Rider Athletics announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022

The 2022 Rider Athletics Hall of Fame induction class includes All-Americans in men's basketball and field hockey, a men's runner and women's swimmer who rewrote the program record books, and one of the most accomplished hitters in Rider baseball history.

Jim Bolger '85 of men's basketball, Virginia Egusquiza '12 of field hockey, Christian Gonzalez '11 of men's cross country and track & field, Priscilla Modrov '09 of women's swimming and Sean Olson '09 of baseball will be inducted on June 11, 2022.

The 2009-12 Rider Field Hockey teams that won four Northeast Conference Regular Season Championships and three NEC Tournament titles will also be honored with the Clair Bee Outstanding Team Achievement Award.

Bolger was an Honorable Mention All-American and a First Team All-East Coast Conference selection as a senior in 1984-85 and was a starter on the championship team that went to the NCAAs in 1984. In 1984-85, he averaged a team-high 16.1 points and was second on the team with 6.5 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he was a role player on a team that went 20-9 and won at South Carolina and at La Salle but eventually lost to La Salle in the ECC Semifinals.

Egusquiza is one of the most decorated players in Rider field hockey history. A four-time First-Team All-NEC honoree, she was named the NEC Rookie of the Year as a freshman before going on to be named the NEC Player of the Year in each of the next three seasons. After her sophomore season in 2009, she was named a NFHCA Mid Atlantic Second-Team All-Region honoree. After her junior season, during which she earned NEC Tournament MVP honors, she earned NFHCA First-Team All-Mid Atlantic Regions honors and was Rider's Female Athlete of the Year for 2010-11.

Egusquiza graduated as the program record holder in points (150) and assists (62), and is still the program record holder for career assists. In addition to her time with the Broncs, she was also a member of the Spanish National U21, U18 and U16 teams.

Gonzalez embedded his name into Rider track & field and cross country record books in his four years. He was a two-time NCAA First Round Qualifier, a two-time MAAC Outstanding Championship Meet Performer, a five-time individual MAAC Champion and an IC4A Cross Country Champion. He set eight Rider track & field records and four cross country course records. He was a four-time All-East Cross Country and Track & Field performer and posted three Top 15 finishes at MAAC Cross Country Championships to earn All-MAAC honors. He was a 16-time IC4A Qualifier and the 2011 Rider Male Athlete of the Year. He holds the Rider indoor records in the mile (4:00.84), the DMR relay and the 4xMile relay.

Modrov still holds Rider records in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 400 individual medley. The three-time MAAC Championship Most Outstanding Performer and two-time ECAC Championship Most Outstanding Performer was a 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-America finalist as a First Team All-District All-Academic honoree. She was a three-time MAAC All-Academic team selection.

Modrov appeared in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd along with her brother, when he also was named the MAAC Championship Most Outstanding Swimmer. She was named a National Swimmer of the Week and the 2008-09 Rider Athlete of the Year. Over her four years at Rider, she won 19 gold and nine silver medals. She graduated with seven individual MAAC records and multiple relay records. She also graduated with eight Rider team records and four relay records, four pool records and one relay record.

Olson set the Rider career record with 168 RBI, which has since been broken by Mason Heyne '11 (186). His 30 career home runs and 221 career hits rank fourth all-time at Rider. He maintained a .319 career batting average. Olson was a three-time First Team All-MAAC and All-New Jersey pick who hit a three-run home run in his final collegiate at bat to give Rider an 8-7 lead in the 2009 MAAC title game.

As a senior, Olson was named Second Team All-East and New Jersey Division I Player of the Year, while also earning MAAC All-Tournament Team recognition. He led Rider in batting (.351), hits (65) and home runs (12) while setting a Rider record with 58 RBI in 2009. As a junior, Olson led the team in seven offensive categories, including home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage, while leading the Broncs to the MAAC Title and NCAA Tournament.

The 2009-12 Rider field hockey teams set a new standard for the program, posting a 67-14 record with a 28-1 mark in NEC play. The group won four NEC Regular Season Championships and three NEC Tournament Championships to advance to three NCAA Play-In Games.

The teams accounted for two All-America honors (Egusquiza in 2011 and Sandra Penas in 2012), five All-Region honors (Egusquiza from 2009-11 and Penas from 2011-12), three NEC Players of the Year (Egusquiza from 2009-11), two NEC Offensive Players of the Year (Megan Pisani in 2010 and Sandra Penas in 2011), two NEC Rookies of the Year (Marlaine Schneider in 2009 and Penas in 2010), two NEC Coaches of the Year (Lori Hussong), 10 All-NEC First Team picks and eight Second Team honorees. The 2010 team was also honored with the NEC Sportsmanship Award.