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A man in a purple uniform smashes a volleyball over a net. On the other side, two defenders in white uniforms jump up to block him.

Men’s volleyball makes Final Four for the first time in program history

The Violets face fellow United Volleyball Conference finalist Vassar College next weekend.
Sydney Barragan and Jonathan Mak April 24, 2024

The men’s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four for the first time in program history on Saturday, April 20. This season’s United Volleyball...

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In the Huddle: Issara Schmidt, a national champion for NYU Diving

Junior Issara Schmidt spoke to WSN about her collegiate career and NYU's NCAA diving victory in the 2022-23 season.
Anthony Lo, Staff Writer April 24, 2024

Junior Issara Schmidt has been a top performer as a diver for NYU women’s swimming and diving team. Last year, she was named one of the First Team Scholar All-America athletes...

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Men’s volleyball advances to Final Four for the first time, tennis sweeps on Senior Day and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past week in NYU athletics. This week: April 15 - 21.
Jonathan Mak and Sidney Snider April 22, 2024

Baseball The baseball team played a four-game series against Case Western Reserve University at its home field in Staten Island this weekend. The Violets started out strong with...

The N.Y.U men’s volleyball team celebrates by huddling together and jumping with their hands raised.

Men’s volleyball win UVC Championship

The men’s volleyball team won its first conference title since 2017.
Sidney Snider, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

NYU men’s volleyball won the United Volleyball Conference for the second time in program history. This conference win, the first since 2017, earns the Violets an automatic bid...

NYU womans basketball team celebrated their historic win at the University Senate meeting on March 28. (Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

‘Symbolic and celebratory’: NYU places No. 1 in D-III winter standings

Following a rather successful winter season, the university is now at the top of the 269 Division III programs across the country.
Jonathan Mak and Yezen Saadah April 18, 2024

NYU Athletics is looking down upon the best NCAA Division III programs in the country, now sitting atop the Learfield Directors’ Cup winter standings. The university, after “a...

The N.Y.U. Figure Skating Club pose for a picture in an indoor stadium.

NYU Figure Skating ends season as No. 4 in the nation

The Violets placed fourth in the 2024 National Intercollegiate Final for figure skating, the last competition of their season.
Krish Dev, Multimedia Editor April 17, 2024

NYU Figure Skating club capped off its season with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 National Intercollegiate Final. The result adds to its strong record with a third-place finish...

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In the Huddle: Danny Chung’s Kendo journey

NYU Kendo captain and president Danny Chung spoke to WSN about taking on a leadership role in a sport that has long been a part of his life.
Sebastián Prats-Fernández, Contributing Writer April 16, 2024

CAS junior Danny Chung is the president and captain of NYU’s Kendo Club, and has been practicing the sport for over nine years. As captain, he has taken the university’s team...

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Men’s volleyball wins conference, women’s tennis scores a victory and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past week in NYU athletics. This week: April 8 - 14.
Jonathan Mak and Sidney Snider April 15, 2024

Baseball The baseball team swept their four-game UAA series at Brandeis University this weekend, April 13-14. In game one, the Violets were tied by the ninth inning, bringing...

A woman in a white jersey with a bib with the number 682 is running with a group of other women in jerseys.

Changing course: Narrowing the gender gap in cross country

Racing distances in NCAA cross country are unequal across genders; should that change?
Avery Hendrick, Staff Writer April 12, 2024

If you showed up at a high school cross country meet in Texas or Oklahoma, you might find two courses with different race distances: 3,200 meters for girls and 5,000 meters for...

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In the Huddle: Track star Grace Richardson sets her eyes on nationals

Grace Richardson, a Steinhardt graduate student, has seen plenty of success on the track this season. Now, she's gearing up to beat yet another record.
Avery Hendrick, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

Hailing from Kilkenny, Ireland, graduate student Grace Richardson holds one relay and four individual NYU track and field records: the indoor mile, 3K, 5K, distance medley relay...

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Men’s volleyball heading to conference playoffs, baseball splits UAA matchup and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past week in NYU athletics. This week: April 1 - 7.
Honor Culpepper and Jonathan Mak April 8, 2024

Baseball NYU’s baseball team won two and lost two games in its second UAA four-game matchup against Emory University this weekend, April 5-7, in Staten Island, New York.  On...

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Men’s volleyball honors seniors, track and field win multiple meets and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past week in NYU athletics. This week: March 25 - 31.
Jonathan Mak, Deputy Sports Editor April 1, 2024

Baseball NYU’s baseball team lost its first UAA matchup this past weekend in St. Louis, Missouri.  The Violets lost the quadruple-header 1-3 against Washington University...