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NYIT Bears
The New York Tech Bears were the athletic teams that represented the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) located in Old Westbury, New York, United States in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the East Coast Conference (ECC; originally called as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) until after the 2005–06 academic year) from 1989–90 until their last season of competition in the 2019–20 school year before the university announced its suspension until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tech is best known for its men's lacrosse team, which has won four NCAA Division II national championships. Tech also sent several runners to the Olympic Games, in 1980, 1988, 1992, and in 2000. In 2019, NYIT became a College World Series team.
In August 2020, the NYIT announced it would suspend its NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics for at least two years. However, it didn't return to active competition for the 2024–25 academic year due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in the United States.
In June 2026, NYIT announced it would return to competition, sponsoring a sprint football team as part of the Collegiate Sprint Football League.
NYIT sponsored an intercollegiate athletics program in 12 varsity teams:
The NYIT Bears had four main facilities, which included:
Led by Bob Hirschfield until 2012, the NYIT baseball team was the only sport that competed at the NCAA Division I level, as an independent. With over 650 wins, Coach Hirschfield helped over 60 players reach the next level and sign professional contracts. The most recent signings were Joe Esposito, Mike Laluna, Kraig Binick, Mike Roth, Lou Bernardi, Jon Burke, Andrew Gurassi, Steve Faulkner, George Carroll, Danny Lackner and Frank Valentino. Some of the more notable professional signings in recent and past years were Al Watson, Al Labozetta, Bill DaCosta, Alan Ashkinazy, Mike Gaffney, Chris Rojas, Brian Goelz, and Jimmy Goelz.
The Bears opened their newly renovated ball park in 2014 and also began playing as an independent, following the demise of the Great West Conference
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NYIT Bears
The New York Tech Bears were the athletic teams that represented the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) located in Old Westbury, New York, United States in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the East Coast Conference (ECC; originally called as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) until after the 2005–06 academic year) from 1989–90 until their last season of competition in the 2019–20 school year before the university announced its suspension until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tech is best known for its men's lacrosse team, which has won four NCAA Division II national championships. Tech also sent several runners to the Olympic Games, in 1980, 1988, 1992, and in 2000. In 2019, NYIT became a College World Series team.
In August 2020, the NYIT announced it would suspend its NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics for at least two years. However, it didn't return to active competition for the 2024–25 academic year due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in the United States.
In June 2026, NYIT announced it would return to competition, sponsoring a sprint football team as part of the Collegiate Sprint Football League.
NYIT sponsored an intercollegiate athletics program in 12 varsity teams:
The NYIT Bears had four main facilities, which included:
Led by Bob Hirschfield until 2012, the NYIT baseball team was the only sport that competed at the NCAA Division I level, as an independent. With over 650 wins, Coach Hirschfield helped over 60 players reach the next level and sign professional contracts. The most recent signings were Joe Esposito, Mike Laluna, Kraig Binick, Mike Roth, Lou Bernardi, Jon Burke, Andrew Gurassi, Steve Faulkner, George Carroll, Danny Lackner and Frank Valentino. Some of the more notable professional signings in recent and past years were Al Watson, Al Labozetta, Bill DaCosta, Alan Ashkinazy, Mike Gaffney, Chris Rojas, Brian Goelz, and Jimmy Goelz.
The Bears opened their newly renovated ball park in 2014 and also began playing as an independent, following the demise of the Great West Conference
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