AIC's Gailliard Heading to Northeast-10 Hall of Fame

South Easton, Mass. - Former American International College football standout Kavin Gailliard '00 was named as one of six members of the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame Class of 2008, it was announced by the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame Committee. The inductees will be honored at the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Banquet held at the Colonnade Hotel in downtown Boston on Monday, June 2.

The ceremony will include the presentation of the Northeast-10 Scholar Athletes of the Year, the awarding of the President's Cup, as well as the announcement of this year's Institution of the Year and the presentation of the Northeast-10's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

Joining Gailliard will be Jill (Croft) Paige '02 (Track & Field) of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Kim Cummings '96 (Basketball) and Jim Ferrer '89 (Basketball) of Bentley College and Ann McInerney '89 (Basketball/Softball) from Assumption College. The Northeast-10 will also induct current athletic director of Saint Anselm College and former men's soccer coach Ed Cannon.

A native of Albany, New York, Gailliard rewrote the AIC and NCAA record books (see list of records/accomplishments on page 2). He led the Yellow Jackets to a record of 31-13 from 1996-99, which included a 23-3 conference record, three division titles, the 1999 conference title and AIC's only 10-win season (1999). He was a contender for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded annually to the top Division II football player in the nation, in 1998 and 1999 and was the runner-up his senior year.

Gailliard was a two-time AP and Daktronics all-American (first-team 1999, second-team 1998), was named an all-American by USAFootball.com in 1999 and was named a first-team all-American and the 1999 Division II Offensive Back of the Year by Don Hansen's Football Gazette. A four-time all-conference selection, he was named the ECAC Player of the Year and the conference MVP in 1998 and 1999 and was also named the 1999 conference Offensive Player of the Year. Gailliard was also named a New England Football Writers Division II-III all-Star in 1998 and 1999 and was a Gold Helmet Award winner in 1998 and 1999.

Gailliard's Records/Accomplishments

• 2,653 rushing yards in 1999; NCAA and AIC record (record was previously held by Barry Sanders)
• 6,523 career rushing yards; AIC record, second in NCAA history
• 8,858 career all-purpose yards; New England Division II and AIC record, third in NCAA history
• 476 career points; New England Division II and AIC record, second in NCAA history
• 353 all-purpose yards in a game (11/6/99); New England Division II and AIC record
• 347 rushing yards in a game (11/6/99); AIC record
• 221.1 yards per game (1999); NCAA Division II record, second in NCAA
• 206 points (1999); AIC and NCAA record
• 150.5 career yards per game; New England Division II and AIC record
• 78 career touchdowns; New England Division II and AIC record
• 32 rushing touchdowns (1999); NCAA and AIC record
• 17.4 yards per carry (11/6/99); New England Division II and AIC record, 0.1 yards shy of the NCAA Division II record
• 14 career 200-yard games; New England Division II and AIC record
• 11 100-yard rushing games in a season; New England Division II and AIC record, tied for NCAA Division II record
• 8.3 career yards per carry; NCAA Division II Record (min. 250 carries)
• eight consecutive 200-yard games; NCAA Division II record
• eight 200-yard games in a season; NCAA Division II record
• four career 300-yard games; New England Division II record
• Led the NCAA Division II in rushing yardage, all-purpose yardage and scoring in 1999