New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2016: Appeared and started in all 15 games for the Highlanders. ... fourth on the team in ground balls (21) and caused turnovers (8).
*The 2016 men's lacrosse team won NJIT's first game in program history, a 10-7 victory over Dartmouth on 3/22.

2015: The freshman defenseman appeared and started in all 12 games. ... ranked first on the team in caused turnovers (8) and third on the team in ground balls (27).

Prior to NJIT: Member of the 2013 Garden State Challenge team. ... second team all-county in 2013. ... four year starter for Wayne Valley High School team. ...also played football, wrestling and winter track.

Personal: Richard Mark Brunje. ... son of Pat and Rick Brunje. ... enrolled in NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College and majors in biomedical engineering. ... born 6/28/96 in Teaneck, NJ.