Providence College Athletics
Providence College Athletics Holds Hall Of Fame Induction
2/22/2019 9:00:00 PM | Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Women's Cross Country, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Track and Field, Athletic Department
Ten former athletes and the Friars' long-time team physician were honored.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College Athletics Department inducted 11 members into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, R.I. The 2019 inductees are Amy Kvilhaug 96' (softball), Dr. Al Puerini 74' (lifetime achievement award), Mary Cullen '06 (women's cross country/track), Mario Proulx '84 (men's hockey), Jamel Thomas '99 (men's basketball), Frank Conway '90 (men's cross country/track), Jessica Tabb '01 (women's hockey), Sandra O'Gorman '89 (field hockey), Kevin Jones '00 (men's soccer), Kevin Sheehan '73 (baseball) and Michele Tamburo '95 (women's swimming/diving). In addition to the dinner, the inductees will also be honored at halftime of the men's basketball game at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Saturday, Feb. 23 versus Marquette at Noon.Â
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Amy Kvilhaug '96 (softball)  holds seven PC career records, including starts (92), games won (72), complete games (84), earned run average (1.20) and shutouts (27). She also holds five single-season records and was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year in 1993. Kvilhaug was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and to the All-Northeast Region Second Team in 1994. She won 20 or more games in consecutive seasons (1994 and 1995). Kvilhaug ranks first and second in single-season wins at Providence. She is one of only two Friar pitchers to throw a perfect game (1994).   In addition, she helped guide the Friars to 30 or more wins in three of her four seasons at Providence.Â
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Dr. Al Puerini '74 (lifetime achievement award) has been the Head Team Physician for all sports at Providence College since 1988. He oversees the care for more than 400 athletes as well as numerous coaches and administrators at the College. In 2007, Puerini received the R.I. Athletic Trainers Association Award for outstanding service to the organization. In 2000 and 2011 Puerini was elected the "Top Doc" in Family and Sports Medicine by R.I. Monthly Magazine. In 2015, he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award in Sports Medicine by the R.I. Interscholastic League. He was the Chairman of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee of the R.I. Interscholastic League from 2003-2015. Before his retirement in 2017, he was the senior member of his private practice, Family Health and Sports Medicine since 1983. In 2017, he was named the Physician of the Year by the R.I. Academy of Family Physicians.
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Mary Cullen '06 (women's cross country/track) became the fifth Providence College female athlete to win an NCAA individual title when she captured the 5,000 meters at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships. Cullen also was a six-time All-American (two cross country, four track) and a three-time BIG EAST Champion. She earned All-America honors in cross country in 2003 and 2004, as she helped the squad to third place finishes each year. Cullen earned her track All-America accolades in the outdoor 5,000 meters (2003 and 2006), outdoor 10,000 meters (2005) and indoor 3,000 meters (2006). Cullen helped lead the team to two BIG EAST Cross Country titles (2004 and 2006). In 2006, Cullen won the indoor 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters titles at the BIG EAST Championship. She competed in the 5,000 meters at the 2007 Osaka World Championships.
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Mario Proulx '84 (men's hockey) ranks second all-time at Providence College in career wins (64) and first in single-season wins (26), fourth in shutouts (five) and fifth in single-season shutouts (three). He also ranks sixth in career minutes played (5,823) and sixth in games played (102). Proulx was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 10th round (198th overall) of the 1981 NHL Draft. He was also the recipient of Providence College's Mal Brown Award in 1984, given annually to the student-athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, courage and honor. Proulx's teams made two NCAA Tournament appearances (1981, 1983), including a run to the Frozen Four in 1983, where the Friars fell to Wisconsin in the semifinals before defeating Minnesota in the consolation game.
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Jamel Thomas '99 (men's basketball) ranks sixth all-time in scoring at Providence College with 1,971 points. As a sophomore, he helped the Friars reach the Elite Eight. He earned Second Team All-BIG EAST honors as a junior and First Team accolades as a senior. He led the team in scoring as a junior (18.5 ppg) and as a senior (22.0 ppg). As a senior, he averaged 22 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He also earned First Team All-ECAC, Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America honors, First Team NABC District I, and USBWA First Team All-District I in 1999. In 124 career games, he averaged 15.9 points and 5.9 rebounds. He played parts of two seasons in the NBA.
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Frank Conway '90 (men's cross country/track) was one of the top milers to ever compete at Providence College. In 1988, he ran a time of 3:58.32 to become the first New England collegian to run a sub-four minute indoor mile in New England. In his junior year, he improved on his mile time as he ran a 3:56.60 at Harvard University. Conway earned two All-America honors in the indoor mile (1988 and 1989). He was a four-time BIG EAST champion and won one IC4A title as a Friar. He helped establish two school records (outdoor 4 x 800 meter relay and outdoor distance medley relay) at Providence.
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Jessica Tabb '01 (women's hockey)  was the ECAC Rookie of the Year in the 1997-98 season, a 2001 All-American, a three-time New England Hockey Writers All-Star (1998-01) and was the Providence College Athlete of the Year in 2001. Tabb also was named to the ECAC All-Star Team her sophomore and senior years. She ranks ninth all-time in points at Providence with 170 and eighth in goals scored (86). Her 34 assists in a single season ranks seventh all-time. Tabb played for the 1996 Under-19 National Team and the 1999 and 2000 Under-21 National Teams as well. She was one of three Friars to be named to the 2003 World Championship team.
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Sandra O'Gorman '89 (field hockey) led the Providence College field hockey team to a No. 1 ranking and its first NCAA Tournament appearance during the 1987 season. That year, the Friars posted an 18-1-3 overall record. O'Gorman earned First-Team All-America honors at the conclusion of that campaign and she remains one of only five players to earn First-Team All-America recognition in program history. She also was a two-time All-Northeast Region First-Team selection (1987, 1988). During her final two seasons, she guided the Friars to a 35-5-6 record for an 0.826 win percentage. O'Gorman holds the school record for career saves with 685. She continued her career with the Irish Women's National Team and was named Most Outstanding Goalkeeper in the 1994 World Cup, hosted in Dublin, Ireland.
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Kevin Jones '00 (men's soccer) ranks sixth all-time at Providence College in points with 59. He also is tied for ninth all-time in goals (21) and ranks tied for eighth all-time in assists (17). Jones was named Second Team All-BIG EAST in 1999 and 2000 and he was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team in 1996. Jones received First Team All-New England accolades and was named Providence College Male Athlete of the Year in 1999. He was a part of 30 Friar victories during his time with the program.
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Kevin Sheehan '73 (baseball) was one the top pitchers in Providence College history. He established the record for most strikeouts in a season (68) and most strikeouts in a career (151). His 68 strikeouts in 1973 ranks third all-time at PC for a single season mark. In his sophomore year, Sheehan was invited to play baseball in the Cape Cod summer baseball league (Harwich Mariners). As a junior, he received the Father Krieger Award for outstanding achievement in the Providence College baseball program and was ranked fifth in the country in strike-out percentage -- 17 strikeouts per game. As a senior, he was elected tri-captain and received team MVP honors. After graduating, Sheehan played Professional Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.Â
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Michele Tamburo '95 (women's swimming) won multiple New England, National Catholic and BIG EAST titles. She set school records in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke, 100 yard butterfly as well as the 100 and 200 meter backstroke. Tamburo earned 1993 Team MVP honors and captured BIG EAST titles in the 100 butterfly (1992) and the 200 backstroke (1993).
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The Providence College Athletics Hall of Fame was started in 1970 with a class of 10 inductees. The 11 inductees in the class of 2019, will join 168 past honorees.
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Amy Kvilhaug '96 (softball)  holds seven PC career records, including starts (92), games won (72), complete games (84), earned run average (1.20) and shutouts (27). She also holds five single-season records and was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year in 1993. Kvilhaug was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and to the All-Northeast Region Second Team in 1994. She won 20 or more games in consecutive seasons (1994 and 1995). Kvilhaug ranks first and second in single-season wins at Providence. She is one of only two Friar pitchers to throw a perfect game (1994).   In addition, she helped guide the Friars to 30 or more wins in three of her four seasons at Providence.Â
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Dr. Al Puerini '74 (lifetime achievement award) has been the Head Team Physician for all sports at Providence College since 1988. He oversees the care for more than 400 athletes as well as numerous coaches and administrators at the College. In 2007, Puerini received the R.I. Athletic Trainers Association Award for outstanding service to the organization. In 2000 and 2011 Puerini was elected the "Top Doc" in Family and Sports Medicine by R.I. Monthly Magazine. In 2015, he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award in Sports Medicine by the R.I. Interscholastic League. He was the Chairman of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee of the R.I. Interscholastic League from 2003-2015. Before his retirement in 2017, he was the senior member of his private practice, Family Health and Sports Medicine since 1983. In 2017, he was named the Physician of the Year by the R.I. Academy of Family Physicians.
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Mary Cullen '06 (women's cross country/track) became the fifth Providence College female athlete to win an NCAA individual title when she captured the 5,000 meters at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships. Cullen also was a six-time All-American (two cross country, four track) and a three-time BIG EAST Champion. She earned All-America honors in cross country in 2003 and 2004, as she helped the squad to third place finishes each year. Cullen earned her track All-America accolades in the outdoor 5,000 meters (2003 and 2006), outdoor 10,000 meters (2005) and indoor 3,000 meters (2006). Cullen helped lead the team to two BIG EAST Cross Country titles (2004 and 2006). In 2006, Cullen won the indoor 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters titles at the BIG EAST Championship. She competed in the 5,000 meters at the 2007 Osaka World Championships.
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Mario Proulx '84 (men's hockey) ranks second all-time at Providence College in career wins (64) and first in single-season wins (26), fourth in shutouts (five) and fifth in single-season shutouts (three). He also ranks sixth in career minutes played (5,823) and sixth in games played (102). Proulx was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 10th round (198th overall) of the 1981 NHL Draft. He was also the recipient of Providence College's Mal Brown Award in 1984, given annually to the student-athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, courage and honor. Proulx's teams made two NCAA Tournament appearances (1981, 1983), including a run to the Frozen Four in 1983, where the Friars fell to Wisconsin in the semifinals before defeating Minnesota in the consolation game.
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Jamel Thomas '99 (men's basketball) ranks sixth all-time in scoring at Providence College with 1,971 points. As a sophomore, he helped the Friars reach the Elite Eight. He earned Second Team All-BIG EAST honors as a junior and First Team accolades as a senior. He led the team in scoring as a junior (18.5 ppg) and as a senior (22.0 ppg). As a senior, he averaged 22 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He also earned First Team All-ECAC, Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America honors, First Team NABC District I, and USBWA First Team All-District I in 1999. In 124 career games, he averaged 15.9 points and 5.9 rebounds. He played parts of two seasons in the NBA.
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Frank Conway '90 (men's cross country/track) was one of the top milers to ever compete at Providence College. In 1988, he ran a time of 3:58.32 to become the first New England collegian to run a sub-four minute indoor mile in New England. In his junior year, he improved on his mile time as he ran a 3:56.60 at Harvard University. Conway earned two All-America honors in the indoor mile (1988 and 1989). He was a four-time BIG EAST champion and won one IC4A title as a Friar. He helped establish two school records (outdoor 4 x 800 meter relay and outdoor distance medley relay) at Providence.
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Jessica Tabb '01 (women's hockey)  was the ECAC Rookie of the Year in the 1997-98 season, a 2001 All-American, a three-time New England Hockey Writers All-Star (1998-01) and was the Providence College Athlete of the Year in 2001. Tabb also was named to the ECAC All-Star Team her sophomore and senior years. She ranks ninth all-time in points at Providence with 170 and eighth in goals scored (86). Her 34 assists in a single season ranks seventh all-time. Tabb played for the 1996 Under-19 National Team and the 1999 and 2000 Under-21 National Teams as well. She was one of three Friars to be named to the 2003 World Championship team.
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Sandra O'Gorman '89 (field hockey) led the Providence College field hockey team to a No. 1 ranking and its first NCAA Tournament appearance during the 1987 season. That year, the Friars posted an 18-1-3 overall record. O'Gorman earned First-Team All-America honors at the conclusion of that campaign and she remains one of only five players to earn First-Team All-America recognition in program history. She also was a two-time All-Northeast Region First-Team selection (1987, 1988). During her final two seasons, she guided the Friars to a 35-5-6 record for an 0.826 win percentage. O'Gorman holds the school record for career saves with 685. She continued her career with the Irish Women's National Team and was named Most Outstanding Goalkeeper in the 1994 World Cup, hosted in Dublin, Ireland.
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Kevin Jones '00 (men's soccer) ranks sixth all-time at Providence College in points with 59. He also is tied for ninth all-time in goals (21) and ranks tied for eighth all-time in assists (17). Jones was named Second Team All-BIG EAST in 1999 and 2000 and he was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team in 1996. Jones received First Team All-New England accolades and was named Providence College Male Athlete of the Year in 1999. He was a part of 30 Friar victories during his time with the program.
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Kevin Sheehan '73 (baseball) was one the top pitchers in Providence College history. He established the record for most strikeouts in a season (68) and most strikeouts in a career (151). His 68 strikeouts in 1973 ranks third all-time at PC for a single season mark. In his sophomore year, Sheehan was invited to play baseball in the Cape Cod summer baseball league (Harwich Mariners). As a junior, he received the Father Krieger Award for outstanding achievement in the Providence College baseball program and was ranked fifth in the country in strike-out percentage -- 17 strikeouts per game. As a senior, he was elected tri-captain and received team MVP honors. After graduating, Sheehan played Professional Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.Â
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Michele Tamburo '95 (women's swimming) won multiple New England, National Catholic and BIG EAST titles. She set school records in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke, 100 yard butterfly as well as the 100 and 200 meter backstroke. Tamburo earned 1993 Team MVP honors and captured BIG EAST titles in the 100 butterfly (1992) and the 200 backstroke (1993).
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The Providence College Athletics Hall of Fame was started in 1970 with a class of 10 inductees. The 11 inductees in the class of 2019, will join 168 past honorees.
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