Men's Track and Field St. Lawrence Athletic Communications

St. Lawrence's Lyndaker earns USTFCCCA Mideast Region Men's Track Athlete of the Year

St. Lawrence University Men's Track and Field distance runner and senior Nick Lyndaker has been selected as United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Associaiton (USTFCCCA) Mideast Region track athlete of the year, the association announced this week. 

Lyndaker claims yet another award following a decorated senior year campaign. At last week's NCAA Division III Championships, he finished fourth in the mile to earn All-America accolades with a time of 4:14.54. He was also 20th in the 3,000-meter run at at 8:44.15.

Other 2025-26 highlights include recording fifth-best mile time in NCAA Division III history (3:59.42), which also set the St. Lawrence and Liberty League association records. He won the mile and 3,000-meter run at the 2026 Liberty League Championships and also anchored the Saints' runner-up distance medley relay. He also set a program record time of 8:07.21 in the 3,000 at the Fastrack National Invite.