R YEAR IN REVIEW
TEAM NOTABLES
BASEBALL
BASEBALL secured its third straight winning season under head coach Steve Owens, a feat that had not been accomplished since 2005-07. Additionally, the program's 105 wins in the last three seasons are the most in a three-year span since 2001-03. Junior shortstop Josh Kuroda-Grauer was named Big Ten Player of the Year, the first time since Rutgers joined the conference in 2015 that a baseball player received a major award from the Big Ten. After hitting .298 as a sophomore, Kuroda-Grauer broke out to lead the country with 95 hits, lead the Big Ten with a .428 average, added five home runs, 19 doubles, 45 RBI and 24 stolen bases. Kuroda-Grauer was also named All-Big Ten First Team, a Brooks Wallace Award finalist (top shortstop in country), a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist (top amateur player in country) and a Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist (national player of the year). Senior pitcher Justin Sinibaldi was named All-Big Ten Third Team after emerging as the team's ace and pitching to a 3.47 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and striking out 65 batters in 83.0 innings on the mound.
BASKETBALL
MEN'S BASKETBALL finished out the 2023-24 season with a 15-17 record. The Scarlet Knights maintained one of the best homecourt advantages in the nation finishing 12-5 at home and selling out every home game of the season. The Scarlet Knights sold out of season tickets during the summer marking the quickest home slate sellout in school history. Rutgers season was highlighted by many key victories including a win at the Garden State Hardwood Classic against Seton Hall70-63 on Dec. 9 in Newark, an 87-82 overtime win over Nebraska on Jan. 17 at Jersey Mikes Arena and a 78-56 victory over No.9 Wisconsin on Feb. 9 in Piscataway. A four game-winning steak during conference play started with the school's first-ever win at Michigan, a 69-59 victory at the Crisler Center on Feb. 3. Jeremiah Williams was awarded the Scarlet Knights' third-ever Big Ten Player of the Week during that stretch. Center Clifford Omoruyi finished as one of the best rim defenders in the nation with 2.9 blocks-per-game good for third in the nation and first in the Big Ten. Omoruyi was honored with All-Big Ten First Defensive Team Honors, All Big Ten Honorable Mention and All-Met Third Team honors.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL continued to grow under head coach Coquese Washington in her second season at the helm. The team celebrated its 50th season in program history, highlighting historic moments, players and coaches throughout the season, which culminated in a grand celebration for Alumni Weekend. The team also inducted its inaugural Knights of Honor class in the 1982, 2000 and 2007 teams. The Scarlet Knights earned their sixth advance sellout in program history and first since 2006 against Iowa, which became the most attended basketball game between men's and women's contests of the entire 2023-24 campaign. Destiny Adams had a breakout year in her first season back in New Jersey. The transfer led active players on the team in multiple statistical categories while also ranking in the conference. She earned All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches) honors as well as an Honorable Mention (Media). In addition, Adams set the Big Ten Tournament single game rebounding record with 24 boards in the opening round.
CROSS COUNTRY
CROSS COUNTRY closed out its 2023 season in impressive fashion with Alex Carlson earning back-to-back top-10 finishes at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Carlson finished 10th overall, a 10-spot improvement from her 2022 performance. It also marked the best finish for a Scarlet Knight since 2003 as Carlson earned All-Mid Atlantic Region honors in back-to-back seasons. The women’s squad finished 14th out of 27 teams at the Goodman Campus Course in Bethlehem, Pa. On the men’s side, the Scarlet Knights placed 11th out of 26 teams, the second-highest finish on the men’s side at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and six-spot improvement from 2022. Carlson also posted a top-20 finish at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wisconsin as she finished 20th overall. The women’s team finished 13th and the men’s squad placed 11th overall. In the regular season, the Scarlet Knights swept the competition at the Delaware Invitational, taking the top three spots in both the men’s and women’s races. Kyle Rakitis, Zeb Hinker and Brian Pedretti went 1-2-3 in the men's 8K, while Alex Carlson, Sofia Condron and Rylee Ferretti swept first through third in the women's 6K. The women’s team also won the LIU Fall Festival with Carlson, Condron and Ferretti place first, second and third, respectively.
FIELD HOCKEY
FIELD HOCKEY opened the season with a 15-0 record, the longest winning streak in program history and making RU the last undefeated field hockey team in Division I. The Scarlet Knights finished second in the Big Ten with a 6-2 conference record, tying the program's best ever finish. RU had eight ranked wins during the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the past six years, and fifth time overall. Iris Langejans and Puck Winter were named All-Americans, six were named All-Region and five (Langejans, Winter, Guillermina Causarano, Ava Cickavage and Paulina Niklaus) were named All-Big Ten. Iris Langejans was named the Big Ten Player of the Year , the Regional Playerof the Year and a Finalist for the Honda Award. Puck Winter was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL capped a winning season with a 31-24 victory over Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. RB Kyle Monangai led the Big Ten with 1,262 rushing yards in becoming the eighth player in program history to record a 1,000-yard rushing season and first since 2012. Rutgers was the most improved team in the Big Ten by total offense (+24.1) and one of just four teams in the league to increase its average from 2022. On defense, the Scarlet Knights ranked 16th nationally in total defense (313.5), posting its best mark and ranking for a season in the Big Ten era. RU also led the nation with three blocked kicks, scoring two touchdowns directly off blocked punts (Indiana, Miami). Rutgers saw 13 different players recognized in the All-Big Ten voting, the second-highest total for the program behind the 14 honored in 2020. Four home games sold out to make it seven games with an attendance of at least 52,454 over the last two years.
GYMNASTICS
GYMNASTICS concluded the 2024 regular season in spectacular fashion at the George Washington quad meet, scoring a 196.825 for its second-highest score in program history. The full-team effort led to a massive list of records, milestones, and career-highs by meet's end in the nation's capital. The score marked the school record for a road meet, while the team's 49.300 on bars comes in second all-time at RU and the 49.225 on vault is third all-time in team history. The Scarlet Knights combined for three meets at a team score of 196 or above. The team's MVP and Most Improved Gymnast, Gabrielle Dildy, scored a 9.9 on floor to place seventh of 60 at the Big Ten Championships, where RU was ninth as a team with its third-highest score at the conference championship meet - a 195.400. Emily Leese was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, the fifth Scarlet Knight to receive the distinction since 2015.
Seniors Avery Balser (bars) and Emily Leese (vault) qualified for the 2024 NCAA Regional Championships as individual event specialists. The Scarlet Knights have now sent the team or individuals to regionals for a 14th consecutive season dating back to 2011. Rutgers have qualified multiple gymnasts for regionals for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Umme Salim-Beasley.
GOLF
MEN'S GOLF The Scarlet Knights competed in 12 events over the fall and spring, finishing in the top half of teams eight times, and finishing top-10 all but once. Individually, Rutgers had a top-10 golfer five times, including three-straight finishes from Xavier Marcoux. Fifth place was the highest placement for any Scarlet Knight, achieved by Wells in the Chicago Highlands Invitational and Marcoux in the Palmas del Mar Collegiate. Rutgers' best event this season was the Colleton River Collegiate where they posted the best round in program history. In round three, they shot 272 (-16) the best team round by three strokes. Their team's round of 272 was the second-best score in program history, and the tournament total of 841 is the seventh-best in program history.
The Scarlet Knights also hosted the second annual Johnnie-O at Sea Island in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Rutgers was able to complete one of their long-lasting goals in the Shutte-Era of beating perennial Big Ten foe and national contender Illinois. Thanks to top-20 finishes from Weston Jones and Rhett Sellers, Rutgers was able to pull away late in the final holes of round three to beat Illinois by three strokes for the first time in program history. Rutgers ended their season at the Big Ten Championships in harsh conditions but did not go down without a punch. They had their highest placement since 2019 with a seventh-place tie out of the 14 Big Ten Teams. This is only the second time they ever finished in the top half of teams and the only time all five golfers finished in the top-40.
WOMEN'S GOLF made history in 2023-24, securing the most successful season in program history. For the first time ever, the Scarlet Knights received a postseason invite, competing in and winning the second annual National Golf Invitational Championship. It was RU's second team title of the season, with the program also winning its home tournament – The Rutgers Invitational – in April. In conference play, the Scarlet Knights secured their best-ever finish at Big Ten Championships, tying for 11th place out of 14 teams. As a team, RU set program records for season scoring average (+8.05), rounds of par or better (5), birdies (436), eagles (8), 54-hole scoring (-13, Westbrook Invitational),
Individually, Rikke Nordvik won the individual title at the Rutgers Invitational and Leigha Devine set program records for single-season scoring average (+1.21), single-season rounds of par or better (18), low round to par (-7, Westbrook Invitational), 54-hole scoring (-11, Westbrook Invitational), single-season birdies (114), single-season eagles (3), single-season par-4 scoring (4.1), single-season par-5 scoring (4.87), career scoring average (+2.89), career birdies (311), career eagles (5), career rounds of par or better (36),
LACROSSE
MEN'S LACROSSE finished its season with an 7-7 record with the Scarlet Knights nationally ranked for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 14 . RU earned a ranked conference win over No. 15 Michigan, downing two NCAA Tournament teams during the year in the Wolverines and Lehigh, as well as a notable win over Loyola who was No. 22 in the RPI on Selection Sunday.
Shane Knobloch was named a First Team All-American, the second ever four-time All-American in program history, and the first winner of the national Midfielder of the Year award in program history.
Knobloch was drafted fourth overall in the PLL College Draft by the Carolina Chaos, the highest ever pro lacrosse draft pick in program history. Ross Scott joined him in being drafted 20th overall by the Chaos. Ross Scott and Shane Knobloch were named First Team All-Big Ten while goalkeeper Cardin Stoller was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE advanced to its fourth consecutive Big Ten semifinal under head coach Melissa Lehman after the Scarlet Knights defeated No. 7 Maryland in the conference quarterfinals on April 27 in College Park. RU tallied eight wins on the season and faced eight teams who advanced to this year's NCAA Tournament.
The 2024 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and a consensus First Team All-Big Ten selection, graduate student Cassidy Spilis tallied 79 points on 74 goals and five helpers to go along with 98 draw controls, 40 ground balls and 36 caused turnovers this past season. Her 74 goals ranked third in the Big Ten and were ninth nationally. Spilis also finished the season second in the Big Ten in goals per game (4.11), second in caused turnovers per game (2.00), fourth in draw controls per game (5.44), ground balls per game (2.17) and points per game (4.39), and fifth in points (79).
A First Team IWLCA All-American and All-Region selection, Spilis scored three or more goals 15 times this season and produced 10 games with five or more goals. Spilis contributed multiple points, caused turnovers, draw controls and ground balls in 10 starts this season and secured five or more draw controls 11 times. Spilis finished the season as a six-time Big Ten Midfielder of the Week and 2024 Tewaaraton Award nominee while picking up All-America laurels from the IWLCA (First Team), ILWomen (First Team) and USA Lacrosse Magazine (Second Team).
SOCCER
MEN'S SOCCER ended the season with a 5-8-3 record, picking up three Big Ten wins along the way. RU defeated Maryland, 2-1, for the program's first-ever win at on the road at Ludwig Field since the teams first met in 1960. Jackson Temple paced the squad in goals (6), assists (4) and points 916) in his fifth season. Temple was named an All-Big Ten First Team selection while Matt Acosta followed with an All-Big Ten Second Team pick as well as Nick Collins as he earned a spot on the conference All-Freshman Team. In addition, Cole Cruthers was chosen as the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree. Ola Maeland also brought some hardware back “On The Banks” as he was named to the 2023 Big Ten All-Tournament Team, scoring in the Quarterfinals against Penn State.
WOMEN'S SOCCER continued a longstanding tradition of NCAA Championships soccer, making the bracket for the 12th year in a row, 14th time in the last 16 years, and 18th time overall after a 9-win regular season campaign. The Scarlet Knights placed four on the 2023 All-Big Ten awards. Juniors Riley Tiernan and Emily Mason earned All-Big Ten Second Team, while Olivia Bodmer and Ashley Baran made the All-Freshman Team, with Bodmer representing the only unanimous pick among the Big Ten first-years. RU finished the regular season unbeaten in five of its final six, rising to No. 37 in the RPI rankings. Their results were highlighted by three shutout victories over NCAA RPI Top 50 teams, including No. 34 Ohio State on the road, No. 42 Providence, and No. 50 Michigan.
SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL captured back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in program history , a program record for Big Ten victories and Big Ten series wins and the highest Big Ten Tournament seed since joining the league in 2015. The Scarlet Knights set a total of 11 school records - six career, three team and two individual season along with 23 career top 10 entries. Morgan Smith became the first RU player to earn NFCA All-America distinction with a second team selection along with first team honors from Softball America in addition to being named ECAC Player of the Year. Additionally, three Scarlet Knights were named to NFCA All-Region and All-Big Ten squads while Morgan Smith and Kyleigh Sand both signed professional contracts following the season.
TRACK & FIELD
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD saw the women’s squad earn its first national ranking in program history with team placing 22nd national in Week 1 of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Poll. The team was coming off a record-setting weekend in which Chloe Timberg broke the school record and posted the No. 1 pole vault height in the country and Alicia Campbell broke a 25-year-old school record in the weight throw. Alex Carlson also turned in two nationally ranked performances in the 800 and 3,000-meter. In addition to records set by Timberg and Campbell, the relay team of Carlson, Sofia Condron, Jenai Berry and Shelby Whetstone broke the distance indoor medley record. At the Big Ten Championships, the Scarlet Knights earned seven medals, including four gold and 15 podiums. It marked the program-record highest finish and point total for the women’s squad. Timberg and Carlson highlighted the weekend for Rutgers with Timberg setting the Big Ten Championship meet record on her way to winning gold, while Carlson secured a pair of gold medals in the mile and 3,000-meter. Celine Jada-Brown added a gold in the long jump, followed by Kristina Tossas with a silver to round out the medal performances on the women’s team. For her performance, Timberg was named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships as selected by the conference head coaches. On the men’s side, Sincere Robinson and Kevin O’Sullivan captured silver medals in the long jump and pole vault, respectively.
Timberg and Robinson both qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships as Timberg made her second-straight trip to the indoor national meet and Robinson earned his third-consecutive appearance. Timberg finished third overall, while Robinson finished sixth with the pair securing First Team All-American honors. At the close of the indoor season, Timberg and Robinson were named USTFCCCA Mid-Atlatnic Field Athlete of the Year.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD was highlighted by a National Championship performance from All-American record holder Chloe Timberg. The victory for Timberg served as an exclamation point to one of the best outdoor seasons in program history. The win also gave the Scarlet Knights their first national champion in track and field since 1983 and the first women's NCAA Championship in program history. Timberg won with an NCAA meet record height and the third-best mark in NCAA history, clearing 4.71m (15’ 5.5”). The outdoor season also saw Timberg set the Franklin Field and Penn Relays records where she achieved an Olympic standard height.
The Scarlet Knights qualified a program-record 22 for the NCAA East First Round with Timberg, A’nan Bridgett (long jump), Celine-Jada Brown (long jump) and Brian O'Sullivan (pole vault) earning appearances at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Bryce Tucker gave the Scarlet Knights a gold medal on the final day of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, highlighting six individual medals (one gold, one silver, four bronze) and 23 podium finishes. Timberg added silver in the pole vault, her sixth career Big Ten Championship medal. The four bronze medals were secured by Sincere Robinson in the long jump, Konstantinos Bouzakis in the discus and Brian O’Sullivan on the men’s side and Alex Carlson in the 1,500-meter for the women.
Rutgers collected a total of seven school record performances with six on the women’s side and one for the men. On the track, Carlson achieved the top times in the 1,5000 and 5,000-meter runs. The record in the 5,000-meter stood for nearly 22 years until Carlson bested it by more than 30 seconds. Carlson also joined Cynthia Boakye, Charlee Crawford and Shelby Whetstone to set a record in the sprint medley relay. Timberg posted the best height in the pole vault at NCAA Championships, while Alianna Eucker set the record in the javelin and Alicia Campbell in the hammer. Brian O’Sullivan broke a decade-old height in the pole vault.
The Scarlet Knights closed out the season at U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field in Oregon. Timberg qualified for her first appearance at trials, finishing sixth in the final round of the pole vault. Jameson Woodell also made his first trip to trials, competing in the 400-meter hurdles. He advanced to the semifinals, while former Scarlet Knight Rudy Winkler finished second in the hammer to qualify for the Paris Olympics and his third Olympic Games.
ROWING
WOMEN'S ROWING finished 14th in country at the NCAA Championships after qualifying for the national regatta for the fifth consecutive season. The Scarlet Knights' NCAA Championships performance was highlighted by a 10th-place finish by the Varsity 4 boat, followed by a 14th-place for the 2nd Varsity 8 and 15th for the Varsity 8 on Harsha Lake in Ohio. RU combined for 55 points during championship weekend, one more point and one more place ahead of their 2023 team finish. Rutgers was honored with a pair of All-America awards from the CRCA with junior Victoria Grieder on the Second Team and sophomore Lily Wood earning honorable mention following their performances with the Varsity 8 throughout the 2024 season.
Rutgers finished third at the 2024 Big Ten Championships, tying for its highest finish at the conference regatta under seventh-year head coach Justin Price. RU won three medals, including a Big Ten gold for a third-consecutive year after the 3rd Varsity 4 won its race for the second-straight year. The Varsity 4 raced to silver, while the 2nd Varsity 8 claimed bronze. Two Varsity 8 members, which saw their boat finish less than a second away from a Big Ten Championships medal, were named All-Big Ten with Lily Wood taking First Team honors and Annie Wertheimer earning a Second Team distinction.
The Scarlet Knights also claimed two Big Ten Boat of the Week honors in 2024 - the 3V4 on May 7 after a gold at the Eastern Sprints and the 2nd Varsity 4 after wins over No. 8 Penn and No. 11 Ohio State at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up in March.
SWIMMING & DIVING
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING finished 32nd at the NCAA Championships as Holly Prasanto earned second team all-america honors reaching the consolation final on 1M to place 11th overall. She became the fifth Scarlet Knight diver to earn all-america honors and marked the third-straight season Rutgers has sent a diver to the NCAA Championships. At the Big Ten Championships, eight NCAA B cuts were registered, 18 top 24 finishes were recorded, 13 program top 10 times were captured and 28 personal bests were set. Tina Celik reached the podium with a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast setting a new Rutgers record while the 400 medley relay squad consisting of Valeria Egorova, Celik, Martyna Piesko and Jade Smits had the highest-ever finish for a Scarlet Knight relay squad at the championships with a fifth-place finish.
TENNIS
WOMEN'S TENNIS continued to build momentum and set new program standards with another historic season. On the heels of a strong fall, the Scarlet Knights finished 12-12 in the spring, picking up nine nonconference wins including three shutout victories. The team also recorded two Big Ten dubs, defeating Michigan State and Minnesota. The team made history in the ITA rankings, claiming its first-ever team and doubles ranking. Rutgers reached as high as No. 68 in the polls while the pair of Amira Badawi and Mai Nguyen came in at a season-best No. 54. RU also found success in the Big Ten Tournament, defeating the Spartans once again to advance to the second round for the second consecutive year. Graduate Student Yana Gurevich became the first Scarlet Knight in program history to earn All-Big Ten honors, after going 12-5 in conference play.
VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL was honored with its first-ever All-Big Ten attacker, captured the most wins and best nonconference record since 2012, improved its set win total by 45% over the previous season and set a school record in attendance. Redshirt sophomore Alissa Kinkela, who led the team in kills, was named Second Team All-Big Ten marking RU's first all-conference honoree on the attack. The Scarlet Knights placed 12 entries into the rally-era individual season top 10 records, 13 entries into the rally-era team top 10 records while collecting the most sets played, kills, assists, assists per set, digs and solo blocks by a team in conference play since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Senior libero Madyson Chitty finished her career fifth all-time in career digs and senior middle blocker Kristina Grkovic concluded her career fifth all-time in hitting percentage while setting the rally-era record for solo blocks in a season and career. Rutgers improved its attendance by 50% while setting a program record of 6,757 in attendance at Jersey Mike's Arena when facing No. 1 Nebraska on Nov. 5. Additionally, head coach Caitlin Schweihofer registered her 100th career victory.
WRESTLING
WRESTLING wrapped up another successful season, finishing No. 14 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll and producing multiple All-Americans for the eighth time in nine seasons under head coach Scott Goodale. Dylan Shawver (133) and Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) finished seventh in their respective weight classes at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, as Rutgers has now produced at least one All-American in 10 of the past 11 years. Eight Scarlet Knights qualified for nationals, our most since all 10 starters qualified in 2016. RU also finished sixth at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which included an individual title from Shawver, seven conference placewinners and 87.5 team points - its best team result since 2016. Rutgers finished 12-5 during the dual season and earn a final No. 14 ranking in the NWCA Coaches Poll - its 12th top-25 finish in the poll under Goodale. The Scarlet Knights once again finished top six in national home attendance as it average more than 4,000 per home dual in 2023-24. Twelve student-athletes earned Winter Academic All-Big Ten recognition, while three individuals - Slavikouski, John Poznanski and Anthony White - were named NWCA Scholar All-Americans.
R HONORS & AWARDS
NCAA Qualifiers
- Team
- Women's Soccer - First Round
- Women's Rowing
- Field Hockey - First Round
- Individual
- Wrestling - Dean Peterson (125)
- Wrestling - Dylan Shawver (133)
- Wrestling - Mitch Moore (141)
- Wrestling - Michael Cetta (149)
- Wrestling - Jackson Turley (174)
- Wrestling - Brian Soldano (184)
- Wrestling - John Poznanski (197)
- Wrestling - Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT)
- Diving - Holly Prasanto - 1M
- Track and Field - Sincere Robinson (indoor)
- Track and Field - Chloe Timberg (indoor)
- Track and Field - A'nan Bridgett (outdoor)
- Track and Field - Celine-Jada Brown (outdoor)
- Track and Field - Brian O'Sullivan (outdoor)
- Track and Field - Chloe Timberg (outdoor)
National Champion
- Track and Field - Chloe Timberg (Pole Vault - Outdoor)
Final Rankings
- Women's Rowing
- CRCA - No. 14
- Field Hockey
- No. 6
- Wrestling
- NWCA - No. 14
- Swimming & Diving
- No. 32
- Softball
- Softball American - Morgan Smith - No. 1 two-way player, No. 23 overall
- Softball American - Morgan Smith - No. 1 two-way player, No. 23 overall
Big Ten Player of the Year
- Baseball - Josh Kuroda-Grauer
- Field Hockey - Iris Langejans
- Field Hockey - Puck Winter (Defensive Player of the Year)
- Women's Lacrosse - Cassidy Spilis (Midfielder of the Year)
- Track and Field - Chloe Timberg (Indoor Field Athlete of the Year)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Men's Lacrosse - Cardin Stoller
Big Ten Champion
- Men’s Track & Field - Bryce Tucker (400M Hurdles – Outdoor)
- Women’s Track & Field - Alex Carlson (Mile, 3,000M – Indoor), Celine-Jada Brown (Long Jump - Indoor), Chloe Timberg (Pole Vault – Indoor)
- Wrestling - Dylan Shawver (133)
All-Americans
- Baseball - Josh Kuroda-Grauer (First Team)
- Field Hockey - Iris Langejans (First Team), Puck Winter (Second Team)
- Wrestling - Dylan Shawver (Seventh), Yaraslau Slavikouski (Seventh)
- Men's Lacrosse - Shane Knobloch (First, Media and Coaches), Ross Scott (Honorable Mention, Coaches)
- Women's Lacrosse - Cassidy Spilis (First Team)
- Softball - Morgan Smith (First Team Softball America, Second Team NFCA)
- Women's Rowing - Victoria Grieder (Second Team), Lily Wood (Honorable Mention)
- Men’s Track and Field – Sincere Robinson ( First Team – Indoor)
- Women’s Track and Field – Chloe Timberg (First Team – Indoor, First Team – Outdoor)
All-Big Ten
- Women's Soccer - Emily Mason (Second Team), Riley Tiernan (Second Team)
- Men's Soccer - Jackson Temple (First Team), Matt Acosta (Second Team), Nick Collins (All-Freshman Team)
- Football - Kyle Monangai (Second Team, Coaches & Media), Jai Patel (Third Team, Media/HM, Coaches), Mayan Ahanotu (HM, Media), Flip Dixon (HM, Media), Bryan Felter (HM, Media), Deion Jennings (HM, Media), Johnny Langan (HM, Media), Aaron Lewis (HM, Coaches & Media), Robert Longerbeam (HM, Media), Max Melton (HM, Coaches & Media), Hollin Pierce (HM, Coaches & Media), Mohamed Toure (HM, Coaches & Media), Gus Zilinskas (HM, Media)
- Field Hockey - Iris Langejans (First Team), Puck Winter (First Team), Guillermina Causarano (First Team), Ava Cickavage (Second Team), Paulina Niklaus (Second Team)
- Women's Gymnastics - Emily Leese (Second Team)
- Women's Basketball - Destiny Adams (Second Team- Coaches/Honorable Mention- Media)
- Men's Lacrosse - Shane Knobloch (First Team), Ross Scott (First Team)
- Women's Lacrosse - Cassidy Spilis (First Team, Unanimous)
- Women's Rowing - Lily Wood (First Team), Annie Wertheimer (Second Team)
- Softball - Morgan Smith (First Team, All-Defensive), Kyleigh Sand (First Team), Mattie Boyd (Second Team)
- Baseball - Josh Kuroda-Grauer (First Team), Justin Sinibaldi (Third Team)
- Women's Tennis - Yana Gurevich (All-Big Ten Team)
- Men's Track and Field - Kevin O'Sullivan (Second Team - Indoor), Sincere Robinson (Second Team - Indoor), Bryce Tucker (First Team - Outdoor)
- Women's Track and Field - Celine-Jada Brown (First Team - Indoor), Alex Carlson (First Team - Indoor), Chloe Timberg (First Team - Indoor; Second Team - Outdoor)
- Volleyball - Alissa Kinkela (Second Team)
- Wrestling - Dylan Shawver (First Team)
Big Ten All-Tournament Team
- Field Hockey - Paulina Niklaus, Lucy Bannatyne
- Men's Soccer - Ola Maeland
- Women's Soccer - Riley Tiernan
- Gymnastics - Gabrielle Dildy (Big Ten All-Championships Team)
- Women's Lacrosse: Sophia Cardello, Cassidy Spilis
All-Region
- Baseball - Josh Kuroda-Grauer (First Team)
- Field Hockey - Iris Langejans (First Team), Puck Winter (First Team), Guillermina Causarano (First Team), Ava Cickavage (Second Team), Paulina Niklaus (Second Team), Sophia Howard (Second Team)
- Football - Flip Dixon, Kyle Monangai, Gus Zilinskas
- Women's Lacrosse - Cassidy Spilis (First Team)
- Women's Soccer - Emily Mason (Second Team), Riley Tiernan (Third Team)
- Softball - Morgan Smith (First Team), Kyleigh Sand (Second Team), Mattie Boyd (Third Team)
Regional Player of the Year
- Field Hockey - Iris Winter (NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region)
- Men's Track and Field - Sincere Robinson (Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year - Indoor)
- Women's Track and Field - Chloe Timberg (Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year - Indoor & Outdoor)
Other
- Baseball: NBCWA District 2 Player of the Year - Josh Kuroda-Grauer
- Field Hockey: NFHCA Senior Team - Iris Langejans
- Field Hockey: All-ECAC First Team: Puck Winter
- Field Hockey: All-ECAC Second Team: Iris Langejans
- Field Hockey: Honda Award Finalist: Iris Langejans
- Women's Soccer - MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List: Emily Mason
- Men's Lacrosse: Tewaaraton Award Top 25: Shane Knobloch
- Men's Lacrosse: Lt. J.G. Donald MacLaughlin Outstanding Midfielder of the Year: Shane Knobloch
- Men's Lacrosse: USILA Senior All-Star Game: Brandon Hund
- Men's Lacrosse: All-ECAC First Team: Shane Knobloch
- Football - Comeback Player of the Year Semifinalist: Mohamed Toure
- Football - Burlsworth Trophy Nominee: Christian Dremel
- Women's Basketball - Destiny Adams - All-Metro Third Team
- Wrestling - John Poznanski - NWCA Scholar All-American
- Wresting - Yaraslau Slavikouski - NWCA Scholar All-American
- Wrestling - Anthony White - NWCA Scholar All-American
- Softball - ECAC Player of the Year: Morgan Smith
- Softball - Softball America No. 1 Two-Way Player: Morgan Smith
- Women's Lacrosse - Tewaaraton Award Watch List: Cassidy Spilis
- Women's Lacrosse - Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Finalist: Cassidy Spilis
- Women's Lacrosse - IWLCA Senior All-Star selection: Cassidy Spilis
- Men's Golf - Xavier Marcoux: Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
- Women's Golf - Leigha Devine: Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
R SMART
Two hundred and eleven student-athletes earned degrees from Rutgers University in 2023-24.
One-hundred thirty-three student-athletes were recognized by the Big Ten Conference as Distinguished Scholars as 43 Scarlet Knights carded a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2023-24 academic year. Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Scarlet Knights have combined to earn 1,065 Distinguished Scholar honors.
A school-record 378 student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors comprised of 196 in the spring, 53 in the winter and 129 in the fall.
NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS
Women's Basketball
- WBCA Academic Top-25 Special Mention
Field Hockey
- National Team Award
- Scholars of Distinction: Paulina Niklaus
- National Academic Squad: Natalie Arnold, Erica Babitts, Lucy Bannatyne, Guillermina Causarano, Olivia Fraticelli, Sophia Howard, Vicky Jure, Lauren Kokoskie, Iris Langejans, Noelle Leaf, Paulina Niklaus, Carly Snarski, Indy van Ek, Olivia Weir
Puck Winter, Abbie Zacchini
Football
- Campbell Trophy Semifinalist: Mayan Ahanotu
- Hampshire Honor Society: Mayan Ahanotu, Shawn Bowman, Victor Konopka, Jude McAtamney, Reggie Sutton, DB Trevor Yeboah-Kodie
Women's Golf
- WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award
- WGCA All-America Scholars: Leigha Devine, Cathi Graf, Rikke Nordvik, Lucrezia Rossettin, Emily James, Krystal Li, Lorena Rossettin
Gymnastics
- WCGA Scholastic All-America: Elia Aird, Kaitlyn Bertola, Jenna Ferguson, Renee Figueroa, Hannah Joyner, Emily Leese, Lainey Link, Valentina Lorente-Garcia, Anna Pagliaro, Jaidyn Raby, Jordyn Zieden-Weber
Men's Lacrosse
- Scholar All-American: Brandon Hund
- Scholar All-American: Shane Knobloch
- Scholar All-American: Ross Scott
Women's Lacrosse
- IWLCA Team Academic Award
- IWLCA Academic Honors: Jessica Beneducci, Makenna Boutin, Sophia Cardello, Sara Carolonza, Emalie Clothier, Alexa Corbin, Victoria Goldrick, Madison Grady, Madison Karpe, Kelsey Klein, Keeley Mcnemar, Ashley Moynahan, Ellie Riegner, Cassidy Spilis, and Michelle Warren
Women's Rowing
- CRCA Scholar Athletes: Lauren Andersen, Elli Arbogast , Corina Coughlan, Chloe Couillens, Katharina Dowlin, Megan Evans, Victoria Grieder, Ruby Hatfield, Margaret Kane, Emily Mahaffy, Lauren O'Connor, Kate Pitzel, Libby Snyder, Annie Wertheimer
Men's Soccer
- United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District: Curt Calov, Cole Cruthers, Ola Maeland, Jackson Temple
Women's Soccer
- United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District: Kassidy Banks, Sara Brocious, Giana Romano
Softball
- Easton/NFCA Team Academic Award
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: Jill Anderson, Mattie Boyd, Bailey Briggs, Leilani Chavez, Laurelai DePew, Georgia Ingle, Stephanie Kraska, Maddie Lawson, Payton Lincavage, Morgan Smith, Hailey Stripling, Katie Wingert
Women's Tennis:
- ITA All-Academic Team
- ITA Scholar Athletes: Chloe Brown, Daira Cardenas, Tara Chilton, Naomi Karki, Yana Gurevich
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District: Tara Chilton
Women's Swimming
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Award
- CSCAA Scholar All-American: Tina Celik, Valeria Egorova, Sephora Ford, Shannon Meadway, Martyna Piesko, Elysha Pribadi, Amelia Scott, Molly Urkiel
BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS
* - Denotes career Big Ten Distinguished honor
BOLD - Denotes 4.0 Grade Point Average
Baseball (1)
- Jake Marshall: Digital Marketing
Field Hockey (10)
- Natalie Arnold: Undeclared
- Erica Babitts: Undeclared
- Lucy Bannatyne: Communication
- Guillermina Causarano: Finance
- Marique Dieudonne: Communication, Information and Media
- Vicky Jure: Labor and Employment Relations
- Lauren Kokoskie: Applied Science Engineering
- Carly Snarski: Public Health
- Indy van Ek: Communication
- Puck Winter: Communication
Football (3)
- Mayan Ahanotu: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Sammy El Hadidi: Undeclared
- Reggie Sutton: Digital Marketing
Men's Basketball (1)
- Aundre Hyatt: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Women's Basketball (1)
- Awa Sidibie: Education Culture and Society
Men's Lacrosse (6)
- Liam Gray: Communication
- Justin Lawler: Criminal Justice
- Logan Peters: Sport Management
- Brian Russo: Sport Management
- Ross Scott: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Nick Teresky: Communication
Men's Soccer (4)
- Aidan Flynn: Political Science
- Ola Maeland: Information Technology and Informatics
- Jackson Temple: Supply Chain Management
- Chris Tiao: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Men's Track & Field (5)
- A'nan Bridgett: Public Health
- Steve Coponi: Mechanical Engineering
- Zach Novak: Italian
- Dana Ridley: Human Resource Management / Labor Studies And Employment Relations
- Alec Snell: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Softball (5)
- Jillian Anderson: Public Health
- Mattie Boyd: Digital Marketing
- Leilani Chavez: Public Health
- Georgia Ingle: Communication
- Katie Wingert: Public Health Masters
Women's Cross Country (5)
- Emma Baeyens: Cell Biology and Neuroscience and Pyschology
- Alex Carlson: Leadership and Management
- Michelle Lupu: Health Administration
- Sophia Reich: Undeclared
- Casey Walter: Social Work
Men's Golf (1)
- Xavier Marcoux: Finance
Women's Golf (3)
- Leigha Devine: Global Sports Business
- Lucrezia Rossettin: Health Administration
Gymnastics (7)
- Elia Aird: Exercise Science
- Renee Figueroa: Journalism and Media Studies
- Emily Leese: Public Health
- Lainey Link: Exercise Science
- Gianna Ortiz: Journalism and Media Studies
- Anna Pagliaro: Psychology
- Jaidyn Raby: Exercise Science
Women's Lacrosse (16)
- Katie Buck: Exercise Science
- Sophia Cardello: Communication
- Sara Carolonza: Communication
- Ava Chiarella: Public Health
- Kayleigh Coughlin: Finance
- Erin Devine: Communication
- Lily Dixon: Accounting
- Victoria Goldrick: Exercise Science
- Kimberly Greenblatt: Journalism and Media Studies
- Ava Kane: Communication
- Madison Karpe: Health Administration
- Kelsey Klein: Environmental Policy, Inst and Behavior
- Ashley Moynahan: Journalism and Media Studies
- Ellie Riegner: Journalism and Media Studies
- Cassidy Spilis: Mathematics Education
- Michelle Warren: Journalism and Media Studies
Rowing (34)
- Lauren Andersen: Supply Chain Management
- Elli Arbogast: Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
- Jule Boeckmann: Psychology
- Karin Brandner: Exercise Science
- Aisling Byrne: Biochemistry
- Madison Cancro: Environmental Sciences
- Megan Cherichello: Chemical Engineering
- Corina Coughlan: Design
- Chloe Couillens: Psychology
- Natalie Davis: Criminal Justice
- Katharina Dowlin: Mathematics and Statistics
- Megan Evans: Elementary/Early Childhood Education
- Julia Galesi: Genetics
- Victoria Grieder: Public Health
- Ruby Hatfield: Sport Management
- Amanda Henning: Economics
- Margaret Kane: Exercise Science
- Julia Kennedy: Communication
- Sydney Lehrer: Sociology
- Sophia Lutz: Exercise Science
- Emily Mahaffy: Environmental Policy, Inst and Behavior
- Megan Mallon: Psychology
- Madison Miller: Criminal Justice and Sociology
- Catherine Montgomery: Psychology
- Johanna Murphy: Cognitive Science and Linguistics
- Claire Nealon: Biochemistry
- Maggie Nickel: Public Health
- Lauren O'Connor: Labor and Employment Relations
- Christina Pender: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Kate Pitzel: Supply Chain Management and Accounting
- Libby Snyder: Political Science
- Sofia Ulinski: Biology
- Annie Wertheimer: Art History
- Zarina Yecies: Journalism and Media Studies
Women's Soccer (9)
- Kassidy Banks: Exercise Science
- Olivia Bodmer: Criminal Justice
- Sara Brocious: English and History
- Becci Fluchel: Exercise Science
- Cameron Kennett: Health Administration
- Allison Lynch: Special Education
- Emma Misal: Psychology
- Giana Romano: Sport Management
- Jessica Schildkraut: Education Culture and Society
Swimming & Diving (5)
- Tina Celik: Psychology and Criminal Justice
- Katherine Lang: Public Health
- Halé Oal: Political Science
- Jillian Ruffner: Accounting
- Natalie Schick: Cognitive Science and Psychology
Women's Tennis (2)
- Chloe Brown: Journalism and Media Studies
- Daira Cardenas: Accounting
Women's Track & Field (5)
- Bailey Bertrand: Psychology and Criminal Justice
- Charlee Crawford: Communication
- Emilie Ghalam: Food Science
- Suzy Lacombe: Psychology
- Kristina Tossas: Communication
Volleyball (6)
- Kristina Grkovic: Supply Chain Management
- Taylor Humphrey: Animal Sciences
- Alissa Kinkela: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Alyssa Nayar: Mechanical Engineering
- Sasha Stotler: Public Health
- Lexi Visintine: Finance
Wrestling (5)
- Devon Britton: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Brandan Chletsos: Human Resource Management
- Andrew Clark: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Sebastiano Nini: Economics
- Anthony White: Accounting
BIG TEN ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES
* - Denotes career Academic All-Big Ten honor
BOLD - Denotes 4.0 Grade Point Average
FALL
Field Hockey (16)
- Natalie Arnold – Undeclared
- Erica Babitts – Undeclared
- Lucy Bannatyne – Communication
- Guillermina Causarano – Finance **
- Marique Dieudonne – Communication, Information and Media
- Dani Gindville - Undeclared
- Sophia Howard – Psychology ***
- Vicky Jure – Labor and Employment Relations
- Lauren Kokoskie – Applied Science Engineering **
- Iris Langejans – Labor and Employment Relations **
- Noelle Leaf – Linguistics
- Bridy Molyneaux – Communication ***
- Carly Snarski – Public Health ***
- Indy van Ek – Communication
- Olivia Weir - Undeclared
- Puck Winter – Communication
Football (51)
- Mayan Ahanotu – Labor Studies and Employment Relations ****
- DJ Allen – Undeclared
- Jacob Allen – Undeclared
- Thomas Amankwaa – Undeclared
- Flynn Appleby – Labor and Employment Relations
- Jordany Augustin – Undeclared
- Charlie Barth – Pre-Business
- Ireland Brown – Labor and Employment Relations ***
- Samuel Brown V – Undeclared
- Mike Ciaffoni – Communication
- Nick Ciaffoni – Pre-Business
- Sean Cooper – Exercise Science **
- Joe De Croce – Undeclared
- Donovan Delaney Jr. – Undeclared
- Stanley Dennis II – Psychology ***
- Flip Dixon – Labor and Employment Relations
- Dariel Djabome – Undeclared
- Curtis Dunlap Jr. – Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Sammy El Hadidi – Undeclared
- Bryan Felter – Psychology ***
- Kenny Fletcher – Undeclared
- Keshon Griffin – Communication
- Kyonte Hamilton – Psychology **
- Henry Hughes Jr. – Finance**
- Victor Konopka – Finance***
- Johnny Langan – Supply Chain Management ****
- Fitzroy Ledgister – Undeclared
- Aaron Lewis – Communication
- Kareem Lewis – Undeclared
- Robert Longerbeam – Criminal Justice ***
- Shaquan Loyal – Africana Studies **
- Joe Lusardi – Communication ***
- Jude McAtamney – Labor and Employment Relations
- Kyle Monangai – Supply Chain and Marketing Science **
- Nelson Monegro – Pre-Business
- Tyler Needham – Communication **
- Michael O'Connor – Leadership and Management **
- David Onuoha – Undeclared
- Jai Patel – Pre-Business
- Max Patterson – Journalism and Media Studies **
- Tyreem Powell – Criminal Justice
- Rashad Rochelle – Undeclared
- Terrence Salami – Information Technology and Informatics
- Reggie Sutton – Digital Marketing *****
- Andrew Vargas – Pre-Business
- Jordan Walker – Undeclared
- Evan Ward – Communication
- Taj White – Undeclared
- Dominick Williams – Human Resource Management **
- Aaron Young – Digital Marketing ****
- Gus Zilinskas – Communication **
Men's Cross Country (10)
- Alex Davis – Pre Business
- Christopher Hill – Financial Analysis ***
- Sam Marran – Electrical and Computer Engineering ***
- Ryan Mitchell – Financial Analysis **
- Jack Moran – Undeclared
- Evan Morrow – Pre Business
- Brian Pedretti - Finance
- Dan Pedretti – Finance **
- Gavin Richards – Exercise Science **
- Liam Tilton – Pre Business
Men's Soccer (18)
- Matthew Acosta – Communication **
- Gabriel Addo – Business Analytics and Information Technology **
- William Baker – Communication
- Colin Beasley – Communication **
- Aurie Briscoe – Philosophy **
- Cole Cruthers – Urban Planning
- Ciaran Dalton – Human Resource Management
- Sam Delgado – Pre-Business
- Aidan Flynn – Political Science **
- Bryan Keating – Mechanical Engineering **
- Saahb Kular – Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Ola Maeland – Information Technology and Informatic s***
- Jace Orvos – Leadership and Managemen t**
- Nico Rosamilia – Human Resource Management **
- Cole Sotack – Psychology ***
- Jackson Temple – Supply Chain Management ****
- Chris Tiao – Labor Studies and Employment Relations ****
- Joey Zalinsky – Labor Studies and Employment Relations **
Volleyball (9)
- Madyson Chitty – Sport Management ***
- Kristina Grkovic – Supply Chain Management ***
- Chelsea Harvey – Political Science
- Taylor Humphrey – Animal Sciences
- Alissa Kinkela – Labor Studies and Employment Relations **
- Alyssa Nayar – Mechanical Engineering
- Sasha Stotler – Public Health
- Lexi Visintine – Pre-Business
- Bekah Williams – Journalism and Media Studies
Women's Cross Country (9)
- Emma Baeyens – Cell Biology and Neuroscience **
- Melanie Barbosa – Exercise Science
- Ciara Bullington – Undeclared
- Alex Carlson – Leadership and Management **
- Sophia Condron – Pre Business
- Michelle Lupu – Health Administration **
- Sophia Reich – Undeclared
- Kaila Spence – Pre-Business
- Casey Walter – Social Work
Women's Soccer (16)
- Kassidy Banks – Exercise Science **
- Olivia Bodmer - Undeclared
- Sara Brocious – English ***
- Kylie Daigle – Communication **
- Becci Fluchel – Exercise Science ***
- Cameron Kennett – Health Administration **
- Sam Kroeger – Sport Management ***
- Allison Lowrey – Labor Studies and Employment Relations ***
- Allison Lynch – Special Education ***
- Emma Misal – Psychology ***
- Allie Post – Pre-Business
- Giana Romano – Sport Management ***
- Jessica Schildkraut – Education Culture and Society
- Naila Schoefberger - Undeclared
- Riley Tiernan – Communication **
- Grace Walter – Exercise Science ****
WINTER
Men's Basketball (7)
- Antonio Chol - Undeclared
- Aundre Hyatt - Labor Studies and Employment Relations **
- Mawot Mag - Labor Studies and Employment Relations ***
- Clifford Omoruyi - Information Technology and Informatics ***
- Oskar Palmquist - Communication, Information and Media ****
- Aiden Terry - Sport Management ***
- Antwone Woolfolk - Undeclared
Women's Basketball (5)
- Kassondra Brown - Gifted Education (Certificate)
- Chyna Cornwell - Health Administration
- Jillian Huerter - Pre Business
- Erica Lafayette - Journalism and Media Studies
- Awa Sidibe - Education Culture and Society
Gymnastics (14)
- Elia Aird - Exercise Science**
- Myra Daniels - Computer Science
- Renee Figueroa - Journalism & Media Studies
- Kylie Haffner - Psychology
- Emily Leese - Public Health ***
- Lainey Link - Exercise Science
- Valentina Lorente-Garcia - Dance
- Jacqueline Manifold - Biological Sciences**
- Calah Newman - Psychology ***
- Gianna Ortiz - Communication**
- Anna Pagliaro - Psychology**
- Jaidyn Raby - Exercise Science ***
- Harmony Webster - Communication
- Stephanie Zannella - Biological Sciences***
Swimming and Diving (14)
- Tina Celik: Psychology ***
- Sephora Ford - Public Health
- Grace Hagemaster - Political Science
- Vikotriia Kostromina - Communication
- Katherine Lang - Public Health
- Shannon Meadway - Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Hale Oal - Political Science
- Martyna Piesko - Criminal Justice
- Holly Prasanto - Psychology **
- Jillian Ruffner - Accounting
- Natalie Schick - Cognitive Science **
- Ellie Schinsky - Public Health
- Gillian Swift - Political Science
- Grace Weaver - Biomedical Engineering
Wrestling (12)
- Devon Britton - Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Brandan Chletsos - Human Resource Management
- Andrew Clark - Labor Studies and Employment Relations ***
- Niccolo Colucci - Applied Science Engineering
- Al DeSantis - Labor Studies and Employment Relations ***
- Luke Gayer - Human Resource Management -
- Sebastiano Nini - Economics **
- John O'Donnell - American Studies **
- Joseph Olivieri - Communication **
- John Poznanski - Journalism and Media Studies ***
- Michael Toranzo - Labor and Employment Relations
- Anthony White - Accounting **
SPRING
Baseball (10)
- Ethan Bowen - Economics
- Trevor Cohen - So. Communication
- Ben Gorski - Mechanical Engineering ***
- Josh Kuroda-Grauer - Sport Management **
- Jake Marshall - Digital Marketing
- Joe Mazza - Information Technology & Informatics **
- Hugh Pinkney - Urban Planning & Design
- Justin Sinibaldi - Communication ***
- Gavin Stellpflug - Criminal Justice **
- Jordan Sweeney - Labor Studies and Employment Relations ****
Men's Golf (3)
- Weston Jones - Communication **
- Xavier Marcoux -Finance ****
- Luke Wells - Supply Chain Management **3
Women's Golf (3)
- Leigha Devine - Global Sports Business ****
- Rikke Nordvik - Economics ***
- Lucrezia Rossettin - Health Administration **
Men's Lacrosse (18)
- Jack Aimone - Finance ***
- Zak Conley - Communication
- Jack Crosby - Computer Science **
- Liam Gray - Communication***
- LaJhon Jones Jr. - Supply Chain Management
- Shane Knobloch - Supply Chain Management ***
- Brady Kurdyla - Communication
- Justin Lawler - Criminal Justice **
- Tommy Mendyke- Marketing **
- Shane Murphy - Communication
- Logan Peters - Sport Management **
- Mason Rickens - Finance ***
- Brian Russo - Sport Management ***
- Ross Scott - Labor Studies and Employment Relations ****
- Ryan Splaine - Communication
- Nick Teresky - Communication ***
- Kyle Tietjen - Communication ***
- Zach Walsh - Finance
Women's Lacrosse (28)
- Jessica Beneducci - Human Resource Management ****
- Makenna Boutin - English **
- Katie Buck -. Exercise Science
- Sophia Cardello - Communication ***
- Kate Carolonza - Human Resource Management ***
- Sara Carolonza - Communication ***
- Ava Chiarella - Public Health
- Emalie Clothier - Accounting **
- Alexa Corbin - Public Health **
- Kayleigh Coughlin - Finance
- Mikayla Dever - Finance ***.
- Erin Devine - Communication
- Nicole Dilullo - Sport Management ***
- Lily Dixon -. Accounting **
- Gianna Eglauf - Communication **
- Victoria Goldric k- Exercise Science **
- Madison Grady - Economics ***
- Kimberly Greenblatt - Journalism and Media Studies
- Ava Kane - Communication
- Madison Karpe - Health Administration **
- Kelsey Klein - Environmental Policy, Inst and Behavior**
- Keeley McNemar - Public Health ***
- Lauren Messinese - Communication ***
- Ashley Moynahan - Journalism and Media Studies ***
- Ellie Riegner - Journalism and Media Studies ***
- Tori Shenk - Accounting **
- Cassidy Spilis - Mathematics Education ****
- Michelle Warren - Journalism and Media Studies **
Women's Rowing (54)
- Lauren Andersen - Supply Chain Management **
- Elli Arbogast - Ecology, Evolution And Natural Resources **
- Jule Boeckmann - Psychology **
- Karin Brandner - Exercise Science ***
- Aisling Byrne - Biochemistry ***
- Shea Callahan - Marketing
- Madison Cancro - Environmental Sciences ***
- Megan Cherichello - Chemical Engineering
- Alesandra Chester - Biological Sciences
- Corina Coughlan - Design **
- Chloe Couillens - Psychology
- Margaret Czech - Civil Engineering
- Natalie Davis - Criminal Justice
- Katharina Dowlin - Mathematics and Statistics
- Ugochinyere Egbuchulam - Biochemistry
- Holland Engel - Statistics
- Megan Evans - . Elementary/Early Childhood Education ****
- Aida Fong - Pharmacy **
- Abigail Franks - Exercise Science
- Julia Galesi - Genetics **
- Catherine Garvey - Criminal Justice / Sociology **
- Victoria Grieder - Public Health **
- Ruby Hatfield - Sport Management **
- Amanda Henning - Economics ***
- Esther Jang - Psychology **
- Margaret Kane - Exercise Science ***
- Vanessa Karayiannis - Biomedical Engineering **
- Julia Kennedy - Communication **
- Sydney Lehrer - Sociology
- Rosemarijn Luteijn- Labor and Employment Relations / Human Resource Management ***
- Sophia Lutz So. Exercise Science Mantua, N.J.
- Emily Mahaffy - Environmental Policy, Inst And Behavior ***
- Megan Mallon - Psycholog
- Sarah Martin - Psychology
- Karolina Matracz- Psychology **
- Madison Miller - Criminal Justice / Sociology **
- Catherine Montgomery - Psychology **
- Johanna Murphy - Cognitive Science / Linguistics **
- Claire Nealon - Biochemistry **
- Margaret Nickel - Public Health ***
- Lauren O'Connor - Labor And Employment Relations **
- Anita Ojibe So.- Biology
- Christina Pender- Chemical And Biochemical Engineering ****
- Kate Pitzel - Supply Chain Management / Accounting **
- Taylor Ralston - Cell Biology And Neuroscience ***
- Brianna Rodriguez Fichtner - . Biological Sciences **
- Libby Snyder - Political Science ***
- Megan Sweeney - Meteorology **
- Emily Szopa - Economics
- Seher Talukdar -. Biology
- Sofia Ulinski - Biology
- Annie Wertheimer - Art History **
- Zarina Yecies - Journalism And Media Studies
- Kaitlin Zajac - Biotechnology **
Softball (15)
- Jillian Anderson - Public Health
- Kayla Bock - Sport Management ***
- Bailey Briggs - Undeclared
- Leilani Chavez - Public Health ***
- Laurelai DePew - Labor and Employment Relations
- Megan Herka - Sport Management**
- Georgia Ingle- Communication **
- Gaelen Kelly - Pre Business
- Maddie Lawson - Psychology **
- Payton Lincavage - Communication, Information and Media ****
- LA Matthews - Communication, Information and Media
- Lauren Punk - Communication ***
- Kyleigh Sand - Labor and Employment Relations
- Katie Wingert - Public Health *****
Women's Tennis (8)
- Amira Badawi - Economics
- Chloe Brown - Journalism & Media Studies ***
- Daira Cardenas - Accounting ****
- Tara Chilton - Accounting
- Minchae Kim - Supply Chain **
- Jackeline Lopez - Linguistics **
- Mai Nguyen - Exercise Science
- Arina Valitova - Exercise Science
Men's Track and Field (29)
- Joshua Babe - Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Konstantinos Bouzakis -. Finance
- A'nan Bridgett - Public Health
- Jin Choi - Mechanical Engineering ***
- Steve Coponi - Mechanical Engineering ***
- Christopher Hill - Financial Analysis ***
- Andrew Krall - Finance **
- Sam Marran - Electrical and Computer Engineering ***
- Ryan Mitchell - Financial Analysis
- Nico Morales - Political Science and Criminal Justice ***
- Jack Moran - Political Science .
- Evan Morrow - Finance
- Zach Novak - Italian
- Kevin O'Sullivan - Exercise Science
- Dillon Page - Human Resource Management and Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Robert Paneque - Finance
- Brian Pedretti - Finance
- Dan Pedretti - Finance **
- Gavin Richards - Exercise Science *
- Dana Ridley - Human Resource Management and Labor Studies and Employment Relations **
- Sincere Robinson** Jr. Criminal Justice Newark, N.J.
- Zach Semerjian - Journalism and Media Studies **
- Chris Serrao - Sport Management
- Alec Snell - Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Luke Souders - Computer Science and Mathematics ***
- Liam Tilton - Finance
- Micah Wood - Labor Studies and Employment Relations **
- Jameson Woodell - Industrial and Systems Engineering **
- Aaron Wysocki - Exercise Science Asbury, N.J.
Women's Track and Field (24)
- Tey'ana Ames - Cognitive Science Atlantic City, N.J.
- Emma Baeyens - Cell Biology and Neuroscience and Psychology **
- Melanie Barbosa - Exercise Science
- Bailey Bertrand- Psychology and Criminal Justice ***
- Celine-Jada Brown - Psychology
- Ciara Bullington - Exercise Science
- Alex Carlson - Leadership and Management **
- Sofia Condron So. Communication East Northport, N.Y.
- Charlee Crawford - Communication **
- Thalia Dyer - Biological Sciences **
- Kelly Enterline - Mathematics and Economics
- Lucia Garcia-Beltran - Psychology
- Emilie Ghalam - Food Science ***
- Azariah Grantham - Communication
- Samantha Gravatt - Criminal Justice
- Sydney Hawkins - Public Health ****
- Suzy Lacombe - Psychology**
- Michelle Lupu - Health Administration **
- Olivia Norris - Chemistry
- Sophia Reich - Cell Biology and Neuroscience
- Reanda Richards - Applied Psychology *****
- Icisys Sadler - Global Sports Business
- Kameron Scille - Psychology ***
- Kaila Spence - Finance
- Chloe Timberg - Exercise Science **
- Kristina Tossas - Communication
- Casey WalterSocia - Social Work **
- Shelby Whetstone - Public Health ****
NCAA GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE (GSR)
Each year, the NCAA publicly announces the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of all Division I institutions. This year's numbers reflect an average for students who entered college from 2012-15. The GSR begins with the federal cohort and adds transfer students, mid-year enrollees, and non-scholarship students (in specified cases) to the sample. Student-athletes who leave an institution while in good academic standing before exhausting athletics eligibility are removed from the cohort of their initial institution. This rate provides a more complete and accurate look at actual student-athlete success by taking into account the full variety of participants in Division I athletics and tracking their academic outcomes.
For the fifth-straight year, Rutgers Athletics set a record with an overall Gradation Success Rate (GSR) of 93 in the annual report released by the NCAA. Eight teams posted a perfect score of 100, while a total of 18 of the 20 programs earned marks of 90 or above.
Rutgers Athletics has earned an overall rate of 85 or above for 14 consecutive years. The Scarlet Knights ranked tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference with its overall score of 93.
All 20 programs recorded a GSR score that was tied or surpassed the federal rate (Division I) within their respective sport in this year's report, including 12 women's teams with scores of 91 or above. Seven programs on the women's side – basketball, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, and tennis – posted perfect scores (100). On the men's side, the golf program posted a perfect score.
Twelve of the 20 programs either maintained or increased their GSR from the previous year. Men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, gymnastics, women's lacrosse, swimming and diving, and tennis were the eight programs to produce a perfect score. Among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions, 14 Rutgers programs were above the FBS average in their respective sport.
Gymnastics has recorded a 100 in every NCAA report to date, marking 19-straight years. Women's lacrosse (nine), women's basketball and swimming and diving (seven), women's golf (six) and women's tennis (five) have also maintained perfect rates. Men's golf posted its third-straight 100.
NCAA ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE (APR)
The Academic Progress Rate (APR) is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport.
Rutgers Athletics earned a perfect 1,000 multi-year score from six of its programs in the 20th anniversary of APR data collection with the four-year national average for Division I teams remaining steady at 984.
The six sports with a perfect 1,000 multi-year score were men's cross country, gymnastics, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, tennis and volleyball. A total of nine programs had multi-year APR scores of 990 or above as men's golf (992), softball (996) and field hockey (997) exceeded the mark.
In addition to the six perfect scores, seven other teams – baseball, men's basketball, field hockey, football, softball, women's track and field, wrestling – either met or surpassed the national four-year APR average in their respective sports.
All Rutgers programs far outpaced the 930-benchmark required by the NCAA, and none registered a multiyear APR below 950.
BIG TEN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Each year, two student-athletes competing in intercollegiate athletics from each of the 14 Big Ten institutions planning to continue their education at a graduate degree program are each awarded a $7,500 scholarship. Students must have maintained at least a 3.2-grade point average, demonstrated leadership qualities, served as excellent role models and intend to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree in a graduate degree program.
Steve Coponi (Track & Field)
Steve Coponi was a four-year member of the track and field team, competing in javelin. The Hazlet, N.J. native was a three-time Big Ten All-Academic Team selection, earning his degree in mechanical engineering. During his career, Coponi posted wins in the javelin at the Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet in 2021, the Rutgers Relays in 2023 and the UCF Black & Gold Invite in 2024. He earned podium finishes in three Big Ten Outdoor Championships, finishing fifth in 2021 and 2022 and sixth in 2023. Coponi was also a two-time qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in 2021 and 2023.
Emily Mahaffy (Women's Rowing)
Emily Mahaffy was a four-year varsity member of the Rutgers women's rowing team, where she has been a coxswain in four consecutive NCAA Championships with the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers has seen national finishes of seventh, 13th, 15th, and 14th since Mahaffy assumed a leadership role in and out of the boat "On the Banks." The Cherry Hill, New Jersey native capped her senior season with a Big Championships silver medal, finishing second with the 2nd Varsity 8 at the conference regatta as Mahaffy collected her second Big Ten Championships medal, joining her silver from 2021.
CHANCELLOR-PROVOST STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS
The annual Chancellor’s Student Leadership Awards recognizes and rewards students for their remarkable contributions to the University and community. These students consistently demonstrate collaboration, leadership and resourcefulness, have a tremendous passion for Rutgers, and go outside of their normal responsibilities to achieve goals.
Kayla Bock, Softball- Chancellor's Leadership Award
Given to a graduating senior who exemplifies excellence and truly embodies a commitment to leadership and involvement on campus and/or in the community demonstrating that they have served in multiple campus leadership positions throughout their academic journey, having left a positive and lasting impression on the community through initiating, leading or supporting projects of activism or advocacy for social justice, inclusion, and diversity in unique and innovative ways.
Kayla Bock, who served as SAAC President and a Event & Operations/Student-Athlete Development Intern at the Big Ten Conference, helped softball to one of its most successful eras in recent memory. On the field she helped RU to back-to-back 30-win seasons, the most Big Ten wins in program history and the team's highest-seed to-date in the Big Ten Tournament. For her efforts in the classroom, Bock has been named an NFCA All-American Scholar, CSC Academic All-District, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten.
Tara Chilton, Women's Tennis - Competitive Excellence Award
Given to a student who has achieved academic success and performed in competitive sport activities with dedication, sportsmanship, and exemplary character; leaving a positive and lasting impression on a community, team, or organization.
Since arriving On The Banks in the fall of 2023, Tara Chilton has performed at a high level in every facet. She served as the Editor of the Little Investment Bankers of Rutgers while also being a member of RU’s Accounting Association. An ITA Scholar-Athlete, Dean’s List member and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection, Chilton aided her fellow student-athletes as a tutor for the Athletics Department. She has also been active in the community, volunteering at Saturdays in Motion, participating each year as Read Across America in addition to being a dedicated member of Athletes in Action.
Victoria Grieder, Women's Rowing - Competitive Excellence Award
Given to a student who has achieved academic success and performed in competitive sport activities with dedication, sportsmanship, and exemplary character; leaving a positive and lasting impression on a community, team, or organization.
Victoria Grieder was awarded CRCA All-America Second Team following the 2024 season, which saw the Scarlet Knights place 14th in the country at the NCAA Championships as Rutgers qualified for a fifth consecutive national regatta. Grieder (coxswain) was a key member of the Rutgers Varsity 8, which placed 15th in the country at the NCAA Championships and fourth in the Big Ten Conference Championships in May. The Scarlet Knight teammates won the C/D semifinal at the NCAA Championships, edging No. 14 Virginia in a photo finish by 0.289 seconds. The V8 was fourth at Big Tens, less than a second behind Ohio State and a Big Ten medal. In the final tuneup for championship season, Grieder and Wood helped lead the V8 to the grand final of the Women's Eastern Sprints and took a silver medal behind then-No. 7 Brown. In the classroom, Grieder earned CRCA Scholar Athlete status in addition to Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Big Ten All-Academic honors.
Arina Valitova, Women's Tennis - Paul Robeson Renaissance Award
Arina Valitova has made her impact felt not just on the court, but out in the community on both a local and national scale. Valitova spent time volunteering with children affected by Autism through Love Serving Autism, teaching them the fundamentals and sharing her love of the sport. She also traveled to Saint Kitts and Nevis where she worked with the Olympic Committee and others to organize multiple competitive tournaments for local children, including “Arina’s Cup.”
Cliff Omoruyi, Men's Basketball - Paul Robeson Renaissance Award
Given to a student who has exemplified the principles to which Rutgers graduate Paul Robeson devoted his life: scholarship, humanitarianism, advocacy, athleticism, and artistry while practicing the inclusive
An Arthur Ashe Diversity Student-Athlete National Scholarship finalist, Omoruyi was an honorable mention All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection. A starting center, he had the most blocks of any Big Ten player since 2018. was the first Big Ten's first player to record at least nine rebounds, eight blocks and even points in a conference contest since 2017 and the first Big Ten player with eight or more blocks in multiple conference games since 1999-00;
AD'S EXCELLENCE AWARD
Athletic Director's Excellence Award
Awarded to student-athletes with at least four semesters of academic work with a 3.5 or above and All American Status or First Team All Region status
- Field Hockey: Guillermina Causarano, Iris Langejans, Puck Winter
- Men's Lacrosse: Shane Knobloch, Scott Ross
- Women's Lacrosse: Cassidy Spilis
- Women's Rowing: Victoria Grieder
- Women's Swimming & Diving: Holly Prasanto
BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR
This year marks the 110th 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.
Shane Knobloch, Men's Lacrosse
Shane Knobloch finished his Rutgers career this past season as just the second four-time All-American in program history and first since 1980. The Moorestown, N.J. native was a First Team All-American this past season across three publications and was named the Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder of the Year by the USILA, the first winner of the award for the nation's best midfielder in program history. This season, he was also named First Team All-Big Ten and to the Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Watch List as he scored 29 goals, leading the team, and placed second on the squad with 11 assists for 40 points. He scored multiple goals in 11 games with five hat tricks and had a team-high four man-up goals. In his career, Knobloch played in 60 games, scoring 98 goals and adding 49 assists for 147 points. He was a three-time All-Big Ten selection, twice making the First Team, and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021. A two-time All-ECAC selection, he was a Scholar All-American this past season. Knobloch was the fourth overall draft pick in the First Round of the Premier Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, the highest drafted player in program history, and currently plays for the Carolina Chaos in the PLL.
Cassidy Spilis, Women's Lacrosse
The most prolific scorer in Rutgers women's lacrosse history, Cassidy Spilis wrapped up her collegiate career as the program's all-time leader in career points (281), goals (266) and draw controls (313). In 81 career games, Spilis produced 281 points on 266 goals and 15 assists along with 313 draw controls, 149 ground balls and 102 caused turnovers. The Tabernacle, New Jersey, native was a two-time conference player of the year, four-time First Team All-Big Ten selection, three-time IWLCA All-American and three-time IWLCA All-Region pick. This past season, Spilis tallied 79 points on 74 goals and five helpers to go along with 98 draw controls, 40 ground balls and 36 caused turnovers, earning first team All-America, all-region and all conference recognition along with being named the 2024 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year. In the classroom, Spilis was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. Working towards her master's degree, Spilis was the Big Ten's Dr. Pepper College Football Playoff scholarship recipient - given to one student-athlete from across the conference each year.
