Nic Jacobsen has been hired as the Associate Head Coach of New York University's men's and women's cross country and track & field teams.

The former Violet returns to his alma mater and will work with Head Coach Tyler Deck Shipley in all facets of the program.

"We are very excited for Nic's return," Deck Shipley said. "After spending the last five years getting experience at some of the best programs in the country, he is ready to make an immediate impact back at his alma mater. I can't wait for him to get started."

Jacobsen graduated from NYU in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Individualized Study, with concentrations in Psychology, Social Politics and Leadership in Sport. 

A two-year member of the Violets' cross country team, Jacobsen went into coaching immediately after graduation, returning to his high school alma mater as the Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, FL.

After one season there, he moved to the University of Notre Dame as an assistant coach. One year later, he went to the University of Tennessee for a two-year stint as an assistant before serving one year at Southern Methodist University.

Along the way, Jacobsen helped lead the Notre Dame women to a fifth-place finish and the men to a ninth-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, as well as the Tennessee women to a sixth-place finish in 2023. His coaching helped produce NCAA Division I individual championships for Dylan Jacobs in the 10,000m outdoors (2022) and the 5,000m indoors (2023).  

During Jacobsen's tenures, Notre Dame won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Cross Country Championship in 2021 and Tennessee claimed the runner-up spot in 2022, its highest finish since 1999.

"I am thrilled to be coming back to my alma mater to be able to help coach at a university that I am truly passionate about," Jacobsen said. "Coach Deck Shipley has transformed NYU into one of the premier cross country and track programs in the NCAA. It will be a privilege to get to work with this team in one of the most unique training environments and greatest cities in the world."

A native of Delray Beach, FL, Jacobsen resides in New York City.