BOSTON – Northeastern University Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Madigan announced the newest inductees into the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday. Kayla (Cappuzzo) Geaslen (women's soccer), Megan Clark (swimming & diving), Nicole Genard (women's track and field), Paul Grant (men's track and field), Rob Rudnick (contribution to athletics), Erika Silva (women's ice hockey), Jordan Thomson (baseball), the 2002 football team and 2001 volleyball team will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 12 on the Northeastern campus.
 
Tickets are now available to the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony and can be purchased by visiting NUHuskies.com/HOF2026.
 
Kayla (Cappuzzo) Geaslen – Women's Soccer
A four-time all-conference selection and two-time CAA champion, Kayla (Cappuzzo) Geaslen left her mark all over the Northeastern women's soccer record book. Geaslen appeared in 87 matches, tied for the second most all-time, finishing with 17 goals (ninth in team history) and 25 assists (second in team history) for 59 points (fifth in team history), and her impressive individual accolades were accompanied by unprecedented team success. Entering her rookie season in 2014 hoping to help Northeastern repeat as league champions, the Huskies did just that en route to the most wins and fewest losses in program history along with the first NCAA Tournament victory in team history. Geaslen and the Huskies won the CAA once again during her junior campaign in 2016 before Geaslen concluded her career with two first team, two second team and two all-tournament team nods from the CAA.
 
Megan Clark – Swimming & Diving
Widely regarded as the greatest swimmer in Northeastern history, Megan Clark concluded her career on Huntington Avenue as one of the most decorated athletes ever to wear the Red and Black. Clark, who set school records in the 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle and 200 Medley Relay and is still the NU record holder in the 100 Freestyle, is the only student-athlete in team history to qualify for the NCAA Championships on three occasions, a feat she accomplished as a sophomore, junior and senior. Along the way, Clark was an eight-time CAA Champion and 11-time All-CAA honoree, highlighted by winning CAA Swimmer of the Year honors as a sophomore in 2018 and senior in 2020. The Fairfax Station, Va. native also holds the CAA championship record in the 50 free, which earned her CAA Swimmer of the Meet honors in 2018, and went on to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Trials.
 
Nicole Genard – Women's Track and Field
A consistent and reliable championship scorer, Nicole Genard finished her Northeastern career with seven CAA medals, including three golds. Genard emerged as one of the top multi athletes in New England, capturing gold in the heptathlon at both the 2013 and 2014 CAA Outdoor Championship while also competing in several other events highlighted by Most Outstanding Field Athlete honors in 2014. She also medaled in the 60-meter hurdles, javelin, long jump and 4x100-meter relay at conference and New England championship meets during her career, qualified for the 2015 NCAA East Regional in the javelin, and Genard helped the Huskies to the 2016 New England Outdoor Championship as well as New England indoor crowns in 2014, 2015 and 2016. She still holds the school record in the javelin and is also fifth all-time at Northeastern in the heptathlon and ninth in the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Paul Grant – Men's Track and Field
A four-time individual champion in the pole vault at the New England Indoor Championships, Paul Grant's story is one of athletic dominance and personal resiliency. He was a member of the Northeastern men's track and field team that won five straight New England indoor crowns (1975-79) as well as three consecutive New England Outdoor titles (1976-78). Despite suffering a broken neck in a car accident, Grant was determined to return to competition, and did just that to finish his career with a 90% winning percentage. Nearly 50 years later, Grant's marks in the pole vault still sit among the tops in program history, ranking in a tie for sixth on the indoor (4.88-meters) and tied for eighth outdoor (4.80-meters) performance lists, both of which would have been good for first place at the most recent conference championship meets in 2026. 
 
Rob Rudnick – Contribution To Athletics
Entering his 50th season broadcasting Huskies games in 2026-27, Rob Rudnick has become synonymous with Northeastern Athletics. Rudnick began his tenure in 1977, and has been behind the microphone for some of the most monumental moments in Northeastern history. From Beanpot titles to conference championships and NCAA Tournaments, Rudnick brought the action of Huskies football, men's basketball and men's ice hockey to life for both television and radio audiences over the last five decades. He was honored with the Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award winner in 2004, presented to an individual who has demonstrated a superior body of work in promoting and covering Hockey East over an extended period of time before earning the Fernie Flaman Award in 2017, which is presented for an individual's commitment and dedication to the Northeastern men's ice hockey program.
 
Erika (Silva) Adams – Women's Ice Hockey
In a long line of elite women's ice hockey goaltenders, Erika (Silva) Adams stands as one of the most accomplished in Northeastern history. A standout during her collegiate career, Adams earned back-to-back Bertagna Award honors (2000, 2001) as the Beanpot's top goaltender and was named ECAC Goalie of the Year in 2000-01, a season that also brought AHCA Division I All-American and All-ECAC honors. She was a Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist that same year, following an Honorable Mention All-ECAC selection in 1998-99. In 2025, Adams was inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame. Her statistical legacy remains etched in the program's record books: she ranks third in career wins (61) and shutouts (20), fourth in games played (98), and fifth in goals against average (1.89). Her single-season efforts include a 1.27 GAA (1997-98) and 22 wins with nine shutouts (1999-00). Adams also backstopped Northeastern to the 1998 Beanpot Championship.
 
Jordan Thomson – Baseball
Jordan Thomson ranks among the most decorated pitchers in Northeastern baseball history. His standout 2004 campaign earned him America East Pitcher of the Year and All-America East First Team honors, building on a strong 2003 season that included America East All-Tournament Team recognition. That same year, Thomson was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 17th round (520th overall) of the 2004 MLB Draft. Thomson's career numbers place him firmly in the program's record books: second all-time in wins (24) and complete games (24), tied for 2nd in shutouts (four), fourth in innings pitched (282.2), and sixth in strikeouts (241). A key contributor to Northeastern's success, Thomson helped the Huskies to an America East Championship and NCAA appearance in 2003, an American East regular season crown in 2004, and a Beanpot title in 2002.
 
2002 Football Team
Picked to finish 10th in the Atlantic 10 entering the season, the 2002 Northeastern football team defied all expectations through determination, resilience and elite performance, catapulting the Huskies from a regional program into a nationally recognized powerhouse by earning the school's first-ever conference title and NCAA playoff berth along with the highest national ranking in program history.
 
Led by Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Don Brown, All-American linebacker Steve Anzalone and significant depth on both sides of the ball, Northeastern won a program-record 10 games in 2002, highlighted by a 41-10 victory over James Madison at Parsons Field to post a 7-2 conference record to earn the school's first-ever conference title and bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were seeded fourth in the 16-team field. Along the way, Northeastern secured one of the top victories in team history with a 31-0 victory at Division I-A Ohio, as well as the first ever win over Harvard and a 38-13 win over No. 11 Villanova. Ten Huskies earned all-conference honors that season, including six Atlantic 10 First Team selections.
 
2001 Volleyball Team
Twenty-five years later, the 2001 Northeastern volleyball team still stands as the best in program history. Led by head coach Ken Nichols and the play of four first team all-conference selections (Kristin Deatherage, Gianina Pellegrini, Erin Spangler and Kristin (Ursillo) Prosser), the Huskies recorded 23 victories that season, including an 11-3 mark in league play thanks to streaks of six and five wins to secure the No. 2 seed in the America East Tournament. There, Northeastern defeated rival New Hampshire in the semifinal, 3-1, to setup a date with Maine in the title game. The Huskies would go on to sweep the Black Bears, 3-0, to win its first conference championship in team history and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. (Ursillo) Prosser was named both the America East Tournament MVP and Setter of the Year, while Pellegrini's .372 attack percentage still ranks first in Northeastern single-season history.