Features
February 23, 2026
Student-athletes combine their passions for sports and design
Students help create a large-scale replica of an NCAA championship trophy
From left: Roberta Moger, Joe Allgeier, Joe Bonfiglio, and Zoe Heffernan pose alongside the completed NCAA trophy replica with RIT’s official mascot, RITchie the tiger.
Joe Allgeier, manager of the 3D design shops and studios in the College of Art and Design, with a 3D-printed model of his Respirator to Accommodate Facial Hair prototype. He is pursuing a patent for the design.
“3D shops manager brings personal touch to the job”
Rochester Institute of Technology
Visiting Lecturer, Industrial Design, College of Art and Design, RIT
