TCNJ Lions
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). 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. 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. 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. Outside of varsity athletics the school also hosts 15 club sports including an ice hockey team that competes within the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at Division II. The team competes in the Colonial States College Hockey Conference and has won the conference's championship four times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). Championships. <nowiki>*</nowiki>The NCAA vacated the 1992 Women's Lacrosse title due to use of an ineligible player during the tournament "Source" "List of individual TCNJ national champions" "Source"