athletics

Women's Soccer Wins Second Straight; Fiona Wright Nets Pair of Goals

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Freshman Fiona Wright scored a pair of goals and sophomore Katrina Nguyen-DeMary collected two assists in NJIT's 4-1 victory over Fairfield Sunday afternoon on the campus of Kean University East Campus Facility. The win is the second straight for the Highlanders, who move to 2-1-1 on the young season while the Stags suffer its first loss, falling to 3-1. To read the full story, click on "Learn More" below.

Women's Volleyball Earns Fifth Straight AVCA Academic Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recognized the NJIT women's volleyball team for the AVCA's annual team academic award covering the 2017-18 academic year, the AVCA announced. The Highlanders earned their fifth straight team academic award, maintaining a minimum grade point average of a 3.30 for the academic year. The NJIT women were one of 164 NCAA Division I programs recognized to receive the accolade for the 2017-18 season.

Jheryl Wilson: NJIT Basketball Legend, NBA Digital Media Globetrotter

Monday, July 16, 2018
When Edward Jheryl Wilson graduated from NJIT in 2011, he did so in heroic fashion — etching his name in university lore by leading the Highlanders to their first winning season since joining the elite ranks of Division I basketball in 2006 — and becoming NJIT’s first Division I 1,000-point scorer in the process. However, Wilson’s successful journey in top-level athletics was not without adversity from the start, nor would his journey be quite over after he left NJIT. “Coming to NJIT from St. Benedicts High School as an 18-year-old kid in ’07, we suffered a winless season my...

Women's Fencing Standout Up for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

Thursday, July 12, 2018
  Julia Garcia '18, who completed her four-year college women's fencing career in May, has been named a nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Garcia graduated from NJIT with a bachelor's degree in business administration and currently works as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs. She is one of 581 nominees nationally (251 – Division I, 131 – Division II, and 199 – Division III), marking the most in the history of the Woman of the Year program.  Now in its 28th year, the Woman of the Year Award honors graduating female college...

ASUN Beam Video Series: Arianna Gerber, NJIT

Monday, June 18, 2018
In the first ASUN Beam Video Series, the conference features student-athletes across the ASUN that have made an Impact in the classroom, in competition and in the community. Throughout the spring, the ASUN will feature two student-athletes from each institution that epitomize the conference's beam of Impact. An essential player on the pitch, NJIT's Arianna Gerber without a doubt has made an impact on the Highlanders' Women's Soccer program on and off the field since her freshman year. Despite missing the end of her junior season due to injury, Gerber has had an incredible...

Women's Basketball Kelly Guarino Participates in NCAA Career in Sports Forum

Friday, June 15, 2018
Rising women's basketball senior Kelly Guarino was one of 200 student-athletes to be selected and participate in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis from May 31-June 3. The Career in Sports Forum provided college athletes with a broader scope of the career tracks available within the sports business, with the primary focus on college athletics. It provided student-athletes interactive experiences with successful individuals in the sports business and a peek into their day-to-day duties and responsibilities. To read the full story, click on...

Men's Basketball Souleymane Diakite Receives Academic Achievement Award

Monday, June 11, 2018
NJIT men's basketball incoming freshman Souleymane Diakite, one of the top five seniors from St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, was recognized Tuesday, June 6 on the campus of NJIT, earning an Academic Achievement Award presented by Mayor Ras J. Baraka. To read the full story, click on "Learn More" below.

Three Highlanders Earn 2018 ASUN Conference Academic Team Honors

Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Seniors Brian Sondergard and Jesse Uttendorfer and junior Sean Lubreski were named to the 13-person ASUN All-Academic team the conference announced on the eve of the 2018 ASUN Baseball Tournament. Thirteen athletes appear on the 2018 ASUN Baseball All-Academic squad with the highest vote-getters receiving Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honors. All nominees should be in their second year of school attendance or later and hold a minimum of a 3.30 GPA. To read the full story, click on "Learn More" below.

Mike Lane Named NJIT Women's Basketball Coach

Wednesday, May 30, 2018
NJIT Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced the hiring of Mike Lane as the 12th head women's basketball coach in program history. "I am very excited to announce Mike Lane as our new women's basketball coach," Kaplan added. "Mike was a person of interest to us from the very beginning. His coaching background at academically strong universities, with winning women's basketball programs, immediately put him on our short list. I am looking forward to working with Mike and his staff on getting our women's basketball...

Men's Volleyball Adds Five to Roster for 2019 Season

Thursday, May 24, 2018
NJIT men's volleyball coach Danny Goncalves announced the addition of five newcomers, who will join the Highlanders for the upcoming 2019 season. The incoming group includes: transfer Enrique de Diego Garcia (MB; Madrid, Spain), Roque Nido (S; Guayama, Puerto Rico), Jens Feldhus (OH; Frederiksberg, Denmark), Derek Evans (M/OPP; Virginia Beach, VA) and Will Andrews (OH; Lexington, KY). "I am very excited for this upcoming class," Goncalves added.  "This group brings an excellent level of athleticism, experience, and work...

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