WPI Engineers explained

University:Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Conference:NCAA Division III
NEWMAC, NEWA, ECAC
Association:NCAA
Division:NCAA Division III
Director:Dana L. Harmon
Location:Worcester, Massachusetts
Teams:18 teams
Stadium:Alumni Stadium
Baseballfield:New England Baseball Complex
Basketballarena:Harrington Auditorium
Mascot:Gompei the Goat
Nickname:Engineers
Fightsong:"E to the X"
Pageurl:http://athletics.wpi.edu

The WPI Engineers are the athletic teams of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school sponsors 20 varsity sports.

WPI teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Engineers are a member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field and volleyball.

Sports Sponsored

Baseball Basketball
Cross Country
Cross Country Field Hockey
Rowing
Rowing Soccer
Soccer Softball
Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving
Track & Field Track & Field
Wrestling Volleyball

Men's sports

Baseball

The sport of baseball was played at the intercollegiate level on and off during the 1880s to the 1900s. During the years when WPI didn't have a sponsored team there would be contests between classes.[1] Baseball was again introduced as a varsity sport in the spring of 1905 and has competed regularly since.[2]

Basketball

See main article: WPI Engineers men's basketball. The WPI Engineers men's basketball team dates back to the early 1900s and has competed regularly since 1915. The teams has four NEWMAC conference tournament championship (2005, 2006, 2013, 2022).

Football

See main article: WPI Engineers football. The WPI Engineers football team has competed since 1887 and has the distinction of being Worcester's first college football team. The team has had three undefeated, untied seasons (1938, 1954 and 1983), two Freedom Football Conference (FFC) Championships (1992 and 1993), and one NEWMAC Championship (2019).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Taylor. Herbert Foster. Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 1937. Privately Published. 154. 21 September 2016.
  2. Book: Taylor. Herbert Foster. Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 1937. Privately Published. 229. 21 September 2016.