BU Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2019
October 28, 2019 | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Track & Field, Women's Rowing, Women's Lightweight Rowing
BOSTON - The Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame held its 53rd induction banquet on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Agganis Arena, honoring a six-member Class of 2019 in addition to several award winners.
Abigail Clark '00 (swimming), Patrick Duthie '90 (wrestling), Jeanne Friedman '75 (rowing), Kevin Murphy '98 (track & field), Victor Paguia '05 (diving) and Gary Plummer '84 (basketball) officially joined the list of all-time Terrier greats in the Hall of Fame while Bill O'Neill '79, Charley Lax '82 and Tom Fiedler '71 were special award recipients.
O'Neill, now in his 39th season as head coach for the Salem State men's ice hockey program, received the William French Award, presented to a Terrier who has distinguished himself or herself in the coaching profession in the past year. Last season, O'Neill earned his 600th career victory and he ranks third among active Division III coaches in wins.
The Roger "Moose" Washburn Award was presented to Lax, one of the most generous donors to the Department of Athletics. The award is given to a BU graduate who has given continuous unselfish support. In addition to funding multiple endowed scholarships, Lax served as Giving Day chair earlier this year and has made significant gifts to the department in recent years, most notably the Charley Lax Men's Lacrosse Locker Room.
Fiedler, who retired from his position as dean of BU's College of Communication earlier this year, received the Murray Kramer Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding media coverage or publicity of intercollegiate sports. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Fiedler spent a decade in his role as dean and was instrumental in forging the partnership between COM and Athletics, allowing BU students to get hands-on experience in live video production for the Patriot League Network.
Michael Laviano of the men's lacrosse team and Lauren Spearman of the women's basketball team were formally recognized as the recipients of the Aldo "Buff" Donelli Memorial Leadership Award, given to senior student-athletes who have demonstrated outstanding leadership both on and off of the field. The Irv Heller Hall of Scholarship was given to Kiley Gallagher, a senior co-captain on the field hockey team.
Below are the bios for each of the six Hall of Fame inductees.
BU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Abigail Clark
Just one of three swimmers to win the Mildred Barnes Award as the top BU female athlete, Clark ('00) excelled in the breaststroke, capturing three in the 100-yard breast at the America East Championships. Clark set the America East scene on fire her freshman season, posting the conference record in the 100 breast while aiding the 200 and 400 medley relays to conference record-breaking marks as well. The Baltimore, Maryland, native continued to bring BU to the forefront of the America East, guiding the Terriers to a runner-up finish at the conference championships the following three seasons.
Overall, Clark accumulated 40 individual victories while competing with 42 winning relay teams. A four-time America East All-Conference selection and four-time team MVP, she took second in the 50-yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 free her final year. At the 2000 ECAC Championships, she won the 100 breast, while also placing third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free. She also participated in the 2000 U.S. Olympic trials in the 100 breast.
Pat Duthie
A three-time NCAA qualifier, Duthie ('90) is one of the top wrestlers to ever wear a BU singlet. He was ranked as high as fifth in the nation during his BU career, which was capped by being named the recipient of the E. Ray Speare Award, given annually to the top male scholar-athlete in the senior class. Duthie earned CoSIDA Academic All-American honors as a junior in 1988 after capturing his first of two New England titles and scoring a pair of wins at the NCAA tournament.
Duthie served as a team captain for three seasons and was a Scarlet Key recipient as a senior. He got off to a strong start as a freshman, posting a record of 24-5 en route to a spot in the NCAA Championships before adding 21 more wins the following year as a sophomore. The Ithaca, New York, native went on to earn 31 victories and a top-12 finish at the 1988 NCAAs before redshirting the 1988-99 season. As a senior, he went undefeated in dual meets (18-0-1) before finishing the year with an incredible 43 wins to finish his collegiate career with 119 victories.
Jeanne Friedman
A champion for equal rights for female athletes as both a student-athlete and coach, Friedman ('75) was a founding member of the women's rowing program in 1973 and helped it become a varsity sport at BU. The Philadelphia native captured a pair of gold medals at the National Women's Rowing Association National Championships with the Terriers. She first captured top honors in the lightweight fours division in 1974 and then repeated the feat in the lightweight eights division a year later.
Following graduation, Friedman went on to claim seven medals at the United States Rowing Association Masters National Regatta. In 1985, she picked up a gold medal in the open eights division. She followed that performance with a gold medal in the lightweight fours division a year later and added a third gold medal in the singles division in 1987. Inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009, Freidman spent 22 seasons as head coach of the women's rowing program at Mount Holyoke, leading the Lyons to three NEWMAC Championships and numerous medals at both ECAC and New England Regional Championships.
Kevin Murphy
One of the finest middle-distance runners in BU history, Murphy was a three-time All-American at 800 meters. He set the indoor school record in that race with a time of 1:47.65 in 1997, a mark that still stands today. A seven-time conference champion, Murphy still holds the indoor record at the America East Championships thanks to his time of 1:48.37 in 1998.
Murphy immediately found success on the conference stage as a freshman in 1995, winning the first of three outdoor titles in the 800m run. He followed that up the next year with victories in the 400m and 800m races en route to being named Most Outstanding Performer at the outdoor championships. Murphy capped his sensational sophomore campaign with an All-American performance in the 800m run. After winning the 1,000m indoor title in 1997 and earning indoor All-America honors in the 800m run, Murphy finished his decorated collegiate career with an outstanding senior season in 1998. He was the Most Outstanding Performer at the indoor conference meet and secured a second straight All-America selection in the 800m run before winning the outdoor title in that same race.
Victor Paguia
The first male or female diver to be inducted into the BU Athletic Hall of Fame, Victor Paguia ('05) is one of two student-athletes in conference history to claim all four America East Most Outstanding Diver (2002-05) awards. In total, the Lake Forest, Illinois native won the one-meter title four times and the three-meter event three times. On the team front as a freshman, he also helped the Terriers win their first AE championship since 1994.
Besides excelling at the conference level, Paguia was named the ECAC Most Outstanding Diver in each of his final three seasons, and finished as high as eighth in the one-meter and 10th in the three-meter dives at the NCAA Diving Zones in 2003. Following graduation, Paguia went on to compete for the Philippine National Diving Team at the 2005 XI FINA World Championships in Montreal and at the Asian Cup. Transferring his athletic abilities in his professional career, Paguia currently works as a stunt coordinator in Hollywood, having worked on films such as The Dark Knight Rises.
Gary Plummer
A 6-foot-9 center from Detroit, Michigan, Plummer ('84) didn't start playing basketball until his sophomore year of high school but would go on to become a two-time team captain and the highest NBA Draft selection in program history. Recruited by then head coach Rick Pitino to BU in 1980, Plummer flourished his final two years, posting a total of 900 points (16.7 ppg) and 495 rebounds (9.2 rpg). As a junior, he helped the Terriers win the ECAC North title and reach the NCAAs for the first time since 1959.
As a senior playing for future NBA head coach John Kuester, Plummer claimed All-Conference First Team honors while averaging a double-double (17.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg) along with 1.2 blocks, 1.0 steals per game and 50.0 FG%. Recording 30 or more points on three occasions, he graduated ranked eighth all-time in scoring (1,129 points) and second in blocks (70) with 603 rebounds. He would later be drafted 45th overall (2nd round) by the Golden State Warriors and appeared in 66 games for the Warriors during the 1984-85 season. A 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Plummer also spent several years in Europe and competed with the Denver Nuggets in 1992-93.
Abigail Clark '00 (swimming), Patrick Duthie '90 (wrestling), Jeanne Friedman '75 (rowing), Kevin Murphy '98 (track & field), Victor Paguia '05 (diving) and Gary Plummer '84 (basketball) officially joined the list of all-time Terrier greats in the Hall of Fame while Bill O'Neill '79, Charley Lax '82 and Tom Fiedler '71 were special award recipients.
O'Neill, now in his 39th season as head coach for the Salem State men's ice hockey program, received the William French Award, presented to a Terrier who has distinguished himself or herself in the coaching profession in the past year. Last season, O'Neill earned his 600th career victory and he ranks third among active Division III coaches in wins.
The Roger "Moose" Washburn Award was presented to Lax, one of the most generous donors to the Department of Athletics. The award is given to a BU graduate who has given continuous unselfish support. In addition to funding multiple endowed scholarships, Lax served as Giving Day chair earlier this year and has made significant gifts to the department in recent years, most notably the Charley Lax Men's Lacrosse Locker Room.
Fiedler, who retired from his position as dean of BU's College of Communication earlier this year, received the Murray Kramer Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding media coverage or publicity of intercollegiate sports. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Fiedler spent a decade in his role as dean and was instrumental in forging the partnership between COM and Athletics, allowing BU students to get hands-on experience in live video production for the Patriot League Network.
Michael Laviano of the men's lacrosse team and Lauren Spearman of the women's basketball team were formally recognized as the recipients of the Aldo "Buff" Donelli Memorial Leadership Award, given to senior student-athletes who have demonstrated outstanding leadership both on and off of the field. The Irv Heller Hall of Scholarship was given to Kiley Gallagher, a senior co-captain on the field hockey team.
Below are the bios for each of the six Hall of Fame inductees.
BU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Abigail Clark
Just one of three swimmers to win the Mildred Barnes Award as the top BU female athlete, Clark ('00) excelled in the breaststroke, capturing three in the 100-yard breast at the America East Championships. Clark set the America East scene on fire her freshman season, posting the conference record in the 100 breast while aiding the 200 and 400 medley relays to conference record-breaking marks as well. The Baltimore, Maryland, native continued to bring BU to the forefront of the America East, guiding the Terriers to a runner-up finish at the conference championships the following three seasons.
Overall, Clark accumulated 40 individual victories while competing with 42 winning relay teams. A four-time America East All-Conference selection and four-time team MVP, she took second in the 50-yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 free her final year. At the 2000 ECAC Championships, she won the 100 breast, while also placing third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free. She also participated in the 2000 U.S. Olympic trials in the 100 breast.
Pat Duthie
A three-time NCAA qualifier, Duthie ('90) is one of the top wrestlers to ever wear a BU singlet. He was ranked as high as fifth in the nation during his BU career, which was capped by being named the recipient of the E. Ray Speare Award, given annually to the top male scholar-athlete in the senior class. Duthie earned CoSIDA Academic All-American honors as a junior in 1988 after capturing his first of two New England titles and scoring a pair of wins at the NCAA tournament.
Duthie served as a team captain for three seasons and was a Scarlet Key recipient as a senior. He got off to a strong start as a freshman, posting a record of 24-5 en route to a spot in the NCAA Championships before adding 21 more wins the following year as a sophomore. The Ithaca, New York, native went on to earn 31 victories and a top-12 finish at the 1988 NCAAs before redshirting the 1988-99 season. As a senior, he went undefeated in dual meets (18-0-1) before finishing the year with an incredible 43 wins to finish his collegiate career with 119 victories.
Jeanne Friedman
A champion for equal rights for female athletes as both a student-athlete and coach, Friedman ('75) was a founding member of the women's rowing program in 1973 and helped it become a varsity sport at BU. The Philadelphia native captured a pair of gold medals at the National Women's Rowing Association National Championships with the Terriers. She first captured top honors in the lightweight fours division in 1974 and then repeated the feat in the lightweight eights division a year later.
Following graduation, Friedman went on to claim seven medals at the United States Rowing Association Masters National Regatta. In 1985, she picked up a gold medal in the open eights division. She followed that performance with a gold medal in the lightweight fours division a year later and added a third gold medal in the singles division in 1987. Inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009, Freidman spent 22 seasons as head coach of the women's rowing program at Mount Holyoke, leading the Lyons to three NEWMAC Championships and numerous medals at both ECAC and New England Regional Championships.
Kevin Murphy
One of the finest middle-distance runners in BU history, Murphy was a three-time All-American at 800 meters. He set the indoor school record in that race with a time of 1:47.65 in 1997, a mark that still stands today. A seven-time conference champion, Murphy still holds the indoor record at the America East Championships thanks to his time of 1:48.37 in 1998.
Murphy immediately found success on the conference stage as a freshman in 1995, winning the first of three outdoor titles in the 800m run. He followed that up the next year with victories in the 400m and 800m races en route to being named Most Outstanding Performer at the outdoor championships. Murphy capped his sensational sophomore campaign with an All-American performance in the 800m run. After winning the 1,000m indoor title in 1997 and earning indoor All-America honors in the 800m run, Murphy finished his decorated collegiate career with an outstanding senior season in 1998. He was the Most Outstanding Performer at the indoor conference meet and secured a second straight All-America selection in the 800m run before winning the outdoor title in that same race.
Victor Paguia
The first male or female diver to be inducted into the BU Athletic Hall of Fame, Victor Paguia ('05) is one of two student-athletes in conference history to claim all four America East Most Outstanding Diver (2002-05) awards. In total, the Lake Forest, Illinois native won the one-meter title four times and the three-meter event three times. On the team front as a freshman, he also helped the Terriers win their first AE championship since 1994.
Besides excelling at the conference level, Paguia was named the ECAC Most Outstanding Diver in each of his final three seasons, and finished as high as eighth in the one-meter and 10th in the three-meter dives at the NCAA Diving Zones in 2003. Following graduation, Paguia went on to compete for the Philippine National Diving Team at the 2005 XI FINA World Championships in Montreal and at the Asian Cup. Transferring his athletic abilities in his professional career, Paguia currently works as a stunt coordinator in Hollywood, having worked on films such as The Dark Knight Rises.
Gary Plummer
A 6-foot-9 center from Detroit, Michigan, Plummer ('84) didn't start playing basketball until his sophomore year of high school but would go on to become a two-time team captain and the highest NBA Draft selection in program history. Recruited by then head coach Rick Pitino to BU in 1980, Plummer flourished his final two years, posting a total of 900 points (16.7 ppg) and 495 rebounds (9.2 rpg). As a junior, he helped the Terriers win the ECAC North title and reach the NCAAs for the first time since 1959.
As a senior playing for future NBA head coach John Kuester, Plummer claimed All-Conference First Team honors while averaging a double-double (17.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg) along with 1.2 blocks, 1.0 steals per game and 50.0 FG%. Recording 30 or more points on three occasions, he graduated ranked eighth all-time in scoring (1,129 points) and second in blocks (70) with 603 rebounds. He would later be drafted 45th overall (2nd round) by the Golden State Warriors and appeared in 66 games for the Warriors during the 1984-85 season. A 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Plummer also spent several years in Europe and competed with the Denver Nuggets in 1992-93.
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