Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2005 Announced

September 18, 2004

Bryant University Announces Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2005

East Providence???s Jennifer Carvalho and Lincoln???s Bob Reall Among Four New Members

SMITHFIELD, R.I. ??? The Bryant University department of athletics is pleased to announce the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2005. This year???s class will be inducted during a Hall of Fame dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Bello Center on the campus of Bryant University. The new members of the hall of fame, as chosen by a 10-person selection committee are: Jen Carvalho ???98 (volleyball), Jason Eldridge ???99 (baseball); Bob Reall (coach/administrator); and Scott Trethewey ???91 (golf). The class of 2005 will bring the total number of inductees to 64.

A four-year member of the Bryant women???s volleyball team from 1994 to 1997, Jennifer Carvalho ???98, enters the hall of fame as one of the top setters in the program???s history. A native of East Providence, R.I. and graduate of East Providence High School, Carvalho made an immediate impact with the Bulldogs since first stepping onto campus in 1994. In her first year, she was named as the Northeast-10 and AVCA regional freshman of the year and concluded her illustrious career with the distinction of being named Bryant???s athlete of the year as a senior in 1998. During her career, she was a two-time Northeast-10 all-conference selection (1996, 1997) and earned AVCA All-Northeast Region honors in 1997. Graduating as the school???s all-time career assists leader (4,728), Carvalho still ranks seventh for career service aces with 178; ninth in career digs with 1,047; eighth with 483 career games played; and 10th in career matches played (138). Team captain as a senior and member of the Captains Council, the Bulldogs posted a 99-47 overall record during her four-year career.

A quick glance through the Bryant baseball record book and one name stands out among the all-time greats: Jason Eldridge ???99. A member of the Bryant University baseball team from 1996-99, Eldridge simply rewrote the Bulldog baseball record book with his play at the plate and ability to run the bases. A native of Belchertown, Mass., Eldridge stands as the school???s all-time career hits leader with 247 and holds the school record for career RBIs (182) and RBIs in a season (79). He ranks second for all time hits in a season with 89 in 1998, career batting average (.371), single season batting average (.461), career doubles (50), single season doubles (22), and 72 stolen bases. In 1998, Eldridge was named ABCA Division II All-American and was a first team ABCA all-Northeast Region selection that same year. A two-time first team all-conference selection, Eldridge was named the 1998 Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year in 1998 and Bryant Athlete of the Year in 1999.

To many, Bob Reall was Bryant University Athletics. Spending 24 years of coaching three different sports as well as serving in various administrative capacities ??? including interim director of athletics ??? Reall will be elected into the hall of fame as a contributor for his many roles served within the department. Retiring from Bryant in May of 2000, Reall coached more than 450 games, including seven seasons as coach of Bryant???s then varsity ice hockey team, two as the school???s baseball coach, and 12 seasons as the Bryant???s softball coach. During his time as ice hockey coach, the Bulldogs captured the ECAC Division III championship. In only his second year as coach of the Bryant softball team, the Bulldogs set a school record for wins in a season with 23 in 1989. The record didn???t last however, as Reall???s Bulldogs posted a 28-win season in 1994 and won the ECAC tournament. In addition to his coaching duties, Reall oversaw a highly successful intramural athletics program at Bryant for more than 20 years and had served as interim director of athletics at the college. A resident of Lincoln, R.I., Reall is a 1956 graduate of Providence College, where he was a standout member of the Friars??? ice hockey team.

Men???s golf has always been one of the most successful programs at Bryant . This year, one of its best will become the eighth golfer to be inducted into the hall of fame. Scott Trethewey ???91, a native of Walpole, Mass. was a two-time all-American as a player at Bryant from 1988 to 1991. The medalist at the 1989 and 1990 Northeast-10 Conference championships, Trethewey still holds the conference record for highest win-margin at the Northeast-10 championship. In 1990, he was a medalist at the 1990 New England Championships with a score of 151 at a time when Division I, Division II, and Division III all competed at the same championship. He earned similar honors at the ECAC. regional championship, leading Bryant to its first ECAC title at the University Maryland. A three-time all-New England selection and four-time all-conference selection, Trethewey was a Third Team All-American in 1990 and First Team All-American honoree in 1991. In 1997, Trethewey won the Rhode Island Open Championship. Today, Trethewey is a PGA Professional at Milton Hoosic Country Club.