2002 Inductees
Karen Eye Benson '87 (Originally from Waynesboro, Va.; Currently from Mechanicsville, Va.)
Karen Eye Benson was a four-year letterwinner for the Yellow Jacket women's basketball team. As a junior in 1985-86, she was named all-region and Honorable Mention All-American by the American Women's Sports Federation (AWSF). She was also a second-team Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) all-state selection.
Eye Benson's senior season in 1986-87 was arguably her best. A team captain, she was selected to several all-tournament teams, including the Mason Dixon Conference tournament, and was the Most Valuable Player of the CP Dean Classic. She was a AWSF all-region and second-team All-American pick, a Kodak all-district selection and Honorable Mention All-American, VaSID first-team all-state, and first-team all Mason Dixon Conference.
Eye Benson played in every game in her four years under legendary head coach Carroll LaHaye, and had double-digit points in 53 contests and double-figure rebounds in 41 games. She holds the Randolph-Macon record for rebounds in a game, with 23. Eye Benson is ranked at the top of many Randolph-Macon season and career statistical categories. She is the career leader in rebounds, with 960, and sixth in career points, with 1,206. Eye Benson is also third in career field goal percentage (47.3%), fifth in both career field goals made (482) and attempted (1,019), and seventh in career scoring average (11.9 points per game). In a season (all in 1986-87), she is second in field goals made (172), third in rebounds (306), fourth in rebounding average (12.2 rebounds per game), and sixth in scoring average (17.1 points per game).
Following her career at Randolph-Macon, Eye Benson stayed involved with the sport of basketball, serving as a youth coach in Augusta County. Currently, she is an accounting supervisor with a consumer credit counseling service for Virginia and southwest Maryland. Eye Benson and her husband, Rick, have three children: a 10-year-old daughter, Lainey, a seven-year-old son, Ricky, and a four-year-old son, Jake.
Scott Rash '89 (Originally from Chester, Va.; Currently from Mechanicsville, Va.)
Scott Rash was a four-year member of Randolph-Macon's baseball team, playing for longtime head coach Gregg Waters, who also competed for the Yellow Jackets himself. Rash was named first-team all-Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 1986, 1988, and 1989, was a second-team selection in 1987, and was the ODAC Player of the Year in his senior campaign. He was also named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors all-state team in multiple years.
At the time of his graduation, Rash held many single-season and career Randolph-Macon baseball records. His season records included batting average (.524, in 1986), hits (54, in 1986), and doubles (12, in 1988). Also in season statistical categories, Rash was second in triples (seven, in 1986), total bases (17, in 1986), and extra base hits (18, in 1988), and was third in at-bats (103, in 1986) and stolen bases (14, in 1989).
For his career, Rash graduated holding Randolph-Macon records in batting average (.434), hits (158), at-bats (364), doubles (22), runs scored (103), and total bases (230). He was also second in triples (16), extra base hits (44), and stolen bases (39), and third in runs batted in (84).
Rash stayed involved with the sport of baseball, as he went on to coach on the collegiate level for 12 seasons. He was an assistant at Belmont-Abbey College in 1990 and at Davidson College in 1991 and 1992. Rash became the first-ever coach of a new team at Greensboro College for the 1993 season, and served in that role for nine years. While there, he accumulated a 170-165-4 career record, was named the Dixie Conference Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1998, and led his team to the conference championship and the NCAA Division III tournament in 1998.
Currently, Rash is back at Randolph-Macon, serving his alma mater as the Director of Athletic Development. He and his wife, Stacy, have two sons: six-year-old Austin and four-year-old Brandon.
Irv Sentz '66 (Originally from Malvern, Pa.; Currently from Dumfries, Va.)
Irv Sentz was a standout basketball player for Randolph-Macon. He was a four-time all-Little 8 Conference and three-time all-Mason Dixon Conference selection, was named to the Mason Dixon all-tournament team three times, and was the Virginia Small College Player of the Year as selected by the Virginia Sportswriters in 1964-65.
Sentz played for legendary head coach Paul Webb, and served as a team captain in both his junior and senior years. A starter throughout his career, he led his team to a four-year record of 81 wins and 21 losses. During that time the Yellow Jackets won four Mason-Dixon Conference Southern Division and Little 8 titles and two Mason-Dixon Conference championships, and participated in the NCAA tournament in 1966.
Overall for his career, Sentz is Randolph-Macon's third all-time leader in points (1,790), fourth in both scoring average (17.7 points per game) and free throw percentage (83.9%), and eighth in rebounds (670).
Sentz stayed involved with basketball, playing and coaching in recreational leagues and also coaching in youth leagues. Professionally, he has been a national sales manager with the Ricoh Corporation for eight years. He and his wife, Judy, have two sons, Scott and Todd.
Commander Robert T. Trafton '85, USN (Originally from Virginia Beach, Va.; Currently from Meridian, Miss.)
Commander Robert T. Trafton, USN, was a four-year letterwinner in soccer at Randolph-Macon, playing for legendary head coach Helmut Werner. He was a three-time all-South Region selection, and in 1984 was both an All-American and a Virginia all-state pick.
Trafton holds Randolph-Macon records in both career assists (36) and season assists (14, in 1984), is second in career points (116), and third in career goals (40).
Following his days at Randolph-Macon, Trafton continued his soccer career. On the professional level, he played for the Houston Dynamo. Through his career with the United States Navy, Trafton was a member of the U.S. Navy national team from 1986 to 1996. He was also a member of the Armed Forces National Team, which made three Armed Forces World Cup tournament appearances, including a sixth-place finish out of 81 countries in 1992.
Trafton has been in the U.S. Navy for 17 years. He is a naval aviator, and has flown in Desert Storm and in Bosnia. Currently, he is the top executive commanding officer with the VT7 Squadron at the Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi. Trafton and his wife, Rhonda, have two sons: four-year-old Zachary and two-year-old Benjamin.
Nominations or other pertinent correspondence may be sent to:
Jeff Burns
Acting Athletics Director
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005-5505
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