NJIT Newsroom tagged with "great west conference"

NJIT Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Recognized by NJIT Board of Trustees for Historic 2012-2013 Seasons

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT men's and women's basketball teams each were presented with resolutions yesterday from the NJIT Board of Trustees in recognition of their historic championship seasons of both athletic and academic accomplishments.

Tagged: athletics, division 1, great west conference, student-athletes, njit board of trustees

NJIT Wins Great West Conference

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT men's basketball team led by head coach Jim Engles won the Great West Conference Championship on Saturday by coming back from a 17 point deficit against Houston Baptist. Congratulations to NJIT athletics, men's basketball, its coaches and players.

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Twenty-Nine Student-Athletes Named to Great West Conference All-Academic Team

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Twenty-nine student-athletes in six sports were named to the Winter/Spring 2010-11 Great West Conference all-Academic team.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, baseball, great west conference, student-athletes, daisy gallegos, jessica gerald, jonathan daudelin, kelsey johnson, megan higgins, joe ju, teddy bickert, ewelina marut, track and field

Twelve NJIT Athletes Named to the 2010 Great West Conference Fall Academic Team

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Twelve NJIT student-athletes in three sports were named to the Fall 2010 Great West Conference All-Academic team.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, great west conference, student-athletes, daisy gallegos, kelsey johnson, jonathan daudelin, christi taylor, ewelina marut, megan higgins

NJIT Places 29 Student-Athletes on 2009-10 Winter/Spring Great West Conference All-Academic Team

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT placed 29 student-athletes in six sports on the 2009-10 Winter/Spring Great West Conference All-Academic team. Selection to the team requires that student-athletes achieve a minimum cumulative 3.2 grade-point average and also must have participated in at least 50 percent of their respective teams’ contests.

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NJIT Set for Great West Conference Baseball Tournament

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT is seeded seventh overall and will play in Pool 2 of the inaugural Great West Conference Baseball Tournament, set to begin on Wednesday in Edinburg, Texas, hosted by Texas-Pan American.

Tagged: athletics, baseball, great west conference

NJIT Tabs Nine Athletes on 2009 Great West Conference All-Academic Team

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Nine NJIT student-athletes in four sports were named to the Fall 2009 Great West Conference All-Academic team. The honorees were: Joe Ju (men’s cross country); Cara Constantino, Iulia Doci, Daisy Gallegos, Kelsey Johnson (women’s cross country); Christi Taylor (women’s soccer); Sabrina Baby, Katrina Hornstein and Erica Schultz (women’s volleyball).

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, all-academic team, daisy gallegos, sabrina baby, katrina hornstein, erica schultz, cara constantino, iulia doci, christi taylor, kelsey johnson, joe ju

NJIT Men's Basketball Team Scores Emphatic Win Over Chicago State in First Conference Home Game

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Junior guard Jheryl Wilson led the way with a game-high 23 points for NJIT in a program Division I record-setting 66-37 men’s basketball win over visiting Chicago State Saturday afternoon in the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center. Saturday’s win for the Highlanders raises their Great West Conference record to 1-2 and the game against Chicago State was the first at home for NJIT in its new conference.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, jheryl wilson

Highlander Women Score Season-High 83 Points

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT scored a season-high 83 points Saturday evening recording its first Great West Conference victory, 83-70, over Houston Baptist at Sharp Gymnasium in women’s basketball action.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, jessica gerald

Sabrina Baby Named to ESPN Magazine’s Academic All-America Volleyball Team

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT senior Sabrina Baby was named to the ESPN Magazine’s Academic All-America third-team for volleyball, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. She is NJIT’s first Highlander student-athlete in any sport to receive Academic All-America laurels at the Division I level.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, ncaa, sabrina baby

NJIT Women's Soccer Team Blanks Longwood on Senior Day

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT women's soccer team celebrated Senior Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Day with a 2-0 win over visiting Howard Sunday afternoon in Great West Conference action at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium at Lubetkin Field. The Highlanders recognized senior Briana Morales in pre-game ceremonies. With 58 career games played, Briana is among the program's all-time leaders.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, briana morales

Women's Volleyball Sweeps Great West Conference Honors

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT women’s volleyball players Baaba Hughes and Sabrina Baby have been selected Great West Conference Volleyball Players of the Week. Hughes and Baby led the Highlanders to a five-set victory over Utah Valley Saturday afternoon to clinch first-place in the Great West Conference.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, sabrina baby, baaba hughes

NJIT's Sabrina Baby Named Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT senior Sabrina Baby has been named the latest Great West Conference women's volleyball Defensive Player of the Week.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, sabrina baby

Sabrina Baby Claims Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT women's volleyball captain Sabrina Baby has been named Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Baby, a senior from Florianopolis, Brazil, led the Highlanders to a 4-0 record last week helping NJIT extend their winning streak to seven matches.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, sabrina baby, player of the week

Women's Soccer Selected First in East Division of Great West Conference

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT women’s soccer team has been selected first in the East Division of the Great West Conference in the inaugural preseason coaches’ poll. NJIT will begin the Great West Conference women’s soccer season on October 2, with a 7 p.m. home match on Lubetkin Field against South Carolina State. Read more.

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NJIT Places 23 Athletes on Great West Conference All-Academic Team

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT had 23 student-athletes in seven sports named to the 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team. Selection to the team requires that student-athletes achieve a minimum cumulative 3.2 grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests.

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Baseball's PJ Saporito Named Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT senior left-handed pitcher PJ Saporito has been named Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week. Saporito’s ERA for the week was 3.24 in 8.1 innings as he struck out four batters.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, baseball, great west conference, pj saporito

Seven Highlanders Named to Great West Conference Fall 2008 All-Academic Team

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Seven NJIT student-athletes in three sports were named to the Fall 2008 Great West Conference All-Academic team.

Tagged: highlanders, athletics, division 1, great west conference, all-academic team, erika taugher, daisy gallegos, sabrina baby, katrina hornstein, cara constantino, christi taylor, erica schultz

NJIT Joins Great West Conference Expansion

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT is one of six institutions that have joined the expansion of the Great West Conference to form a Division I all-sports league that will conduct championship competition in several sports in 2008-09 and then begin full conference scheduling and championships in 2009-10.

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