Regional. The team won five events that season, tied for the most in program history, were the GLVC runner up and had the second-best scoring average (305.81) in team history. They hold the school record for 18 holes of 286 in the second round of the Screaming Eagle Classic and the 36-hole record of 581 also at the Screaming Eagle Classic. Emma Thorngren earned honorable mention All-American and was an All-Region and All-GLVC selection. Maxi Roth was named All-Region and All-GLVC while Alexa Capesius and Stefaniya Ivanova were named to the All-GLVC Team.

2018
Coached by Troy Halterman, the Tritons finished sixth at the 2018 NCAA Championships, were third at the NCAA East Regional and finished as the runner-up at the GLVC Championships. The team won three events and finished with the best scoring average in school history (305.19). Thorngren earned honorable mention All-America honors for the second straight season and was an All-Region and All-GLVC selection. She was joined on the All-Region and All-GLVC squads by Ivanova.