New Jersey Institute of Technology recognized the contributions and accomplishments of 200 student-athletes on its 15 varsity teams for 2005-06 at the annual athletic awards banquet Wednesday night on campus.

The night was capped with the announcements of the 2005-06 Male and Female Athletes of the Year, as well as the Male and Female Newcomers of the Year. The Male Athlete of the Year was junior basketball player Clayton Barker, while record-setting senior swimmer Ana Ossa was honored as the school's Female Athlete of the Year for the third time in as many years. Tennis player Iulia Doci was the Female Newcomer of the Year, while runner Umar Saeed and baseball player Craig Binkiewicz shared Male Newcomer of the Year laurels.

2005-06 Athletic Awards Banquet President Bob Altenkirch

Assistant Athletic Director Tim Wuorinen Assistant Athletic Director Joe Caiola, Demond Cowins, Athletic Director Lenny Kaplan Men's Soccer

Women's Cross Country Men's Basketball Women's Basketball

Men's Swimming Women's Swimming Men's Volleyball

Men's Tennis Women's Tennis Men's & Women's Tennis

Chris Legiadre, Jeff Potter, Ed Ward, Rob Forbes, Tony D'Agosta, Justin Racz Highlander Award Winner -Chris Legiadre Highlander Award Winner - Liz Mayo

Highlander Award Winner -Deepti Sanjai Highlander Award Winner -Pantelis Athanassiou Highlander Award Winner -Ana Ossa

Men's Basketball MVP - Clayton Barker Women's Volleyball MVP -Agnieszka Pregowska Men's Cross Country MVP -Umar Saeed

Men's Tennis MVP - Arjun Anand Women's Tennis MVP - Iulia Doci Men's Fencing MVP - Rob Tani

Men's Soccer MVP - Pablo Ponce Women's Soccer MVP - Amanda Bayiokos Women's Basketball MVP -Selena Kershaw

Women's Basketball MVP -Kelly Crowe Baseball MVP - Jeff Potter Leadership Award Winner - Felicia Amaechi

Joseph M. Fitzgerald Award Winner - Austin DeRogatis Newcomer of the Year - Craig Binkiewicz Female & Male Athlete of the Year - Ana Ossa & Clayton Barker

Newcomers of the Year - Umar Saeed & Iulia Doci Eduardo Welter & Agnieszka Pregowska Pablo Ponce & Amanda Bayiokos

Kelly Crowe & Jeff Potter