September 22, 2009

Mercy College Announces Third Athletics Hall Of Fame Class

September 22, 2009

Mercy College Announces Third Athletics Hall Of Fame Class


Brian Donohue
 
Mary Brechbiel Agnetti

Bob Crescenzo

Noreen Annunziata Apicella

Induction Dinner and Awards Ceremony to be held on October 17, 2009, as a part of the Founders’ Day celebration.

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Mercy College Director of Athletics Pat Kennedy has announced the third class to be inducted into the Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame. The program’s honorees will be the men’s basketball program’s second all-time leading scorer Brian Donohue '78, the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship to Mercy College, former women’s basketball player Mary Brechbiel Agnetti '78, a former baseball player with a nationally ranked batting average, Bob Crescenzo '82 and the Mercy College women’s basketball program’s record-holder for the most games played, Noreen Annunziata Apicella '86.

The class will be honored at a dinner and awards ceremony on Saturday, October 17, 2009 as part of the Founders’ Day Celebrations.

The event will take place at the Rotunda on the Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., campus starting at 6:30 p.m.

Mercy College will also present the Dr. Ann Grow Friend of Athletics Award to Dr. Darryl Bullock, and Kevin Gibson and Katelyn Klobus will receive the Neil Judge Scholar Athlete Awards, presented to the male and female graduating student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average from the last two academic years.

“These are some of the all-time greats in Mercy College athletics history and we are honored to have them as part of the Mercy College family,” Kennedy said. “They have built a great tradition and legacy of pride for the program that we look to carry on and build on for years to come.”

Check back with www.MercyAthletics.com for weekly highlights and biographies of all of these prestigious inductees.

Tickets for the Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner are $100, and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information and to reserve seats, please contact Kristin Duffy at 914-674-7281 or kduffy@mercy.edu.

For more information on Founders' Day or to register online visit www.mercy.edu/foundersday2009.

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