Men’s Track and Field Finishes Highest at National Championships since 2005
The New York University men's track and field team closed out its week at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships on Saturday. The three-day meet was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
lede photo — track & field (m)The New York University men's track and field team closed out its week at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships on Saturday. The three-day meet was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
With an All-American run in the men's 5000m final, the Violets finished in 34th place out of 75 scoring teams with six points. Hosts Wisconsin-La Crosse won the 2026 National Championship.
Theodore Udelson-Nee scored the top finish of the weekend for NYU, running in the final individual race of the weekend - the men's 5,000m final. Udelson-Nee matched his finish at the Indoor National Championships, taking third in 14:05.74.
The third-place finish is the highest of any freshman and one of the only two in the top ten.
NYU's 34th-place finish is the program's highest in 21 seasons, capping off a record-breaking year for the team.
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