NJIT

NEWARK, NJ—John “Gene” Schmid, who served with distinction as head coach of the baseball team at NJIT for 25 seasons (1973 to 1997) passed away on Saturday morning following an illness. The 2002 NJIT Athletic Hall of Fame inductee was 74 years old.

NEWARK, NJ—Dytanya Johnson, a post player noted for his on-court toughness, particularly in the areas of defense and rebounding, will bring his game from one of Maryland’s strongest high school programs to NJIT, where he will continue his studies in 2010-11, men’s basketball coach #Jim Engles# announced.

NEWARK, NJ—Three freshman NJIT baseball players were voted onto the 2010 New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division I All-Rookie team. The three honored Highlanders are: #Teddy Bickert# , #Mark Leiter Jr # , and #Matt Petrone#.

NEWARK, NJ—Five student-athletes—two from the United States, two from Eastern Europe and one from Canada--have signed National Letters of Intent to enroll at NJIT and compete in the highly-successful women’s tennis program beginning in the fall of 2010, head coach #Mike Sowter# announced.