New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2015: The senior appeared and started in 18 games for the Highlanders. ... tied second on the team in goals with two. ... in his career appeared and started in 73 matches, with eight career goals, which puts him tied for fifth on the NJIT Division I record list.

2014: Appeared and started in all 19 matches for the Highlanders. ... tallied two goals. ... earned Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/14). ... 2014 All-Sun Belt Conference second team selection.

2013: Started all 17 matches. ...scored two goals as a defender.

2012: Started all 19 matches on the backline of the NJIT defense. ...scored two goals.

Prior to NJIT: Myers represents a recruiting coup for NJIT, having been one of the top players on Long Island, where he starred at Hicksville High School, a team that finished 18-1-2 and ranked second in the final NSCAA Region II poll and 14th in the final national poll. Hicksville was the Nassau, Long Island, and New York state champion in its division. ...an imposing 6-foot-4, 210-pound central defender, Myers was all-New York State, all-Long Island, All-Nassau County, Conference Player of the Year, and MVP of the Nassau County finals. He was the team captain at Hicksville and also captained a Long Island ODP team on a tour of England for “friendlies”. He was one of eight players listed by ESPNHS as a top candidate for New York State Gatorade Player of the Year. ...His club team, Albertson Soccer Club, is one of the top outfits in the United States Soccer Development Academy circuit. ...Off the field, he is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and Presidential Academic American Legion Citizenship Award recipient. He has earned high honors on the Principal's List since 2005.

Personal: James Timothy Myers. ... son of Patty and Tim Myers. ... biology major. ... born 8/29/94 in Syosset, NY.