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It was a very memorable birthday for legendary Villanova track & field coach Marty Stern, who was one of six coaches inducted into the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Coaches Hall of Fame on Wednesday night....

Dec 15th 2016, 3:27am 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Calabrese and Cleary Complete Pentathlon at Lehigh

Sophomore multi-event athletes Sofia Calabrese (Edwards, Colo.) and Niki Cleary (Flemington, N.J.) finished second and fifth, respectively, in the pentathlon at the Fast Times Before Finals Meet at Lehigh on Friday evening. They were among five athlete...

Dec 11th 2016, 2:43am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Women's Track & Field Wins Nine Events at Jack Pyrah Invitational

Villanova started the 2016-17 indoor track & field season on a strong note with eight individual victories at the Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Junior jumper Courtney Caldwell (Trenton, N.J.) recorded a new personal best in winning the...

Dec 3rd 2016, 10:22pm 929 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Track & Field Teams to Host Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday

The indoor track & field season will officially kick off this weekend as Villanova hosts the annual Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The meet takes place in Alumni Gym at Haverford College and will begin with field events at 11 a.m., foll...

Dec 1st 2016, 5:41am 836 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

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FeaturedSiofra Cleirigh Buttner is Athletics Ireland U23 Athlete of the Year

Junior track & field and cross country runner Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) was recognized on Wednesday as the Athletics Ireland U23 Athlete of the Year. An awards ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood in Dublin where the c...

Nov 30th 2016, 6:36pm 12K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Wildcats Legend Marty Stern to be Inducted to Coaches Hall of Fame

Legendary Villanova track & field coach Marty Stern, who guided the Wildcats women’s cross country team to five straight national titles among his long list of accomplishments, was named on Wednesday afternoon as one of six coaches who will be in...

Aug 11th 2016, 6:14pm 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Bella Burda Places 16th in 5000 Meters at World U20 Championships

Rising sophomore Bella Burda (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) competed in the 5000 meters at the IAAF World U20 Championships on Saturday morning and registered a 16th place finish at Stadion Zawisza in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Burda recorded a time of 16:43.87 in th...

Jul 23rd 2016, 1:54pm 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Nicole Hutchinson Lowers PR in 1500 at World U20 Championships

Rising sophomore Nicole Hutchinson (West Vancouver, B.C.) continued her terrific summer season with another personal best in the 1500 meters on Friday morning at the World U20 Championships. In the preliminary heats of the event, Hutchinson crossed the...

Jul 22nd 2016, 3:47pm 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Monique Morgan Named to Jamaica Olympic Team

Another former Villanova great has earned a nomination to the 2016 Summer Olympics, as sprinter Monique Morgan was named to the Jamaica's Olympic Team in a press release earlier this week. Morgan, who competes in the 100 meter hurdles, was one of 63 at...

Jul 15th 2016, 2:50pm 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Trials, Triumph and More For Track & Field Athletes on #RoadtoRio

The summer season is always a busy one for the Wildcats track & field athletes, but never more so than in an Olympic year. Starting in late March when 2015 graduate Sam McEntee won the 5000 meters at the Australian Athletics Championships, current and ...

Jul 11th 2016, 5:35pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments