PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Five former Scarlet Knight athletes will be representing Team USA at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Todd Frazier and Patrick Kivlehan will be on the field for baseball with Darren Fenster serving as an assistant coach, Carli Lloyd takes the pitch with women's soccer for her fourth Olympic games and Rudy Winkler will compete in the hammer throw during the track & field events making his second Olympic games appearance. 
 

BASEBALL

Darren Fenster was a two-time All-America shortstop and four-year starter (1997-2000) for the Scarlet Knights who went on to play five years in the Kansas City Royals' organization. He remains the program's all-time leader in several offensive categories, including career hits (315), single-season hits (101) and career doubles (65).  


During his playing career "On The Banks," he was part of three Big East Conference regular season and tournament championships, winning the 1998 and 2000 titles as a player and achieving the feat again in 2007 as a member of the staff. Fenster was also a part of four NCAA Tournament appearances, including three as a player.  

As a senior in 2000, Fenster was a consensus First Team All-American, hitting .433. That year, Rutgers posted its first-ever 40-win season and was ranked as high as No. 14 nationally. The 2000 Big East Player of the Year, NCBWA District II Player of the Year, and captain and MVP of a team that featured three future Major Leaguers and a first round draft choice, Fenster was also a finalist for the prestigious Dick Howser Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate player. He was also a three-time All-Big East selection.  

Drafted in the 12th round by the Kansas City Royals in 2000, Fenster advanced to the Double A level in the Royals system. He has been a coach in the Boston Red Sox' system since 2012 as a manager, hitting coach and minor league outfield and baserunning coordinator.
 

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Infielder Todd Frazier was named consensus First Team All-America as a junior in 2007 and was the 34th overall selection in the MLB Draft. Frazier earned unanimous Big East Player of the Year that season by helping the Scarlet Knights to 42 wins, tying the school record.

The 2019 Rutgers Hall of Fame inductee batted .520 (13-for-25) with three homers and seven RBIs in the Big East tournament held in Brooklyn to win the Jack Kaiser Award as MVP and lead Rutgers to an NCAA Regional berth.  

The two-time First Team All-Big East honoree finished as the Scarlet Knights' all-time leader in home runs (42) and runs scored (210), second in walks (138) and total bases (434), third in hits (241), slugging percentage (.625) and stolen bases (65) and fifth in runs batted in (152) despite only playing three seasons.  

Originally from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Frazier previously starred on the Toms River East American Team that won the 1998 Little League World Series title. A two-time All-Star, he has 11 seasons of MLB experience, winning the Home Run Derby in 2015.
 

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A two-sport athlete at Rutgers, Patrick Kivlehan joined the baseball program as a walk-on for the 2012 season after a four-year football career at safety for the Scarlet Knights. Readjusting to the sport for the first time since high school, Kivlehan won the starting job at third base and won the first league triple crown in Big East history with a .402 average, 10 home runs and 36 RBIs. Overall, he batted .392 with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs overall, to go with a .693 slugging percentage and .480 on-base percentage to win Big East Player of the Year and Third Team All-America by Baseball America. The Mariners selected him in the fourth round of the 2012 MLB Draft and he made his debut with the Padres in 2016, hitting a home run in his first game.

Kivlehan has spent time with the San Diego Padres this season and owns 137 games of MLB experience overall with three teams. He has recorded 47 hits with 11 doubles and 14 homers in 41 games playing for Triple-A El Paso in 2021.
 

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

 

A two-time NSCAA All-American and four-time NSCAA All-Region student-athlete as a Scarlet Knight from 2001-04, Carli Lloyd will be playing in her fourth Olympic Games.   

The Delran, New Jersey, native's name is etched at No. 1 all-time in the Rutgers career record books in points (117) and goals (50), and is second in game-winners (15) and shots (295). The 2004 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year also holds single-season records for points (37) and goals (15), and is second in game-winners (six).
 
Prior to her international heroics for the U.S. Women's National Team, Lloyd began her storied career by guiding the Scarlet Knights to the Sweet Sixteen in what was the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament bid in 2001. As a freshman, Lloyd led Rutgers in shots (78), goals (15), and points (37), setting the precedent for her next three seasons "On the Banks." Her standout play helped RU to another NCAA bid in 2003, when Lloyd notched 13 goals and 28 points. Since then, the program has gone on to gain national exposure as a perennial contender, competing in 11 of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments.
 
The 2018 Rutgers Hall of Fame inductee stands as the WNT's all-time leading scorer midfielder, scoring numerous notable goals for the US, including at the 2008 Olympics when she scored the game-winner in the gold medal match victory vs. Brazil and at the 2012 London Olympics when she scored twice in the 2-1 gold medal victory vs. Japan, and her famous hat trick in the 2015 World Cup Championship win over Japan. Among a long list of accolades, Lloyd added back-to-back FIFA Women's World Player of the Year awards in 2015 and 2016, making her only the second American and fourth female player to accomplish the feat. 

Most recently, Lloyd earned her 300th cap in a friendly match against Sweden to become the third player to achieve the feat. 

In addition to playing with the USWNT, Lloyd also plays professionally in the NWSL for NJ/NY Gotham FC. 

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MEN'S TRACK & FIELD

   

Rudy Winkler, who earned a Masters of Business and Science at Rutgers, will make his second Olympic Games after breaking the 25-year old American record in the hammer throw in June at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He was also the 2016 Trials champion. 

While at Rutgers, Winkler claimed the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championship hammer throw title with a mark of 73.85 (242' 3"), breaking the Scarlet Knight record for the third time and setting a Big Ten Championship record in the process. The gold-medal performance earned him First Team All-Big Ten status.

The 2018 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year, Winkler went on to collect his fourth-straight First Team All-America recognition, finishing fourth in the nation at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 

Winkler's career also includes placing as the runner-up in the hammer throw at the 2019 USATF Championships, having earned the title in 2018. Among other accomplishments, the New York native helped guide Team USA to the 2018 Athletics World Cup title and placed 18^th at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Prior to arriving at Rutgers, Winkler captured the 2017 national title in the hammer while at Cornell. He finished as the national runner-up in 2016 and eighth overall as a freshman in 2015.
 

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