MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College has announced its 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame Class with women's basketball career scoring leader Rikki (Mulloy) Trombley '15, NCAA men's wrestling champion Alex Coolidge '14, softball all-time hits queen Nicole Duncan '11 and versatile football playmaker Andy Ehresman '96.
The quartet will be inducted on campus the morning of Saturday, Oct. 3 in conjunction with the Alumni C Club Breakfast. They will also be recognized at halftime of the 2 p.m. Cornell-Ripon homecoming football game later that day at Van Metre Field at Ash Park.
Rikki (Mulloy) Trombley
Trombley, of Phoenix, Ariz., is Cornell's only basketball player named first team all-conference four times in a career. She emerged onto the collegiate scene during the Rams' final season in the Iowa Conference (2011-12), followed by three distinguished campaigns in the Midwest Conference (2012-15).
The sharp-shooting guard registered 1,478 career points, a school record that stands today. Trombley also holds career marks for field goals attempted (1,245), 3-pointers made (225) and 3-pointers attempted (615). She is Cornell's record holder for free throw percentage in a season (90.4 in 2012-13) and shares the program record for 3-pointers made in a game (7).
Her name etched in Cornell's record books 32 times, Trombley drained at least 50 3-pointers in four consecutive seasons and was a career 36.6-percent shooter from beyond the arc. She buried 283 career free throws, connecting at a sizzling 83.7-percent clip.
Trombley played 100 games for the Rams, including nine in the postseason. Trombley's teams compiled a glossy 70-31 record, highlighted by an impressive three-year MWC run of 45-9.
Trombley directed the Rams to back-to-back MWC regular season championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14, snapping a conference title drought of 31 years. The record-breaking 2012-13 squad finished 25-2 and secured the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. The host Rams handled St. Scholastica in the first round, 76-54, and then lost a 53-52 nail-biter to St. Thomas in the Round of 32.
Trombley was named Cornell's 2015 Sportswoman of the Year and 2012 First-Year Female Athlete of the Year.
Alex Coolidge
Coolidge treated a large contingent of Cornell wrestling fans to a national championship at 197 pounds on March 15, 2014, in nearby Cedar Rapids. The top-seeded Coolidge rallied in the final 30 seconds to beat UW-Whitewater's Shane Siefert, 6-5, and became Cornell's first NCAA champion in 24 years.
It was sweet redemption for Coolidge, who was runner-up at the 2013 NCAA Championships. The Gillette, Wyo., native is the last Ram to reach the NCAA finals in consecutive years since 1950-51 (Walter Romanowski).
Coolidge was crowned Central Region champion in each of his final two seasons, finishing 29-4 as a senior and 32-4 as a junior. He also qualified for nationals in 2012, concluding that campaign at 25-11. The two-time Iowa Conference placewinner took third at the 2012 IIAC Championships and fifth in 2011.
Coolidge sported a career record of 105-32. He stands 11th on Cornell's all-time list for winning percentage (76.6) and 14th in wins. Coolidge ranks in the program's Top 15 twice for season winning percentage (88.8 in 2012-13 and 87.9 in 2013-14).
Coolidge was a member of three NCAA Top 25 team finishes, topped by a 16th-place showing in 2014. He helped the Rams win 41 duals over four seasons. Coolidge was honored as Cornell's 2014 Paul K. Scott Senior Male Athlete of the Year and 2013 Junior Male Athlete of the Year.
Nicole Duncan
The most prolific softball hitter in school history, Duncan compiled career records of 200 hits, 51 doubles, 108 RBIs, 314 total bases and 514 at-bats from 2008-11 that are still untouched today. The smooth-swinging lefty and outfielder started all 150 games she played as a Ram.
Duncan is Cornell's only three-time all-region softball selection, earning third team honors in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Wilton, Iowa, native was also a three-time all-Iowa Conference pick – the only Ram to accomplish that feat. Duncan garnered first team all-IIAC accolades as a freshman and senior.
At the time of her graduation, Duncan owned a staggering 17 school records. Her 20 doubles and 98 total bases in 2009 remain atop the program's single-season list. Duncan scored 120 runs, blasted 76 extra-base hits and held a hefty .389 batting average over her collegiate career.
As a senior, Duncan guided the 2011 team to the program's winningest season – at the time – with a 25-14 mark. The Rams appeared in the region rankings for the first time and won their first-ever IIAC Tournament game.
The Rams racked up 80 wins and qualified for the conference tournament twice during Duncan's four-year career. She was tabbed Cornell's 2011 Ellen Whale Senior Female Athlete of the Year and 2008 First-Year Female Athlete of the Year.
Andy Ehresman
Ehresman was a big play waiting to happen on the grid iron from 1992-95, during which the Rams captured two MWC championships and boasted a 32-6 record.
The Marion, Iowa, native was voted the 1995 MWC South Division Offensive Player of the Year while earning first team all-conference honors at running back and return specialist. Ehresman was a nominee for the 1995 Melberger Award (Division III Player of the Year) following a season in which he ranked No. 8 nationally in kick return average (28.5 ypa) and No. 10 for punt return average (13.9 ypa).
Ehresman is Cornell's career leader for yards per rush (8.3) and yards per punt return (13.8). In 1994, he finished No. 10 in the country for all-purpose yards (174.0 ypg). Ehresman's explosiveness was on full display in the 1994 MWC South Division title game against Coe, when he rushed 13 times for 232 yards, highlighted by an 88-yard touchdown on Cornell's first play from scrimmage.
Ehresman, a 1994 second team all-MWC return specialist, amassed 3,784 all-purpose yards and scored 25 touchdowns as a Ram. He netted 1,556 rushing yards on only 186 career carries. As a junior, Ehresman averaged 9.8 yards on 65 rushing attempts.
Ehresman was a member of the perfect 10-0 MWC championship team in 1992. He was co-captain of the 1995 squad that was crowned MWC champions with a 9-1 overall record. Ehresman was celebrated as Cornell's 1996 Paul K. Scott Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
