Jim Kenny (2022) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame

Jim Kenny

Induction:
2022
Class:
1986

An All-American, NCAA Qualifier and Big East Champion, Jim Kenny is one of the most decorated athletes in BC men’s track & field history. He achieved All-America recognition in 1985 and 1986, earning NCAA Qualifier status in the hammer throw in each of those two seasons. At the Big East Championship, Kenny won the hammer throw in 1985 and 1986 and the weight throw each year from 1984-86. He broke the Big East weight throw record with a throw of 62’6.5” in 1985 and hammer throw with a toss of 205’11” in 1986, when he was honored as the Big East Championships Outstanding Performer. Kenny also set the BC records in the weight (67’7”) and hammer (211’3”) throws; both of which rank third in program history.