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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2016-17 Men's Track and Field

Nick Tuck

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Burke, Va.
  • Highschool Lake Braddock

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
800m: 1:54.52
1,500m: 3:46.14
Mile: 4:09.51
3,000m: 8:12.68
3,000m Steeplechase: 8:44.88
5,000m: 14:16.44

CAREER ACCOLADES
2017 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase)
2017 Outdoor Heps Champion (3,000m Steeplechase)
2017 Outdoor First-Team All-Ivy (3,000m Steeplechase)
2017 Indoor Heps Champion (5,000m)
2017 Indoor First-Team All-Ivy (5,000m)
2016 NCAA XC Qualifier
2016 Mid-Atlantic All-Region
2016 XC First-Team All-Ivy
2016 XC Ivy League Heps Team Champion
2016 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase)
2016 Outdoor Heps Champion (3,000m Steeplechase)
2016 Outdoor First-Team All-Ivy (3,000m Steeplechase)
2016 Penn Relays Champion (4xMile)
2016 Indoor Heps Champion (DMR)
2016 Indoor First-Team All-Ivy (DMR)
2015 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase)
2015 Outdoor Heps Champion (3,000m Steeplechase)
2015 First-Team All-Ivy (3,000m Steeplechase)
2015 XC Second-Team All-Ivy
2014 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase)
First all-time at Penn in the outdoor DMR (9:33.35)
Second all-time at Penn in the outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase (8:44.88)
Second all-time at Penn in the indoor 5,000m (14:16.44)
Seventh all-time at Penn in the outdoor 1,500m (3:46.14)
Seventh all-time at Penn in the indoor 3,000m (8:12.68)

OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, 4xMile and DMR.
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA East Region Prelims in the 3,000m steeplechase, finishing 27th.
  • Won first place at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase, becoming only the second in league history to win the event three times.
  • Took part in both the 4xMile and DMR at the Penn Relays (April 27-29), earning the school record time in the DMR with a mark of 9:33.35.
  • Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Transatlantic Series (April 15).
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in five meets during the 2017 indoor season.
  • Claimed first place in the 5,000m at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26) with a career-best time of 14:16.44, ranking second all-time at Penn.
  • Finished third at Ivy Heps in the 3,000m with a time of 8:13.03.
  • Ran the 800m for the first time in college at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 21).
  • Finished second in the mile at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge (Jan. 14) with a time of 4:16.21.
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Competed and scored in all five events his senior season.
  • Won his first career meet in the season-opener at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 9), posting a time of 18:57.0.
  • Recorded four top-10 finishes on the year, while finishing first overall among attached runners in all four of those events.
  • Finished fourth overall at the 2016 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 29).
  • Finished sixth overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (Nov. 11) for the second-straight season.
  • Qualified individually for the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19), placing 207th overall.
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Qualified for the 2016 NCAA East Region Prelims in the 3,000m steeplechase.
  • Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2016 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships.
  • Placed first in the steeplechase at three meets during the season.
  • Member of the 4xMile Penn Relays Championship of America relay team.
  • Notched five top-two finishes on the year in the steeplechase.
INDOOR 2016
  • Helped the Quakers to their second-straight indoor DMR title at the 2016 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships.
  • Placed fifth in the 3,000m at Ivy Heps.
  • Notched five top-five finishes on the season.
CROSS COUNTRY 2015
  • Opened the year by finishing second and first among attached runners at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 18).
  • Placed fifth at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 17).
  • Finished sixth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 13).
  • Helped the men's cross country team earn a berth into the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1975.
  • Placed 73rd at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky. (Nov. 21).


2014-15: Qualified for the NCAA East Region Prelims in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Outdoor Heps Champion in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Outdoor first-team All-Ivy ... Scored at every cross country meet, including at Ivy Heps and NCAA Regionals ... Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Princeton Open (May 2) ... Second in the 5,000m at the Philadelphia College Classic (March 21) ... Second in the 1,500m at the Maryland Invitational (March 28) ... Competed at three indoor meets.

2013-14: Qualified for the NCAA East Region Prelims in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Competed in six cross country meets and scored in three, including at NCAA Regionals (Nov. 15) ... Ran at five indoor meets ... Finished second in the 3,000m at the Philadelphia College Classic (March 22).

High School: Eighth place at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in the two-mile ... Second place at the VHSL AAA Cross Country State Championships ... School record holder in the 3,200m and 5,000m ... Eight-time first-team All-State.

Personal: Son of Giovanni Tuck and Susan Dorwaldt ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences ... Majoring in Physics. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

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  • 2014-15Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Junior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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