Class of 1996
Andy Carr
Andy Carr solidified his name into CCRI’s record books and Junior College record books with an incredible 1989 season.
He was the team’s MVP in 1989 and led the team to a New England Championship; becoming New England Champions, they then went on to Texas for a National Championship. Carr was 16-0, playing No. 1 for both singles and doubles for the team, he became New England singles champion, he was named to first-team All-New England in both singles and doubles, and he participated in the NJCAA tournament.
Carr is now a very successful tennis coach, coaching South Kingstown High School’s Boys' Varsity Tennis team.
Ray Carr
Coach Carr initiated the Tennis program in 1975 and coaching the Tennis program for two decades, retiring in 1994. In those 20 years his teams made 20 regional playoff appearances, won 11 New England titles, 5 Colonial States Athletic Conference Championships, and was in 5 NJCAA National Tournaments.
Coach Carr was New England Tennis Coach of the Year for an incredible 11 times, was CSAC Coach of the Year 5 times, has an overall record of 191-33; which is among the best in national junior college tennis history and that includes 6 undefeated seasons. Coach Carr came into CCRI after having a successful teaching and coaching career at North Kingstown High School. At North Kingstown, he was a Physical Education teacher, coached baseball, football, tennis, and wrestling coach as well.
Once arriving at CCRI in 1974, he was an integral part in the development of the physical education department and was a supervisor for the Community Recreation Program; as well as being a member of the Narragansett School Committee for many years.
Mike Crawley
Crawley was one of the first great runners CCRI has had, enrolling in 1981 and earning a place on the first Cross Country team. Right away he became a force to be reckoned with, becoming the team's Most Valuable Runner and first-team All-New Englander.
In 1982, Crawley was All-New England and the team’s Most Valuable Runner once again; as well as earning an appearance at the NJCAA National Championships, placing 14th. He was also invited to be a part of an invitational meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After CCRI, he went on to Southern Connecticut and was the team’s top runner there. Crawley finished 7th in the 5,000 meters in the 1984 NCAA National Championships and was ranked 7th nationally for the 10,000 meters.
After graduating from Southern Connecticut, Crawley came back to Rhode Island, where he ran at many local races, competing against many great Providence College runners. In 1984, he went to coach and coached for Shea High School, LaSalle Academy and Lincoln High School.
Cindy Mascio
Mascio’s athletic career at CCRI is rivaled by a few. She accomplished many achievements, excelling in both basketball and softball. She was the first ever to win CCRI’s Female Student Athlete Award. In the 1980-1981 season of basketball, she scored 16.7 points per game; also scoring 32 points in one game against Mitchell College.
In her second season, she was the team’s MVP and at the time was the College’s all-time leading scorer with 657 points. Mascio was second team All-New England in her last year and in softball she was All-New England second-team her freshman year, batting over .340.
Nuno Neves
Neves was an outstanding soccer player for CCRI and later on, was a great mentor to other soccer players at CCRI as an assistant soccer coach. Neves led the 1983 and 1984 teams to one of the two best year records ever assembled by consecutive teams with it being 29-6-3.
Neves was a two-time National Soccer Coaches Association All-American and a two-time NJCAA first team All-New England. In 1983, he led the team to its highest national ranking of 7. In 1984, Neves being the team’s captain, MVP, was CCRI’s Outstanding Male Athlete and All-Northeast District pick. As an assistant coach, being paired up with Head Coach Gaspar; they have accomplished nine consecutive playoff appearances and nine straight winning records.
Nuno played semiprofessional soccer with the Rhode Island Sharks, the Warren Soccer Club, and the Lowell, Massachusetts team, helping the latter squad to three championships in a row. In 1998 he coached the Rhode Island Under-14 Premiere team to Eastern Regional and Virginia Open tournament titles and in 2006, Neves was inducted into Warren’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Brenda Randall
Another one of CCRI’s gifted athletes, Randall achieved much greatness in softball and basketball. Being the team’s MVP in basketball, she was first-team All-New England and her 723 career points has her on the all-time scorers list.
In 1989, she made history, scoring 38 points in a single game for a school record at the time. In that same season, she was an All-CSAC (Colonial States Athletic Conference) second team, was regional All-Tournament, and led the team to their first 20-win season. Randall was a two-time All-New England for softball and in 1989 she was the region’s second-team catcher and helped the softball team achieve one of their best records at 19-5 and finishing third place in a regional tournament.
A year later, Randall was first-team All-New England as a utility player, All-CSAC, team MVP and a kodak All-District choice. She was also the first to receive the Ann Cullen Award, which is presented to CCRI’s outstanding female athlete and she was nominated for the Rhode Island Association of Intercollegiate Athletic Women’s annual Award.