WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary’s University Athletic Department, in association with the Saint Mary’s Alumni Association, will induct five members into the Saint Mary’s Sports Hall of Fame on March 22, 2025: Amanda Edmond B’01, Amber (Rajtora) Haschenburger B’01, Mike Lester (Former Volleyball Coach), Shelley (Haake) Mosquera B’01, and Tony Piscitiello B’69, M’82. The five will be recognized as part of the Cardinal Excellence Fund Dinner, held in Winona.
“We are thrilled to welcome these five greats into our Sports Hall of Fame,” said Brian Sisson, Saint Mary’s athletic director. “This year is special in that we’re honoring Tony Piscitiello for all that he’s done for Cardinal athletics throughout his career as well as former volleyball coach Mike Lester and three of his outstanding volleyball athletes. It also happens to be 25 years after all four were a part of a magical 2000 national tournament season.”
Check out the Saint Mary’s Sports webpage for more information about the Cardinal Excellence Fund Dinner early next year for more information and registration.
2025 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
AMANDA EDMOND B’01 (Volleyball)
A two-time First-Team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection, Amanda Edmond enjoyed an historic four-year career for the Saint Mary’s volleyball team, etching her name in the Cardinal record books in numerous spots. A member of the 2000 national tournament team, Edmond ranks fourth in career kills with 1,379 and ninth in kills-per-set at 3.10 (3,458 attack attempts). From the service line, Edmond delivered 228 service aces, putting her third in program history. Edmond also tallied 1,684.5 points (3rd all-time), appeared in 126 matches (6th all-time) and finished with 1,269 digs (9th all-time). Edmond also sits 10th in single-season aces with 67.
AMBER (RAJTORA) HASCHENBURGER B’01 (Volleyball)
Also a member of the Cardinals’ 2000 national tournament-qualifying team, Amber Haschenburger closed out her Saint Mary’s career as the Cardinals’ all-time assist leader with 4,578 assists — including three straight 1,000-plus assist seasons. A First-Team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection in 2000, Haschenburger closed out her career sitting fifth in matches played at 127, and ranked in the top 10 in sets played with 429. She closed out her career sixth all-time in service attempts (1,352) and 14th in digs (910). Haschenburger played 112 sets in both 1999 and 2000, dishing out 1,302 helpers in 1999 (5th all-time) and 1,316 assists in 2000 (4th all-time).
MIKE LESTER (Former Volleyball Coach)
Mike Lester coached the Saint Mary’s volleyball team from 1998-2016 (18 seasons). During that time, he led the program to 12 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff appearances, claimed the conference’s regular-season title in 2000, and spearheaded two memorable NCAA Division III tournament berths — the first in 2000 and again in 2009. Lester capped off his coaching career with an overall record of 357-236, and also served as the assistant athletic director during his time.
SHELLEY (HAAKE) MOSQUERA B’01 (Volleyball)
A two-time First-Team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection — and the third member of this Hall of Fame class to compete in the 2000 NCAA national tournament — Shelley Mosquera had a notable four-year career on the Saint Mary’s volleyball team, ending her four-year run with a .313 attack percentage (4th all-time) and 319 total blocks (4th all-time). Mosquera left Saint Mary’s sitting fifth all-time with 1,320 kills and was sixth in total points with 1,642.5. One of the Cardinals’ most lethal offensive weapons, Mosquera owns three of the program’s top 10 single-season attack percentage performances — ranking 10th in 2000 (.306), and ninth in 1999 (.323), and she still holds the single-season record with a .381 attack percentage (367 kills and 104 errors on 690 attempts) in 1998.
TONY PISCITIELLO B’69, M’82 (Baseball; Executive Vice President)
Athletics reported directly to Piscitiello for approximately 14 years. During his tenure, the Gostomski Fieldhouse and the Jul Gernes ’61 Pool were constructed, the trails were expanded, a number of new varsity sports were introduced, and the 2000 fastpitch softball team took home a national championship. Piscitiello also orchestrated and co-chaired the football task force, tasked with researching the feasibility of (re)starting men’s football. Along with others, Piscitiello helped launch the Cardinal M-Club — now the Cardinal Excellence Fund — the annual fundraising arm of Cardinal Athletics. As a student, Piscitiello was on the 1966 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball championship team. He has been an esteemed and invaluable member of the university’s Lasallian community for more than 50 years serving as: admission counselor, vice president for admission, executive vice president, and senior development director. His affable personality and meaningful connections have made him a prolific recruiter, not just for Saint Mary’s in general, but gratefully for the athletics department.
