Athletics

Athletics Hall of Fame

Nardin Academy is proud to have established the Athletics Hall of Fame award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements and contributions of an individual athlete and/or team. Honorees represent excellence, sportsmanship, leadership, courage, and teamwork. 
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 | CREW COCKTAIL PARTY
Join us in an effort to purchase an 8-oared shell to be
named in honor of the induction of Aileen McNamara ‘82
into Nardin’s Athletics Hall of Fame
6-8 p.m. | $75 per person
Nardin Academy Athletic Center
97 Rosalia Street, Buffalo, New York 14216
 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 | ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
6-8 p.m. | $75 per person
Induction Ceremony will begin promptly at 6 p.m. in the Nardin Academy Chapel
135 Cleveland Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222
Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres to follow

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS 

Accepting Nominations for 2025

Eligibility

  • Student-athletes must have graduated ten years or more from Nardin Academy prior to nomination
  • Teams that received local, regional, or national recognition will be considered after ten years of their outstanding season
  • All candidates must have made a significant impact on Nardin Academy’s Athletics program
  • Posthumous nominations will be accepted, regardless of year of graduation
  • Qualifying nominations remain active

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  • 2023

    Paula Cooley '78 - Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis
    Lisa Eberhardt Aungst '84 - Basketball, Volleyball, Softball
    Kerry Gould-Schmit '87 - Crew
    Sarah Wayne Leever '95 - Swimming
    Caitlin Logue Rush '01 - Crew

  • 2022

    Emily Zobel Kontos '96 - Crew
    Lauren Marchese '10 - Swimming
    Sheila Rooney '75 - Volleyball, Basketball
    Kathryn Rooth '97 - Volleyball, Basketball, Track

  • 2021

    Victoria Christ '10 - Soccer
    Ashley Stafford Dalrymple '03 - Swimming
    Matthew Donohue - Track and Field
    Molly Van Dyke Konopka '84 - Crew
    2007 Lightweight 8 Boat - Crew

  • 2020

    Due to pandemic restrictions, a Class of 2020 was not inducted into the Nardin Athletics Hall of Fame.

  • 2019

    Anne McLean Denman ’84, E’80 - Squash
    Michelle Mahoney-Merkley ’86, E’82 - Soccer
    Mary Cosgrove Moran ‘90 - Tennis
    Bridget Carr Redeker ‘06 - Golf
    Gretchen Weimer ‘80 - Crew

  • 2018

    Kendra Brim ‘07 - Basketball
    Sara Gaughan Connolly ‘94 - Crew
    John "Jake" Herlihy - Coach
    Aileen Hoak Lange ‘01 - XC, Basketball, Track

  • 2017

    Nicole D'Orazio '94 - Soccer, Basketball, Track
    Rachel D'Orazio '94 - Soccer, Basketball, Track
    Caitlin Corr Reilly '03 - Crew, Basketball
    Moira Sheehan - Athletic Director - Athletics Administration
    Maureen Murrett '80 - Basketball, Softball, Track, and Volleyball 

  • 2016

    Lynora Campagna Calkins '85 - Tennis
    Emily Pitek Clifford '03 - Soccer
    Donna Ledwin '77 - Tennis, Volleyball, Athletics Administration
    Natalie Lewis '07* - Swimming
    Jacquelyn Zanghi*- Athletic Director - Athletics Administration

    *posthumous
A private, independent, Catholic school in Buffalo, NY, with coed Montessori, Lower and Middle Schools and a college preparatory High School for young women.

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