ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Jackie Nicholson announced the RIT Sports Hall of Fame 2025 induction class.
 
The inductees include Matt Garbowsky '15 (men's hockey), Leslie Havens '14 (women's basketball), Matt Hossack '18 (men's lacrosse), Woody Hudson '81 (men's basketball), Wayne Wilson (men's hockey) and the 1984 Men's Soccer Team.
 
The class will be inducted on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, in Henrietta, N.Y. in conjunction with RIT's Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend.
 
Matt Garbowsky '15 (Men's Hockey) Business Management
 
Matt Garbowsky was inducted into the Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor in November 2022. In his standout senior season (2014–15), he became the first player in Atlantic Hockey history to win both the scoring championship and Best Defensive Forward Award in the same year.
 
He was named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. A native of St. George, Ontario, Garbowsky recorded 114 points on 48 goals and 66 assists in 128 games at RIT. He posted 20 and 33 points in his first two seasons and returned after an injury-shortened junior season to score 44 points.
 
Garbowsky was also RIT's first AHCA All-American. He played professionally in the AHL, ECHL, and Austria, scoring 135 points over two seasons with the ECHL's Colorado Eagles. He was named MVP of the 2017 ECHL All-Star Game and retired after the 2019–20 season.
 
 
Leslie Havens '14 (Women's Basketball) Electrical Engineering
 
A guard from Wayland, N.Y., Leslie Havens played basketball at RIT from 2009 to 2013. She finished her career second on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,303 points and currently ranks fifth overall. Havens earned four Liberty League honors during her career, including Rookie of the Year in 2010.
 
Havens appeared in all 100 games over her four seasons. In 2011–12, she led the team with 367 points, averaging 14.9 points per game—second-best in the Liberty League. She scored in double figures 20 times her sophomore season and set a personal best with 23 points against Alfred. As a junior, she matched that mark with 23-point performances against Vassar, William Smith, and Dickinson, while also recording three double-doubles.
 
In her senior year, Havens was the team's second-leading scorer with 302 points (12.1 per game) and led the Liberty League in steals per game (3.0). RIT posted a 40–60 record during her four-year career.
 
 
Matt Hossack '18 (Men's Lacrosse) Mechanical Engineering
 
Matt Hossack was a standout long-stick midfielder at RIT, earning numerous accolades over his four-year career. He was a two-time Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year and twice named USILA Long Stick Middie of the Year. He also received two Liberty League Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors and was recognized as the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year.
 
A native of Port Perry, Ontario, Hossack earned All-American recognition three times—honorable mention in 2014, and first-team honors in both 2015 and 2016. He ranks fifth in program history with 369 career ground balls and second in caused turnovers with 139. Offensively, he recorded 77 points on 42 goals and 35 assists, tying for 91st all-time, while appearing in 83 of 85 games.
 
During his time at RIT, the team qualified for four NCAA Division III Tournaments, reaching the national semifinals in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, Hossack was named the Rich Funke Jr. College Male Athlete of the Year at the Rochester Press-Radio Club Night of Champions.
 
After college, Hossack was drafted by the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League and helped lead the team to the 2018 NLL Cup. He has competed in multiple NLL playoff appearances and was recently named the NLL Defensive Player of the Year for the 2024–25 season.
 
 
Woody Hudson '81 (Men's Basketball) Business Administration
 
Woody Hudson made a significant impact on the RIT basketball court during his three seasons from 1978 to 1981. A native of Bronx, N.Y., Hudson blocked 138 shots in 73 games, setting a school record that stood until the 1985–86 season. He still holds the single-game record with 11 blocks against Alfred during the 1980–81 season.
 
At the time Hudson joined the program, freshmen were not eligible to play varsity basketball. Over his three varsity seasons, he averaged 7.0 rebounds per game and scored a total of 929 points. During that span, RIT posted a 43–32 record and earned its first-ever ECAC postseason appearance in 1979–80, advancing to the championship game before falling to Elmira.
 
Hudson's strongest season came as a junior, when he scored 351 points, grabbed 154 rebounds, and blocked 44 shots. As a senior, he recorded a career-high 53 blocks and was named Most Outstanding Player by Rochester area coaches.
 
Wayne Wilson (Men's Hockey Coach)
 
Wayne Wilson, the winningest coach in RIT men's hockey history, led the program through a transformative era, elevating it from Division III to national prominence at the NCAA Division I level. Over 26 seasons behind the bench (1999–2025), Wilson compiled a 471–337–82 record, ranking 33rd all-time in NCAA men's hockey victories.

A native of Guelph, Ontario, Wilson remains the only coach in NCAA history to earn both the Spencer Penrose Award (Division I National Coach of the Year) and the Edward Jeremiah Award (Division III National Coach of the Year). Under his leadership, RIT captured four Atlantic Hockey Championships and made four NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, highlighted by a trip to the 2010 Frozen Four—just five years after joining Division I. RIT recorded more conference wins (273) and overall victories (349) than any other current Atlantic Hockey program during his tenure.

Wilson coached 12 All-Americans, including Hobey Baker Award finalists Simon Lambert (2007–08) and Matt Garbowsky (2014–15). His players earned 55 All-Conference honors and 19 major Atlantic Hockey awards, including three Players of the Year and 11 All-Rookie Team selections. In 2010, Chris Tanev became the first RIT player to reach the NHL and has since played in over 850 games.
 
1984 Men's Soccer Team
 
The 1984 RIT Men's Soccer Team posted a record-setting 19-1-1 overall mark, the best season in program history. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals, where their championship run ended with a 1-0 loss to Brandeis in front of a home-record crowd of 2,300. Prior to that, RIT defeated Buffalo State, Fredonia, and two-time defending champion UNC Greensboro, extending their winning streak to 18 games, the longest in program history.
 
The season saw several team records fall, including most wins (19), most consecutive wins (18), most goals scored (64), and best win-loss record (19-1-1). Head Coach Doug May was named Regional Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons.
 
Individually, Paul Schojan earned All-American honors and led the team with 50 points, while senior Kevin McCarthy added 45 points. Goalkeeper Rick Botnick appeared in 20 games, finishing with an 18-1-1 record and a goals-against average of 0.70. He recorded six solo shutouts and teamed with Ron Speziale for two additional combined shutouts. Team awards included tri-MVP honors for McCarthy, Keith White, and Schojan, while Dennis Killion was named Most Improved.