2021-2022 Men's Track and Field Roster
Crociata, Nick
Nick Crociata
- Position:
- Sprint/Middle Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hauppauge, N.Y.
- High School:
- Hauppauge
- Major:
- Environmental Engineering
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS
2022 OUTDOORS: Placed ninth in the 400m at the Lehigh T&F Invite (53.82).
2022 INDOORS: Was a member of the first-place 4x400 relay team at Fast Times Before Finals (3:31.78).
2021 OUTDOORS: Was a member of the third-place 4x400m relay team at the Lehigh Season Opener (3:26.40) and then placed seventh overall in the 400m (54.13)… Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth (3:25.25) in the Lafayette Open.
2021 INDOORS: Placed seventh overall in the 800m at the Patriot League Indoor Challenge.
2020 INDOORS: Took silver in the 4x800 relay the Patriot League Championships (7:48.08), while also placing sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:25.91)… Set a personal record in the 500m and took second at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (1:08.45)… Took first in both the 4x400 relay (3:27.96) and the 4x 800 relay (8:16.78) at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet. Finished second overall in the 500m at the Bucknell Tune Up (1:08.59)… Finished third overall in the 4x400 relay at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (3:36.44), while then finishing fourth overall in the 800m at 1:57.78).
2019 OUTDOORS: Competed in 800m and 4x800 relay at Patriot League Championships… finished 16th at Patriot League meet… took second place in 800m at Covert Classic… Finished 39th overall in the 800m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (1:54.73)… Finished 73rd overall in the 800m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (1:56.75)… Finished 12th overall in the 800m at the Coach Pollard Invitational (1:57.75)… Finished second overall in the 4x400m (3:24.81) and finished fourth overall in the 400m, earning a personal record (51.38) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished 10th overall in the 800m at the Fred Hardy Invitational (1:58.17)… Finished 30th overall in the 400m at the Penn Challenge (52.91).
2019 INDOORS: Finished third overall in the 800m, earning a personal record (1:52.49), finished third overall in the 4x800m relay (7:34.35) and finished eighth overall in the 4x400m relay (3:24.16) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished fourth overall in the 800m at the Bucknell Tune Up (1:55.78)… Finished 12th overall in the 800m at the Villanova Invitational (1:55.93)… Finished fifth overall in the 800m at the Navy Invitational (1:56.56)… Finished first overall in the 400m, earning a personal record (51.64) and finished first overall in the 4x400m relay (3:26.66) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Meet… Finished fourth overall in the 800m (1:56.40) and finished ninth overall in the 4x400m relay (3:39.82) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished third overall in the 500m, earning a personal record (1:08.67) and finished third overall in the 4x400m relay (3:28.85) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet… Finished first overall in the 4x400m relay (3:27.15) and second overall in the 800m (1:57.68) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
BEFORE LEHIGH: New York State Champion in the 4x800m relay in 2016… Long Island Champion in the 600m in 2017…Earned Rookie of the Year title as a freshman… Named MVP of the winter 2017 season… Earned 4th place in the 2017 indoor New York State Championship in the 600m… Earned 5th place in the 2017 outdoor New York State Championship in the 800m… Was Suffolk County Champion in the 600m and 4x800m indoors in 2016 and 2017… Holds multiple Hauppauge High School records… Competed at the Indoor and Outdoor Nationals in the 800m, SMR, 4x800m and mile medley in 2015, 2016 and 2017… Was a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society… Also lettered in Volleyball.
PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Jeanne-Marie… sister Maeghan and brother Tom.
Getting To Know Nicholas
Nickname: Nick
Why did you choose Lehigh? The team atmosphere
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The views
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: The whole coaching staff really makes me feel like I am part of a family and that I am a part of something bigger than just me. It is a great environment to work on and they are definitely a huge reason I chose Lehigh.
Major & Why: Environmental Engineering because I want to save the environment and help discover new resources
Favorite Place on Campus: Thornburg 200
Favorite Food: Bacon Hamburger
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole
Favorite Movie: The Hateful Eight
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: https://www.tfrrs.org/
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Mike Breen
Favorite Pro Team: New York Mets
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: James Harden
Favorite place to study: 5th Floor of STEPS
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Sleep
Hobbies: Running in Circles
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: GQ
Place I'd Like To Visit: Iceland
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Juggling
Dream Job: Actor
One unique thing no one knows about me: I was an All-County Singer in high school
If I Didn't Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy an island
2022 OUTDOORS: Placed ninth in the 400m at the Lehigh T&F Invite (53.82).
2022 INDOORS: Was a member of the first-place 4x400 relay team at Fast Times Before Finals (3:31.78).
2021 OUTDOORS: Was a member of the third-place 4x400m relay team at the Lehigh Season Opener (3:26.40) and then placed seventh overall in the 400m (54.13)… Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth (3:25.25) in the Lafayette Open.
2021 INDOORS: Placed seventh overall in the 800m at the Patriot League Indoor Challenge.
2020 INDOORS: Took silver in the 4x800 relay the Patriot League Championships (7:48.08), while also placing sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:25.91)… Set a personal record in the 500m and took second at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (1:08.45)… Took first in both the 4x400 relay (3:27.96) and the 4x 800 relay (8:16.78) at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet. Finished second overall in the 500m at the Bucknell Tune Up (1:08.59)… Finished third overall in the 4x400 relay at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (3:36.44), while then finishing fourth overall in the 800m at 1:57.78).
2019 OUTDOORS: Competed in 800m and 4x800 relay at Patriot League Championships… finished 16th at Patriot League meet… took second place in 800m at Covert Classic… Finished 39th overall in the 800m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (1:54.73)… Finished 73rd overall in the 800m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (1:56.75)… Finished 12th overall in the 800m at the Coach Pollard Invitational (1:57.75)… Finished second overall in the 4x400m (3:24.81) and finished fourth overall in the 400m, earning a personal record (51.38) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished 10th overall in the 800m at the Fred Hardy Invitational (1:58.17)… Finished 30th overall in the 400m at the Penn Challenge (52.91).
2019 INDOORS: Finished third overall in the 800m, earning a personal record (1:52.49), finished third overall in the 4x800m relay (7:34.35) and finished eighth overall in the 4x400m relay (3:24.16) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished fourth overall in the 800m at the Bucknell Tune Up (1:55.78)… Finished 12th overall in the 800m at the Villanova Invitational (1:55.93)… Finished fifth overall in the 800m at the Navy Invitational (1:56.56)… Finished first overall in the 400m, earning a personal record (51.64) and finished first overall in the 4x400m relay (3:26.66) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Meet… Finished fourth overall in the 800m (1:56.40) and finished ninth overall in the 4x400m relay (3:39.82) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished third overall in the 500m, earning a personal record (1:08.67) and finished third overall in the 4x400m relay (3:28.85) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet… Finished first overall in the 4x400m relay (3:27.15) and second overall in the 800m (1:57.68) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
BEFORE LEHIGH: New York State Champion in the 4x800m relay in 2016… Long Island Champion in the 600m in 2017…Earned Rookie of the Year title as a freshman… Named MVP of the winter 2017 season… Earned 4th place in the 2017 indoor New York State Championship in the 600m… Earned 5th place in the 2017 outdoor New York State Championship in the 800m… Was Suffolk County Champion in the 600m and 4x800m indoors in 2016 and 2017… Holds multiple Hauppauge High School records… Competed at the Indoor and Outdoor Nationals in the 800m, SMR, 4x800m and mile medley in 2015, 2016 and 2017… Was a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society… Also lettered in Volleyball.
PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Jeanne-Marie… sister Maeghan and brother Tom.
Getting To Know Nicholas
Nickname: Nick
Why did you choose Lehigh? The team atmosphere
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The views
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: The whole coaching staff really makes me feel like I am part of a family and that I am a part of something bigger than just me. It is a great environment to work on and they are definitely a huge reason I chose Lehigh.
Major & Why: Environmental Engineering because I want to save the environment and help discover new resources
Favorite Place on Campus: Thornburg 200
Favorite Food: Bacon Hamburger
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: J. Cole
Favorite Movie: The Hateful Eight
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Website: https://www.tfrrs.org/
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Mike Breen
Favorite Pro Team: New York Mets
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: James Harden
Favorite place to study: 5th Floor of STEPS
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Sleep
Hobbies: Running in Circles
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: GQ
Place I'd Like To Visit: Iceland
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Juggling
Dream Job: Actor
One unique thing no one knows about me: I was an All-County Singer in high school
If I Didn't Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy an island
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