Matt Valeriani

Assistant Cross Country/ Track & Field Coach at Villanova University

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

Congratulations to all of our qualifiers for the #ncaaeastprelims! Villanova has 15 total qualifiers, the most of any @bigeast school! #gonova 🔵⚪️✌️

[Villanova Athletics @NovaAthletics]

Congratulations to our Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year, from @NovaTrackXC: Marco Langon! ✌️

#NovaNation #GoNova

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

No feeling like this one. ‘Cats for the win!

[Jonathan Gault @jgault13]

What a sequel.

Long live the Penn Relays.

📷@007TrackFan

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

NO CAPTION NEEDED 🏆

[The Stride Report @TheStrideReport]

AN ABSOLUTE THRILLER!!!! MARCO LANGON GETS REVENGE ON BIRNBAUM TO GIVE VILLANOVA 4XMILE GOLD!!! 🤯😳🔥💥

In an epic all-time battle, Villanova's Marco Langon brought his team back into contention for gold before unleashing a monster kick to give the Wildcats the title!

In doing so, Langon held off a hard change from Oregon's Simeon Birnbaum who previously out-kicked Langon the day before.

[Dylan Johnson @bydylanjohnson]

“Second place called, and I had to hang up” - Oregon's Simeon Birnbaum after winning the Penn Relay DMR.

"Should have never picked up that f*cking phone." - Villanova's Marco Langon after winning the Penn Relay 4xMile the follow day.

[FloTrack @FloTrack]

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT 😱😭

Redemption for Villanova and Marco Langon as he out-kicks Simeon Birnbaum and the field for the 4xMile title at the 2026 Penn Relays.

WHAT. A. RACE. WHAT. A. MOMENT.

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Watch the 2026 Penn Relays LIVE on FloTrack, coverage presented by @on

[Villanova Athletics @NovaAthletics]

Marco Langon finished second in the 5K at the NCAA Championships! Langon tallied the highest indoor finish ever by a Villanovan in the 5K at NCAAs #GoNova

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

The only athlete in school history to make the awards podium in both the 3K and the 5K in the same year at indoor #NCAATF has now done it two years in a row! That is what Marco Langon accomplished this weekend with today’s 3rd place finish! #GoNova 🔵⚪️✌️

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

W2W4: Men’s 5K national championship is TONIGHT! Here are Marco Langon’s highlights in this event:

🔵Indoor and outdoor first team All-American
⚪️School record holder (13:05.21)
🔵Tied for sixth indoors in NCAA history
⚪️3x BIG EAST Champion

⏰8:25 PM ET (7:25 CT)
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[The Stride Report @TheStrideReport]

The 'Nova boys were COOKIN' at the University of Penn's Philadelphia Metro meet! 👨‍🍳🍳

In a battle with Penn State, the Wildcats emerged victorious in the DMR, posting a HUGE time of 9:16.10! That mark sits at NCAA #2 all-time in the event among record-eligible marks.

The Penn State men secured a strong runner-up finish in a time of 9:18.58.

Marco Langon's anchor leg split?

3:50.75 😳

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

No. 3 in @NCAATrackField history! Villanova takes over the NCAA lead with the third-fastest time EVER by a collegiate team!

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

Good luck to Sean Donoghue in tonight’s 1500 meter championship! ✌️🇮🇪

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

First day of competition at USATF Championships with Wildcats past and present in action!

[Villanova Track & XC @NovaTrackXC]

We’re excited to watch our #NovaNation track & field stars past and present at the @usatf Championships this week!✌️🇺🇸

Story: https://t.co/mjt1CcBqDZ

[The Stride Report @TheStrideReport]

Liam Murphy is headed to the next level. ✍️

The Villanova standout and NCAA 1500m record holder (3:33.02) has signed a professional contract with @Nike and will join Swoosh TC in Flagstaff, Arizona — where he’ll train under coach Mike Smith.

Murphy leaves behind an incredible collegiate resume and brings serious momentum with personal bests of 13:10.42 in the 5000m and 7:35.47 in the 3000m.

He’ll be joining an elite distance crew that includes NCAA mile record holder Ethan Strand and 5000m champion Parker Wolfe — making Swoosh TC one of the most stacked young squads in the game.

[Dylan Johnson @bydylanjohnson]

Former Villanova distance runner, Liam Murphy, inks pro contract with Nike.

Story with @NovanSports:

https://t.co/17kKTXX2dp

[Dylan Johnson @bydylanjohnson]

BREAKING: Villanova’s Liam Murphy has singed a professional contract with NIKE, per @CitiusMag.

He will join Mike Smith’s Swoosh TC in Flagstaff, AZ.

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

✍️ NCAA 1500m record holder Liam Murphy has signed a professional contract with Nike and will join the Swoosh TC group in Flagstaff under coach Mike Smith.

In his final year at Villanova, he finished 9th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and then went on to run personal bests and school records of 13:10.42 for the 5000m (No. 9 on the NCAA indoor list) and 7:35.47 for the 3000m (No. 4 on the NCAA indoor list). He opened up the outdoor season with a 3:33.02 to break the late Eliud Kipsang’s 3:33.74 collegiate record.

Murphy is just the latest NCAA star to sign with Nike and join Smith’s training group. He’ll be training alongside NCAA mile record holder Ethan Strand and 2024 NCAA 5000m champion Parker Wolfe in Arizona.

He will make his professional debut next week in the 1500m at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Last year, he reached the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials.