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Track and Field

Runners wait to start their course. Two Northeastern female track athletes were disqualified at the CAA Championships for wearing illegal shoes Feb. 26. Photo courtesy Pexels.

Two Northeastern track athletes disqualified for illegal shoes at CAA Championships

Aoife Jeffries, news staff March 7, 2025

Two athletes from the Northeastern track and field team were disqualified from the women’s 5000-meter for illegal shoes at the CAA Indoor Track Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. Feb. 26. The runners, graduate student Azza Borovicka-Swanson and senior Vivian McMahon, were...

Nicholas Pisciotta participates in the weight throw Feb. 15. He recorded a new personal best in the men’s weight throw, winning the event at 19.20 meters.

Northeastern track and field competes in its final three meets as CAA Championships approach

Aoife Jeffries, news staff February 20, 2025

The Northeastern track and field team took on their last three meets of the indoor season Feb. 14 and 15. The Boston College Eagle Elite Invitational took place Feb. 14, the MIT Gordon Invitational Feb. 15 and the Valentine Invitational spanned both days. With multiple new personal...

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. Across the two meets Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, three Huskies broke school records and 11 set new personal bests.

Northeastern Track and Field breaks three school records at the Scarlet & White Invitational

Aoife Jeffries, news staff February 13, 2025

Northeastern track and field had a successful weekend at the Harvard Crimson Elite Feb. 7 and 8 and the Scarlet & White Invitational Feb. 8. Across the two meets, three Huskies broke school records and 11 set new personal bests. At the Harvard Crimson Elite, senior Paul...

A Husky high jumps Jan. 18. The team competed in two of the largest regional competitions Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

Northeastern track and field holds their own against top athletes nationwide

Aoife Jeffries, news staff February 9, 2025

Northeastern track and field took on two meets in Boston Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 — The Harvard Invitational and the John Thomas Terrier Classic. Both featured large crowds of top track and field athletes.  A majority of competitors were from the New England area, but for the Terrier...

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. The Huskies competed against a variety of schools including Boston University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Harvard University and University of Connecticut.

Northeastern indoor track sets records at Battle in Beantown

Aoife Jeffries, news staff January 31, 2025

The Northeastern men’s and women’s track and field teams continued their strong start to the indoor season at the Battle in Beantown at Boston University Jan. 18, achieving several top ten finishes and breaking both personal and program records. The Huskies competed against...

Abby Hassman runs in her last cross-country CAA championship race as a graduate student. She broke the school record for the 5,000 meter in indoor track, and also holds the record for the 6,000 meter race in cross-country. Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics.

Abigail Hassman achieves new school record in indoor track

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor December 11, 2024

Graduate student distance runner Abigail Hassman finished with a time of 15:47.59 in the 5,000 meter Dec. 7, breaking her own indoor track CAA record by 10 seconds.  The Northeastern indoor track team was competing at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville season opener...

The Cabot Center, where the Northeastern track and field team trains, stands on Huntington Avenue. A former Northeastern track and field coach was charged Tuesday on accusations related to a nude photo scheme.

Former Northeastern track and field coach pleads guilty to tricking women in nude photo scheme

Val O’Neill, news staff November 21, 2023

Former Northeastern track and field coach Steve Waithe pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court Tuesday to charges involving a scheme to steal nude photos from the cell phones of female student-athletes. He was arrested and charged in April 2021. Waithe, 30, pleaded guilty...

Men’s basketball assistant coach Joel Smith watches the Huskies from the sidelines. After four standout years as a Husky from 2009-2013, Smith played professionally and eventually returned to Northeastern as a coach in 2021. Photo courtesy Jim Pierce/Northeastern Athletics.

‘It feels like yesterday’: Alumni of Northeastern Athletics return as coaches to inspire the next generation

Sarah Popeck, news staff October 31, 2023

For many student-athletes, their sports career ends when they walk the stage at graduation, but that’s not always the case — a select few get the incredible opportunity to play professionally and showcase their skills competitively, and another handful take the lessons they...

Rachael Rollins, a former lacrosse player at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, talks with students about her experiences as a collegiate athlete and woman in power. Rollins became the first Black woman to earn the title of United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts last year.

Huskies celebrate, get educated on National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 4, 2023

Twenty-six years after graduating from the Northeastern School of Law and now the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins knows the lessons she learned as a lacrosse player at UMass Amherst have translated to her booming professional career.  “When...

Alex Korczynski crosses the finish line at the Battle in Beantown Invitational. Photo courtesy of Jim Pierce.

Chasing his goals to the finish line: Alex Korczynski looks back on his cross country journey

Isabel Rodriguez, news correspondent January 18, 2023

Recently declared CAA Men’s Runner of the Year for the second year in a row, graduate student Alex Korczynski sees no end in sight to his running career. His list of accolades includes three first-place finishes, the title of CAA Individual Champion and a trip to the NCAA...

Northeastern track and field athletes compete in dual meet at URI, clinching wins and setting personal records.

Men’s and women’s track & field competes at Rhode Island

Sam Culver, news staff February 27, 2021

The Northeastern men’s and women’s track & field teams raced in a tri meet at the University of Rhode Island against URI and the Providence College Friars. The Husky men were led by senior sprinter Dametrius O'Connor while the Husky women were led by freshman thrower...

Biron wins pentathlon at track and field UConn multi-event challenge

Biron wins pentathlon at track and field UConn multi-event challenge

Sam Culver, news staff February 27, 2021

Sophomore multi-event athlete Dominique Biron showed off her versatility on the track and in the field, taking first place in the womens’ pentathlon at the UConn multi-event challenge on Feb 20. Sophomore sprinter Sydney Robinson also competed in the women’s pentathlon while...