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Rider Athletes of the Year

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Clair Bee Athletes of the Year

Year Male Sport(s) Female Sport(s)
1973-74 Rick Strandskov Tennis
1974-75 Mario Ianni Wrestling
1975-76 Russ Stroemel Basketball
1976-77 Bob Przybylowski Basketball
1977-78 Jim McKeown Soccer
1978-79 Tom Wiebodt Soccer Cindy Ford Basketball
1979-80 Lou DiSerafino Wrestling
1980-81
1981-82 Dan Morrison Wrestling Mary Ellen Baynes Basketball
1982-83 Jeff Kunkel Baseball Kelly Hall Field Hockey/Softball
1983-84 Kevin Thomas Basketball Kelly Hall Field Hockey/Softball
1984-85 John Lucerne
Jack Armstrong
Wrestling
Baseball
Kelly Hall Field Hockey/Softball
1985-86 Terence Wheat XC/Track Allyson Cassel
Pam Baron
Volleyball/Basketball
Field Hockey/Softball
1986-87 Ken Kremer Baseball Brenda Hager Field Hockey/Softball
1987-88 Bill Pearson
Ken Kremer
Track
Baseball
Kathy Crane Field Hockey/Softball
1988-89 Charles Lackey Track Kathy Crane Field Hockey/Softball
1989-90 Anselmo Bryan
Adam Derengowski
Soccer
Wrestling
Terry Gillespie Field Hockey/Softball
1990-91 Adam Derengowski Wrestling Terry Gillespie Field Hockey/Softball
1991-92 Darrick Suber Basketball Debbie Snyder Basketball
1992-93 John Hangey Wrestling Karen Finn Volleyball/Softball
1993-94 Terrance Armstrong XC/Track Sandy Stringham Softball
1994-95 Jose Lopez Track Michele Guzowski Volleyball/Basketball
1995-96 Ryan Pandolfini Baseball Jessica Beck Basketball
1996-97 John Carvalheira Wrestling Pam Durkin Basketball
1997-98 John Carvalheira Wrestling Jen O'Reilly Swimming
1998-99 Leo Giel Wrestling Jen O'Reilly Swimming
1999-2000 Shawn Scannel Wrestling Michele Peel Volleyball/Softball
2000-01 Justin Lindsey Track Deanna Dovak Softball/Tennis
2001-02 Mario Porter Basketball Deanna Dovak Softball/Tennis
2002-03 Derek Jenkins Wrestling Melissa Michalov Swimming
2003-04 Scott Rich Baseball Tami Coyle Soccer/Basketball
2004-05 Jerry Johnson Basketball Christina Ang Field Hockey
2005-06 Brandon Modrov Swimming Jazmine Fenlator Track & Field
2006-07 Jason Thompson
Don Fisch
Basketball
Wrestling
Jazmine Fenlator Track & Field
2007-08 Jason Thompson Basketball Amanda Burke Diving
2008-09 Doug Umbehauer Wrestling Amanda Burke
Priscilla Modrov
Diving
Swimming
2009-10 AJ Albee Baseball Amanda Burke Diving
2010-11 Chris Gonzalez XC/Track Virginia Egusquiza Field Hockey
2011-12 Mike Murphy
James Burroughs
Baseball
Track
Virginia Egusquiza Field Hockey
2012-13 Brian Molloy Swimming Sandra Penas Field Hockey 
2013-14 Robert Deutsch Wrestling MyNeshia McKenzie Women's Basketball
2014-15 B.J. Clagon Wrestling Emily Ritter XC, Track & Field
2015-16 Zack Molloy
Chad Walsh
Swimming
Wrestling
Nicolette Mateescu XC, Track & Field
2016-17 Zack Molloy
Chad Walsh
Swimming
Wrestling
Robin Perkins Basketball

2017-18
Zack Molloy Swimming Sara Gardner Track & Field

2018-19
Elliott Otmani Soccer Sara Gardner
Stella Johnson
Track & Field
Basketball
2019-20 Jesse Dellavecchia Wrestling Stella Johnson Basketball
2020-21 Jesse Dellavecchia Wrestling Julia Divorra
Morgan Romano
Field Hockey
Volleyball
2021-22 Austin Devereux Golf Teagan Schein-Becker XC, Track & Field
2022-23 Danny Kirwin
Ethan Laird
Baseball
Wrestling
Teagan Schein-Becker XC, Track & Field
2023-24 Babacar Diene
Mervin James
Quinn Kinner
Soccer
Basketball
Wrestling
Teagan Schein-Becker Track & Field
2024-25 Joe Tiroly Baseball Hailey Palmer Track & Field


Clair Bee was an accounting professor at Rider and founded the varsity athletics program in 1929. Rider's first director of athletics, Bee coached football, basketball and baseball at Rider, and earned national prominence as a basketball innovator, inventing the shot clock, and suggesting the three-second rule. He is also the author of the famous Chip Hilton book series. Bee was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. He was a charter member of the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame, and a trophy named in his honor is presented annually to Rider's Athletes of the Year.
 

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