Judo at NYU, a Balancing Act
Judo, a martial arts sport with Japanese roots that can be traced back to the late 1800s, has created a small but vibrant community here at NYU. Coached by Senseis Frank Colonnese and Devin...
Swimming and Diving Teams Win NYU Fall Open
Men’s Fencing
The men’s fencing team opened its season at the Temple University Open last Sunday. While there was no team scoring, many Violets were successful. In the foil, LS first-year Owen McKenna and Stern...
Men’s Golf Receives Highest National Ranking in NYU History
Coming off a record-breaking fall season in which it won four tournaments and broke five school records, the men’s golf team is currently ranked eighth in the country — the highest national ranking in...
Women’s Volleyball Wins Four Straight on the Way to UAA Tournament
Wrestling
The wrestling team placed fourth of 14 teams at the Ithaca College Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Violets ended with 115 points, and the tournament was won by Johnson and Wales University. NYU...
Battling Rain and Wind, NYU Quidditch Crowned Regional Champs for First Time
Last weekend in Warwick, Rhode Island, NYU’s varsity quidditch team battled 50-degree weather and torrential rain to win its first-ever Northeast Regional Championship, defeating the Tufts University Tufflepuffs in the final match.
After beating Brandeis...
Taekwondo at NYU Welcomes All
It’s 9:30 p.m. on a Thursday in late October at Palladium Athletic Facility and the NYU taekwondo team is hard at work. The team begins with group stretches in their dobok, or uniform, wearing...
Cross Country Junior Overcomes Injury and Family Illness
In this year’s Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle, CAS junior Dillan Spector recorded his best 8K race time. The 25 minute and 9 second time was the second best of NYU’s runners and was his...
NYU Students Conquer New York City Marathon
Franklin Reitzas was supposed to run the New York City marathon in his first year at NYU, but he forgot to sign up for the race before the deadline.
This time, the SPS junior planned...
UFC 244 Preview
On Saturday night, Madison Square Garden will showcase one of the fan-friendliest cards ever. The main event is a five-round, non-title bout between welterweight contenders Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal and Nate Diaz, an event that...
NFL Midseason Review
The 2019-2020 NFL season has hit its midpoint, and some teams look like serious Super Bowl contenders while others — not so much.
The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers are the only teams...
Fencing Team Holds Its Own Against Ivy League Opponents
Most people only think about fencing every four years during the summer Olympics. However, at NYU there are 60 students that partake in the sport, competing across the country during the academic year.
Fencing,...
Track and Field Hires Decorated New Assistant Coach
The indoor track and field season is only a few months away, and on Tuesday the Violets moved to add a new pole vaulting coach to their staff. Christopher Sandoli comes to NYU from...
