Lori Vincent Hadley
Lori Vincent Hadley
Class of: 1991
Induction Class of: 2002
Sports: Swimming

Lori (Vincent) Hadley is the only All American in the 20-year history of the Westfield State swimming and diving program. 

Competing in the diving events, Hadley was a three-time All American and a six-time national qualifier. In 1991, during her senior year, she earned her highest All American recognition by placing eighth on the one-meter board. She gained All American honorable mention status by finishing 12th nationally in the three-meter diving in 1991 and 11th in the same event in 1990. 

Hadley also earned All New England honors in both diving events in 1989, 1990, and 1991. Until this past season Hadley was the school record holder in all diving events; she still holds school records in eight of the nine dives. She was Westfield State's NCAA Women of the Year nominee in 1991 and was named a recipient of the Who's Who in America Colleges and Universities. 

A team captain, Hadley also excelled academically. She was a national swim coaches association 1990 Academic All America and was a Dean's List student for seven semesters. During his college years she served as a Freshman Orientation Group Leader and a Student Counselor. She also participated in intramural athletics and was a member of the Westfield State cheerleading squad. 

Hadley is a 1987 graduate of Pittsfield High School and was a Berkshire County diving champion as well as an All Western Mass. diver. She graduated from Westfield State with a major in business management and a minor in psychology. She received her MBA from Western New England College in 1995. 

Following her graduation from Westfield State, Hadley worked with abused children at Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc., in Lenox. She worked as a clinical intern for one year, then was promoted to assistant program director - a position she held for the next six years. Since the birth of her first child she has been operating a licensed family day care center from her home, and has just recently become an independent consultant for PartyLite, which specializes in home sales of candles. 

Hadley resides in New Ashford, Mass., with her husband, David, a 1993 Westfield State graduate and a former basketball player for the Owls. They have three children: Conner, Cameron, and Caroline.