The women's track & field team makes its debut on the New York University Top-50 Varsity Sports Highlight List of 2019-20 at #23 with its gold medal performances at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Indoor Championships.
NYU hosted the championships on Saturday and Sunday, February 29 and March 1, at The Armory in Manhattan.
On the second day of competition, the old and the young rose up for the Violets as senior
Evelyn Nkanga (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) and freshman
Isre'al Conerly (Los Angeles, CA/St. Mary's Academy) earned gold medals.
Nkanga, a two-time NCAA All-American, won the 200 meters on Sunday (25.30) after having set the NYU team record (25.21) on Saturday. She also earned a bronze medal in the triple jump (11.62m) at the meet.
Conerly, competing in her first-ever UAA Championships, won the 400 meters in a time of 58.25. She also took sixth in the 200 meters (25.73) and went on to earn UAA Indoor Rookie of the Year honors.
The dynamic duo accounted for 29 points in those three events, while also contributing to the Violets' seventh-place finish in the 4x400m relay.
Overall, NYU totaled 43 points and finished in sixth place.
A complete recap of the UAA Indoor Championships can be accessed
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
#37 - Women's Cross Country Captures Ramapo Season Opener; Moran Wins Collegiate Debut
#36 - Men's Golf Team Wins Season Opener
#35 - Men's Soccer Defeats Hood in ECAC Championship
#34 - Women's Tennis Completes Undefeated Dual Match Campaign; Finish Ranked #17
#33 - Women's Golf Finishes Second at Tartan Invitational; Lung Wins Individual Title
#32 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Capture NYU Fall Invitational
#31 - Men's Cross Country Wins Ron Stonitsch Invitational
#30 - Men's Fencing Wins All Six Matches at Eric Sollee Invitational
#29 - Men's Track & Field Individuals and DMR Earn Bronze at UAA Championships
#28 - Women's Basketball Defeats Brandeis in UAA Opener for Season-High Seventh Straight Win
#27 - Men's Soccer Defeats Wash. U for Sixth-Straight Win
#26 - Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Paul Short Invitational
#25 - Women's Soccer Defeats #10 Case Western Reserve in Overtime
#24 - Women's Volleyball Wins Kean Invitational
