The University of Rochester Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been selected, with six outstanding individuals set to be inducted this coming fall.
 
This year's class will be formally inducted during Meliora Weekend 2025. The formal induction ceremony and celebration will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025 in the Feldman Ballroom within Frederick Douglass Commons on the River Campus.
 
Seven different sports are represented among the six honorees, with three men and three women being apart of this year's class.
 
Rochester's newly elected Athletic Hall of Fame honorees include Andrew Evans '98 (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field), Susan Johnson '07 (Volleyball), Jodie Lippman '98 (Women's Soccer), Gabe Perez '06 (Men's Basketball), Lance Ramer '01 (Football) and Joanna Toke Brougher '04 (Women's Tennis).
 
The University of Rochester Athletics Hall of Fame was created in 1992 and honored former athletes, coaches and friends for outstanding achievement during their time at Rochester. Their stories stand as testimony to the rich history that athletics play in the education of Rochester's students and of their pursuit of excellence both on and off the field.
 
Andrew Evans '98 (Men's Cross Country/Track & Field); Evans was one of the most successful distance runners in the history of men's athletics at Rochester, being a two-time All-American, while helping close out one of most successful stretches in team history in both cross country and track and field. Evans was a 16-time All-University Athletic Association honoree, 11 of which were First Team accolades, while also twice being named UAA Cross Country Runner of the Year. Additionally, Evans was an 11-time New York State Champion in track and field, qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships a total of six times across XC and track, peaking with a runner-up finish indoors in the 5000 meters in 1997.
 
The cross country and track and field teams also saw monumental success with Evans on the roster. The cross country team claimed three UAA, New York State and NCAA Regional titles. Meanwhile, the track and field teams claimed the 1998 indoor and outdoor UAA titles, finished in the top-3 at the New York state championships twice and earned two top-25 finishes at the NCAA Division III indoor championships. Evans also was honored as a Lysle 'Spike' Garnish Scholar, was twice a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American and capped his career by receiving the Louis Alexander Alumni Award from the University of Rochester Athletic Department.
 
Susan Johnson '07 (Volleyball); Johnson is arguably the most decorated volleyball player in program history, being the only two-time All-American in the 50-year history of the sport at Rochester. She received Honorable Mention accolades from the AVCA in both her junior and senior season, while also being a 3-time All-UAA selection, 4-time All-New York State and 2-time All-Region selection. Johnson was named New York State Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2006 and was the Rochester Area College Volleyball Player of the Year in 2005. Academically, she received Second Team Academic All-America honors in 2006 and was chosen as a Lysle 'Spike' Garnish Scholar-Athlete as a senior.
 
Over her time on the Yellowjackets, the volleyball team compiled nearly 100 wins over her four seasons, earning 20-plus victories each year. UR finished fifth in the UAA twice, made the New York State Tournament each season and were twice champions of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate New York Tournament. Johnson sees her name scattered across the Rochester record books, ranking first in program history in kills (2,683), kills per set (4.89), total attacks (7,395), digs (2,641), digs per set (4.81), and total sets played (549). Additionally, she has the top-3 single-season marks for kills, kills per set and attack attempts, while contributing 20 total top-10 single-season performances across all statistics. Johnson also had a UR record 40 kills against Case Western Reserve in 2006 and currently holds the top-7 single match kill totals in program history.
 
Jodie Lippman '98 (Women's Soccer); Lippman, a top defender in women's soccer program history, helped guide the Yellowjackets to one of the best seasons in team history in 1997. Her defensive efforts helped Rochester set UAA records for fewest goals allowed (0) and best goals against average (0.00) during conference play in a season, combining to shutout all seven UAA opponents en route to a University Athletic Association title. Rochester qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament three times with Lippman anchoring the back line, reaching the quarterfinals in 1995, second round in 1996 and third round in 1997.
 
For her efforts in the 1997 season, Lippman was honored as a First Team All-UAA selection, received First Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-New York Region honors and was selected later as a Third Team NSCAA/Umbro All-American. Additionally, she was named Best Defensive Player of the UR Flower City Tournament and helped Rochester allow just six goals throughout the entire regular season. Lippman also chipped in offensively throughout her career, finishing with three goals and four assists over her four seasons.
 
Gabe Perez '05 (Men's Basketball); Perez was a 4-year starter and team captain on the winningest 4-year class in University of Rochester men's basketball history, helping the Yellowjackets to a combined 97-17 record (.851) during his time on the court. For his career, Perez finished as one of the top point guards in team history, currently ranking sixth all-time with 448 assists and fifth with 141 steals in his career (he was third in steals and fourth in assists at time of graduation). He also posted 183 assists in 2003-04, ranking as second most in a single-season in team history. Perez was a 3-time All-University Athletic Association selection, earning First Team honors as a senior in 2004-05. During the 2003-04 season, he was named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, being one of 12 individuals from across all NCAA Division's selected. During the 2004-05 postseason, Perez was selected to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team, one of four All-Tournament Team honors throughout his career.
 
Rochester as a team saw immense success with Perez handling point guard duties, with the 2005 group finishing as the only class in team history to make the NCAA Tournament all four seasons. The Yellowjackets reached the NCAA Division III Final Four in 2001-02, made the Sweet 16 the next two seasons and closed the run by reaching the Division III National Championship game in 2004-05. Rochester were back-to-back UAA Champions in 2004 and 2005, claimed four straight UR Chuck Resler Tournament titles, earned three UR/Holiday Inn Airport Tournament crowns and finished top-3 at the JPMorgan Chase Tournament three times, winning the tournament in 2004.
 
Lance Ramer '01 (Football); Ramer was an award-winning defensive mainstay throughout his career on the gridiron, helping the Yellowjackets improve by five wins spanning from his first-year to his senior season. Ramer is Rochester's all-time sack leader with 29.0, also ranking first all-time in career tackles for loss yardage (246), yards from sacks (215) and fumble recoveries (9). He earned six career All-League honors, including three on the first team, across the UAA and Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (now Liberty League). Ramer also was named to three All-America teams as a senior, being selected a USA Football, Football Gazette and CoSIDA Division III All-American following a tremendous 2000 campaign.
 
In 2000, Ramer piled up a remarkable 17.5 sacks and 26 tackles for loss, both UR single-season records, including notching a program-record five sacks in a single game against Carnegie Mellon. Additionally, Ramer added single-season records for TFL yards (151), yards from sacks (131) in 2000 and set a program-record with five fumble recoveries in 1999. For his career, Ramer also piled up 365 tackles (3rd all-time), 43.0 tackles for loss (2nd all-time), while chipping in 5 interceptions, 12 passes defended and 2 forced fumbles. He was named the 2001 Louis Alexander Alumni Award winner and also received the Lysle 'Spike' Garnish Scholar-Athlete Award in his senior season.
 
Joanna Toke Brougher '04 (Women's Tennis); Toke Brougher becomes the first women's tennis member in the Rochester Athletics Hall of Fame after a standout career for the Yellowjackets. The 2004 graduate was a three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American and reached the singles championship match at the 2001 NCAA Division III Championships, being only the second player in team history to accomplish that feat. Toke combined for a career record of 96-27 (.781) including singles and doubles play over three seasons. She ranks in the top-10 in program history in singles wins, overall combined wins and is third in career doubles winning percentage (.789). Additionally, she was 2-time All-UAA honoree, 3-time All-Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (now Liberty League) and earned UCAA Player of the Year honors in 2001-02.
 
Toke Brougher also received multiple All-State honors during her career, won 2001-02 NYSWCAA Player of the Year honors and captured three state titles with the Yellowjackets. She also won two ITA Northeast Regional Championships in singles, won the doubles title in 2002, and reached the championship match in doubles two seasons later. The team also accomplished a lot during Toke Brougher's time, including going 13-5 in 2001-02 and qualifying for the NCAA Division III Tournament for just the second time in program history. Rochester finished first in the UCAA that year and ended third in the UAA that season.