Wentworth Institute of Technology - Athletics

Athletics

Wentworth's athletics programs include 15 varsity, two club, and six intramural sports, emphasizing both men's and women's sports.

Wentworth's athletic program competes as a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and holds memberships in the Commonwealth Coast Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference.

Since 1989, the Leopards have captured 16 conference championships in Baseball, Men's Basketball, Hockey, Golf, Men's Soccer, and Men's Tennis. Wentworth has earned an invitation to the NCAA Division III Tournament six times (Men's Basketball: 1997 and 2007; Hockey: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004) in the last 10 years. Wentworth received ECAC Tournament bids in baseball, men's basketball, hockey, lacrosse, men's soccer and women's soccer within the last 12 years.

A multi-purpose athletic field, a gift from Myles Sweeney '28 and his wife, Eugenia, opened in 1996. Sweeney Field is in front of the main building of the Institute - Wentworth Hall. Since 1996, the men's and women's soccer teams have enjoyed a combined home record of 81-27-2 (75% won).

Individual student-athletes have garnered numerous all-league, rookie of the year, and player of the year honors throughout Wentworth's history, with four student-athletes earning five Verizon/CoSIDA Academic honors in the last 11 years.

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