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Men's Outdoor Track Year-by-Year Records

Season Head Coach Conference Championship # Regional Championship % NCAA/IC4A Championship Finish
1878 4th / 8
1880
1885 Place Unknown
1886 2nd / 7
1887 Place Unknown
1888 No Score
1889 6th / 6
1890 No Score
1892 4th / 6
1893 3rd Place
1894 Zach Cooper 1st / 4 IC4A: 4th (Kilpatrick, 1st, Half-Mile)
1895 IC4A: 8th (Kilpatrick, 2nd, Half-Mile and Mile)
1896
1897 John Cosgrave 1st / 4
1898 2nd / 4
1899 2nd Place
1900 Charles Weaver 2nd Place
1901 George Wells 3rd / 4
1902 William Thompson
1903 Herbert Towne
1904 William Thompson
1905 Herbert Towne
1906 Stewart McComber
1907 Stewart McComber
1908 Stewart McComber
1909 Stewart McComber 2nd / 5
1910 Stewart McComber 2nd / 5
1911 Stewart McComber 2nd Place
1912 Stewart McComber 4th Place
1913 Stewart McComber 2nd / 4
1914 Stewart McComber 3rd / 5
1915 Stewart McComber 2nd Place
1916     Stewart McComber 2nd Place
1917 Stewart McComber
1918 Stewart McComber
1919 Bill Northrup
1920 Sol Metzger
1921 B. Russell Murphy
1922 B. Russell Murphy
1923 Elmer Oliphant
1924 Elmer Oliphant
1925 Harold Anson Bruce
1926 Harold Anson Bruce 5th Place IC4A: NTS
1927 Harold Anson Bruce 5th Place
1928 Harold Anson Bruce 7th Place
1929 Harold Anson Bruce 8th Place
1930 Harold Anson Bruce 2nd Place
1931 Harold Anson Bruce 2nd Place NCAA: 38th (McCague, 6th, 440 yards; Aussicker, 7th, 880 yards); IC4A: NTS
1932 Wilford H. Ketz
1933 Wilford H. Ketz
1934 Wilford H. Ketz IC4A: NTS
1935 Wilford H. Ketz IC4A: NTS
1936 Wilford H. Ketz
1937 Wilford H. Ketz
1938 Wilford H. Ketz
1939 Wilford H. Ketz
1940 Wilford H. Ketz
1941 Wilford H. Ketz
1942 Wilford H. Ketz
1943 No Season (WWII)
1944 Wilford H. Ketz
1945 Wilford H. Ketz
1946 Wilford H. Ketz
1947 Wilford H. Ketz
1948 Wilford H. Ketz IC4A: Place Unknown (Whalen, 6th, Shot Put)
1949 Wilford H. Ketz
1950 Wilford H. Ketz 4th Place
1951 Wilford H. Ketz 3rd Place
1952 Wilford H. Ketz 2nd Place
1953 Wilford H. Ketz 1st Place
1954 Wilford H. Ketz 5th Place
1955 Wilford H. Ketz 5th Place
1956 Wilford H. Ketz 5th Place
1957 Wilford H. Ketz 1st Place
1958 Wilford H. Ketz 2nd Place
1959 Wilford H. Ketz 4th Place IC4A: 22nd (Hoffman, 2-Mile)
1960 Wilford H. Ketz 2nd Place
1961 Wilford H. Ketz
1962 Wilford H. Ketz
1963 Wilford H. Ketz
1964 Wilford H. Ketz
1965 Wilford H. Ketz
1966 Wilford H. Ketz
1967 Ronald Coleman
1968 Ronald Coleman 7th Place
1969 Ronald Coleman 10th Place 51st (Jaszczak, 440 Yards, 6th)
1970 Ronald Coleman 8th Place
1971 Ronald Coleman 2nd Place
1972 Ken Michelsen 4th Place
1973 Ken Michelsen 4th Place 41st (Unknown, 7th)
1974 Ken Michelsen 2nd Place
1975 Ken Michelsen 6th Place 59th (Ricks, 6th, Decathlon; Mowery, Shot Put, 8th)
1976 Ken Michelsen 2nd Place NTS (Jones, 10,000m; Scheuer, 800m; Moffat, 400m; Norman, Javelin)
1977 Ken Michelsen 3rd Place 15th (Moffat, 2nd, 400m; Norman, 4th, Javelin; Scheuer, 5th, 800m)
1978 Chuck James 3rd / 19 NCAA: 8th (Moffat, 1st, 400m; Scheuer, 2nd, 800m; Chilton, 10th, Triple Jump)
IC4A: Place Unknown (Scheuer, 6th, 800m; Moffat, 7th, 400m)
1979 Chuck James 6th / 22 NCAA: 24th (Scheuer, 1st, 1500m)
IC4A: Place Unknown (Blum, 5th, 110m Hurdles; Scheuer, 6th, 1500m)
1980 Chuck James
1981 Chuck James
1982 Russ Ebbets 16th / 20
1983 Russ Ebbets 15th / 21
1984 Russ Ebbets 13th / 22 68th (Remillard, 8th, Hammer)
1985 Russ Ebbets 6th / 23 35th (Remillard, 3rd, Hammer)
1986 Russ Ebbets 5th / 23 29th (Remillard, 2nd, Hammer; Mohlar, 9th, 800m; O'Donnell, 13th, 3000 Steeple)
1987 Russ Ebbets 13th / 20
1988 Russ Ebbets 14th / 17
1989 Dave Herrington 13th / 17
1990 Dave Herrington 8th / 16
1991 Dave Herrington 14th / 17
1992 Dave Herrington 13th / 16
1993 Dave Herrington 13th / 14
1994 Aldo Nardiello 9th / 13 59th (Pulver, 7th, Shot Put)
1995 Aldo Nardiello 9th / 15 18th (Pulver, 1st, Shot Put; Johnson, 7th, Javelin)
1996 Aldo Nardiello 3rd / 4, 8th / 15
1997 Aldo Nardiello UCAA PPD, 8th / 13
1998 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 14th / 15
1999 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 9th / 15
2000 Larry Cottrell 3rd / 4, 9th / 14
2001 Larry Cottrell 3rd / 4, 8th / 14
2002 Larry Cottrell 3rd / 4, 6th / 14 14th / 46 47th (Sievert, 4th, Shot Put)
2003 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 8th / 15 11th / 24 66th (Sievert, 8th, Shot Put)
2004 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 8th / 15 17th / 53 65th (Washington, 7th, 100m)
2005 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 11th / 15 43rd / 51
2006 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 14th / 15 NTS
2007 Larry Cottrell 4th / 4, 15th / 15 41st / 43
2008 Larry Cottrell 3rd / 5, 11th / 15 NTS
2009 Dave Riggi '97 3rd / 4, 6th / 9 13th / 56 NTS (Ham, 10th, Shot Put)
2010 Dave Riggi '97 3rd / 4, 7th / 9 NTS
2011 Dave Riggi '97 3rd / 4, 8th / 10 NTS
2012 Dave Riggi '97 5th / 6, 9th / 11 NTS
2013 Dave Riggi '97 4th / 6, 11th / 11 NTS
2014 Dave Riggi '97 4th / 6, 7th / 13 NTS (Goldstock, 18th, Javelin)
2015 Dave Riggi '97 6th / 6, 13th / 13 NTS
2016 Dave Riggi '97 6th / 6, 11th / 13
2017 Dave Riggi '97 5th / 6, 10th / 13 17th / 31
2018 Dave Riggi '97 7th / 8 NTS
2019 Laura Nardelli 7th / 8 29th / 41
2020 * Laura Nardelli --- ---
2021 ^ Laura Nardelli 2nd / 4 16th / 32
2022 Laura Nardelli 7th / 8 33rd / 55
2023 Laura Nardelli 6th / 8 19th / 43
2024 Laura Nardelli 4th / 8 29th / 46
2025 Laura Nardelli 6th / 8 20th / 55
2026 Chris Collier 6th / 8 32nd / 64

# Union competed in championship meets in the New York State Intercollegiate Assocation between 1878-1917, the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Association from 1926-1931, the New York State Championships from 1950-1981, and the New York State Collegiate Track & Field Conference from 1982-2017. The UCAA/Liberty League began sponsoring a track & field championship in 1996 (Liberty League listed first between 1996 and 2017).
% Union attended the ECAC Outdoor Championships primarily until 2017 and the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Championships since 2018. 
* 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the pandemic.
^ 2021 Liberty League Championships divided into East (RPI, Union, Vassar, Bard) and West (Ithaca, Rochester, RIT, St. Lawrence) Championships due to the pandemic.