LEWISBURG, Pa. – Five standout athletes along with a pioneer in the broadcasting of Bison sporting events have been elected to the Bucknell University Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 47th induction class. The group will be formally inducted on Friday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Terrace Room in the Elaine Langone Center on campus, as part of Homecoming Weekend festivities.
The Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025:
- Phil Reynolds ’66, a standout member of Bucknell’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion men’s swimming and diving team.
- Joe Triszczuk ’76, another outstanding swimmer who led the Bison to four straight conference championships.
- Bob Rhein ’85, an All-East Coast Conference selection in both soccer and lacrosse and one of the most prolific goal-scorers in Bucknell soccer history.
- Valentina Rozas ’10, a league Most Valuable Player, three-time All-America selection and four-time All-Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) honoree who becomes the first Hall of Fame inductee from the sport of women’s water polo.
- Rob Arent ’12, a highly decorated sprinter and hurdler who went from walk-on to nine-time Patriot League champion.
- Bob Behler, who served as the “Voice of the Bison” for 14 years as the play-by-play announcer for football, basketball, and other sports while establishing the broadcast position as a full-time entity within Bucknell Athletics.
The Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1979 to honor the very best in the history of Bison athletics. The interactive Hall of Fame display is located on the second floor of the Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center. This year’s induction brings to 305 the number of outstanding student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and friends of Bucknell whose contributions are forever preserved in the Hall of Fame.
Rozas becomes the first women’s water polo player inducted into the Hall of Fame. A 2008, 2009 and 2010 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Honorable Mention All-America selection, a four-time (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) All-Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Region selection and the 2008 CWPA Most Valuable Player. Rozas graduated with 232 goals on 571 shots, 99 assists, 331 points and 293 ejections drawn.
The 2010 Bison Award recipient – presented to Bucknell senior-athletes “who best exemplify the winning sport of the University’s athletics program”, she helped the Bison to their first-ever CWPA Southern Division championship and a school-record 26 wins as a senior in 2010.
During her time in Lewisburg (Pa.), the Bison finished first (2010), second (2008), third (2007) and fourth (2009) in the CWPA Southern Division prior to claiming fifth (2010), sixth (2008), seventh (2007) and eighth (2009) place marks at the Eastern Championship.
A native of Pico Rivera, Calif. and a graduate of El Rancho High School, her 232 goals are second-most in team history, just five off the record, and her 331 career points rank fifth all-time. Rozas held a share of the school record with seven goals in a game, and her career-high 73 goals in 2009 are third-most in team history.
