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A two-sport athlete, Bridges made his largest impact on the soccer pitch, where he was an integral part of an incredible four-year run for the Rangers. Beginning his career as a forward before switching to defender, he played in 69 games and made 51 starts, including all 42 matches over his last two years, and finished with 17 goals and 17 assists. He helped lead the Rangers to the MAC title as a junior in 1998 with a 3-2 victory over No. 21-ranked Messiah, and to an NCAA at-large berth as a senior in 1999. He earned a pair of All-MAC Freedom Conference honors, including a first-team selection in 1999, when he also helped lead the team to a No. 25 Division III national ranking. In addition, he was a four-year team member in basketball and was a part of the squad that won an ECAC title as a freshman in 1996-97. A two-sport team captain, he was a recipient of Drew's Larry Horner Athletic Leadership Award. Post-collegiately, Bridges has served as the Head Boys Soccer Coach at the Pennington School since 2010 and has led the program to national recognition, including multiple state and county championships and a national high school soccer championship in 2023. A two-time New Jersey State Coach of the Year, he was named to Pennington's Hall of Fame in 2016.