athletics

A passion for business grew for Pablo Perez Ramos at New Jersey Institute of Technology and spurred him to now pursue a master’s in finance at the University of Florida. His choice of graduate school also reveals his love for tennis, as UF won a national team championship in 2021 when now 13th ranked pro Ben Shelton played there. You see, Perez Ramos, who tallied an impressive 73-21 record in singles matches as a Highlander, will continue to compete as a Gator. So, as he bolsters his academic credentials, he’ll chase his dream of becoming a top 100 player in the world. “Florida...

If she isn’t teaching advanced courses in applied genetics, NJIT University Lecturer Mary Konsolaki is rarely relaxing. In fact, she’s recently finished competing in one of the most challenging endurance races on the planet — the Ironman World Championship. In September, Konsolaki was among nearly 1,400 age-group triathletes from 65 countries to have qualified for this year’s Ironman hosted in Nice, France. The competition includes a grueling 2.4-mile swim through the Mediterranean Sea, a 112-mile bicycle ride through mountainous terrain and a 26.2-mile run through the French Riviera city...

Roman Oben, the National Football League’s vice president of football development who played 12 years in the league as an offensive tackle, spoke to NJIT athletes and employees on campus at the start of the fall 2024 semester. Oben focused on lessons learned from his experiences on the field, in the classroom and in business. His playing career included four years with the New York Giants, who in 1996 drafted him from the University of Louisville, and two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he helped cap the 2002 season with their first Super Bowl victory. He then began a management...

Here, we conclude a two-part series in which winners of the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award at this year’s College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards share memorable experiences that highlighted their path to success at NJIT, while they also look ahead to plans after Commencement 2024. Isaiah Rejouis, B.A. Biology [[{"fid":"24416","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"4":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":...