Dale Lincoln ’57 was inducted into the MMA 2017 William J. Mottola Athletics Hall of Fame Class. Lincoln, a co-captain for the Maine Maritime Academy baseball team in 1956-57, was instrumental in sparking interest on campus that eventually led to the creation of the MMA Cross Country program. Lincoln ran in several local races during his time at Maine Maritime, which grew into a 32-year career in coaching, race directing and promoting running. Lincoln was very much a part of the development and growth of road racing in Downeast Maine, and was the first resident of Washington County to be inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame in 2002.

Dr. Al Bennett ’54 highlighted March On festivities at Homecoming this year as he led the crowd in a spirited rendition of the Maine Maritime Academy March. Bennett is the composer of the school song, which he originally wrote in 1955, recorded with the University of New Hampshire marching band in 2013, and gifted to MMA in 2015. His son, Dr. Garrett Bennett ’85, and brother, Roy Bennett ’62, among other family members, were in attendance to sing along.