Tarik Rodgers (2010) - Hall of Fame - New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders

Hall of Fame

Considered by many to be the greatest volleyball player in school history
Started at the middle blocker position since his freshman year
Scholar-athlete all four years, Rodgers captained the team as junior and senior
He helped the team to post pair of 19-win seasons and two 20-win seasons
His senior season, he was the national ASICS Small College Player of the Year for schools in NCAA Division II or Division III
Named to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association All-Tournament team in 1994 and 1995
Rodgers helped the Highlanders win four Independent Athletic Conference championships and make four EIVA playoff appearances
As a senior, Rodgers was named EIVA Division III Tournament MVP as the Highlanders fell in the championship match
Led the Highlanders in blocks as a freshman in 1992
Rodgers regularly appeared in the national statistical standings finishing in the top 10 in the nation in blocks (2x), 12th in kills and third in hitting percentage
Recognized in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1995