Athletics
Indiana Tech (IIT) teams, nicknamed athletically as the Warriors, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Indiana Tech teams' colors are orange and black with white accent. Indiana Tech added men's and women's lacrosse programs in 2009 and competed as independent teams against NCAA Division III and MCLA teams as the WHAC did not sponsor lacrosse. The WHAC added lacrosse to their championship sports in the fall of 2012. In the fall of 2009, the university added a student-run sports broadcasting network. The Indiana Tech Sports Network provides access to live play-by-play action via the internet. In 2011, Josh Judy became the first ever baseball player reach the major leagues after being drafted out of Indiana Tech. Judy was selected in the 34th round (1034th overall) of the 2007 MLB Draft. He was the 2nd player ever drafted out of Indiana Tech, the first being Jesse Hoover, who was selected in the 5th round (159th overall) in the 2004 MLB Draft, and Brandon Alger was drafted in the 26th round of the 2012 MLB Draft.
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