Bronx, N.Y. – (September 29, 2019) – The Fordham Track & Field program is saddened to hear that Bronx police officer and former Fordham track & field performer Brian Mulkeen (GSB '08) passed away early Sunday morning, after being shot in the line of duty. Our deepest condolences go out to Brian's family, his fellow officers in the 47
th Precinct, and his former teammates.
A nearly seven-year veteran of the NYPD serving with the anti-crime unit in the 47th Precinct, Mulkeen was 33 years old.
Mulkeen had recently made the decision to re-join his alma mater as a volunteer throwing coach, alongside his former teammate, head coach
Brian Horowitz.
Competing from 2004-08, Mulkeen was a two-year field captain for Fordham. He was a multiple-time scorer at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the weight throw for indoor track and the hammer throw for outdoor track, as well as a multiple-time IC4A Championship qualifier in the weight throw. His best finish came his senior year, earning a bronze medal at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship in the weight throw. A member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, he was also helped the Rams win the 2008 Metropolitan Outdoor Track & Field Championship for the first time in program history.
UPDATE: A wake is set for 1:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM Thursday at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush Funeral Home at 117 Maple Ave. East in Monroe, N.Y.
The funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 26 Still Road in Monroe.
Gallery: (9/29/2019) Brian Mulkeen at Fordham
