RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed its newest class on Saturday night.
Eight individuals and two teams were enshrined at the 43
rd annual induction ceremony and dinner. With this election class, the 10 inductees bring the hall of fame to 293 members.
This year's honorees were: Jeanine Hanratty '95 (volleyball), John Kennelly '78 (tennis) Malin Marmbrandt (Otterling) '10 (women's track and field), Dan Mecca (head coach, men's and women's track and field and men's and women's cross country), Jaci Rahey '11, (softball and volleyball), Tiffany Schettig '03, (women's basketball), Steve Trimper (head coach, baseball), Conrad Weiden '80 (men's swimming), 1973 NCAA Men's Indoor Track & Field National Champions, 1991-92 Men's Basketball Team.
1973 NCAA National Champion Men's Indoor Track & Field Team is the lone Division I Team National Championship in Manhattan history. That year, Mike Keogh won the two-mile run in 8:39.8, beating a field that included Dave Wottle of Bowling Green, who was the Olympic champion in the 800-meters at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
The 1991-92 Men's Basketball Team was the first regular-season MAAC Championship and the top seed in the MAAC Tournament, and they won 25 games, which at the time was the most in school history. Head Coach Steve Lappas was named MAAC Coach of the Year, and Keith Bullock earned First Team All-MAAC honors.
Hanratty '95 was an All-MAAC volleyball honoree as a senior and was named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team in 1994. Individually, Hanratty holds the Manhattan record for assists in a single season with 1,302 and sets played at 142.
Kennelly '78 helped Manhattan go 8-0 in league play to win the title as a freshman. He was a three-time tennis team captain during his sophomore through senior seasons.
Marmbrandt (Otterling) '10 left her mark in the long and triple jump for the Jaspers. In 2010, Marmbrandt became the lone female student-athlete to win the long and triple jumps at the ECAC Championships. During her career in Riverdale, Marmbrandt was a 10-time MAAC Champion, a four-time ECAC long jump champion, and a two-time ECAC triple jump champion.
Mecca was promoted to men's and women's cross country and track and field coach in 1993 after coaching the Jaspers' men's field events since 1986. During his 36 years, Manhattan won 17 MAAC Men's Indoor Team Titles, 14 Men's Outdoor Titles, 13 Women's Indoor Titles, 11 Women's Outdoor Titles, five MAAC women's cross country titles, and one IC4A men's indoor title.
Rahey '11 was a two-sport athlete for the Jaspers, playing softball and volleyball for the green and white. On the diamond, Rahey was a two-time First-Team All-MAAC selection and a first-team all-region selection in 2010. On the volleyball court, she finished her career with 865 kills (2.28 per set), 118 blocks (0.31 per set), and 962 points (2.53 per set).
Schettig '03 donned the green and white from 1999-2003 and is considered one of the best three-point shooters in program history. Her 246 three-pointers rank second all-time. Schettig was named MAAC co-rookie of the year and a member of the all-rookie team in 2000.
Trimper was the head coach of the Manhattan baseball team for seven seasons from 1999 to 2005. under his leadership, the Jaspers made the MAAC Tournament in 2003, 2004, and 2005. It was the start of a ten-year run of making the conference tournament. Trimper coached three major award winners and earned MAAC Coach of the Year honors in 2002 and 20 All-MAAC honorees.
Weiden '80 carved his name in the Manhattan record books during his time as a Jasper. Weiden set three school records as a freshman, six as a sophomore, five as a junior, and five during his senior campaign. At the Metropolitan Championships, Weiden won six medals at the Division II meet and competed at the Division I meet as a junior in 1979.
