Mike McKenna (2025) - Athletics Hall of Fame - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Mike McKenna

Induction:
2025

McKenna was one of the most productive players in program history, capping his career in 2008 as the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, an All-American selection by both Collegiate Baseball and Louisville Slugger and one of 50 semifinalists nationwide for the prestigious Golden Spikes Award, presented to the nation's best college baseball player. At the time of his graduation, no Owl had recorded more career RBI (185) and total bases (444) than McKenna, who remains among the program's all-time leaders in RBI, total bases, hits (270), home runs (41), batting average (.361) and slugging percentage (.595). He batted .413 and slugged .716 as a junior which ranked 13^th and 18^th, respectively, in the nation and his .434 average in conference play led the league. McKenna was selected in the 14^th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. He graduated from FAU in 2010 with a degree in criminal justice and now resides in New York City where he is a police officer for the NYPD.