Stories tagged with "athletics"
October 9, 2009
Katrina Hornstein excels in kills.   It's her job as an outside hitter on the women's volleyball team to accumulate kills, which are spikes that result in points.  She's even... read more!
February 7, 2008
Karisa Solt began taking classes here when she was 14. The following year, she enrolled as a full-time student. And three years later, at 18, she became the youngest student ever to graduate from... read more!
January 17, 2008
When Quaison Carter was a boy, he spent a lot of time with his favorite uncle -- a six-foot-four-inch-tall man named Junior. Uncle Junior had a one-track mind: He was obsessed with business... read more!
November 13, 2007
Dena Baskous misses the wild open spaces of Alaska. She grew up in Anchorage, where she learned to love the manifold beauties of nature. When she was a girl, her parents often took her camping in... read more!
May 24, 2007
Austin DeRogatis, a scholar athlete who excelled both academically and athletically at NJIT, has been accepted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the fall, he’ll begin a... read more!
May 10, 2007
Greg Wagner was one of four members of the men’s volleyball team chosen for the N.C.A.A. Division 1 All-Academic Team. He plays middle blocker, where he spends most of his time aloft. And... read more!
May 10, 2007
Rodrigo Correa, one of four players selected for the Division I All-Academic Team, is a definitive scholar athlete. He grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was recruited to play at NJIT. When did... read more!
May 10, 2007
Eduardo Welter, one of three Brazilian volleyball players selected for the All-Academic team, is a definitive scholar athlete. He’s just a junior, but he has already won a host of academic... read more!
May 10, 2007
Leonardo Paludo, one of three Brazilian players named to the All-Academic team, transferred to NJIT after playing one year for a small college in North Carolina. It was a wise decision; for at... read more!
April 19, 2007
Erika Taugher is a star soccer player at NJIT. After playing for just two years, she is poised to become the university’s all-time leading scorer. She’s also a stellar student. In her... read more!