Hall of Fame
During the mid-seventies, from 1974 until 1977, Mark Finucane ran for the Bucs as a dual-sport athlete in cross-country and track. In 1975 and 1976, Finucane was selected as a Cross Country All-American. In 1977, he excelled as OVC Cross Country Champion and was named Athlete of the Year. As a four-time all-OVC and all-NCAA District III performer in cross country, Finucane won All-Conference honors twice. He served as a member of the 1977 ETSU Cross-Country squad that went undefeated and set a still-standing NCAA region record for lowest point total. He ranked sixth on the World Junior List in the three-mile run and the 10,000-meters in 1975. Finucane was inducted into the ETSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
