WPI Engineers

Athletic teams representing Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI Engineers

University| Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Conference| NCAA Division III
NEWMAC, NEWA, ECAC
NCAA| NCAA Division III
Athletic director| Dana L. Harmon
Location| Worcester, Massachusetts
Varsity teams| 18 teams
Football stadium| Alumni Stadium
Basketball arena| Harrington Auditorium
Baseball stadium| New England Baseball Complex
Mascot| Gompei the Goat
Nickname| Engineers
Fight song| "E to the X"
Colors| Crimson and gray[1]

Website| 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

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Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Cross Country
Cross Country | Field Hockey
Football | Rowing
Rowing | Soccer
Soccer | Softball
Swimming & Diving | Swimming & Diving
Track & Field | Track & Field
Wrestling | Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

## Men's sports

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### Baseball

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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.[2] Baseball was again introduced as a varsity sport in the spring of 1905 and has competed regularly since.[3]

### Basketball

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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

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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).

## References

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1. ^ WPI Logo Usage: Quick Reference Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2017.
2. ^ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 154. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
3. ^ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 229. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

People|

* President: Grace Wang (predecessors)
* Provost: Wole Soboyejo
* Ichabod Washburn
* John Boynton
* Faculty
* Alumni

Campus|

* Boynton Hall
* Washburn Shops
* Magnetic Laboratory
* Salisbury Laboratories
* Stratton Hall
* Foundry/Project Center
* Atwater Kent Laboratories
* Alumni Stadium
* Alumni Gym
* Higgins House
* Sanford Riley Hall
* Alden Memorial
* Higgins Laboratories
* Kaven Hall
* Morgan Hall
* Olin Hall
* Daniels Hall
* Goddard Hall
* Gordon Library
* Harrington Auditorium
* Stoddard Residence Center
* Ellsworth/Fuller Apartments
* Founders Hall
* Institute Hall
* Fuller Laboratories
* Batlett Center
* East Hall
* Sports and Recreation Center
* Faraday Hall

Athletics|

* Team: WPI Engineers
* Mascot: Gompei the Goat

Miscellaneous|

* Alden Research Laboratory
* Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
* Center for Wireless Information Network Studies
* Institute Park
* Fraternities and sororities

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Current full members|

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* MIT Engineers
* Mount Holyoke Lyons
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* Springfield Pride
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* WPI Engineers

Current football affiliate members|

* Catholic Cardinals
* Maine Maritime Mariners
* Merchant Marine Mariners
* Norwich Cadets
* SUNY Maritime Privateers (joining in 2023)

Current women's rowing affiliate member|

* Simmons Sharks

Future full member|

* Salve Regina Seahawks

Future affiliate member|

* SUNY Maritime Privateers

Former full member|

* Brandeis Judges

Former affiliate member|

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