Violets Finish Second at Vassar

Fletcher Finishes 7th; Aske Sets Personal Best

New York University's men's cross country team kicked off its 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Vassar Season Opener in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Friday, August 30.

The Violets' 54 points trailed only first-place Vassar College's 34.

Freshman Asa Fletcher finished first for the Violets, taking seventh place overall with a time of 12:42.2 in the 4k event.

Julian Aske placed ninth and ran a personal-best time of 12:45.4.

Right behind in 10th place was Huckleberry Oakes with a time of 12:46.4.

Vito Alpeza and Luke Munoz finished 13th and 15th, respectively, clocking times of 12:52.0 and 12:59.9.

Rounding out the Violets top-seven competitors were Micah Taffet (13:05.5) in 18th place and Luke Munoz (13:05.7) in 19th.

The Violets return to action when they travel back to Poughkeepsie, NY, to compete in the Vassar College Invitational on Saturday, September 14.

Players Mentioned

Julian Aske: 5' 11"; Sophomore; Liberal Studies Program

Vito Alpeza: 6' 3"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Program

Asa Fletcher: 5' 8"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Program

Luke Munoz: 5' 9"; Freshman; Global Liberal Studies

Huckleberry Oakes: 6' 1"; Freshman; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Micah Taffet: 5' 8"; Freshman; Metropolitan Studies (College of Arts & Science)

Players Mentioned

Julian Aske
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; Liberal Studies Program

Vito Alpeza
: 6' 3"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Program

Asa Fletcher
: 5' 8"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Program

Luke Munoz
: 5' 9"; Freshman; Global Liberal Studies

Huckleberry Oakes
: 6' 1"; Freshman; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Micah Taffet
: 5' 8"; Freshman; Metropolitan Studies (College of Arts & Science)