Eagle of the Year
The Nathaniel J. Hasenfus '22 Eagle of the Year Award is presented at the Golden Eagle Awards to the outstanding male and female athletes of the year. The Eagles of the Year are outstanding citizens, leaders, scholars and athletes. Each recipient receives a bronze eagle on an inscribed mahogany base. The prestigious awards are named in honor of Dr. Nathaniel J. Hasenfus '22, the late beloved historian of Boston College Athletics and former president of the Varsity Club.
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1977
Byron Hemmingway, Football/Track & Field
1978
Mary Ellen Sullivan, Swimming & Diving
1979
Siobhan Campbell, Swimming & Diving
Ernest Cobb, Basketball
Rich Scudellari, Football
1980
Tom Horton, Track & Field
Tamie Thompson, Lacrosse/Soccer
1981
Simone Carson, Swimming & Diving
Cindy Flick, Track & Field/Cross Country
Rob Lanney, Track & Field
Anne Kavanagh, Soccer
1982
John Cooper, Football/Baseball
Bernadette Lombardo, Soccer/Lacrosse
1983
Adrian Munoz-Bennett, Track & Field
Mary Beth Ripp, Soccer/Lacrosse
1984
Sue Bales, Swimming & Diving
Bernadette Biaz, Tennis
Brian Brennan, Football
1985
Michael Adams, Basketball
Doug Flutie, Football
Laura Hourihan, Skiing
Mary Kennedy, Swimming & Diving
1986
Michelle Hallett, Track & Field/Cross Country
Mike Ruth, Football
1987
Ray Hawkins, Track & Field
Tara McKenna, Swimming & Diving
Katie Molumphy, Tennis
John Schwegman, Baseball
Steve Trapilo, Football
1988
Darren Flutie, Football
Ann Odoy, Basketball
Betsy Ready, Soccer
Joe Rocha, Track & Field/Cross Country
1989
Dana Barros, Basketball
Leslie Bjerstedt, Basketball
1990
Greg Brown, Ice Hockey
Katie Connelly, Soccer/Lacrosse
Greg Pulskamp, Wrestling
Terri Shanahan, Volleyball
1991
David Emma, Ice Hockey
Candace Nichols, Track & Field
1992
Pam Piorkowski, Tennis
Keith Yuen, Track & Field/Cross Country
1993
Sarah Behn, Basketball
Curt Jablonowski, Swimming & Diving
1994
Bill Curley, Basketball
Tiffany Young, Track & Field
1995
Pete Mitchell, Football
Julie Obear, Field Hockey/Softball
1996
Paul Keegan, Soccer
Andrea Melton, Track & Field
1997
Sarah Egnaczyk, Field Hockey
Mark McGehearty, Track & Field
Sean McGehearty, Track & Field
1998
Angela Graham, Track & Field/Cross Country
Peter Spaulding, Sailing
1999
Anne Marie Ambros, Field Hockey/Softball
Mike Cloud, Football
2000
Cal Bouchard, Basketball
Mike Mottau, Ice Hockey
2001
Brian Gionta, Ice Hockey
Shannon Smith, Track & Field/Cross Country
2002
Brian Macchi, Baseball
Katie Ryan, Track & Field/Cross Country
2003
Troy Bell, Basketball
Becky Gottstein, Basketball
Casey Schmidt, Soccer
2004
Ben Eaves, Ice Hockey
Amber Jacobs, Basketball
2005
Sarah Carlson, Ice Hockey
Guy Melamed, Soccer
2006
Kristen Madden, Field Hockey
Craig Smith, Basketball
2007
Allison Anderson, Volleyball
Josh Beekman, Football
2008
Kasey Hill, Track & Field
Matt Ryan, Football
2009
Bob Dirks, Field Hockey
Brock Bradford, Ice Hockey
2010
Kelly Henderson, Soccer
Ben Smith, Ice Hockey
2011
Carolyn Swords, Basketball
Anthony Castonzo, Football
2012
Annie Haeger, Sailing
Tommy Cross, Ice Hockey
2013
Jillian King, Track & Field/Cross Country
Pat Mullane, Ice Hockey
2014
Corinne Boyles, Ice Hockey
Johnny Gaudreau, Ice Hockey
Andre Williams, Football
2015
Emily Pfalzer, Ice Hockey
Olivier Hanlan, Basketball
2016
Alex Carpenter, Ice Hockey
Liv Westphal, Cross Country/Track & Field
Thatcher Demko, Ice Hockey
Raul Rios, Sailing
2017
McKenzie Meehan, Soccer
Zeiko Lewis, Soccer
2018
Katie Burt, Ice Hockey
Johnny Adams, Baseball
2019
Sam Apuzzo, Lacrosse
Zach Allen, Football
2020
Emma Guy, Basketball
David Cotton, Ice Hockey
2021
Charlotte North, Lacrosse
Spencer Knight, Ice Hockey
2022
Charlotte North, Lacrosse
Zion Johnson, Football
2023
Katherine Mitchell, Track and Field and Cross Country
Stefan Sigurdarson, Soccer
2024
Sydney Scales, Lacrosse
Quinten Post, Basketball
2025
Julia Haggerty, Volleyball
Donovan Ezeiruaku, Football
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