Merrimack Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College Athletic Department is excited to unveil its Hall of Fame Class of 2022, which features seven former student-athletes who will be enshrined as the newest members of the Merrimack Athletics Hall of Fame.

Seven former student-athletes representing five different programs comprise the Hall of Fame Class of 2022. All seven inductees uniquely brought distinction, honor, pride and excellence to Merrimack College through their athletic accomplishments and impact on the campus community. Within the seven are a trio from the Merrimack women's soccer program, and a member from baseball, women's lacrosse, men's basketball and the women's track and field program.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place on Friday, September 30, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the Athletics Hall of Fame Lobby located in the Merrimack Athletics Complex.  The event coincides with the College's annual Homecoming Weekend, which includes a number of home athletics events.

"I am excited to celebrate the newest class of Merrimack College athletic hall of famers," said President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D. "These Warriors represent the pinnacle of athletic excellence and stand as role models for today's student-athletes. This year's exceptional inductees deserve to be enshrined in the storied history of athletics at Merrimack."
 
"The Hall of Fame Class of 2022 made profound impacts on their respective programs and set the mark for current and futures Warriors," commented Director of Athletics Jeremy Gibson. "Merrimack is proud and I am so honored to welcome these former student athletes into the Hall of Fame."
 
Carly Muscaro | Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | 2017
The Honda Division II Athlete of the Year in 2017, Carly Muscaro is the most decorated student athlete in Merrimack College history.  During her tenure, Muscaro was a 12-time United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-American, a two-time College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America First Team recipient, and a three-time Northeast-10 Conference Track Athlete of the Year.  She was a five-time USTFCCCA East Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year and won six NE10 Conference titles. Muscaro still owns the top three 400m times at the NE10 Indoor Championships and the top four outdoor 400m times in the NE10 Outdoor Championships. Her time of 51.78 seconds in the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships is currently the NCAA Division II Championship record. Her fastest collegiate 400 meter time of 51.17 seconds, meanwhile, ranks as one of the top-ten fastest performances in NCAA Division II history. Muscaro was included in the NE10 at 40 profile spotlight for the conference's 40th anniversary as one of the conference's Outstanding Individuals. Muscaro has also been named to the NCAA Division II USTFCAA Hall of Fame Class of 2022 and the NE10 Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
 
 
Kathryn Barkman | Women's Soccer | 1997
Kathryn Barman was a consistent high performer in the backline for the Warriors earning the NE10 Defensive Player of the Year an incredible four times (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997).  For her efforts, she was also named to the NE10 All-Conference team and the All-New England and NSCAA All-Region teams all four years of her career. In 1994, 1996 and 1997 she was named to the All-American team while helping lead the Warriors to the regular season NE10 title each of those years including the program's first trips to the NCAA Elite 8 in 1996. 
 
Mia (Basile) Vatrano | Women's Lacrosse | 2010
Mia (Basile) Vatrano was a 2010 All-American and a three-time all-conference selection, as well as an all-region honoree. She is the program's all-time leader in career points (255), assists (78), shots (302) and ranks second in goals (177). Mia was one of the most impactful players during the team's most successful era, including back-to-back 12-win seasons, helping the team reach back-to-back NE10 Tournament Semifinals. Her 81 points (47g, 34a) during her 2010 All-America campaign rank tied for third most in school history. In addition to All-America honors, she was a first team all-conference and all-region pick. She ranked fourth in the NE10 in goals per game (3.13), second in assists per game (2.27) and third in points per game (5.40) during that 2010 campaign, as well as third in game-winning goals (4) during that season. She scored eight goals in a game twice, the second most single-game total ever.
 
 
Kim Hall Tierney | Women's Soccer | 1998
The 1997 NE10 Player of the Year and All American, Kim Hall Tierney, was third in the nation in scoring in Division II (first American) and owns the Merrimack record for most goals in a season (24) and most points in a season (65). Overall, Kim ranks second in career goals (51), third in career assists (42), second in career points (144) and third in career game-winning goals (16). She is one of only two players with a career of over 40 goals and 40 assists (51 G / 42 A). Hall played a key role in getting the program to its first ever NCAA Elite 8 appearance, and winning the NE10 regular season twice.  For her efforts, Hall was named NE10 All-Conference, All-New England three times and twice to the NSCAA All-Region team. 
 
Lisa Jensen Rasanen | Women's Soccer | 2000
The North Andover native, Lisa Jensen Rasanen was a rock in the Merrimack Warrior backline from the moment she stepped on campus. The four-time NE10 All Conference player was also named the NE10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999, as well as earning All-New England, All-NSCAA All-Region and All-American honors in those two years. Lisa finished her career with the programs third most points (43) and second most assists (29) by a defender.  She was an integral part in helping the program reach its first and second NCAA tournaments (1996, 1999) and Elite-8 appearance in 1996 as well two NE10 regular season titles and the 1999 tournament title.
 
Gary Duda | Men's Basketball | 1992
Gary Duda ranks sixth in program history in scoring with 2,008 career points and is one of six Warriors ever with 2,000 career points. Duda holds Merrimack's single-season and career three-pointers records as a senior, leading Merrimack to its first-ever NE10 Championship in the 1991-92 season and was named NE10 Championship MVP after sixth-seeded Merrimack upset three higher-seeded teams to win the title.  Duda was a two-time All-Conference selection and is one of the best shooters in program history, boasting a career 86.1 free-throw percentage and never shooting worse than 84 percent in a single season. He ranks 10th all-time in NCAA Division II History in three-pointers made (389), which is also a Merrimack program record in addition to three-pointers made in a season (128 in 1991-92) and three-pointers made in a game (9 - 1992); his career .430 three-point percentage ranks second all-time at Merrimack.  Duda is the NE10's all-time leader in three-pointers (389), 6th in free-throw percentage (.862), 8th all-time in three-point percentage (.430) and the number 15 all-time leading scorer in NE10 history. 
 
Jeff Bercume | Baseball | 2009
Jeff Bercume holds or is in the top five of almost all Merrimack College baseball offensive records. He is the leader in career batting average (.356) and total bases (321). He broke the career record for hits with 231 which stood for over a decade. He is second in career slugging percentage (.495), second in career triples (14), fourth in program history in career RBI (118) fourth all time highest career on base percentage (.403) and fifth all time in program history for career doubles (41). Bercume was a three-time NE 10 First Team selection and made the Northeast Region Team as a senior in 2009. A two-year team captain, Bercume also excelled in the classroom earning NE 10 All-Academic honors while at Merrimack. Bercume signed a professional contract with the Oakland Athletics and played for two years in their minor league system.