Christian Pondella
The Marathon to Tokyo 2020
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O’ATH ALKHAWALDEH (B.S. ’09, M.S. ’11) was a cross country standout at NYIT-Old Westbury. He ranked in the top five of ECC Championships two years in a row, was NYIT Star Athlete of the Year in 2008, and was ECC Runner of the Week three times in 2011. After graduating, Alkhawaldeh continued running while working for the World Bank and Generations for Peace in Jordan. Now, he’s training to become the first Jordanian marathoner with a successful qualifying time to compete in the Olympics. Alkhawaldeh recognizes the role that college athletics has played in his success. “Being a student-athlete is an amazing experience that exists in the United States,” he says. “The opportunity at NYIT opened a lot of doors for me.” Read more of his story: bit.ly/Marathon-2020
(Right) Erin Smith (Below) The women’s cross country course overlaid on a map of the NYIT-Old Westbury campus.
NYIT Women’s Cross Country Map
Map source: Junior Salazar. Art: Marc Blaustein
Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile 2 continued Mile 3
WINTER 2018 NYIT MAGAZINE
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