NYU Run Club places 25th at cross-country nationals

The NYU Run Club traveled to Shelbyville, IN last weekend to compete in the final and largest meet of the fall season. The team qualified 14 runners for the NIRCA Cross Country National Championships, and the highest finisher out of both teams placed fifth in the race. Following strong team finishes in season’s first two invitationals as well as earning third place at the NIRCA XC Northeast Regional, the men’s squad qualified as a team of seven for the 8K national championship race and finished 25th out of 44 teams. Graduate student Elijah McCauley led the Violets with a 61st-place finish out of 271 runners. He was also the only runner to place in the top 100 for NYU’s men’s team. Only the men’s team qualified for the championship race — which requires competitors to qualify as a team. Outside of the championship races, the competition also had individual races, split into two divisions: one for first-years and sophomores, and another combining juniors, seniors and graduate students.

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