Rider Broncs
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| Rider Broncs | |
|---|---|
Division I | |
| Athletic director | Don Harnum |
| Location | Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Basketball arena | Alumni Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Sonny Pittaro Field |
| Nickname | Broncs |
| Colors | Cranberry, white, and gray[1] |
| Website | www |
The Rider Broncs are the athletic teams of
The
Men's sports
Baseball
See footnote[2] The baseball team has won four MAAC championships (2008, 2010, 2021, 2023), three NEC titles (1994, 1995, 1996), and six ECC titles (1984-1987, 1989, 1992) and participated in 15 NCAA Regional Tournaments and one College World Series (1967). The baseball team plays its home games at Sonny Pittaro Field on campus. Rider has seen nine of its players play in MLB, with the most recent being Nick Margevicius with the Seattle Mariners in 2021.
Men's basketball
The Broncs have made three NCAA Tournament appearances in 1984, 1993, and 1994. In total, Rider has appeared in postseason competition 10 times across its history as a Division I team, with the most recent being an appearance in the 2018 NIT. Two players have been drafted and played in the NBA: Herb Krautblatt in 1948 as a sixth round pick of the Baltimore Bullets and Jason Thompson as the 12th overall selection of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. Thompson played seven seasons in Sacramento before spending an eighth with the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors. As of the 2023-24 season, 11 former Broncs currently play professionally between Europe, Japan, and the G-League.
Men's cross country
Men's golf
Austin Devereux won the individual title at the 2021 &2022 MAAC Championships, becoming the first Rider golfer to compete in the NCAA Championships since 1964. The 2022 team won the school's first MAAC title on April 24, 2022 at Walt Disney World's Magnolia course.
Men's soccer
The Men's Soccer team has won one NEC Championship (1992) and six MAAC Championships (1997, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023) and participated in six NCAA tournaments.
Men's swimming and diving
The men's swimming and diving team has won 12 MAAC Championships (2004, 2012-2023) and had won eleven titles in a row through the 2022-23 season.
Men's tennis
Men's track and field
Men's track and field has won three MAAC Indoor Championships (2017, 2023, 2024) and four MAAC Outdoor Championships (2004, 2011, 2013, 2023) and is currently coached by Penn State All-American Bob Hamer (Penn State).
Men's wrestling
Rider wrestling practices in a 3,600 square foot mat room on the top floor of the Canastra Health & Sports Center while home meets are held in Alumni Gym, which seats 1,650. In 2013, Rider left the
Rider Broncs Wrestling has gained national recognition by longtime head coach Gary Taylor, who retired after the 2016-17 season. Former Rider All-American John Hangey was named his replacement. The Broncs have had 19 individual All-American wrestlers, including four in Taylor's last three seasons. Jesse Dellavecchia finished runner-up at 157 in the 2021 NCAA Championships. Recently, Ethan Laird finished 6th at 197 in the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Women's sports
Women's basketball
Rider's women's basketball team has made the WNIT twice (2017, 2019) and finished as the #1 seed in the MAAC in 2019-2020. Stella Johnson became the first Lady Bronc to score 2,000 points on February 20, 2020 against Quinnipiac. She was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2020 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury, with the 29th overall pick. She was waived by the Mercury before the start of the season, but was signed by the Chicago Sky on June 29, 2020.[4] On July 28, she made her WNBA debut in a win over the Los Angeles Sparks.[5] Johnson's #4 jersey became the first in team history to be retired by Rider on November 7, 2022.
Women's cross country
Women's field hockey
The field hockey team has competed in the NEC since 2021, where the Broncs have won eight titles (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010-2012, 2020*, 2022), played in six NCAA Play-In games and two NCAA Tournaments (2020*, 2022). *2020 season was played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Women's lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team will begin competition in spring 2024. Former FDU-Florham coach Evan Mager was hired as the first head coach on October 19, 2022.
Women's soccer
The women's soccer team has won one MAAC title (2014) and participated in one NCAA Tournament (2014).
Women's softball
The softball team has won one NEC Championship (1997), one MAAC Championship (2003) and participated in two NCAA tournaments (1997, 2003).
Women's swimming and diving
The women's swimming and diving team has won three MAAC Championships (2001, 2003, 2009).
Women's tennis
Women's track and field
The women's track and field team has won four MAAC Indoor Championships (2007, 2020, 2023, 2024) and four MAAC Outdoor Championships (2004, 2007, 2013, 2023).
Women's volleyball
The women's volleyball team has won three NEC championships (1994–96), one MAAC Championship (2020*) and played in four NCAA Championships (1994–96, 2020*). They have won one match (1994 vs. Army). *2020 season was played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Athletics Hall of Fame
For an alphabetical list of inductees, see footnote[3] As of March 25, 2023, there are 133 members in the Rider University Athletics
Notable alumni
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ Baseball. Rider Broncs (Rider University Athletics official website). Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame". Rider University Athletics official website. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
