Highlights from Alumni Day 2026

In May, Rutgers Prep welcomed more than 200 alumni, family members, and friends back to campus for Alumni Day 2026.

Alumni from 48 graduating classes reconnected with classmates, toured campus, and spent time with former teachers and friends. The day also included milestone reunion celebrations for the Classes of 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006, and 2016.

The festivities kicked off on Friday night, when three new members were inducted into the Rutgers Preparatory School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Brett Epps ’06 was honored for an outstanding Rutgers Prep athletic career that included cross country, baseball, lacrosse, and wrestling. A wrestling captain as a junior and senior, Brett won a Prep B Championship, was a three-time Somerset County Champion, placed third at Prep Nationals, was named a Prep All-American, and finished his RPS career with 107 wins.

Niki Metzel ’16 was inducted after a standout career in basketball and volleyball at Rutgers Prep. A 1,000-point scorer and team captain, Niki helped lead the girls basketball team to Somerset County Championships in 2015 and 2016, along with the Non-Public B State Championship and Skyland Conference title in 2016. That same year, she was named Courier News Player of the Year and Skyland Conference Player and Scholar of the Year before continuing her basketball career at Drexel University.

Larry Santowasso ’91 was recognized for his achievements in baseball and soccer as a Rutgers Prep student-athlete and for his long service to the school as a coach and teacher. As a student, Larry was a four-year letter winner in both sports, a team captain, and an All-Prep baseball selection from his sophomore year on and All-Area and All-County team selections as a junior and senior. He returned to Rutgers Prep as a faculty member in 1996 and has built an exceptional career as the school’s baseball coach, earning multiple coaching honors and induction into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame.

Saturday’s Alumni Day events gave guests several ways to reconnect with Rutgers Prep, from a morning walk along the towpath and alumni lacrosse games to tennis, campus tours, lunch in the Dining Commons, desserts, and time with classmates, faculty, and friends. The luncheon also included a welcome from Head of School Dr. Steve Loy, Honor Guard recognition for the Classes of 1976 and earlier, and recognition of this year’s aforementioned Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.

Thank you to everyone who returned to celebrate and to all those who helped make Alumni Day 2026 possible!

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