Coming in at #37 on the New York University varsity sports Top-50 Highlight List for 2019-20 is the women's cross country team's outstanding performance at the Ramapo College Season Opener at Deer Path Park in Flemington, NJ, on August 30. 

The Violets initiated their campaign with both a team victory and an individual victory at the seven-team event.

NYU's first five runners all finished among the top-10 as freshman Siena Moran (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) produced a first-place finish in her collegiate debut.

Moran, who went on to be named University Athletic Association (UAA) Cross Country Rookie of the Year, First Team All-UAA and All-Atlantic Region, bested the 88-person field with a time of 20:09.56 over the 5k course.

Fellow freshmen Leah Haley (Windsor, CA/Montgomery) (third place) and Julia Mao (Windsor, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro ) (seventh place), along with sophomore Gabrielle Stankosh (Somerset, NJ/Bishop George) (ninth place) and junior Anna Kaufman (Santa Rosa, CA/Windsor) (10th place) were NYU's other top-10 finishers.

The Violets accumulated a total score of 30 points, well ahead of second-place Stevens Institute of Technology (52 points).

You can read a full recap of the event AND view a highlight video HERE.        

Previous Season Highlights
#50 - Softball Wins Season Opener
#49 - Men's Tennis Opens Season Successfully at TCNJ Lions Kickoff
#48 - Baseball is Back – Violets Win Season Opener
#47 - Men's Basketball Secures first UAA win, 80-79. vs. CMU; Macarchuk's three-pointer snaps 75-75 tie with 1:40 left
#46 - Softball Wins Season Finale; Swan tosses three-hit shutout
#45 - Men's Tennis Wins on Senior Day
#44 - Baseball Ends Season with a One-Hit Victory
#43 - Women's Fencing Dominant at FDU Invitational
#42 - Women's Volleyball Begins Season on Six-Match Winning Streak
#41 - Women's Soccer Dominates in Home Opener
#40 - Men's Volleyball Wins Season-Opening Invitational
#39 - Men's Golf Wins Duke Nelson Invitational
#38 - Wrestling Team Competes at NWCA National Dual Championships