MILWAUKEE – A two-time All-American for the women's soccer team and a former head coach who led the men's soccer program to five NCAA Tournaments while winning nearly 70 percent of his games during his 10-year career will be inducted into the Bud K. Haidet Milwaukee Athletics Hall of Fame January 31.
 
The members of the Class of 2025 include Sarah Teegarden (women's soccer) and Louis Bennett (men's soccer).
 
Interested parties can now make plans to join the festivities and register through the following attendance LINK. The Hall of Fame banquet honoring these individuals will take place with a program and luncheon beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, at Pilot Project Brewing Milwaukee (1128 N. 9th Street). Any questions can be directed to Zach Beaschler, Director – Panther Fund, at beaschle@uwm.edu.
 
The Hall of Fame ceremony had regularly been held in November but was moved last year to winter to be held in conjunction with UWM Homecoming.
 
Sarah Teegarden (2005-08) was Milwaukee's first two-time All-American and was named to the Horizon League First Team all four years of her outstanding career – one of just eight players in league history to accomplish the feat to that point.
 
She capped her time in the Black & Gold with an outstanding senior campaign in 2008, selected as a Third Team National Soccer Coaches of America/adidas All-American, as well as picking up a spot on the NSCAA's Scholar All-American list for her work in the classroom.
 
Teegarden helped Milwaukee to one of its most accomplished seasons ever that fall, going 18-3-2 and ascending the national rankings to a program-best No. 16 ranking.  The team's 18 wins and .864 winning percentage were both school records, as were the teams 65 goals, 70 assists and 200 points.
 
In her four-year career, she helped her squad win four consecutive Horizon League regular-season titles – going a cumulative 27-1-2 in that span for a .933 winning percentage. The Panthers won three league tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times, playing through to the second round following both her freshman and sophomore campaigns.
 
Overall, the Panthers went 59-16-13 (.744 winning percentage) in her time on campus, with Teegarden starting all 86 games she appeared in during her career. It began with an impressive freshman campaign, being named Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America Honorable Mention in 2005. She started all 22 games that season, scoring 11 points on five goals while adding an assist.
 
The glue of the midfield in her time, Teegarden also had a knack for the dramatic, with 11 of her career 17 goals going down as game-winners. It started her sophomore year, with all five times she found the back of the net that season turning out to be game-winners, tying the school record at the time for most in a year. In fact, her 11 career winners finished tied for the career mark as well.
 
In 86 career games, she recorded 42 points on 17 goals and eight assists, finishing with 180 career shots attempted. Her 86-game total still ranks as the third-most appearances in program history (was first at the time), while her 86 starts remains the career standard 17 years after she graduated.
 
In addition to picking up academic All-American honors as a senior, she was a regular on the Horizon League Academic All-League team, as well as the NSCAA's academic all-region teams.
 
Louis Bennett was the Milwaukee men's soccer head coach from 1996 through 2005, compiling an overall record of 135-64-17 (.664) as well as a record of 52-12-7 (.782) in Horizon League play in his 10 years. His 135 career victories are the most for any MKE head coach in program history, earning Horizon League Coach of the Year on five occasions and Great Lakes Coach of the Year twice.

Bennett led the Panthers to five straight NCAA Tournament berths his final five years with the Panthers, including four consecutive appearances in the second round of the tournament (2005/2004/2003/2002).
 
From 2001 to 2005, the Panthers dominated the Horizon League, posting a 41-4-2 record in conference play and earning five league titles. Over the same timeframe, the team was 14-1 in the conference tournament, reaching five conference championship games, and won four tournament titles.
 
Bennett guided his squad to a program-best 25-game league unbeaten streak (23-0-2) that stretched into the 2004 season. He led the way as the program enjoyed a record-breaking campaign in 2002 which included a school-record 19-2-1 record, a No. 8 national ranking – the highest in school history, an NCAA-best 19 consecutive wins, as well as the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win.
 
In the 2001 season, the team posted an 18-5 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 mark in Horizon League play. That fall under Bennett's direction, the Panthers advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990 and for the fourth time in school history. Bennett also served as assistant coach from 1993 to 1995 before being named head coach.
 
Sponsorship of the event/class members is available, or consider supporting the new class if you cannot attend.
Black-level sponsors ($100): Limit of 10 sponsors. Name in event program, and program recognition
Gold-level sponsors ($300): limit of 4 sponsors. Comes with two complimentary tickets, features a personal message on the biographies page, highlights personal message during the ceremony, and program recognition.
 
Any questions regarding sponsorship can also be directed to Zach Beaschler, Director – Panther Fund, at beaschle@uwm.edu.