Upon his induction into the University of Albany Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, it was written that “[Jeoffrey] York is the most celebrated men’s track & field athlete in University history.”
Well, now York can be considered one of the most celebrated men’s hurdlers in NCAA Division III history with his induction into the NCAA Division III Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame.
York left a legacy with his barrier-clearing prowess.
After a dynamic debut as a freshman in 1991 when he won the 110H crown at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in Berea, Ohio, York turned it up a notch the following year. York swept the sprint-hurdling titles in 1992, but it’s what he did at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships that still resonates to this day. He won the 110H in a wind-aided 13.56 (+2.7), which remains the fastest all-conditions mark in the event in NCAA DIII history.
York completed the indoor-outdoor double once again in 1995 to join Maynard Hurd of Frostburg State as the only male athletes in NCAA DIII history to do so twice. That was not the only history York made that year, though, as his 7.31 in the 55H would remain the meet-record emeritus (55H would be discontinued in 2011) and his 13.85 outdoor winner was the all-conditions meet best until 2014.
All told, York ended his career with five NCAA titles. At the time, he and Hurd were the only hurdlers with that many crowns to their credit in NCAA DIII history.