​PHILADELPHIA–The NJIT track and field teams will compete at the Widener Indoor Classic meet, Philadelphia, PA on Saturday Feb. 14 at 10:00 a.m. 

The NJIT men's and women's track and field teams are coming off an impressive performance at the 2026 ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships.

The Highlanders earned 14 All-East Honors, which were the most in program history at the ECAC/IC4A Championships.

Earlier this week, sophomore Zaidah Lightener was selected America East Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week while freshman Jessie Fotheringham was named America East Conference Women's Rookie of the Week.

This is the first America East Conference field award for Lightener and second of her career while Fotheringham tabs her second career indoor weekly honor and sixth overall.

Lightener recorded the first indoor triple jump mark over 12m in program history at the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships over the weekend at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center, as she earned a silver medal with a personal-best 12.01m. She also earned a silver medal in the long jump (5.85m).  She ranks first in the America East in the long jump and triple jump.

Fotheringham set the school record and earned a bronze medal in the 3,000m with a personal-best time of 9:36.92 from the slow heat.  She ranks second in the 3,000m in the America East.

Next Up
NJIT will suit up to head to the America East Indoor Championships on Friday/Feb. 20 and Saturday/Feb. 21 at Boston, MA. 

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