Rutgers University Athletics

MODERATOR: Kathryn Tappen

Class of 2003 | Rutgers Track & Field Alumna

Tappen currently works with NBC Sports covering Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America and has been a part of the broadcast staff of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. She has also worked with the NHL Network hosting NHL Tonight, New England Sports Network (NESN) and WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island as weekend anchor and weekday sports reporter. During her career, Tappen has been nominated for two New England Emmy Awards for sports reporting and won an Associated Press award in 2006 for her feature Swim Meet. 

A Morristown, New Jersey native, Tappen majored in journalism and was a four-time Academic All-American and Big East All-Star.

PANELIST: PAT WILLIS

Former Head Softball Coach (1979-2006) &  Women's Basketball Assistant Coach (1979-1984)

Willis spent nearly three decades of loyal service to Rutgers University and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics as both a softball and basketball coach. She amassed more than 600 victories during her 27-year career as the Scarlet Knights softball head coach, including three 30-win seasons, 20 20-win campaigns, an AIAW College World Series and two NCAA Tournament berths (1984, 1994) and mentored 50 all-conference honorees and nearly 30 all-region selections. She was also on the bench as an assistant women's basketball coach as Rutgers advanced to three-straight AIAW National Tournaments, including the 1982 AIAW Championship.

PANELIST: EUGENIE “TINY” CONDRILLO

CLASS OF 1978 | Women's Swimming All-American

Condrillo turned in perhaps the finest performance by a Rutgers athlete in the NCAA Swimming Championships by earning All-America honors in the 50 and 100-yard backstroke, 200 and 400-yard medley relay teams, and 400-yard freestyle relay team in 1975. Also that year, Randazzo won the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay at the Eastern Championships. In winning the 200, she set the school record, one of five school records she owned. At the national AIAW Championships, she took first place in the 100-yard backstroke and was a part of the third-place 200-yard medley relay team and the fourth-place 400-yard medley relay team. Randazzo followed that year with back-to-back All-America honors as part of the 200-yard medley relay team in 1976 and 1977. Her 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay teams both finished second in the Eastern Championships in 1976, while she finished second in the 50-yard backstroke at the same meet. A 1976 team captain, Randazzo was twice honored with the University's Athletic Excellence Award.

PANELIST: CARLA CAMINO

CLASS OF 1993 | Softball All-American

Camino was the 1993 Headley-Singer Award winner as the university's top female student-athlete, culminating in a career that included three, Atlantic-10 All-conference selections and a 1993 All-America selection when she finished fourth in the nation in hitting with a .487 average and was ranked among the top ten nationally in doubles. At the conclusion of her exceptional career, Camino was first at Rutgers in career batting average, hits, singles, doubles, triples, RBI and stolen bases, as well as the single-season leader in average, hits, singles, doubles and stolen bases. Camino, who led Rutgers to four Atlantic 10 tournament appearances from 1990-1993, was also named the 1993 Northeast second team shortstop and led the team in RBI in 1992 and 1993. 

PANELIST: TAMMY SUTTON-BROWN

CLASS OF 2001 | Women's Basketball NCAA Final Four , WNBA Champion & Olympian

A member of the Canadian Junior National Team in high school, Sutton-Brown made an immediate impact at Rutgers going to average 9.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game during her career, finishing her time "On the Banks" ranked third in field-goal percentage (.577), fifth in blocked shots (148), seventh in free throws made (304), 14th in rebounds (685) and 20th in scoring (1,246). A two-time Third Team All-BIG EAST honoree she shot over 67 percent from the floor, setting an RU single-season field goal percentage record as a junior and was a candidate for the Naismith National Player of the Year Award as a senior. Altogether she helped lead the Scarlet Knights to four NCAA Tournament berths, including an Elite Eight finish in 1999 and a Final Four bid in 2000. Sutton-Brown went on to be the 18th overall pick of the Charlotte Sting in 2001. The 12-year WNBA veteran was a two-time WNBA All-Star, becoming the fifth player in league history to reach 3,000 points, 1,500 rebounds and 400 blocks. Sutton-Brown was also the third Scarlet Knight to help her team to a WNBA championship trophy in 2012 with the Indiana Fever. She was also a member of the 2000 Canadian Olympic team.

PANELIST: SHAMEKA MARSHALL

CLASS OF 2006 | Women's Track All-American & Big East Champion

A two-time All-American and winner of eight Big East titles, Marshall excelled in many events for Rutgers women's track and field. A native of Mizpah, New Jersey, Marshall was a four-time NCAA qualifier in the long jump. She finished as the national indoor runner-up in the event in 2006, ranking as high as 13th internationally in the event that year, and captured the 2005 NCAA East Regional long jump title. On the national scene, Marshall made three trips to the Olympic Trials in 2004, 2008 and 2012 and captured sixth-place performances at nationals in the long jump in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She was the 2007 USATF-NJ Open Women's Athlete of the Year, 2005 Mondo Mid-Atlantic Track & Field Athlete of the Year and a two-time ECAC Most Outstanding Performer with championship titles in the long jump, 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles. Among Marshall's eight Big East gold medals were first-place finishes in the long jump, 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles and as a member of the 4x100m relay team. A 2006 graduate, Marshall was a three-time captain and four-time MVP. She still holds six Rutgers school records including both the indoor and outdoor long jump benchmarks, as well as the Scarlet Knights' top times in the indoor 55m, 55m hurdles, 60m hurdles and outdoor 100m hurdles.

PANELIST: ALEXIS GUNZELMAN

CLASS OF 2014 | NCAA All-Around Competitor

One of the most accomplished and decorated gymnasts in Rutgers history, Gunzelman's storied career from a walk-on to the only all-around national qualifier in program history spanned from 2011-14. Gunzelman registered nine All-EAGL selections, four EAGL All-Academic Team honors, three Team MVP awards and three NCAA Regional appearances. Gunzelman holds numerous records for the program to this day. Competing in 51 career meets, she earned nine All-EAGL selections, as well as seven first-team honors, which both mark the most for a Scarlet Knight. The Tabernacle, New Jersey, native holds the NCAA-meet records for RU on uneven bars (9.825) and all-around (39.175). Her career-high all-around mark of 39.400 stands second in program history. Her score of 39.175 at NCAA Regionals, which tied for second among the 14 competitors to send her to Nationals, is tied for the highest all-around score by a Rutgers gymnast at the NCAA level. Gunzelman cemented her legacy in 2014 as one of only two Scarlet Knights to qualify for NCAA Nationals and the only to make it as an all-arounder. The two-time captain's leadership carried into the classroom, where she earned four EAGL All-Academic Team and two NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors. 

Celebrate 45 years of women's golf “On The Banks” with the annual Unger-DeBlasio Cup at the Rutgers Golf Course.

In 1977, women's golf became an intercollegiate sport at Rutgers led by 17-year Head Coach Jan Unger. Serving as head coach from 1978-1995, Unger laid the solid foundation that can be attributed to the program's current success. Art DeBlasio served as the assistant coach under Unger for many years, while holding the position of Head Golf Professional at the Rutgers Golf Course from 1966-2001 and more than a half-century membership with the PGA.

Over 6,300 yards in length, the picturesque, tree-lined, PGA-sanctioned Rutgers University Golf Course is a par 72 and offers a challenging layout with four teeing areas per hole. Highlights include narrow fairways, fast greens, and water hazards on nine holes. 

Proceeds from the Cup benefit the Rutgers University Women's Golf Program.

UNGER-DEBLASIO CUP SCHEDULE

7:45 AM - Registration 

8:45 AM - Shotgun start 

1:30 PM - Luncheon Reception

2:15 PM - Welcome and Sponsor Remarks

2:45 PM - Awards

Join Rutgers Athletics in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX at the football game vs. Nebraska. Welcome current Scarlet Knight female student-athletes along with Rutgers women alumnae letterwinners and rising young ladies from the community with the pre-game parade and halftime march-on. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. with attendees encouraged to join the stadium blackout.

Rutgers alumnae, student-athletes and local youth can sign up to join the pregame parade on Scarlet Knight Way. The parade, also including the Marching Scarlet Knights, cheerleaders and Scarlet Knight, will kickoff the team's arrival and pep rally. Attendees are asked to gather at 3:30 p.m. with the parade to start at 4 p.m. 

The group will also be recognized on the field at halftime during the Marching Scarlet Knights show celebrating the past, present and future of women in athletics at Rutgers.  

Participation is free with registration.

Alumnae are also invited to the female letterwinners pre-game tailgate with food, music and giveaways at 3:30 p.m. at the Gary and Barbara Rodkin Academic Center. The tailgate is free with registration.

Be sure to join or update contact information with VarsityR and receive the most up-to-date details. 

Deadline to register is Sept. 30.

Join the friends of Sandra Petway as they come together at the Rutgers Golf Course to help support the continued care of one of the first women's coaches “On The Banks”.  

Petway was not only among the inaugural group of coaches named in June of 1974 to spearhead the original seven programs to begin women’s sports in the Rutgers Athletics Department, but the first African-American female in the Rutgers coaching ranks. During her tenure, 19 Scarlet Knights earned AIAW All-American status.

Hit head-on in July of 2021, Petway was left paralyzed with limited mobility in her upper body. Proceeds from the golf outing will be used to supplement the expenses for one of our newest Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame inductee's continued care.

PLAYING 4 PETWAY SCHEDULE

7:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM - Shotgun start - Scramble format

1:30 PM - Luncheon begins - silent auction open

2:15 PM - Welcome and Sponsor Remarks

2:45 PM - Awards

3:30 PM - Closing Remarks and Auction winners posted 

Whoo-Rah Productions presents the premiere of “Forgotten Champions” the story of the 1982 AIAW Championship Rutgers women’s basketball team narrated by Olympic and World Cup Champion and Rutgers women’s soccer alumna Carli Lloyd at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in downtown New Brunswick. Prior to the film's screening, join in the discussion talking about the history of women’s basketball at Rutgers, women in sport and 50 years of women's basketball under Title IX. Panelists will include former head coach Theresa Grentz, current head coach Coquese Washington, 1982 co-captain Chris Dailey.