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2022 Men's Track & Field Roster

Michael Richards

  • Position Hurdles
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 175
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
  • Hometown Berkeley Heights, NJ
  • High School Saint Peter's Prep

Biography

2022
  • UAA Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic
  • NYU Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award
  • Appeared in six meets
  • Made his 500m debut (1:14.99) at the Lions Indoor Invite (1/15)

2021
  • NYU did not compete due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
  • UAA Spring Sport All-Academic
 
2020
  • UAA Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic
  • IAAC Spring Honor Roll
  • Took 11th in the 4x400m (3:45.56) at the Ramapo College Indoor Opener (1/17)
  • Posted season-bests in the 200m (25.45) at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (2/14-15) and in the 400m (55.44) at the Armory Last Chance Meet (2/21)
 
2019
  • IAAC Spring Honor Roll
  • Recorded a time of 54.52 in the 400m at the Valentine Invitational (2/8-9)
 
Personal
  • Four-year outdoor and three-year indoor track & field team member in high school
  • Team captain as a senior
  • Member of National and Italian National Honor Societies
  • Graduated cum laude
  • Volunteered in a peer tutoring program
  • Enjoys playing pickup basketball and video games
  • Plans to attend graduate school and become a CPA

Richards on NYU
  • Chose to attend NYU because of its “multiculturalism”

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Throws
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2020Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2022Senior

    Hurdles
    6'1" 175 lbs