UMass Dartmouth Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Class

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Department of Athletics and Recreation announced the five individuals and one team that will be inducted into the Corsairs Hall of Fame class of 2021 on October 9 at Woodland Commons.

Kevin Cutler '16 (track & field,) Trod Harold Jr. '10 (football), Thomas Monahan '20 (men's tennis), Colleen Moriarty '13 (women's basketball), Mike Owens '12 (ice hockey), and the 1988 softball team will be enshrined.

Kevin Cutler '16 (Men's Track & Field)
A first ballot Hall of Famer, Kevin Cutler is among the all-time great student-athletes at UMass Dartmouth. A standout in the high jump, Cutler's three Division III All-America honors place him seventh among All-America honorees in the history of Corsair athletics. Cutler captured consecutive indoor high jump All-America honors in 2014 and 2015 respectively, and added his third national honor during the 2016 outdoor season. He was also named the LEC's Track & Field Athlete of the Year in 2016.

During his career, Cutler placed third in the high jump in the NCAA in both indoor and outdoor, he was a two-time New England Division III Champion, captured the ECAC Division III Championship, and was the second Corsair to earn All-America honors in the high jump.

Cutler's all-time mark in the high jump came on April 30, 2016 at UMass Dartmouth when he soared 2.17 meters (7'1.5 feet). That jump is the highest in Little East Conference history for both indoor and outdoor high jumps and is tied for 14th all-time in NCAA Division III history.

Trod Harold Jr. '10 (Football)
His name dominates the UMass Dartmouth football record book, he ranks first in career rushing yards (4,023), rushing yards in a season (1,567), single-season rushing yards per game (162.3), rushing touchdowns (42), and single season rushing touchdowns with 16 which he did twice in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Harold is also the Corsairs career scoring leader with 252 points and is tied for first in single season scoring with 96 points.

Harold is the second Corsair running back to eclipse the thousand-yard plateau and is the only player in UMassD history to gain over 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.

In his junior season, Harold earned a Second Team All-East Region nod from D3football.com, he followed that by collecting the Boston Globe Golden Helmet award while serving as a captain his senior year. Harold was a three-time New England Football Conference Boyd Division honoree and took home the four-year award to cap off his historic career.

Thomas Monahan '20 (Men's Tennis)
Thomas Monahan truly encapsulates what it means to be a Corsair. He played number one his entire career as a member of the Southeastern Massachusetts University men's tennis team from 1970-74. In 1971, he led what is perhaps the greatest team ever at UMass Dartmouth. The team qualified for the NAIA Championship Tournament in Kansas City and finished the year as the no. 12 team in the nation. Monahan achieved an in individual record of 33 wins and 1 loss.

As the number one player in his sophomore and junior years, Monahan was the runner-up in district singles and won the doubles championship with fellow Hall of Famer, Roger Canto, who was inducted in 1997.

Monahan's team won the district championship in 1974 to return to the NAIA National Tournament in his senior season. At that same time, Monahan faced economic hardship and was forced to leave the university without finishing his degree. His tennis skills led him to become a professional where he has played all around the country, represented the United States in the Osuna Cup, and was named the New England Tennis Pro of the Year in 1980. This led Monahan to become the Tennis Director at the Denver Country Club in Colorado. He later moved to California to become a financial advisor for firms such as Dean Witter, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

At the age of 66, Monahan returned to UMass Dartmouth in 2018 to finish his degree and participated in his graduation with his classmates in 2020. He is currently continuing his education at his alma mater, pursuing his master's degree in public policy, he is set to graduate in the spring of 2022.

Colleen Moriarty '13 (Women's Basketball)
Colleen Moriarty established herself as one of the greatest women's basketball players to walk through the doors of the Tripp Athletic Center. A four-year letter winner, Moriarty earned post-season recognition at and unprecedented pace for a Corsair women's basketball player, and set the tone for the success of the program in recent years. After earning Second Team All-Little East honors her junior year, Moriarty became a top player in New England her senior season.
She averaged 19.0 points per game, shooting .490 percent from the field, 8.3 rebounds per game, blocked 57 shots, dished out 56 assists and swiped 41 steals. She led the team to a 20-8 record and a spot in the Little East Championship game.

Following that season, the hardware rolled in for Moriarty. She was named All-Northeast Region by the New England Women's Basketball Association and D3Hoops.com, LEC Player of the Year, First Team All-Little East Conference, ECAC All-Region, and was selected to participate in the NEWBA Senior All-Star Game. She finished her career as the sixth member of the 1,000-point club with 1,219 points and added 653 career rebounds, 161 blocks, and 135 assists.

Moriarty tallied a career high 35 points against Plymouth State on Jan. 26, 2013, and posted 24 double-doubles during her time in a Corsair uniform.

Mike Owens '12 (Ice Hockey)
Mike Owens led UMass Dartmouth to a 16-9-2 record in his senior season in 2011-12. He more than doubled his totals from the year prior with 23 goals and 17 assists for a total of 40 points. For his efforts, he was awarded Third Team CCM/American Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-America, becoming the third Corsair to earn All-America honors. Owens also garnered the MASCAC Player of the Year, a First Team MASCAC All-Star award, and a New England Hockey Writers Division II/III All-Star team selection. 

A four-year letter winner, captain, and MASCAC All-Academic selection, Owens ranked fourth nationally in goals per game his senior year (0.85), and 11th in points per game (1.48). 

For his career, Owens scored 42 goals and added 38 assists for a total of 80 points in 101 games. He recorded a career-high five points against Fitchburg State in 2012 with three goals and two assists.  

1988 Softball Team
The 1988 Southeastern Massachusetts University softball team was the first team in school history to qualify for the NCAA Tournament at a time with no automatic qualifiers. After splitting their first two games of the season in Florida, the Corsairs rattled off nine consecutive wins and 16 of their next 18, which included a 1-1 tie against Bridgewater State. The Corsairs advanced to the ECAC Tournament where the team went 1-2 with a 10-1 win over Westfield State and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

Offensively, the team was led by seniors Debora O'Reilly (.315 BA, 11 RBI, 34 H) and Nancy Boucher (.273 BA, 21 H), juniors Kelley Lewis (.305 BA, 26 RBI, 4 HR, 7 2B, 3 3B) and Elizabeth MacMillan (.253 BA, 12 RBI), and sophomores Dawn McKenney (.370 BA, 11 RBI) and Jennifer Walton (.297 BA, 20 RBI).

In the circle, it was all Debra Halstead all the time. The junior pitched 199.3 innings of the 205 total for the season. She compiled a 20-8 record with a 0.91 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 29 starts. Halstead threw 23 complete games and only walked 28 out of the 753 batters she faced and allowed just 19 extra base hits.

The team finished the year with a 20-8-1 record, which currently stands as the eighth most wins in a season all-time.