On Saturday, February 4, three new members of the Webster Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducted at halftime of the men's basketball game vs. Eureka College (IL), approximately 3:45 p.m. Jeanne Zes Gilbert, Laura Stuhlman Peiter, and Ashley Everett Zeier will be the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth members of the Hall of Fame. In addition to the ceremony, there will be great basketball action as the women's basketball team takes on Eureka, currently second in the SLIAC at 1 p.m. and the first place Webster men's team takes on second place Eureka at 3.
As always, admission is free. A brief profile of the Hall's newest members:
Jeanne Zes Gilbert played for the Webster women's softball team for three seasons (1998-2000), winning SLIAC championships, and advancing to the NCAAs all three. Gilbert was the Webster Athlete of the Year for 1998-99 and still dominates the softball pitching record books. She is second in wins and shutouts, third in strikeouts and earned run average, and first in winning percentage. Gilbert completed a B.A. in Education in 2005, and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in 2005.
Laura Stuhlman Peiter was a four-year member of the women's softball and basketball teams. Softball won SLIAC championships and made NCAA appearances all four of her years (1998-2001). She was a member of the basketball team that made its first appearance in the NCAAs, advancing all the way to the Sweet Sixteen (2001-02). Peiter's name is dotted all over the Webster career all-time high record books in both sports. Upon graduation with a B.A. in communications, she worked seven years for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, completing a M.A. in communications as well. She currently works in the Career Center at the University of Missouri.
Ashley Everett Zeier was a four-year member of the women's soccer team on defense. Zeier was a member of the inaugural women's soccer squad (1999-2002) that won three St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) championships and made three NCAA appearances. She received the Webster Athletics Presidential Award in 2002. Zeier has been the only women's soccer player named captain all four years and was the first to be named SLIAC All-Conference all four years as well. She was named to the NSCAA Central All-Region and Academic All-Region in 2001 and 2002. Zeier graduated in 2002 with a B.A. in psychology.