Athletics
Excelling in the classroom and in competition.
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Athletic Teams
RIT has 12 men’s varsity teams and 12 women’s varsity teams.
2
Division I Programs
RIT men’s and women’s hockey are NCAA Division I programs.
675+
Varsity Student-Athletes
More than 675 student-athletes compete in varsity athletics
4.3k
Capacity Hockey Arena
The Gene Polisseni Center, home to the RIT men’s and women’s hockey programs, has space for 4,300 fans.
3.35
Overall student-athlete GPA
Tigers enjoy success in both the field of competition and the classroom.
RIT Athletics
Visit RITAthletics.com for complete coverage of RIT’s varsity sports teams
Tickets
Season and single-game tickets for men’s and women’s hockey are available at RIT’s box office
Latest News
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August 6, 2019
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40 years and counting: Athletics director says he still has more to do
Lou Spiotti Jr. will begin his 40th season as executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics at RIT this fall. He is one of a few directors in all of college athletics—Division I, II and III—to serve in that position for 40 years.
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August 6, 2019
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Tiger Love: Ultramarathoners in it for the long haul
If the old saying, “couples who play together stay together” is true, Jon Podeszek ’10, ’12 MS and Danielle Furman Podeszek ’11 have it made. The two are ultramarathoners who spend their free time training to run 50-plus-mile races.
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July 8, 2019
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Tiger tees off — RIT alumnus is golf’s biggest hitter
RIT alumnus Ryan Steenberg ’17 MFA (medical illustration) can drive a golf ball the length of nearly five football fields. Steenberg, the No. 1-ranked long drive hitter in the world, will represent his hometown July 20 to 24 in the “ROC City Rumble,” part of World Long Drive’s 2019 Tour.
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April 9, 2019
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RIT bowlers heading to national championships
For the first time in five years, the RIT bowling team clinched a trip to the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships. The team will travel to Dayton, Ohio for the championships, held on April 17 to 20.
