Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College celebrated its 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame class Friday, September 26 as part of the College’s Alumni and Homecoming Weekend. The honorees were past all-conference picks, all-time and career leaders, first team members, leaders in AMCC statistics, and conference champions. They represent a variety of Mount Aloysius sports including women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, softball, and baseball.
The ceremony was emcee’d by veteran local journalist Marty Radovanic.
The 2025 Hall of Fame class contains three exceptional former Mountie athletes and a record-holding former Mountie coach:
Joyce Bell ’91 (women’s basketball), Kate Byrne ‘09 (women’s volleyball), Kelsey Ickes ‘16 (softball), and Kevin Kime (baseball coach 2006-2025).
Kelsey (Ickes) Eckman ’15 (softball) – Program career leader in starts (79), appearances (90), innings pitched (493.2), complete games (57), shutouts (12), wins (45), and strikeouts (513). Ended her Mountie career with a 3.06 ERA. Three-time All-AMCC Honoree.
Joyce Bell ’91 (women’s basketball) – Kodak All-American 1990-91, two-time NJCAA All-American 1989-91. 8th in program history in scoring (950 points), 2nd in assists (413), single-season record in assists (252), First-Team Region XX both years, Region XX Champion both years she was on the team.
Kate (Byrne) Snyder ’08 (women’s volleyball) – All-time program leader in assists (3,271). Two-time All-AMCC Second Team honoree, single-game record of 63 assists in a match. Single-season program record in assists, record for assists per set.
Kevin Kime – Winningest Coach in Mount Aloysius history (19 Seasons) 378-354-1 record. Won a program record 27 games three times, 11 20-win seasons, 4x AMCC Coach of the Year, Coached multiple All-Americans and numerous All-Region honorees.
To learn more about the Hall of Fame, or to nominate someone for a future inductee class, visit mountieathletics.com.
Caption: (L-R) Kate (Byrne) Snyder ’15 (women’s volleyball), Joyce Bell ’91 (women’s basketball), Kelsey (Ickes) Eckman ’08 (softball), and Kevin Kime (head coach – baseball) were inducted into the Mountie Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, 2025. The three former athletes are among the top in their programs, and Kime is a four-time AMCC Coach of the Year.
