Two Grand Forks Red River alums enter Kalamazoo College Athletics Hall of Fame

Oct. 27—GRAND FORKS — Two Grand Forks Red River tennis alums were inducted into the Kalamazoo College Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 22.

Kennelly, a 1993 Red River graduate, was a three-time doubles All-American and a three-time All-MIAA second-team selection for the NCAA Division III program. He won conference doubles championships in 1996 and 1997 and captained the Hornets during both seasons.

Seelan, a 2002 Red River graduate, claimed four All-America honors, three in doubles and one in singles. He won the 2006 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region doubles championship and was named the region’s Senior Player of the Year.

A three-time All-MIAA selection, conference MVP and three-time doubles champion, Seelan also received the MIAA Stowe Memorial Award. He helped reach the NCAA Division III doubles semifinals in 2004 and the national championship match in 2005 and served as team captain as a senior.

Kennelly and the Roughriders won state team championships in North Dakota in 1991 and 1992. Kennelly won an East Region singles title in the fall of 1992 and finished fourth at state in singles.

Seelan was a mainstay for the Riders, who won state team championships from 1998 to 2014. Seelan finished third at state in singles and was the East Region singles champion as a senior in the fall of 2001.