Andrew R. Rendos (2020) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Andrew R. Rendos

Induction:
2020
Class:
2010

Andy Rendos became a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, 10 years after a sensational wrestling career at Bucknell. Part of the first recruiting class after the Bison wrestling program was re-launched in 2005, Rendos was a four-time NCAA qualifier and Bucknell's second-ever two-time All-American.

Wrestling at 165 pounds, Rendos posted 121 career victories, a school record at the time. A dozen of those victories came at the NCAA Championships, where he finished fifth as a junior in 2009 and sixth the following year. In 2010, Rendos became Bucknell's first Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion when he won the 165-pound title, and he also finished second at EIWAs as a junior, fourth as a sophomore, and third as a freshman.

A graduate of Brockway (Pa.) Area High School, Rendos helped Bucknell to a third-place team finish at the EIWA Championships in 2009 and fourth in 2010. He posted a 26-2 career record in EIWA duals, including 14 straight wins to close his career. His final career winning percentage of .791 (121-32) ranked sixth in school history, and is 24 career pins also ranked in the top 10. His 33 wins as a senior would have tied the school record at the time, except his teammate Kevin LeValley logged 42 that same season.

A team co-captain all four years at Bucknell, Rendos was a two-time recipient of the William A. Graham IV Most Outstanding Wrestler Award, and he became the sixth wrestler to win the Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in his class.