The first first-team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference honoree from Rutgers-Newark in the single division era of softball in the 10-team league, Jen Raido set the school single-season record with 53 hits during a spectacular junior season in 2006.
The energetic team captain and the Rutgers-Newark Female Athlete of the Year for 2007-2008, Raido established Scarlet Raider career records for hits (164), runs (101), doubles (19), triples (19) and total bases (239) after starting all 151 games in her sparkling four-year stint at shortstop and third base.
She led the Raiders in hitting in each of her first three seasons, finishing her career with a .347 batting norm and a .441 slugging percentage. She stole 25 bases in 32 attempts. She also was an outstanding fielder.
She also was honored as Rutgers-Newark’s 2007 National Girls & Women in Sports Day Woman of the Year.
Raido served as an assistant coach for the Raider softball team for two seasons following graduation.
The Secaucus native works as an emergency medical technician for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (MetLife Stadium and the Meadowlands Athletic Complex) and Aero Ambulance Service Inc. She has also been a member of the Moonachie First Aid and Rescue Squad since 2007.
