BOSTON – Coming off an outstanding conclusion to his collegiate career, Northeastern men's track and field graduate student Alexander Korczynski has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Korczynski will compete on Friday night at 7:49 p.m. (ET) in Eugene, Oregon on the USA network.
 
The top five finishers in each heat, in addition to the next four fastest times, will advance to Sunday's final at 10:07 p.m. (ET) on NBC. Korczynski will run in the second heat.
 
Korczynski recently completed one of the most successful track and field careers in Northeastern history, culminating by earning First Team All-American status in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships earlier this month, the first for the Huskies since 2018.
 
Korczynski's time of 8:29.42 in that final race marked a new personal best and a new school record, qualifying him for the Olympic Trials in the process which will be held on the very same track at Historic Hayward Field. 
 
The Willimantic, Conn. native began running for the Huskies in 2018 as a freshman and has battled through the year lost to COVID-19 as well as an injury during the 2022-2023 track seasons. Since his freshman year, Korczynski has won four CAA gold medals in the steeplechase, two CAA individual cross country titles, qualified for three NCAA Outdoor Championships and broke a 47-year-old school record in the steeplechase.