2019-20 Points of Pride
Aug 03 | General
R YEAR IN REVIEW
TEAM NOTABLES
BASEBALL
Baseball took to the field under new head coach Steve Owens, the 14th most active winning skipper with 920 career victories in 29 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Also new for the season were upgrades to Bainton Field featuring new turf, fences & dimensions.
SOFTBALL
Softball made its first Big Ten/ACC Challenge appearance and reached the championship game of the Boerner Challenge. Two Scarlet Knights continued to climb the Rutgers all-time home run leaders list with senior Anyssa Iliopoulos fourth all-time with 24 and sophomore Katie Wingert sixth all-time with 22. Freshman Jaden Vickers captured a complete game in her first collegiate outing and threw 13 strikeouts, the most for a Rutgers pitcher since 2015. Sophomore Taylor Lane’s three stolen bases against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi were the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2011.
FIELD HOCKEY
Field Hockey won 10 games, reaching double-digits victories for the second consecutive season. Among the wins were four ranked victories including a win over No. 6 Princeton, tying for the highest ranked win in program history. The program also boasted two all-americans in a season for the first time since 1986.
FOOTBALL
Football welcomed back Greg Schiano to the helm of the program. As the head coach from 2001-11, Schiano directed Rutgers to six bowl appearances, coached 83 Scarlet Knights who signed NFL contracts, guided the program to the top APR score in the nation and was named the 2006 National Coach of the Year.
GYMNASTICS
Gymnastics posted nine of the top 10 scores in program history across various events, including highest team score on vault, second highest on beam, third highest on bars, and fifth highest on floor. The Scarlet Knights registered the highest road score in program history to top the highest ranked opponent in program history in No. 15 Auburn. The team featured two All-Big Ten honorees for the first time with freshman Hannah Joyner earning First Team honors and senior Kaitlyn Hall earning Second Team accolades. It marked the first First Team All-Big Ten selection, since entering the Big Ten. Senior Erin McLachlan broke the school record on beam and Joyner ranked as high at 10th nationally on beam and 24th in the all-around.
BASKETBALL
Men’s Basketball joined the rankings for the first time in 41 years, captured its first 20-win regular season in 37 years and first 20-win season overall since 2003-04. The Scarlet Knights had their first winning season in 14 years and the 11 Big Ten victories were the most conference victories since 1990-91 as they secured their first opening round bye in a conference tournament in 25 seasons. The squad’s 18 victories at the RAC set a program record and were the most home regular season wins in the nation. Also among RU’s wins were four double-digit victories over ranked opponents, the most ranked wins in 18 years.
Women's Basketball played their way to a fifth 20+ win season in six years with Hall of Fame head coach C. Vivian Stringer kicking the season off by claiming her 500th win at Rutgers. Starting the year with an 11-1 record, the best beginning to a campaign since the 1990-91 season, the team claimed the Junkanoo Jam tournament title, its first holiday championship since 2015. Redshirt junior guard Arella Guirantes led the Big Ten in scoring, netting her 1,000th career point in the process and became the first Scarlet Knight in history to average 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in a season.
CROSS COUNTRY
Men’s Cross Country was paced by junior Patrick Walsh, the Scarlet Knights’ top finisher at the Big Ten, NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region and IC4A Championships. Senior Cole Pshunder took third at the Metropolitan Championships helping the Scarlet Knights to a third-place team finish.
Women’s Cross Country captured the Metropolitan Cross Country led by Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Week Olympia Martin, who led the Scarlet Knight pack for the eighth race in-a-row with a new 5K PR in a second place finish a mere .4 seconds behind the top finisher. Senior Lou Mialhe paced the Scarlet Knights at the Big Ten Championships.
GOLF
Men’s Golf played its way to its highest national ranking (86th out of the 294 Division I teams) and its lowest team scoring average (288.74) since 1993. Rutgers also set program marks in national scoring rating (105), par or better rounds (nine), par 3 scoring (3.14), par 4 scoring (4.17) and par 5 scoring (4.8). Two Scarlet Knights earned PING All-Region honors, while Christopher Gotterup was Rutgers first-ever Big Ten Player of the Year.
Women’s Golf concluded the season with a 300.85 scoring average, second best in program history. First-year Anna-Maria Diederichs earned Big Ten Conference Golfer of the Week to become the first Scarlet Knight freshman to earn the weekly honor since RU joined the league.
LACROSSE
Men’s Lacrosse saw redshirt junior Garrett Bullett, redshirt junior Adam Charalambides and senior Kieran Mullins named Preseason All-Big Ten honorees by Inside Lacrosse and claim five individual weekly awards from the Big Ten and USILA. Charalambides scored his 100th career goal and ranks sixth all-time in Rutgers history.
Women’s Lacrosse was off to its best start in a decade opening the season with four consecutive victories for the first time since 2010. All but one loss came by four goals or less which included holding No. 12 Penn to a season-low in goals. Senior Samantha Budd also registered 24 points and 22 goals, including her 100th career goal ranking her 11th all-time in program history in addition to ranking fourth all-time in draw controls.
SOCCER
Men’s Soccer played its way to the most wins in a season since 2015 and opened the campaign 6-0-2 for the program's longest unbeaten start since 1985. Rutgers also appeared in the top 25 garnering a No. 22 national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Sept. 24.
Women’s Soccer advanced to its eighth-straight NCAA Tournament, marking the 10th appearance in the last 12 years and 14th overall. The Big Ten regular season runner-ups captured a program-best 14 regular season victories, having have won 11 or more contests in the last eight seasons, and produced a team-record eight Big Ten victories
TRACK & FIELD
Men’s Track & Field produced two NCAA qualifiers, a Big Ten Bronze Medalist and three podium finishes at the Big Ten Championships in addition to its sixth-straight Metropolitan Championship. Junior Taj Burgess and senior Perry Christie qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships, marking the first time in history two Scarlet Knights qualified for individual events. Burgess registered the second-fastest 500m result in NCAA history and was world leader in the 2020 Indoor World Rankings.
Women’s Track & Field saw senior high jumper Courteney Campbell qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships and set a school record in addition to a podium finish at the Big Ten Championships and a Metropolitan Championship title. Freshman Claudine Smith also etched her name in the Rutgers record book in the triple jump.
ROWING
Women’s Rowing earned its first national preseason poll ranking in program history as the No. 12 ranked Division I team in the Preseason Pocock CRCA Poll.
SWIMMING & DIVING
Women’s Swimming & Diving saw a repeat NCAA qualifier in sophomore Terka Grusova and two NCAA Zone A diving finalists in sophomore Jenna Douglass and freshman Sam Blanc, in addition to resetting five school and six pool records. The Scarlet Knights had its highest podium finish to-date at the Big Ten Championships with Grusova’s silver medal in the 100 backstroke and posted 18 times/scores among Rutgers’ all-time top ten.
TENNIS
Women’s Tennis was led by sophomore Sydney Kaplan with an 8-4 overall record across the No. 3 and 4 spots. Kaplan also posted a team-leading 5-2 mark in doubles with classmate Tess Fisher. Fisher also recorded seven singles victories across the No. 1 and 2 spots. Senior Jaci Cochrane produced a 7-2 record in singles action, often securing the Scarlet Knights’ first singles victory.
VOLLEYBALL
Women’s Volleyball posted the most wins in conference play since joining the Big Ten in 2014 and earned its first Big Ten road sweep. Senior Jasmine Stackhouse became the program’s all-time leader in block assists and classmate Kayrsa Swackenberg became the team’s first-ever Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and ended her career third all-time in digs.
WRESTLING
Wrestling hosted the Big Ten Championships at the RAC and placed in the top 25 of the NWCA Coaches Poll for the ninth time during head coach Scott Goodale’s tenure. The Scarlet Knights captured a winning dual record for the 14th consecutive season and produced five national qualifiers for the sixth consecutive season with automatic bids from freshman Sammy Alvarez and redshirt freshman Billy Janzer and at-large selections by redshirt freshman Nicolas Aguilar, redshirt junior Michael VanBrill and senior Jordan Pagano.
R HONORS & AWARDS
- Wrestling’s Jordan Pagano and women’s soccer’s Amanda Visco were presented the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor. This year marks the 106th anniversary of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, awarded annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who have demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career. The conference's most exclusive award was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence.
- Rowing’s Rebecca Chanin and men’s lacrosse’s Kieran Mullins were awarded the Scarlet Knights' Big Ten annual postgraduate scholarship. Two student-athletes from each of the 14 conference institutions planning to continue their education at a graduate degree program were each awarded a $7,500 scholarship. Students must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point-average, demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intend to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program.
- Women's soccer's Amanda Visco was nominated for the 2020 NCAA Women of the Year Award. The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- Men’s Golf – Christopher Gotterup
- All Americans
- Field Hockey - Austyn Cuneo (Second Team), Gianna Glatz (Third Team)
- Men’s Golf – Christopher Gotterup (Third Team – PING; Honorable Mention - Golfweek)
- Men’s Track & Field – Taj Burgess (400m), Perry Christie (High Jump)
- Women’s Basketball – Arella Guirantes (Honorable Mention – AP & USBWA)
- Women’s Swimming & Diving – Terka Grusova
- Women’s Track & Field – Courteney Campbell (High Jump)
- Wrestling: Nicolas Aguilar, Sammy Alvarez
- All-Big Ten
- Field Hockey - Gianna Glatz (First Team), Katie Larmour (First Team), Austyn Cuneo (Second Team)
- Football – Adam Korsak (Second Team)
- Men’s Basketball – Geo Baker (Third Team – Coaches/Honorable Mention – Media), Ron Harper Jr. (Honorable Mention – Coaches & Media)
- Men’s Golf - Christopher Gotterup (First Team)
- Men’s Soccer - Pablo Avila (Second Team), Hugo Le Guennec (Freshman), Jackson Temple (Freshman)
- Women’s Basketball – Arella Guirantes (First Team – Media & Coaches), Tekia Mack (All-Defensive)
- Women’s Soccer – Amirah Ali (First Team), Nneka Moneme (Second Team), Meagan McClelland (Second Team), Amanda Visco (Second Team),Taylor Aylmer (Third Team), Chantelle Swaby (Third Team)
- Women’s Swimming & Diving – Terka Grusova
- All-Region
- Field Hockey - Austyn Cuneo (First Team), Katie Larmour (First Team), Gianna Glatz (First Team)
- Men’s Golf – Tony Jiang, Christopher Gotterup
- Women’s Basketball – Arella Guirantes
- Women’s Soccer – Amirah Ali (First Team), Amanda Visco (First Team), Taylor Alymer (Second Team), Nneka Moneme (Second Team), Meagan McClelland (Second Team)
- Other
- Football: All-ECAC – Tyshon Fogg
- Men’s Basketball: All-Met - Geo Baker (First Team), Ron Harper Jr. (Second Team);Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship – Akwasi Yeboah
- Men’s Cross Country: All-East – Cole Pschunder, Patrick Walsh
- Men’s Lacrosse: Tewaaraton Award Watch List – Kieran Mullins, Adam Charalambides
- Women’s Basketball: All-Met - Arella Guirantes, Tekia Mack; Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship – KK Sanders
- Women’s Soccer: MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist - Amirah Ali
- Wrestling: AWN All-Rookie – Nicolas Aguilar, Sammy Alvarez
R SMART
- One hundred thirty-five student-athletes earned degrees from Rutgers University in 2020.
- For the fifth-straight school year, set a department record with 126 Scarlet Knights representing 22 programs earning Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades, topping the previous mark of 87 honorees in 2018-19. Twenty-four student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in 2019-20, in addition to 41 repeat selections, including 29 two-time selections and 12 three-time honorees. Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, 491 Scarlet Knights have been recognized as Distinguished Scholars.
- A school-record 319 student-athletes of at least sophomore standing earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, comprised of 171 in the spring, 48 in the winter and 100 in the fall.
- Fifty-five Scarlet Knights from 19 different programs were inducted into the Delta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, the most inductees into the prestigious society since the inaugural 2005 class.
- Set a school-record with an overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 89 with seven programs producing perfect rates of 100 and 17 of 20 teams earning marks of 80 or above.
- Achieved a multiyear APR score of 990, seven points above the NCAA average of 983. It was the fourth-straight year the Scarlet Knights achieved a multiyear score of 990 or better with twelve of 22 programs posting multiyear APR scores of 990 or better and 10 programs achieving a score of 995 or higher.
- Nine Rutgers programs either tied (women's cross country 1000, men's golf 1000, women's golf 1000, gymnastics 1000, women's lacrosse 1000, tennis 1000, volleyball 1000, women's track & field 994) or set (softball 997) program records for multiyear APR rate.
- Third in the 14-member Big Ten Conference in number of programs to earn NCAA APR recognition with seven programs - women's cross country, men's and women's golf, gymnastics, women's lacrosse, tennis and volleyball – earning acknowledgement.
National Academic Honors
Field Hockey
- NFHCA National Academic Team Award
- NFHCA National Academic Squad: Noelle Bessette, Kerrie Burns, Gracey Butsack, Gianna Glatz, Alanna Gollotto, Rachel Houston, Emily Howarth, Katie Lamour, Isabella Mancini, Gianna Mancini, Milena Redlingshoefer, Abby Regn, Nikki Santore, Kassidy, Shelter, Clayre Smith, Carly Snarski, Annie Walsh
Football
- Hampshire Society: Cole Murphy
Gymnastics
- NCAA APR Recognition
Men’s Basketball
- NABC Team Academic Achievement Award
- NABC Honors Court: Nick Brooks, Joey Downes, Myles Johnson
- Chancellor’s Competitive Excellence Award: Joey Downes
Men’s Cross Country
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Women’s Cross Country
- NCAA APR Recognition
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Men’s Golf
- NCAA APR Recognition
- Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholars: Shayler Dance, Christopher Gotterup, Oliver Whatley
Women’s Golf
- NCAA APR Recognition
- WGCA Academic Top 25 Percent Award
- WGCA All-American Scholars: Carrie-Ann Lee, Eun Won Park, Anna-Maria Diderichs, Maeve Rossi
- National Girls and Women in Sports Day Team Academic Award
Men’s Lacrosse
- USILA Scholar All-Americans: Kieran Mullins, Adam Charalambides
Women’s Lacrosse
- NCAA APR Recognition
Women’s Rowing
- Chancellor's Leadership Award: Grace Lewis
Women’s Soccer
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American: Amanda Visco
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar Regional All-American: Taylor Alymer, Amanda Visco
Women’s Swimming
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
- CSCAA Scholar All-America: Lauren Boone, Sofia Chichaikina, Jenna Douglass, Terka Grusova, Marina Wilkins
Tennis
- NCAA APR Recognition
- ITA All-Academic Team
- ITA Scholar Athlete: Jaci Cochrane, Isabelle Da Silva, Sydney Jones, Kat Muzik, Kristiana Zahare
Men's Track & Field
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Women's Track & Field
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- USTFCCCA All-Academic: Reanda Richards, Claudine Smith
Volleyball
- NCAA APR Recognition
- USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
- Chancellor’s Competitive Excellence Award: Kayrsa Swackenberg
Wrestling
- NWCA Scholar All-American: Jordan Pagano, Michael VanBrill
Distinguished Scholars
* - Denotes career Distinguished Honors
BOLD - Denotes 4.0 GPA for 2019-20 academic year
Baseball (3)
Kevin Blum, Gr., Business and Science
Kyle Muller, Sr., Sport Management
Peter Serruto, So., Pre Business
Women’s Basketball (2)
Stephanie Guihon, Jr., Criminal Justice
Noga Peleg Pelc, So., Communication
Men’s Cross Country (3)
Cole Pschunder, Sr., Economics
Peter Tilton, So., Computer Science
Patrick Walsh **, Jr., Planning and Public Policy/Political Science
Women’s Cross Country (7)
Emma Bergman, Jr., Public Health and Psychology
Erin Bertscha, So., Pre Business
Kelsey Farbanish **, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Olympia Martin **, Jr., Visual Arts
Kiera Nealon, Jr., Nutritional Sciences
Brooke Riedy, So., Health Administration
Nadia Saponara, Sr., Environmental Policy, Institution and Behavior (2nd)
Field Hockey (8)
Kerrie Burns, Jr., Sport Management
Gianna Glatz **, Jr., Psychology
Alanna Gollotto ***, Sr., Public Health
Amanda Lamb, Sr., Sport Management
Katie Larmour **, Sr., Exercise Science
Milena Redlingshoefer, So., Sport Management
Abby Regn, So., Supply Chain Management
Clayre Smith, Jr., Public Policy
Football (6)
Justin Davidovicz, Jr., Applied Science Engineering
Tyshon Fogg **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Robin Jutwreten, So., Human Resource Management
Adam Korsak, Sr., Labor and Employment Relations
Billy Taylor **, So., Finance
Mike Tverdov, So., Human Resource Management
Men’s Golf (5)
Jack Doherty, So., Economics
Christopher Gotterup, Jr., Communication
Putt Sridama **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Bobby Weise, Jr., Human Resource Management
Oliver Whatley, Jr., Communication
Women’s Golf (3)
Lori Char **, Jr., Communication
Ana Cortes ***, Sr., Finance; Leadership and Management
Carrie-Ann Lee ***, Sr., Supply Chain and Marketing Science
Gymnastics (3)
Sophia Atienza, Jr., Public Health
Belle Huang **, Jr., Biological Sciences
Erin McLachlan, Sr., Journalism and Media Studies
Men’s Lacrosse (11)
Garrett Bullett, Gr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Adam Charalambides, Gr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Eric Civetti, So., Biomedical Engineering
Zackary Franckowiak, Jr., Exercise Science
Brodie Gillespie, Sr., Economics
Robert Marron, Sr., Civil Engineering
Kieran Mullins ***, Sr., Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Ben Pounds, So., Pre-Business
Bobby Russo, So., Pre-Business
Mark Schachte, Sr., Finance
Jack Thompson ***, Sr., Aerospace Engineering
Women’s Lacrosse (13)
Riley Ban, So., Labor Studies & Employment Relations
Sarah Cedarstrand, So., Information Technology & Informatics
Brianna Cirino, Sr., Psychology
Monica Dresnin **, Sr., Communication
Marin Hartshorn, So., Psychology
Jacquelyn Jester **, Jr., Labor Studies & Employment Relations
Julia Lytle, Jr., Cognitive Science
Jenna Martinelli, Sr., Exercise Science
Dakota Pastore ***, Gr., Public Health
Dana Pena, Jr., Labor Studies & Employment Relations (2nd)
Christina Petito **, Sr., Public Health
Alexis Watson, So., Biomedical Engineering
Linda Zamrowski, So., Accounting
Rowing (24)
Alexis Achenbach **, Jr., Exercise Science
Ashley Adamo, So., Health Administration
Isobel Ali, So., Criminal Justice / History
Rebecca Barglowski, Sr., English
Barbara Benda, So., Astrophysics
Kathleen Butler **, Sr., Exercise Science
Sophia Catuogno **, Jr., Chemical Engineering
Tessa Catuogno **, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Rebecca Chanin ***, Sr., Political Science / Middle Eastern Studies
Rosalina Guarino **, Sr., Marketing
Ahri Han, So., Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Rucha Janodia **, Sr., Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Omisha Jyothi, So., Business Analytics And Information Technology
Grace Lewis, Jr., Labor and Employment Relations / Communication
Kara McDermott, Jr., Sport Management
Emily Meade, So., Finance
Hannah Meade, So., Political Science
Merve Pekdemir, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Grace Pettit, Sr., Psychology
Jordan Policari, So., Pre-Business
Natalie Summerfelt, Sr., Exercise Science
Emily Tarino, So., Communication
Rachel Usen, Sr., Sport Management
Julia Wilson **, Sr., Communication
Men’s Soccer (2)
Jake Longo, Sr., Finance
Brendan Wall, Jr., Human Resource Management
Women’s Soccer (8)
Hayley Baer, So., Pre-Business
Nicole Binkley, So., Public Health
Alicia D’Aoust, So., Public Health
Dana Goldstein, Jr., Supply Chain and Marketing Science
Megan Katona, Sr., Communication
Gabby Provenzano, So., Sport Management
Brianna Starr, Jr., Public Health
Chantelle Swaby, Sr., Sport Management
Softball (1)
Anyssa Iliopoulos ***, Sr., Exercise Science
Swimming and Diving (9)
Lily Black, Jr., Environmental Science
Lauren Boone **, Jr., Journalism and Media Studies
Sarah Davis ***, Sr., Nutritional Sciences
Megan Demeo, So., Exercise Science
Jenna Douglass, So., Chemical Engineering
Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba ***, Sr., Journalism and Media Studies
Clare Lawlor **, Sr., Exercise Science
Simone Lusby, So., Human Resource Management
Nadia Nabhan, Sr., Human Resource Management
Tennis (2)
Isabelle Da Silva, Jr., Exercise Science
Kyra Yap ***, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Men’s Track and Field (6)
Jarrod Brovero, Sr., Sport Management
Ryan Downey, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Christopher Jenkins, Jr., Health Administration
Atharv Kulkarni, So., Computer Science
Sean Martinek **, Sr., Sport Management
Conor Murphy, Gr., Human Resource Management
Women’s Track and Field (3)
Dakota Gerges, So., Communication
Rhonda Rogombe, So., Political Science
Gabriela Sanchez, So., Unspecified
Volleyball (4)
Kamila Cieslik, ** Jr., Animal Sciences
Beka Kojadinovic **, Jr., Business Analytics & Information Technology
Stasa Miljevic **, Sr., Supply Chain and Marketing Science
Karysa Swackenberg ***, Sr., Public Policy
Wrestling (3)
Zach Firestone, Sr., Human Resource Management (2nd)
Jordan Pagano, Sr., Psychology
Willie Scott, Sr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Big Ten All-Academic Honorees
* - Denotes career Academic All-Big Ten honors
Fall
Field Hockey (15)
Noelle Bessette, So., Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Kerrie Burns **, Jr., Communication
Gracey Butsack **, Jr., Public Health
Olivia Drea, So., Linguistics
Gianna Glatz **, Jr., Psychology
Alanna Gollotto ***, Sr., Public Health
Emily Howarth **, Sr., Psychology
Amanda Lamb, Sr., Sport Management
Katie Larmour **, Sr., Exercise Science
Gianna Mancini **, Jr., Public Health
Tayla Parkes, So., Journalism And Media Studies
Milena Redlingshoefer, So., Sport Management
Abby Regn, So., Pre-Business
Kassidy Shetler **, Jr., Finance
Clayre Smith, Jr., Public Policy
Football (33)
Rani Abdulaziz, Jr. , Criminal Justice
Austin Albericci, So., Communication
Raheem Blackshear **, Jr., Criminal Justice
Brendan Bordner **, Sr., Finance
Owen Bowles **, Jr., Criminal Justice
Ryan Cassidy, Jr., Economics
Justin Davidovicz **, Jr., Applied Science Engineering
Parker Day, Jr., Communication
Tyshon Fogg **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Hunter Hayek **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Tyler Hayek, Jr., Information Technology And Informatics
Sam Howson, Sr., Political Science
Robin Jutwreten, So., Human Resource Management
Adam Korsak, Sr., Labor And Employment Relations
Kyle Laporte, Sr., Labor And Employment Relations
Mike Lonsdorf ***, Sr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Tyreek Maddox-Williams ***, Sr., Information Technology And Informatics
Michael Maietti ***, Sr., Criminal Justice
Zach Miseo **, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Cole Murphy **, Sr., Finance Brandon Myers, So., Pre-Business
Chike Nwankwo , So., Human Resource Management
Jim Onulak ***, Sr., Human Resource Management/Labor Studies & Employment Relation
Aslan Pugh **, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Freddie Recio, Sr., Sociology Austin Rosa **, Sr., Political Science
Kamaal Seymour ***, Sr., Information Technology And Informatics
Matthew Sportelli, Sr., Economics/Labor Studies & Employment Relations Lawrence Stevens, Sr., Communication
Reggie Sutton, So., Exercise Science
Billy Taylor **, Jr., Finance
Mike Tverdov **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Everett Wormley **, Jr., Communication
Men’s Cross Country (6)
Will Berger, So., Biochemistry
Andrew Comito ***, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Cole Pschunder ***, Sr., Economics
Chris Smith, So., Computer Science
Peter Tilton, So., Computer Science
Patrick Walsh **, Jr., Planning And Public Policy/Political Science
Women’s Cross Country (11)
Emma Bergman ***, Jr., Public Health And Psychology
Erin Bertscha, So.. Pre Business
Kelsey Farbanish ***, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Sara Gutter **. Jr., Exercise Science
Alexandra Marko, So., Marketing
Olympia Martin ** , Jr., Visual Arts
Kiera Nealon **, Jr., Nutritional Sciences
Brooke Riedy. So., Health Administration
Kayla Rosario, So., Criminal Justice
Nadia Saponara ***, Sr., Environmental Policy, Institution And Behavior
Chloe Wong. So., Nursing
Men’s Soccer (6)
Vincent Borden **. Jr., Criminal Justice
Nick Cruz, So., Psychology
Jake Longo ***, Sr., Finance
Niko Lovoulos **, Jr., Finance
Tim McQuaid ***, Sr., Economics
Brendan Wall , Jr., Human Resource Management
Women’s Soccer(19)
Ashley Atubi, So., Health Administration
Taylor Aylmer ***, Sr. , Exercise Science
Hayley Baer. So., Pre-Business
Nicole Binkley, So., Public Health
Aolani Colón **, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Alicia D’Aoust, So., Public Health
Mya Daniels. So., Criminal Justice
Dana Goldstein **, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Emily Harrigan, So., Public Health
Carina Hendley ***, Sr., Criminal
Justice Emma Huntzinger, So., Marine Sciences M
egan Katona ***. Sr., Communication
Brittany LaPlant ***, Sr., Psychology
Meagan McClelland, So., Pre-Business
Gabby Provenzano **, Jr., Sport Management
Jenna Sayers, Sr., Human Resource Management
Brianna Starr, Sr., Public Health
Chantelle Swaby **, Sr., Sport Management
Amanda Visco ***, Sr., Sport Management
Volleyball (10)
Inna Balyko, So., Journalism And Media Studies
Kamila Cieslik **, Jr., Animal Sciences
Yana Kamshilina, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Beka Kojadinovic **, Jr., Business Analytics And Information Technology
Anastasiya Kudryashova, So., Russian
Anastasiia Maksimova, So., Economics
Tali Marmen, So., Psychology
Stasa Miljevic **, Sr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Karysa Swackenberg ***, Sr., Public Policy
Merle Weidt , So., Political Science
WINTER
Men’s Basketball (5)
Geo Baker **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Nick Brooks, Sr., Human Resource Management
Joey Downes, Sr., English, East Sandwich
Myles Johnson **, Jr., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Luke Nathan **, Jr., Marketing
Women’s Basketball (5)
Zipporah Broughton, So., Environment and Business Economics
Mael Gilles **, Jr., Communication
Stephanie Guihon, Jr., Criminal Justice
Noga Peleg Pelc, So., Communication
Khadaizha Sanders ***, Gr., Adult and Continuing Education.
Gymnastics (8)
Sophia Atienza **, Jr., Public Health
Kiera Doherty-Herwitz, So., Exercise Science .
Emily Drauss **, Jr., Materials Science and Engineering
Kaitlyn Hall **, Sr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Belle Huang **, Jr., Biological Sciences
Abigail Karolewski, So., Journalism and Media Studies
Sage Littlejohn, So., Pre-Business
Erin McLachlan ***, Sr., Journalism and Media Studies
Swimming & Diving (21)
Lily Black, Jr., Environmental Sciences
Lauren Boone **, Jr., Journalism and Media Studies
Alexis Brewer ***, Sr., Exercise Science
Delaney Carey, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Sarah Davis ***, Sr., Nutritional Sciences
Megan Demeo, So., Exercise Science
Katie Dougherty, So., Public Health
Jenna Douglass, So., Chemical Engineering
Kasja Dymek, So., Pharmacy,
Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba***, Sr., Journalism and Media Studies
Federica Greco, Jr., Human Resource Management
Terka Grusova, So., Sport Management
Clare Lawlor, Sr., Exercise Science
Simone Lusby, So., Human Resource Management
Erin Murphy, So., Public Health
Nadia Nabhan ***, Sr., Human Resource Management
Katherine Scott, Sr., Labor and Employment Relations
Eleonora Trentin, So., Nutritional Sciences
Marina Wilkins, So., Economics.
Nora Woods, So,. Pre-Business
Lizzie Zeller, So., Biomedical Engineering
Wrestling (9)
Christian Colucci, Gr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Brett Donner **, Sr., Sport Management
Luke Ecklof **, Jr., Marketing
Zach Firestone **, Sr., Human Resource Management
Joseph Grello **, Sr., Human Resource Management
Shane Metzler **, Jr., Human Resource Management
Jordan Pagano ****, Sr., Psychology
Willie Scott, Sr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Michael VanBrill **, Sr., Human Resource Management
SPRING
Baseball (12)
Andy Axelson, So., Sport Management
Jared Bellissimo, So., Sport Management
Kevin Blum ***, Gr., Business and Science
Garrett French, So., Criminal Justice
Kyle Muller, Sr., Sport Management
Jacob Newman, So., Pre Business
Jack Parkinson, Sr., Human Resource Management
Harry Rutkowski **, Jr., Criminal Justice
Richie Schiekofer, Jr., Communication
Parker Scott, So., Mechanical Engineering
Peter Serruto, So., Pre Business
Victor Valderrama, So., Sport Management
Men’s Lacrosse (26)
Garrett Bullett, Gr., Labor Studies And Employment Relations
Adam Charalambides, Gr., Urban Planning & Policy Development
Eric Civetti, So., Biomedical Engineering
Tommy Coyne, Jr., Communication
Cole Daninger, So., Marketing
Zackary Franckowiak **, Jr., Exercise Science
Ryan Gallagher **, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Brodie Gillespie ***, Sr., Economics
Jaryd Jean-Felix **, Jr., Leadership Management
Brennan Kamish, Jr., Communication
Robert Marron **, Sr., Civil Engineering
Zach Masessa, Jr., Finance
Owen Mead ***, Sr., Biological Sciences
Kieran Mullins ***, Sr., Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Sam Oltmans ***, Sr., Economics
Jordan Pakzad **, Jr., Communication
Ben Pounds, So., Political Science
Ethan Rall, So., Communication
Bobby Russo, So., Marketing
Michael Sanguinetti **, Jr., Economics
Mark Schachte ***, Sr., Finance
David Sprock, So., Computer Science
Demetrius Stevenson, So., Agriculture And Food Systems
Bradley Thompson, So., Finance
Jack Thompson, Sr., Aerospace Engineering
David Walker **, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Men’s Golf (7)
Shayler Dance, So., Marketing
Jack Doherty, So., Economics
Christopher Gotterup **, So., Communication
Tony Jiang **, Jr., Labor Studies and Employee Relations; Economics
Putt Sridama **, So., Human Resource Management
Bobby Weise, Jr., Human Resource Management
Oliver Whatley, Jr., Communication
Men’s Track and Field (22)
Alanzo Aris ***, Sr., Exercise Science
Will Berger, So., Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
A’nan Bridgett, So., Economics
Jarrod Brovero **, Sr., Sport Management
Andrew Comito ***, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Ryan Downey **, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Greg Harnett ***, Gr. Supply Chain Analytics
Aidin Hendriks, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Cade Hindley, So., Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Nicholas Hutchison, So., Accounting
Christopher Jenkins **, Jr., Health Administration
Kamron Kobolak, So., Finance
Atharv Kulkarni, So., Computer Science
Sean Martinek ***, Sr., Sport Management
Conor Murphy ****, Gr., Human Resource Management
Cole Pschunder ***, Sr., Economics
Jared Skalski ***, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Christopher Smith, So., Computer Science
Steven Steinberg-McElroy **, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Michael Thomas **, Sr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Peter Tilton, So., Computer Science
Patrick Walsh **, Jr., Planning And Public Policy
Softball (6)
Hailey Hoklotubbe **, Sr., Biological Science
Anyssa Iliopoulos ***, Sr., Exercise Science
Cambria Keefer ***, Sr., Communication
Taylor Manno **, Jr., Public Policy
Corah Price, So., Human Resource Management
Katie Wingert, So., Exercise Science
Women’s Golf (4)
Lori Char, Jr., Communication (2nd)
Ana Cortes ***, Sr., Finance; Leadership And Management
Carrie-Ann Lee ***, Sr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Maeve Rossi, So., Economics
Women’s Lacrosse (21)
Riley Ban, So., Labor Studies & Employment Relations
Samantha Budd, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Sarah Cedarstrand, So., Information Technology & Informatics
Brianna Cirino, Sr., Psychology
Jordan Drab ***, Jr., Information Technology & Informatics
Monica Dresnin ***, Sr., Communication
Marin Hartshorn, So., Psychology
Hannah Hollingsworth **, Jr., Supply Chain And Marketing Science
Jacquelyn Jester **, Jr., Labor Studies & Employment Relations
Julia Lytle **, Jr., Cognitive Science
Jenna Martinelli ***, Sr., Exercise Science
Taralyn Naslonski **, Jr., Public Health
Dakota Pastore ****, Gr., Public Health
Dana Pena **, Jr., Labor Studies & Employment Relations
Christina Petito ***, Sr., Public Health¬¬
Mackenzie Porter, So., Criminal Justice
Camryn Rogers, So., Biomedical Engineering
Samantha Scarpello **, Sr., Communication
Shannon Siebold, So., Cognitive Science
Alexis Watson, So., Biomedical Engineering
Linda Zamrowski, So., Accounting
Rowing (48)
Alexis Achenbach **, Jr., Exercise Science
Ashley Adamo, So., Health Administration
Isobel Ali, So., Criminal Justice & History
Gabriele Bagdonas, So., Psychology
Rebecca Barglowski ***, Sr., English
Barbara Benda, So., Astrophysics
Kathleen Butler ***, Sr., Exercise Science
Sophia Catuogno **, Jr., Chemical Engineering
Tessa Catuogno **, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Rebecca Chanin ***, Sr., Political Science & Middle Eastern Studies
Hannah Davis, So., Psychology
Angelina Fomina **, Jr., Biochemistry
Nina Gangi, Sr., Ecology, Evolution And Natural Resources
Rosalina Guarino ***, Sr., Marketing
Seyma Guleryuz, So., Electrical And Computer Engineering
Melina Gurunian, Sr., Exercise Science
Ahri Han, So., Molecular Biology And Biochemistry
Amaris Hinton, So., Information Technology And Informatics
Rucha Janodia ***, Sr., Cell Biology And Neuroscience
Kirsten Jeansson ***, Sr., Biological Sciences
Omisha Jyothi **, Jr., Business Analytics And Information Technology
Samantha Levine, Jr., Communication
Grace Lewis, Jr., Labor And Employment Relations & Communication
Isabella Martins **, Jr., Economics
Kara McDermott **, Jr., Sport Management
MaryKate McGee **, Jr., Sociology
Emily Meade, So., Finance
Hannah Meade, So., Political Science
Erin Miners, So., Biological Sciences
Jillian Moran **, Jr., Biological Sciences
Audrey O’Neill, So., Exercise Science
Emily O’Neill, So., Exercise Science
Femke Paulis, So., Biomedical Engineering
Merve Pekdemir ***, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Grace Pettit, Sr., Psychology
Jordan Policari, So., Pre Business
Julia Ruch, So., Economics
Meaghan Schneid, So., Landscape Architecture
Lindsey Shugar, So., Social Work.
Madison Sieloff **, Jr., Labor Studies & Employment Relations and Political Science
Natalie Summerfelt **, Sr., Exercise Science
Emily Tarino, So., Communication
Ella Toa, So., Communication
Zoe Toner **, Jr., Biological Sciences
Rachel Usen ***, Sr., Sport Management
Lalitha Vallabhaneni **, Jr., Business Analytics And Information Technology
Stephanie Welsh **, Jr., Plant Science
Julia Wilson **, Sr., Communication
Tennis (7)
Jaci Cochrane ***, Sr., Political Science
Isabelle Da Silva, Jr., Exercise Science
Tess Fisher, So., Psychology
Maya Jacobs **, Jr., Communication
Kat Muzik **, Sr., Human Resource Management
Kyra Yap ***, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Kristiana Zahare, So., Exercise Science
Women’s Track & Field (19)
Ajae Alvarez-Tyler, So., Communication
Emma Bergman ***, Sr., Public Health
Erin Bertscha, So., Supply Chain & Marketing Science
Kathryn Campbell **, Sr., Psychology (2nd)
Kelsey Farbanish ***, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Alexa Gardner, So., Nursing
Dakota Gerges, Jr., Communication
Sara Gutter, Jr., Exercise Science
Alexandria Marko, So., Supply Chain & Marketing Science
Olympia Martin **, Jr., Visual Arts
Kiera Nealon **, Jr., Exercise Science And Italian
Reanda Richards, So., Criminal Justice
Brooke Riedy, So., Health Administration
Rhonda Rogombe ****, Gr., Political Science
Kayla Rosario, So., Criminal Justice
Gabriela Sanchez, So., Unspecified
Nadia Saponara ***, Sr., Environmental Policy, Institutions And Behavior
Selena Thorne ***, Sr., Communication
Chloe Wong, So., Nursing
R BIG BUILDING
- Celebrated the completion of the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center on Sept. 12 with a ribbon-cutting grand opening grand. The 307,000-square-foot, four-story sports facility and parking deck serves as headquarters for a world-class sports medicine program and provides state-of-the-art practice facilities, training areas, locker room and office space for men's and women's basketball, wrestling and gymnastics. The RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center represents a partnership between Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health to create a comprehensive sports medicine program to serve Rutgers athletes, students and communities throughout New Jersey. RWJBarnabas Health is the exclusive health care provider for Rutgers University Athletics.
- Hosted a topping off celebration for the Gary and Barbara Rodkin Academic Success Center symbolizing the placement of the final piece of structural steel. The 80,000-square foot building will serve all Rutgers student-athletes and provide a range of resources, including academic advising, learning specialists, peer-to-peer learning lounge, one-on-one and group tutoring, workshops and seminars, and meeting space to host career networking nights with players and alumni. The “Rodkin” will also include a sports medicine suite, strength and conditioning suite, hydrotherapy area with two plunge pools, a 56-seat tiered film room and a nutrition center. The state-of-the-art facility is slated for completion in December 2020.
- Secured a multi-year partnership with SHI International Corp., making the IT solutions provider the Official Naming Rights Partner of Rutgers Stadium, home to Rutgers football and men's and women's lacrosse.
- Selected AECOM to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all venues. AECOM, a global leader in sports facility design, will provide Master Planning services to assess existing athletic facilities and develop scenarios for their renovation as well as establish the scope and siting of new facilities.
- Opened the Brown Family Football Locker Room in the Hale Center featuring over 120 fully custom, illuminated lockers with ventilated storage compartments along with built-in iPad charging ports, lockable storage, custom etched graphics and an embossed Scarlet Knight logo. The team meeting area is framed by 24 high definition video screens with the locker room featuring a state-of-the-art sound system powered by 26 speakers throughout the space.
- Both Baseball’s Bainton Field and Softball’s Rutgers Softball complex received home field upgrades. Bainton Field’s makeover included replacing the existing turf, new dimensions and fencing, while the Rutgers Softball Complex saw the installation of a brand new all-weather turf field along with new padding, fencing and backstop netting.
- Broke ground on the new softball, field hockey and women’s cross country/track and field locker rooms at the RAC in addition to construction beginning on the new golf facility benefitting both the men’s and women’s programs.
- Culminated a year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first college football game, with the Ringing of the Bells at Old Queens and the unveiling of a new plaque at the site where RU won the historic first game over Princeton, 6-4, on Nov. 6, 1869.
SUPPORTING R SCARLET KNIGHTS
- Started the new fiscal year with an updated and refreshed R Fund logo and launched "The Bells Must Ring" campaign with a focus on showcasing how Rutgers Nation directly impacts student-athlete success "On the Banks" through strength in numbers.
- Used the campaign to increase donor participation in support of athletic scholarships, the Big Ten Champions Fund, the Department of Leadership Development and Strategic Partnerships and Rutgers’ 27 athletic teams with a record-breaking year in raising over one million dollars.
- Totaled 9,842 R Fund donors, the highest count since 2016. Additionally, Athletics was the only Chancellor led unit at Rutgers to have an increase in donors in 2020.
- R Fund supporters contributed to a record-breaking Rutgers Giving Day in June with over 1,100 contributors.
- Announced a $4 million gift from the Bender Trust to support the David T Bender Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund will create eight sport specific endowments in the amount of $500,000 each to support men's golf, men's lacrosse, women's tennis, women's gymnastics, men's wrestling, women's field hockey, men's soccer, and men's track & field.
- Secured a $1.5 million dollar leadership gift from Ron and Pat Bainton and the support of other R Fund donors for Rutgers Baseball and Rutgers Softball to receive essential upgrades to their playing facilities.
- Celebrated the grand opening of the Brown Family Football Locker Room thanks to a $4 million dollar gift from Greg and Anna Brown at the annual 50 Yard Line Dinner.
- Partnered with Gourmet Catering, the R Fund provides the opportunity for fans to make donations at Rutgers concessions.
- Hosted the first ever R Fund Appreciation Day to celebrate donors at all membership levels and their support for Scarlet Knight student-athletes.
GROWING R FUTURE LEADERS
- Made an impact on the national level, including Ryan Cassidy of football as the Big Ten’s representative on the National SAAC and Zippy Broughton on the NCAA Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee.
- Launched the R Scarlet Knight Network, a mentoring program which currently includes over 180 professionals in over 45 industries who are eager to connect Scarlet Knights with professionals in and outside their desired academic fields.
- Kicked off an Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series featuring speakers from athletics staff, campus partners, alumni, and donors touching upon their stories of success and how their various identities they hold may intersect with sport. Recent speakers included gymnastics head coach Umme Salim-Beasley on being a female in coaching and cross country and track & field assistant coach Marina Muncan on her experience as an international student-athlete.
IN R COMMUNITY
- Scarlet Knights teams participated in over 1560 hours of community service across nearly 90 events.
- Four teams were nationally ranked among Division I’s top participants in volunteer service activities in their respective sport including men’s lacrosse at No. 3, gymnastics and women’s tennis at No. 6 and women’s lacrosse at No. 7.
- The mascot along with cheer & dance teams combined for 123 appearances. All four spirit squads travelled to Orlando, Florida for Nationals with all teams qualifying for finals.
- Hosted "Knock Out Opioid Abuse" town hall sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey focusing upon the athletic connection to opioid use and fostered an opportunity for students and athletes to voice thoughts and perspectives about how this epidemic impacts their lives. The event featured remarks from New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and panelists included Rutgers University Senior Vice President and General Counsel John J. Hoffman, Rutgers radio analyst and former NFL quarterback Ray Lucas and Rutgers Men's Basketball Director of Player Development Greg Vetrone.
- Became a member of the first Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases formed by the Big Ten Conference with representatives from each conference institution to provide guidance and sound medical advice to ensure the health, safety and wellness of the Big Ten’s students, coaches, administrators and fans.
- Joined the Big Ten-Ivy League Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research Collaboration, comprised of the nation’s most elite athletic and academic universities, and is participating in its Big Ten-Ivy League Epidemiology of Concussions study. The multi-institutional effort broadens the sports concussion data registry to all documented concussions sustained by athletes in varsity sports at 18 participating Ivy League and Big Ten schools.
- Ten Scarlet Knight student-athletes and staff members were named to the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition, helping to seek tangible ways to actively and constructively combat racism and hate around the world while also empowering student-athletes to express their rights to free speech and peaceful protest.
R FANS
- Men’s Basketball sold-out a record 10 games at the RAC, including the final nine of the regular season. The Scarlet Knights welcomed 8,329 fans in the Garden State Hardwood Classic victory over Seton Hall, its largest crowd in 18 seasons.
- Wrestling surpassed its season tickets sold record for the fifth-consecutive year with 3,022 season tickets and finished in the top five in national home attendance for the fifth-straight season competing in front of 5,000+ fans seven times since 2018.
- The RAC played host to a sold-out 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the RAC, as the two-day, four session tournament brought close to 20,000 fans to campus.
- Football increased total number of football season tickets selling 1873 new season tickets to-date, the highest total since 2015. Ninety percent of season ticket holders renewed for the 2020 campaign, the highest renewal percentage since 2014-15.
R GAME DAY INNOVATION
- Rolled out mobile-only ticketing, enabling contactless entry into all venues beginning with the 2020 football season, offering greater convenience and safety. Mobile tickets provide a greater ease of use for fans who will be able to access parking lots and enter venues with the use of their phone.
- Formed a partnership with Park Hub to enable digital parking entry on game day, digital transfer of parking and cashless entry.
- Integrated My Account 2.0 heading into the 2020 season enabling simple ticket management for fans including Text Delivery Transfers, Stub Hub Resale and more.
- Debuted new Scarlet Knights mobile app that saw over 7,900 users during the 2019-20 season.
- Enhanced WiFi capabilities at the RAC increasing mobile usage by fans including an added pregame light show.
- Won a Silver Medal in the NACMA "Best Of" Awards for Fan Giveaway promotion of "Does Central Jersey exist?"
- Celebrated 150 years of college football with “Birthplace of College Football” billboards around the country.
R NEWS
- From August 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, ScarletKnights.com generated over 8,200,000 page views, including nearly one million clicks over the almost 200 stories published between March 15 and June 15 during the Coronavirus pandemic. In total, over 1,300 previews, recaps, press releases or features were posted to the official Athletics web site.
- Featured on BTN 56 times during the course of the 2019-20 season reaching 60 million households across the United States. Ratings for men’s basketball increased over 35 percent while viewership for football improved by over 12 percent.
- During the 2019-20 athletics season, RVision was scheduled to produce 105 live games for the BTN Plus streaming service and edited nearly 100 video features for its YouTube channel. Featured videos included game highlights/recaps along with 28 weekly Top Plays and nearly 90 press conferences/media availabilities. In addition, RVision also oversaw over 60 in-venue productions for games and events at the RAC and SHI Stadium.
- Launched a new web show, "Knightlife" to tell the Rutgers Athletics Story. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning sports journalist Bruce Beck, condensed episodes of the show, "Slice of Knightlife," streamed weekly during the 2019-20 season, with one full, featured episode streaming each month that included a conversation with Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs.
- Began the “Inside Rutgers Athletics” Podcast powered by Learfield/IMG College providing audio from Rutgers Athletics radio shows, radio network post-game recaps, exclusive 1-on-1 interviews with Rutgers head coaches and administrators and home to The Steve Pikiell Podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and iTunes with nearly 21,800 downloads in inaugural year.
- Showcased great moments in Rutgers Athletics on BTN on May 9, June 9 and July 23 with a 24-hour schedule featuring classic games as well as the debut of the 1982 AIAW Championship victory.
