NJIT Highlanders
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| University | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Conference |
Atlantic Sun Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Lenny Kaplan |
| Location | Newark, New Jersey |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Basketball arena | Fleisher Center |
| Baseball stadium | Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | J. Malcolm Simon Stadium |
| Other arenas | Prudential Center |
| Mascot | The Highlander |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Website | www |
The NJIT Highlanders, formerly the New Jersey Tech Highlanders, are the varsity sport members of the Division I NCAA-affiliated sports teams of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). There are ten men’s teams, seven women’s teams, and three club teams along with a variety of intramural teams. The school's primary conference is the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).
NJIT is located in an area of Newark presently known as University Heights, and formerly known as the Newark Highlands. Furthermore, NJIT’s mailing address used to be High Street, until the street was renamed in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. These various references to 'High' is, in large measure, what led the school's students to chooseThe Highlander as its mascot.
Upon moving up to NCAA Division I in 2006 -07, NJIT athletics updated its graphics. This included a new Highlanders logo. The logo depicts a stylized Scottish Highlander warrior in traditional garb.
A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN), NJIT sponsors teams in ten men's, seven women's, and one coed NCAA sanctioned sports:
NJIT athletics moved to the top level of college athletics, NCAA Division I, in 2006.
Prior to the entire reclassification of the athletics program, all programs competed in the Division II level. In the process of reclassification, both men’s and women’s soccer programs are taking the big leap into Division I faster than the other programs. They have a unique opportunity that allows lower division schools to elevate one sport in each gender to Division I in a process that takes two years to complete. NJIT men’s soccer became a full member of NCAA Division I at the start of the 2005 season, when the Highlanders arrived at championship eligibility. The men’s journey to the top level began in 2003. NJIT women’s soccer began a similar two-year process in 2005, with full Division I status and championship eligibility arriving with the 2007 season.
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