Class of 2000
Thomas Bush
Bush was an outstanding outfielder, all-around player, and a valuable team leader on the 1979 and 1980 baseball teams.
As a freshman, he was All-New England first-team, batting .410 on the 1979 team that was 14-6. In 1980, he led the team to a 19-6 record that included a 13-game win streak. His .429 batting average, that earned him second-team All-New England honors.
Coach Fell said this about Bush, “Tom played the outfield to perfection and always threw to the right base. His speed and anticipation always made him a threat to steal or to advance extra bases." Bush continued playing baseball in the RI Men’s Baseball Senior League.
In 1997, his regional All-Star team won the Men’s World Series championship in Pheonix, Arizona. In 1998, he led another All-Star team finish runner-up at the Nike World Games in Oregon. Bush has contributed to his community by coaching youth hockey and little league baseball.
Robert DaCosta
DaCosta was an NJCAA All-American first-team selection in 1993 and was able to reach the 1,000 career points mark by scoring 1,000 points exactly.
He had averaged 35 points per game in his senior year at Boston Technical High School and was not just known for his inside scoring ability or rebounding, he was a premier 3-point shooter. In ‘91-’92 season, he averaged 14.0 points per game, made All-Region first team, helped lead the team to a 25-8 record with a 3rd place finish in the NJCAA Division III Championships.
That season’s team was one of the highest scoring CCRI basketball team, scoring 3,288 points, an average of 99.6 points per game. It marked the 5th straight year CCRI had won 24 games or more. DaCosta led the team in scoring (18.7), 3-pointers (64), foul shots (70), and rebound average (8.8); he helped the team obtain a 21-0 record, another New England title, and another berth in the Division III nationals.
His last year was so impressive, he was first- team NJCAA All-American, All-Region, All-CSAC TEAMS, and was All-New England Tourney MVP, as well as being co-MVP with Chris Dunn.
Gail Davis
A legend among coaches in girl’s and women’s volleyball in Rhode Island.
Coach Davis always molded student-athletes into champions year after year with the emphasis on basic fundamental skills. Coach Davis established CCRI’s women’s volleyball program in 1977 and in 15 years would guide the program to 10 New England titles, 2 Northeast District finals, and 7 straight Colonial States Athletic Conference championships.
She accumulated a record of 254-85 at CCRI and was named as New England Coach of the Year in 1977, 1990, 1991 and was CSAC Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1991; as well as receiving a Distinguished Service Award from CCRI in 1997. Coach Davis first coached and taught in Providence from 1960-1968. She taught Physical Education and coached in Warwick from 1968 until her retirement in 1990.
Her Toll Gate High School girls' volleyball teams were almost unbeatable, amassing a record of 354-27, winning 9 state titles from 1979-1988. Coach Davis has achieved many accolades and some are as follows: 1992 Rhode Island College Hall of Fame, The Franklin Select Circle Volleyball Coach “Gold” Award in 1989, URI Athletic Department and High School Sports Directors RI High School Girls Coach of the Year in 1981 and 1983.
She was also inducted into RIIL Hall of Fame in 2005.
Christopher Dunn
Dunn grew into a versatile guard and a valuable all-around player on two successful New England Division III championship teams.
Dunn learned his lessons well in his first season, coming off the bench averaging 7.6 points per game behind first-team All-American Brendan Murphy on the ‘91-’92 team that achieved a 25-8 record and setting the all-time scoring record with 3,288 points.
The next season Dunn and DaCosta took over as leaders on a young team that went 21-10. Dunn averaged 17.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game and capped of his career by being named to the All-Region Second-Team, All-New England Tourney and All-CSAC squads while sharing team MVP honors with DaCosta. His education and basketball career continued at Worcester-PolyTechnic Institute where he became an NCAA Division III honorable mention All-American in 1995, All-Constitution Athletic Conference selection twice and ‘94-’95 league MVP.
He was a top ten scorer nationally in NCAA Division III for 2 years, Dunn set several school scoring records. He became a member of the WPI Men's Basketball team's exclusive 1,000-point club. Chris averaged 24.0 points during his junior season while leading the Engineers in scoring in 19 of 25 contests. He equaled the single game scoring mark when he poured in 39 points.
Chris would end the season with a school record 600 points, in his last season at WPI, the team had a 19-9 record and was the second best at WPI since 1928. Again, Chris broke the single game scoring record, this time pouring in 43 points and his 636 points broke his own single-season standard. He was selected CAC Player of the Year, the first WPI player ever receive the honor. He earned All-New England and All-ECAC honors, and capped his standout career by being named honorable mention All-America.
Dunn ended his career 12th all-time on the WPI scoring list, a significant achievement for someone to accomplish in just two seasons. He was inducted into WPI athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 and he has served as vice president of sales at mortgage broker East Funding, and an account executive for East Commerce Solutions, both in East Providence.
Paul Giansanti
Giansanti was one of the best all-around players to ever wear a CCRI baseball uniform, twice being selected for first-team All-New England teams.
Giansanti had an excellent career at the former Warwick Veterans Memorial High School; he blossomed into a star as a freshman first baseman. Batting .500 and driving in an average of 1.36 RBIs per game elevated him near the top of all junior college players nationally in 1984 as well as having a perfect fielding percentage. In the 1984 state college baseball playoffs, Giansanti’s home run helped CCRI defeat Rhode Island College 2-1.
They later lost to Providence College, a Big East contender that was 7-4, in the semifinals that was held at McCoy Stadium. In the 1986 season, he fulfilled entirely different roles as a pitcher and designated hitter. Of course, he had another exceptional year. He was dominating on the mound, winning nearly half of the team’s games by compiling a 9-0 record, 3.47 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 56 innings on a 21-10-1 team.
He later went on to play for Providence College on a scholarship and later worked as a Business Office Manager at Roger Williams Medical Center.
Dr. Julie (Guglielmetti) Landro
Dr. Guglielmetti truly exemplified the student-athlete at CCRI, even years after her contributions to the CCRI athletic program from 1986-1987.
Her leadership abilities resulted in her being named as co-captain of the basketball and softball teams in 1987. In basketball, she averaged seven points and eight rebounds a game, helping the team to a 13-10 record and reaching the New England semifinals.
In softball, she was an incredible shortstop, batted .300 for her career and was named team MVP in 1987. Her athletic accomplishments were excelled by her academic accomplishments, being selected for 3 prestigious student-athlete awards in 1987: NJCAA Academic All-American first team, the Izzy Siperstein Award for outstanding academic achievement by a student-athlete and the CCRI student-athlete award for a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Dr. Guglielmetti continued her education at the University of Massachusetts, earning a Bachelor of Science degree (magna cum laude) and became a Doctor of Medicine at Tufts University in 1995. Having spent her medical internship and residency at New England Medical Center in Boston, she is now an internist in Winchester, Virginia.
Robert Maio
Maio became one of CCRI’s best second basemen, combining power, speed and an all-around offensive and defensive skills for teams that won 46 and lost 14 during his career from ‘84-’85.
Having starred at Cranston East High School, Maio then made huge impacts as a CCRI freshman. He became a team leader on the 1984 team that went 17-4 in Coach Fell’s last year. He swept several top honors, being named New England Player of the Year, first-team All-New England, sparking the team to a then school best of 27-8 record under Coach Pontarelli.
By the end of his career, Maio had established himself as one of CCRI’s all-time best hitters with career totals of 86 hits, 71 runs scored, and 16 doubles in a season. His success carried over to Rhode Island College in 1986 when he was selected to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star team after batting .449 with 49 hits, 46 RBIs, 38 runs, scored and 86 total bases.