For the second consective season, the Violets are the best in the University Athletic Association.

The #9-ranked New York University men's cross country team won the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship hosted by the University of Chicago in Warrenville, IL, on Saturday, October 31. 

The Violets had a strong finish in the 8k race, with runners taking 5th, 7th, 11th, 17th, and 18th place individually. The team finished with a score of 58 points, with Carnegie Mellon following behind with 61.

Amiri Olu Whittle was NYU's leading runner, finishing fifth with a time of 24:32.6 - a personal best.

He was followed by Liam Hagerty (24:35.4) in seventh place and Edomias Mulugeta (24:44.4) in 11th place. Mulugeta's time was a career best for the sophomore.

Tripp Roemer (24:53.8) and Alex Hrycyszyn (24:55.0) finished back-to-back in 17th and 18th places as the final scorers for the team.

The Violets were also represented by Jordan Pearlman (22nd), Huckleberry Oakes (26th), Sebastian Taylor (56th), Luke Munoz (65th), and Wyatt Lendon (73rd).

Up next, the team is headed to the NCAA Niagara Region Championship, hosted by Houghton University in Houghton, NY. The event is set to take place on Saturday, November 14.