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Wrestling Team Claims UAA Championship

A recap of everything NYU Athletics from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor February 18, 2020

Men’s Wrestling On Saturday, Feb. 15, the men’s wrestling team defeated Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago, winning their first UAA Championship...

Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge

Men’s Basketball Ends Seven-Game Losing Streak

A recap of everything NYU athletics from Feb. 3rd to Feb. 9th.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

Men’s Volleyball  Men’s volleyball stayed undefeated with victories against Baruch College and Hunter College. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Violets swept Baruch College, winning...

Ethan Feldman, senior in CAS,  scored a team-high 16 points in the Championship Game of the Hampton Inn Jim Beaudry Classic. (Via NYU Athletics)

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Undefeated Over Thanksgiving Break

Men’s basketball won their only game this week, while the women won both of theirs. Many other sports will return to action this coming weekend.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor December 2, 2019

Men’s Basketball NYU crossed the .500 mark on Sunday, beating Rosemont College 88-73 to move to 4-3 on the year. The Violets got off to a slow start to the game, trailing 16-11...

Stern senior Sean Lyon pins down an opponent during a match at the Roger Williams Invitational(Via NYU Athletics)

Senior Captains Set Impressive Tone for Wrestling Team

Wrestling captains Evan Drill and Sean Lyons are off to a great start this season, showing the country what to expect for the rest of the season.
Arvind Sriram, Staff Writer November 25, 2019

CAS senior Evan Drill and Stern senior Sean Lyons are off to a strong start this season, each going undefeated and winning their respective divisions in the Roger Williams Invitational...

Dillan Spector, CAS junior, is one of the three runners from NYU. They competed at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 23. (Via NYU Atheletics)

Three Cross Country Runners Compete in NCAA Division III Championships

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving split their meets, women’s basketball dropped its first game of the year, men’s basketball won both of its games and wrestling competed in the NYS Championships.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor November 25, 2019

Cross Country Three of NYU’s runners participated in the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday. Steinhardt first-year Siena Moran and CAS first-year Leah Haley ran in...

The women's basketball team during a practice in Feb. 2018. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Women’s Basketball Continues to Dominate

The men’s basketball team picked up their first win, three cross country runners advanced to nationals, fencing and soccer fell, women’s volleyball advanced to the ECAC finals and wrestling took home fourth in their tournament.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor November 18, 2019

Women’s Basketball The Violets continued to run through their opponents this week, beating Farmingdale State on Tuesday and Sarah Lawrence College and Stevens University this...

Tandon Transfers Discuss the Struggles of Leaving

Tandon Transfers Discuss the Struggles of Leaving

Former Tandon students discuss their reasons for transferring out of Tandon and the struggles that came with the process.
Kiara Royce, Contributing Writer November 18, 2019

The Tandon School of Engineering was founded in 1854, making it the second oldest private engineering school in the country. Previously named the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic...

Stern Senior Honore Collins swims for NYU Women's Swimming & Diving team. (via NYU Athletics)

Swimming and Diving Teams Win NYU Fall Open

Men’s fencing and both basketball teams opened their seasons. Women’s volleyball and both soccer teams finished their seasons. Wrestling and men’s cross country competed in meets this weekend.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor November 10, 2019

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,...

Stern freshman Haley Holz spikes the ball over the net during a match against SUNY Cortland. (Via NYU Athletics)

Women’s Volleyball Wins Four Straight on the Way to UAA Tournament

Wrestling and fencing opened their seasons, while the soccer teams saw mixed results and the cross country teams competed at the UAA Championships.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor November 4, 2019

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...

Christopher Sandoli will be joining NYU’s Track and Field team as an assistant coach for the team’s pole vaulters. (Via NYU Athletics)

Track and Field Hires Decorated New Assistant Coach

Christopher Sandoli will coach the men’s and women’s pole vaulters.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor October 28, 2019

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...

Two wrestlers qualified for Nationals.

Sports Weekly Update: A Pair of NYU Grapplers Qualify for Nationals

Here’s your sports weekly update for Feb. 18 to Feb. 25.
Zach Han, Sports Editor February 25, 2019

Tennis Men’s and women’s tennis opened up their seasons this past week on high notes, each prevailing in the their first two games of the season. The men opened their...