Elon University Athletics will be inducting the 50
th and 51
st classes of the Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 6 during Hall of Fame Weekend. The Elon football team will host Villanova at 2:00 p.m. that day in CAA Football action. The induction ceremony, which is free to attend, will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Schar Center.
Elon will induct six members into the Sports Hall of Fame, three from the 2020 class and three more from the 2021 class. They include Veronica Day '11, Aaron Mellette '13 and Chris Thomas '13 from 2020 and Matt Garner '04, Danielle Mills '09 and Tomeka Watson '13 from 2021.
Veronica Day Profile
Aaron Mellette Profile
Chris Thomas Profile
Matt Garner Profile
Leading up to Nov. 6, we will highlight each of the inductees. Today we profile Danielle Mills.
Only one of two Elon women's golfers to earn All-Southern Conference honors for three seasons, Mills had a highly decorated career for the Maroon and Gold. She retired as Elon's all-time highest finisher at a conference championship and won three individual tournament championships. She also helped the Phoenix win three team tournament titles over her career.
"I am truly honored to be inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame," Mills said. "My time at Elon was filled with great memories and, more importantly, great life lessons that I carry with me to this day. Even though golf is an individual sport, I would not have gotten this far without the love and support of my family, Coach Dockrill's guidance and the friendship of my teammates. Thank you!"
A native of Point-Claire, Quebec, Mills helped Elon to a SoCon runner-up finish in 2008 and was named the team's Most Inspirational Player in 2006. In 2007, Mills was selected as the SoCon's Player of the Month while assisting the Phoenix to a pair of tournament championships as a junior in 2008.
During her senior campaign, she was named the SoCon Golfer of the Week twice, earned a top-five individual finish in six tournaments and won the 2009 Elon female Basnight Award.
