Men's Lacrosse | 4/14/2016 2:10:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY - RIT men's lacrosse captain, Matt Hossack (Port Perry, Ontario/Port Perry), a fourth-year mechanical engineering student from Port Perry, Ontario and Barry Culhane, Executive Assistant to President Bill Destler, were honored at the 67th Annual Rochester Press Radio Club Day of Champions Dinner on Tuesday, May 31 at the Riverside Convention Center. Hossack was named the Rich Funke Jr. College Male Athlete of the Year, while Culhane was honored with the Major Donald Holleder Award.
 
Hossack, a senior long-stick midfielder, was named the 2015 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Iroquois National Award as Division III's Most Outstanding Player, along with earning first team All-American honors in both 2015 and 2016. He He was a two-time Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year, two-time Liberty League Tournament MVP, and twice was an all-league first team pick.
 
In four seasons at RIT, Hossack led the team to 52 straight regular season wins, a 78-7 overall record, and four trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a berth in the 2013 National Championship game. He is among RIT's all-time leaders with 369 ground balls and 139 caused turnovers. RIT went 21-1 in 2015 and 18-2 during the 2016 season.
 
Culhane joined the university in 1974 and is an integral part of the campus community. Having served in the United States Army as a medic, Culhane has become a key advocate for veterans in the Rochester area. He has played key leadership roles with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Corporation of Greater Rochester, the Al Sigl Center, Junior Achievement of Rochester, Upstate New York Multiple Sclerosis, the Rochester Rotary Club and numerous other organizations.
 
In 1995, he received the President of RIT's Award for Excellence and the Roger Robach Award for his work on the Vietnam Memorial. Culhane received the second Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award in 2004.
 
Culhane is also the chairperson for the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival. Implemented in 2007, Imagine RIT is a campus-wide event that showcases the innovative and creative spirit of RIT students, faculty and staff that attracts 30,000 visitors on a yearly basis.
 
RIT recipients of the Rich Funke Jr. College Male Athlete of the Year Award:
1992 - Jason Rich, men's soccer
1994 - Tony Fraij, men's cross country/track and field
1996 - Craig Jones, men's basketball
1998 - Matt Hamill, wrestling
1999 - Ben Hunt, men's lacrosse
2002 - Mike Bournazakis, men's hockey
2007 - Simon Lambert, men's hockey
2010 - Jared DeMichiel, men's hockey
2013 – Jack Krzyston, men's lacrosse
2015 – Matt Hossack (Port Perry, Ontario/Port Perry), men's lacrosse