Stevens Institute of Technology - Athletics

Athletics

See also: List of college athletic programs in New Jersey, USA#Division III

Stevens Institute of Technology is a member of the Empire 8 Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference and NCAA Division III.

Stevens athletic teams have collectively won 22 Empire 8 championships since switching to the conference in 2007. The 2008 men's soccer team reached the Div. III NCAA championship game, losing to Messiah College in penalty kicks. In the fall 2010 season, Stevens was one of only two Div. III schools with four teams competing in post-season NCAA tournaments.

In 1994, the school built the Schaefer Athletic and Recreation Center, which features an NCAA competition-sized pool and indoor soccer, basketball, volleyball, squash and racquetball courts. The Schaefer Center construction was part of a $23 million investment in new facilities that also included renovations to Walker Gym, and installation of a new turf field. During the 2000s, the school added nine new varsity programs, for a total of 26, in an effort to build a nationally competitive sports program. The effort succeeded in attracting more women to apply to Stevens and expanded recruitment for athletes across the country.

Former Stevens soccer goalkeeper Zach Carr received All-American and Academic All-American honors in 2010. Carr led the nation in 2010 with a .927 save percentage and maintained a 3.92 grade-point average. During the course of his career, he held the second longest scoreless streak in NCAA history and held an unofficial record of 55 shutouts.

Stevens graduate Laura Barito, a 22-time All-American in swimming and track and two-time NCAA national champion, was awarded the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year. Barito, who was also named by CoSIDA/Capital One to the Academic All-America First Team, was only the second Division III athlete to win the NCAA Woman of the Year Award in its 21-year history.

The Stevens athletic department has received several accolades, including: ranked 13th in the 2011 Learfield Sports Division III Directors’ Cup, the 2008 Jostens Institution of the Year by the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the 2007 Jostens/NADIIIAA Community Service Award of Merit.

The sports teams are called the Ducks and their mascot is Attila the duck.