New York Tech Bears | |
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University | New York Institute of Technology |
Conference | East Coast Conference |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Dan Vélez[1] |
Location | Old Westbury, New York |
Varsity teams | 13[2] |
Football stadium | President's Stadium |
Basketball arena | Recreation Hall |
Nickname | Bears |
Website | www |
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.[3] In 2019, NYIT became a College World Series team.[4]
As of August 2020, the NYIT Bears would suspend its NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics for at least two years. However, it hasn't yet returned to active competition as of the 2023–24 academic year due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in the United States.[5][6][7]