Nichols College Athletics Hall of Fame
Jenn (Eaton) Kilbride was a talented three-sport athlete at Nichols, earning four letters in soccer, three in basketball and one each in track and softball. Jenn was a two-time All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection and was named the Nichols College Sophomore, Junior and Senior Female Athlete of the Year.
A two-year captain, Jenn capped off her outstanding soccer career at sweeper with First Team All-CCC honors in her senior year. The team's Most Valuable Player, she scored her first collegiate goal when she netted the only score of the game against New England College on October 10. A First Team All-Conference All Star as a junior, and was named the team's Unsung Hero in her sophomore season. In 1995, Jenn was named to the All-CCC Second Team and was tabbed the team's Rookie of the Year. In four years, Jenn played in 75 games with a goal and four assists.
Jenn carried her speed to the track where in her only season as a junior, she posted the team's lone first-place finish, winning the 800 meter run at the WPI meet on March 28 with a time of 2:44.6. Jenn held Nichols College's record in the 800 meters with a time of 2:29.2, which she recorded at the Bridgewater meet on April 11 at the time of induction. She was named the team's co-MVP.
On the basketball court, Jenn scored 295 career points in 57 games, playing in all 22 games her junior season and was named the team's MVP as a senior. After seeing action in 16 games as a sophomore, Jenn pulled down 107 rebounds and scored 144 points as a junior, earning the team's Most Improved Player award. She scored 135 points as a senior and recorded 96 rebounds for a career total 213.
She also played one season of softball as a senior, playing in 14 games mostly using her speed as a pinch runner. She scored four runs and stole four bases.