Deborah Konuch (1986)

One of the best student athletes to come into CCRI was Deborah Konuch.  She was a three-sport athlete at CCRI, playing basketball, softball, and volleyball.  She was an All-New England selection for both basketball and volleyball and was named as CCRI’s outstanding student athlete in her last year.  She was also the basketball team’s MVP and after graduating from CCRI, she went on to Roger Williams and had an equally great career over there.  Konuch surpassed the 1,000 career points in her college career, finishing with 1,162.  She was an All-New England in volleyball and basketball at Roger Williams as well and she was the first woman in Roger Williams’ history to earn NAIA All-District honors in both basketball and volleyball.  In volleyball, she was a part of the NAIA Nationals All-Tournament team and led the volleyball team to the ECAC Championship in 1985.  She was a Mayflower Conference All-Star for both teams and she was Roger Williams’ Female Athlete of the Year in 1984 and 1985.  She was inducted into Roger Williams’ athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.  Konuch has also been a part of the National Youth Sports Program staff at CCRI.