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2017 Men's Track & Field Roster

Nick Torsitano

  • Position Hurdles
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 145
  • Class Senior
  • Major Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Polytechnic School of Engineering)
  • Hometown Horsham, PA
  • High School Hatboro-Horsham

Biography

2015-16: Did not compete during the indoor season…notched outdoor season bests in the 200m (25.03) at the Raleigh Relays (3/26) and in the 400m hurdles (56.61) at the UAA Championships (4/23-24)…also competed in the 400m hurdles (58.27) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/16).
 
2014-15: Ran an indoor best in the 400m (52.73) at the Metro Team Challenge (1/23)…placed 11th in the 60m hurdles (indoor-best 9.82) at the Metropolitan Championships (2/6)…finished fifth in the 400m hurdles (1:00.39) at the Bulls Invitational (3/20) and again (56.91) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/18)…member of NYU’s third-place 4x100m relay (42.86), and placed fourth (56.73) in the prelims and sixth (57.57) in the 400m hurdles finals at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/25-26)…recorded an outdoor best in the 400m hurdles (56.58) at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier (5/11).
 
2013-14: Did not compete indoors…debuted for the Violets at the Monmouth University Invitational (3/29) and took third place in his section of the 400m hurdles (1:02.07)…set a personal best in the event (58.93) at the TCNJ Invitational (4/12)…finished ninth in the 400m hurdles (58.98) ) and helped the Violets take sixth place in the 4x100m relay (44.31) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/26-27)…Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Spring Honor Roll.
 
High School: Four-year track & field team member…served as captain as a junior and senior…All-League performer as a junior…also a four-year member of the soccer team…National Honor Society member.
 
Personal: Enjoys singing, playing guitar and playing soccer…member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity…has worked as a Special Olympics gymnastics coach…aspires to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy (PHT),

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Hurdles
    5'11" 140 lbs
  • 2015Sophomore

    Hurdles
    5'11" 140 lbs
  • 2016Junior

    Hurdles
    5'11" 140 lbs
  • 2017Senior

    Hurdles
    5'11" 145 lbs