NJIT Highlanders men's lacrosse

NJIT Highlanders men's lacrosse
UniversityNew Jersey Institute of Technology
Head coachEric Wolf (since 2023 season)
StadiumJ. Malcolm Simon Stadium
LocationNewark, New Jersey
ConferenceAmerica East
ColorsRed and white[1]
   

The NJIT Highlanders men’s lacrosse team is a college lacrosse team that represents New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, United States. In December 2013, Travis Johnson was hired as the first head coach in the history of the program.[2] It was announced on 6/15/2020 that NJIT athletics would be joining the America East Conference for the 2020-21 academic year, meaning the Highlanders lacrosse team would belong to a conference for the very first time in the 2021 season.[3]

Year by year results

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Travis Johnson (Independent) (2015–2019)
2015 Travis Johnson 0–12
2016 Travis Johnson 1–14
2017 Travis Johnson 1–14
2018 Travis Johnson 1–15
2019 Travis Johnson 2–13
Travis Johnson (Northeast Conference) (2020–2020)
2020 Travis Johnson 1–6
Travis Johnson (America East Conference) (2021–2022)
2021 Travis Johnson 1–10 1–8 8th
2022 Travis Johnson 0-13 0-6 7th
Travis Johnson: 7–97 (.067) 1–14 (.067)
Eric Wolf (America East Conference) (2023–Present)
2023 Eric Wolf 3–10 1–7 7th
2024 Eric Wolf 8–6 1–6 7th
Eric Wolf: 11–16 (.407) 2–12 (.143)
Total: 17–112 (.132)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

References

  1. ^ NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sources:NJIT Hires Travis Johnson of Mt. St. Mary's". College Crosse. January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "NJIT Welcomed as 10th America East Member Institution". America East Conference. May 29, 2021.