Page 7 - Fall 2015 | Rochester Athletics Newsletter

Last year’s Athletics
Hall of Fame Inductees
gather after the 2014
ceremony.

James T. Ritzel ’93 1989 NCAA Cross Country Championships Anni McDonough Zukauskas
as well as to the win of the inaugural UAA ’98
Baseball Cross Country Championship in 1987. Smith
was selected to the All-UAA First Team in Field Hockey/Lacrosse
As captain and MVP his 1987 and 1988 and won UAA Cross Country
senior year, Ritzel was Athlete of the Year in 1988. In track, Smith A captain for both
named an ABCA Third finished 10th at both the NCAA Indoor and the lacrosse and
Team All-American. He Outdoor Track and Field Championships for field hockey teams,
was an ABCA First Team the 5,000 meter. Smith was a UAA Outdoor Zukauskas led both
All-Northeast Region 10,000 meter champion in 1989 and won teams in scoring. She
selection his sophomore, the Rochester Track and Field Outstanding received First Team
junior, and senior years Performer Award in 1988. Upstate Collegiate
and was selected to the Athletic Association
ABCA Second Team All-Northeast Region as Erika Lee Smith ’04 honors in field hockey
a freshman. Ritzel was selected to the ECAC in 1998 and First Team honors in the UCAA
Upstate New York Team all four seasons and Basketball all four years for lacrosse. Zukauskas was
named New York State Rookie of the Year named the New York State Player of the Year
in 1990. In his sophomore year, he had the A four-year starter on in 1998. In lacrosse, she holds the University
24th best batting average nationally for the basketball team records for all-time leading scorer (199
Division III. He was named to the Second and a two-time captain, points) and most goals scored in a game
Team All-UAA his freshman, sophomore, Smith was an NCAA for lacrosse (10). In her senior year, she was
and senior year and was UAA Athlete of Division III Kodak/WBCA the recipient of the Merle Spurrier Award at
the Week twice. Off the field, Ritzel was an First Team All-American Rochester.
Alumni and a Garnish Scholarship Recipient, in 2003 and 2004.
and in 1993, was named a GTE/CoSIDA Smith led the team to two NCAA Final Four Hall of Fame Nominations
Second Team Academic All-American and a appearances in 2003 and 2004 and helped
GTE/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District the team to an 83-31 overall record. With The University of Rochester Athletic Hall
New York and New England. career statistics that include 1,313 points, of Fame nomination process is open to
303 assists, 557 rebounds, and 243 steals, everyone. The 2016 selection process will
Alan L. Smith ’90 Smith was named Most Valuable Player begin again in January 2016.
every year and was selected to the First
Cross Country/Track Team All-UAA in 2003 and 2004. She was the For more information on nominating
winner of the Merle Spurrier Award, which a Hall of Fame inductee, please see the
A four-year letterwinner is given to the top female athlete at the inside back cover.
for the cross country University. Smith was also named a D3 All-
team and a three-year American and was selected to the D3 First
letterwinner plus a Team All-Region Team.
two-time captain for the
track team, Smith was an
NCAA Cross Country All-
American in 1988. Smith
led the Yellowjackets
to top 10 finishes in the 1987, 1988, and