Rider Athletics Hall of Fame
Focht served as Director of Athletic Communications for 35 years. He's best known for his feature story writing and his efforts getting regular coverage in The Times of Trenton, Star Ledger, and The Trentonian with additional stories picked up by ESPN, channels 3, 6 and 10 in the Philadelphia area, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated among other news outlets. Focht was a regular contributor to Rider's Alumni Magazine and instrumental in researching nominations for the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame. Additionally, Focht's great knowledge of Rider's athletics history always proved to be an asset in promoting Bronc student-athletes and coaches throughout the years. In his time at Rider, Focht helped oversee the advancement of public relations and the coverage of the student-athletes into an operation that now includes a robust website, GoBroncs.com which includes LiveStats coverage for men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, field hockey, volleyball and men's and women's soccer. During his tenure, BroncVision, the video portal of Rider Athletics, was established and provides in-game coverage for men's and women's soccer, field hockey, volleyball and men's and women's basketball.
