<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ritathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wsoc</link><description>Latest news items for Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://ritathletics.com/rss?path=wsoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Athletic Department celebrates 2025-26 year with ROARspy Awards</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-athletic-department-celebrates-2025-26-year-with-roarspy-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-basketball-athletic-department-celebrates-2025-26-year-with-roarspy-awards.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field, General, Cheerleading, Men's Indoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Athlete of the Year Josh Harkless and Women's Athlete of the Year Elena Onodera...RIT SAAC hosts the first annual Roarspy Awards on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Gene Polisseni Center. (Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network)." src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/4/29/MEP_20260426_71.JPG" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT Athletic Department hosted the 2025-26 ROARspy Awards, Sunday, at the Gene Polisseni Center, honoring the individual and team achievements from this past year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/MEP_20260426_71.JPG" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/MEP_20260426_71.JPG"><media:title>Men's Athlete of the Year Josh Harkless and Women's Athlete of the Year Elena Onodera...RIT SAAC hosts the first annual Roarspy Awards on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Gene Polisseni Center. (Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network).</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/MEP_20260426_71.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>24</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20047</s:story_id></item><item><title>From RIT to Fiji—Women's Soccer captain joins the Peace Corps</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/24/from-rit-to-fiji-womens-soccer-captain-joins-the-peace-corps.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/24/from-rit-to-fiji-womens-soccer-captain-joins-the-peace-corps.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="a photo of Jillian Antol sitting at a desk in front of a laptop" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/4/24/WEB_JillianAntol_0563_6G8Zx.jpg" /><br /><br />RIT graduating senior Jillian Antol, a double major in global public health and criminal justice, is postponing law school for the Peace Corps.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/24/WEB_JillianAntol_0563_6G8Zx.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/24/WEB_JillianAntol_0563_6G8Zx.jpg"><media:title>a photo of Jillian Antol sitting at a desk in front of a laptop</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/24/WEB_JillianAntol_0563_6G8Zx.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:59:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20033</s:story_id></item><item><title>Eight from RIT named NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/womens-basketball-eight-from-rit-named-nsca-all-american-strength-and-conditioning-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/womens-basketball-eight-from-rit-named-nsca-all-american-strength-and-conditioning-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball, Men's Rowing, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Wrestling, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NSCA_AllAmericans_2026" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eight RIT student-athletes were recently named 2025-26 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) College All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year, as nominated by Tigers' Strength and Conditioning Coach Ryan Kelly.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg"><media:title>NSCA_AllAmericans_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Strength_All-Americans_9813998.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20030</s:story_id></item><item><title>RIT Athletics Department Inducts Fourth Chi Alpha Sigma Class</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/13/baseball-rit-athletics-department-inducts-fourth-chi-alpha-sigma-class.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2026/2/13/baseball-rit-athletics-department-inducts-fourth-chi-alpha-sigma-class.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A group photo of all the inductees on Feb. 12, 2026, at Skalny Room in Rochester, N.Y. Chi Alpha Sigma Induction. (Sawyer Emery/RIT Sports Network)." src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2026/2/13/SDE_20260212_0510.jpg" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT Intercollegiate Athletics Department inducted its fourth class of student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society, Thursday afternoon, in a ceremony held in the Skalny Room.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/13/SDE_20260212_0510.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/13/SDE_20260212_0510.jpg"><media:title>A group photo of all the inductees on Feb. 12, 2026, at Skalny Room in Rochester, N.Y. Chi Alpha Sigma Induction. (Sawyer Emery/RIT Sports Network).</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/13/SDE_20260212_0510.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:17:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19813</s:story_id></item><item><title>Onodera, Ford makes United Soccer Coaches All-Region III Team</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/12/2/womens-soccer-onodera-ford-makes-united-soccer-coaches-all-region-iii-team.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/12/2/womens-soccer-onodera-ford-makes-united-soccer-coaches-all-region-iii-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Two Rochester Institute of Technology women's soccer players have been named to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team" 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length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2025 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19671</s:story_id></item><item><title>Six women's soccer players earn CSC Academic All-District honors</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-soccer-six-womens-soccer-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-soccer-six-womens-soccer-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="College Sports Communicators Academic All-District " src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2025/11/25/CSC_WSOC_8566690.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Six student-athletes from the RIT Women's Soccer team were 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ® selections, announced Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Team</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/11/11/womens-soccer-places-three-on-2025-liberty-league-all-conference-team.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/11/11/womens-soccer-places-three-on-2025-liberty-league-all-conference-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Three Rochester Institute of Technology women's soccer players have been named All-Liberty League for their performance throughout the 2025 season" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2025/11/11/WSOC_2025_LL_8444092.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Three members of the RIT women's soccer team were named to the 2025 Liberty League Women's Soccer All-Conference Team, announced Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/WSOC_2025_LL_8444092.png" /><media:content 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1-0</title><link>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/11/9/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-falls-to-no-20-vassar-in-liberty-league-final-1-0.aspx</link><guid>https://ritathletics.com/news/2025/11/9/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-falls-to-no-20-vassar-in-liberty-league-final-1-0.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="the Rochester Institute of Technology women's goalkeeper takes a goal kick" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2025/9/27/AB_WSOC_10092025Web-1.jpg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The RIT women's soccer team fell 1-0 to No. 20 Vassar in the Liberty League Tournament Championship game, Sunday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/27/AB_WSOC_10092025Web-1.jpg" /><media:content 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Institute of Technology women's soccer team plays Vassar in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday, November 9, 2025 for the Liberty League Tournament title" src="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&image_path=/images/2025/11/7/WSOC_2025_LL_Finals_8418623.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The No. 3-seed RIT women's soccer team travels to face No. 1-seed Vassar in the Liberty League Tournament finals, Sunday at 1 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/7/WSOC_2025_LL_Finals_8418623.png" /><media:content url="https://ritathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rss_186&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/7/WSOC_2025_LL_Finals_8418623.png"><media:title>The Rochester Institute of Technology women's soccer team plays Vassar in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday, November 9, 2025 for the Liberty League Tournament 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