Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
Bridget E. Niland
- Induction:
- 2002
- Class:
- 1995
1991-95 (BA '95, EdM '98, JD '98)
- Bridget broke five individual UB indoor and outdoor track records (her specialties were the 3000 and 5000-meters) and was a member of two record-setting relays.
- She won four individual ECC championships in indoor and outdoor track distance events and also was a member of two title-winning relays as UB claimed ECC track titles in 1992 (indoor and outdoor) and 1995.
- Captured the East Coast Conference's 1993 individual cross country crown and led and captioned UB to the team title.
- In 1992, Bridget broke UB's home course cross country record and, a year earlier, was all-ECC as UB captured team honors.
- Chaired the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for three years.
- As chair, Bridget argued successfully at the NCAA Convention for the adoption of legislation to allow partial qualifiers a fourth year of eligibility (if certain academic criteria are met) and to allow full scholarship student-athletes part-time jobs.
Swim vs. Duquesne
Sunday, January 11
Dive vs. Duquesne
Sunday, January 11
Men's Basketball at Ohio Press Conference
Sunday, January 11
Women's Basketball Postgame Presser vs. Ohio
Saturday, January 10
