Hall of Fame
Gymnastics, Cross-Country, Track & Field, & Softball
1974 - 1978
A versatile student/athlete, Pauline “Lulu” Carney-Tellone excelled in gymnastics, cross-country, track and field, and softball. In 1975-76, she was named Most Valuable Player in cross-country and softball. In 1976-77, starring in Lehman’s first ever CUNY track and field championship team, she became the MVP among the legendary “Magnificent Seven,” a group of athletes who won CUNY’s indoor and cross-country championships with only seven members on their team. That same year, she set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles, which has lasted almost 25 years. In her junior year and pregnant with her first child, she made it into the final rounds in each of her events in the Colgate Games at Madison Square Garden.
A three-time gymnastics MVP, she went on to graduate in 1970 with a 3.4 grade average and has been a successful teacher of physical education and gymnastics coach in the New York City school system. In 1999, she earned her master’s degree from Lehman in recreation education.
