Bucknell University Athletics
Valentina Rozas Receives Senior Athletic Award at Bucknell
5/4/2010 8:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
May 4, 2010
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior Valentina Rozas (Pico Rivera, Calif./El Rancho), a member of the Bison women's water polo team, received a special award at the University's annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Bison Club and held at the Elaine Langone Center on Tuesday, May 4.
Rozas won the Bison Club Award, presented to senior athletes "who best exemplify the winning spirit of the University's athletic program." Rozas shared the award with Conor O'Brien of the men's soccer team, who was the male selection.
In addition to Rozas, several other student-athletes were honored at the banquet, including the winners of the Christy Mathewson Award, given to the most outstanding athletes in the senior class.
Rozas, a two-time Honorable Mention All-America selection, completed her career this past weekend helping the Bison to a fifth-place finish at the Eastern Championship, the second-best showing in program history. A four-time first-team all-conference selection, including CWPA Southern Division Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2008, Rozas ranks second on Bucknell's career goals list (232), sixth in assists (99) and fourth in points (331). She also owns the program standards for ejections drawn (293) and shots (571).
This spring, Rozas posted 34 goals and 42 assists for 76 points, good for third on the team. She led the squad with 62 ejections drawn and was second with 43 steals.
Bucknell is a highly selective, privately endowed liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,500 undergraduate students. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League and has full membership along with American, Army, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy. Bucknell has won the Presidents' Cup, signifying the Patriot League's all-sports champion, in 15 of 19 years, including 11 of the last 12.
