Kevin Mulkern Senior Athlete Award

Kevin Mulkern Senior Athlete Award

The Kevin Mulkern Senior Athlete Award has been given annually to the senior student-athlete who has the highest ideals of sportsmanship, competition and fair play in the spirit of Niagara University. The award was named in memory Kevin Mulkern.

A native of Portland, Maine, Mulkern was a graduate of Kent State who came to Niagara as both a graduate student and assistant swimming coach. An extraordinary young man, Mulkern was killed in a construction accident in the summer of 1970. In only one short year at Niagara, Mulkern made a lasting impact on all those who came into contact with him.

1976 Marshall Wingate Men’s Basketball

1977 Joseph Casucci Men’s Soccer

1978 Joseph Masterson Men’s Swimming

1979 James Moode Men’s Swimming

1980 Joan Thornton Women’s Basketball

1981 Nancy Edgerton Women’s Basketball

1982 Gretchen Erlandson Women’s Swimming

1983 Michael Howse Men’s Basketball

1984 Mark Gabriele Baseball

1985 Susan Burns Women’s Tennis

1986 Elizabeth Hay Women’s Basketball

1987 Thomas Maroon Track, Cross Country

1988 Carolyn Sweeting Women’s Basketball

1989 Jerome Dunlavey Baseball

1990 Ralph DeMarco Track, Cross Country

1991 Tracey Howell Women’s Basketball

1992 Sean Schiano Men’s Basketball

1993 Hans Blatter Baseball

1994 Ryan Diodati Baseball

1995 Anne Mario Rudnicki Women’s Basketball

1996 Karen Catalano Volleyball, Softball

1997 Jessica Lee Anderson Volleyball

1998 Frank Michael Tabacynski Baseball

1999 Cory Andrew Pike Baseball

2000 Gregory Ryan Gardner Men’s Hockey

2001 Peter Nastasi Baseball

2002 Tania Denise Pinelli Women’s Hockey

2003 Joshua McCurdy Baseball

2004 Joe Tallari Men’s Hockey

2005 Eva Cunningham Women’s Basketball

2006 Jessica Clermont Women’s Hockey

2007 Rafael Venturini Men’s Soccer