TCNJ Lions

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TCNJ Lions
TCNJ Lions primary logo.svg
University The College of New Jersey
Conference NJAC
NCAA Division III
Athletic directorAmanda V. DeMartino
Location Ewing, New Jersey
Varsity teams11 men's, 11 women's
Football stadiumLions Stadium
Basketball arenaPacker Hall
Baseball stadiumGeorge Ackerman Park
Softball stadiumDr. June Walker Field
Soccer stadiumTCNJ Soccer Complex
Aquatics centerTCNJ Aquatic Center
MascotRoscoe the Lion
NicknameLions
Colors  
Website tcnjathletics.com

The TCNJ Lions are the athletic teams representing The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). They are a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) and compete within Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [1]

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Overview

The school fields 11 varsity sports teams for men and women each and has captured 44 team national championships, as well as more than 40 individual and relay national championships, across multiple programs. The school's two most successful are the Women's Lacrosse team with 12 NCAA Division III Championships and the Women's Field Hockey team with 11 Division III NCAA Championships, the most of any team in D-III for either sport.

The wrestling team hosts has placed in the top 20 nationally for 30 consecutive years, including 5 national championships (1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987), 5 runner-up finishes, and numerous finishes in the top 5.

TCNJ's varsity teams are the top combined first- and second-place finishers of all 424 Division III schools in the nation over more than 25 years. [2]

In 1957, TCNJ, then known as Trenton State College, was a founding member of the NJAC (then called the New Jersey State Athletic Conference) along with five other state institutions. [3] Since then, and after the conference allowed women's sports in 1985, the school has been a powerhouse winning the most titles in men's cross country, women's cross country, field hockey, women's tennis, women's soccer.

The track and field teams have especially dominated the NJAC since the title was first contested in 1997, winning each year in both indoor and outdoor.

In 2017–18, TCNJ captured its first NJAC cup, after claiming titles in women’s cross country, field hockey, women’s tennis, women’s indoor track & field, and women’s lacrosse, and NJAC regular season titles in softball and baseball. [4] [5]

Outside of varsity athletics the school also hosts 15 club sports including a men's ice hockey team that competes within the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at Division I. [6] [7] The team is a member of the Northeast Collegiate Hockey League. Prior to 2022, the team competed in ACHA Division II and won championships in various conferences such as the Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference (2012, 2014) and the Colonial States College Hockey Conference (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). [8] Following the jump to ACHA Division 1, a second men's ice hockey team was launched which currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (Men's 2A Tri-State Division). [9]

Sports

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBaskeball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryField hockey
FootballLacrosse
SoccerSoccer
SwimmingSoftball
TennisSwimming
Track and field (indoor)Tennis
Track and field (outdoor)Track and field (indoor)
WrestlingTrack and field (outdoor)

Club sports

Championships

National and NCAA championships
Field Hockey 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2014
Women’s Lacrosse1981 (AIAW), 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
Men's Soccer1964 (NAIA), 1965 (NAIA), 1996
Women’s Soccer1993, 1994, 2000
Softball1980 (AIAW), 1981 (AIAW), 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996
Women’s Tennis1986
Wrestling1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987
New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championships
Baseball1960, 1961, 1981, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019
Men's Basketball1967, 1989, 1998, 2019
Women's Basketball2001, 2004, 2006, 2009
Men's Cross Country1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021
Women's Cross Country1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Field Hockey1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Football1980, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2007
Women's Lacrosse2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Men's Soccer1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1994, 2005
Women's Soccer1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Softball1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2019
Men's Swimming and Diving1994, 1995, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Women's Swimming and Diving1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Men's Tennis1997, 1998, 2019 [12]
Women's Tennis1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Men's Track & Field (Indoor)1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Men's Track & Field (Outdoor)1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Women's Track & Field (Indoor)1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019
Women's Track & Field (Outdoor) [13] 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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