The New York University men's track & field team competed against some of the best schools from across the country at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the New Balance Track and Field Center in Manhattan on Friday, February 3.

Only a number of team members participated in today's meet, as the men only ran in four events: the 3,000 meter run, 60 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 1,000 meter run.

The Violets fared particularly well with junior Dylan Karten leading the way in the 3,000 meter run, as he finished first with a career-best time of 8:34.48. Two of Karten's teammates, senior Andrew Zitek and junior James Goldstein posted top-10 finishes, finishing in fourth (8:39.05) and seventh (8:43.36), respectively.

Jon Simon also had a pretty good showing in the 60 meter dash, competing against runnners from some of the best track programs in the country. The freshman phenom placed 18th (7.03) out of 74 participants. He was also the team's lone participant in the 200 meter dash finishing with a time of 23.24.

Junior, Matt Turlip was the Violets' top performer in the 1000 meter run, finishing 17th with a time of 2:29.74. Fellow junior James Patterson notched a time of 2:32.74.

A number of team members will be in action on Saturday, February 4, at the Sean McElligott Invitational at Haverford College in Haverford, PA.

For complete results from today's action click here.