Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Member - Jeff Rospert

Jeff Rospert - Class of 1984 – Baseball, Football, Basketball
Still holds as many as nine school records in baseball
Single season batting average (.480 as a junior and senior)
Hits in a season (41, 1982)
Struck out only once in 1984 to set a school record
Single-season total bases (68, 1982)
Career batting average (.435)
Career hits (141)
Career doubles (34)
Career triples (12)
Career total bases (220)
Has three of the top five season batting averages in school history (.480 in 1984; .480 in 1983; .451, 1982)
Is 2nd in school history in career runs scored (93) and career at-bats (324)
Is 3rd in school history in career slugging percentage (.679) and on-base percentage (.485)
Is 4th in school history in career RBI (79)
Is 5th in school history in career games played (89) and career innings played (628)
in 1984, team had an 11-10 record in baseball, 5-5 in the SLL, team won sectional title, was first-team All-Ohio, All-District, and All-SLL, had four triples and a .539 OB%, played in the state and district all-star games
in 1983, team had a 12-9 record, 10-3 mark in the SLL to finish second, team won sectional title, was first-team All-SLL, had 62 total bases, .540 on-base percentage, and .826 slugging percentage
in 1982, team was 15-10 and 9-5 in the SLL, team was sectional champs, was second-team All-SLL, had 10 doubles, 4 triples, and a .747 slugging percentage
in 1981, team was 6-16, 3-11 in the SLL, hit .337, lettered as freshman
Earned four letters as a member of the Kent State baseball team (1985-88)
Earned second-team All-MAC in 1986 at second base setting school records for season at-bats (196) and season hits (76)
Led the team in batting average in 1986 and 1987
Earned three letters (’82, ’83, ’84) in football at Woodmore helping the Wildcats to their first SLL title in 1983…earned first-team All-SLL and All-District as a senior setting school records at the time for season passing yards, season touchdown passes, and longest punt
Earned three letters (’82, ’83. ’84) in basketball at Woodmore…set single-game assist school record (that still stands) of 18 as a senior…also set school season and career assist records (at the time) as a senior
Education: Kent State University, 1998
Family: Wife – Mary; Children – Austin, Addison, Aidan, Isabelle
Currently: In executive management for medical/surgical devices with Carl Zeiss, Inc.