NEW YORK—Columbia Athletics staged its #OnlyHere 31-Sport Photo Sunday evening in Times Square. The final photo is expected to be released sometime in October.
This year's location of the shoot was in front of the Times Square Red Stairs between Broadway and Seventh Avenues and 47
th and 46
th Streets. The location is also known as Father Duffy Square.
"It was truly an #OnlyHere moment at Times Square Sunday evening," Columbia University Campbell Family Director of Intercollegiate Athletics & Physical Education
Peter Pilling said. "What Columbia offers in the world of college athletics is unique and #OnlyHere encapsulates everything we provide a student-athlete at Columbia. #OnlyHere at Columbia can a student-athlete experience an Ivy League education, compete on the largest stage and under the brightest lights for conference and national championships, engage in the most diverse and international-centric university in America and take advantage of the cultural and career opportunities that the greatest city in the world has to offer. This photo represents all of the advantages that a student-athlete benefits from attending Columbia."
Thirty-three student-athletes represented each of Columbia's 31 sports in the photo. Columbia Athletics Official Photographer Mike McLaughlin directed the shoot. Space was barricaded off in the middle of the square while onlookers watched, took photos and videotaped the process. Columbia student-athletes arrived in two different groups by taking the 1-Train subway from 116
th and Broadway to 50
th Street. Each student-athlete was dressed in his/her Columbia uniform.
Columbia Athletics organizes the photo once every two years. It marked the third time that the 31-sport photo has been taken. The first photo was staged on the steps of Low Library at Columbia University. In 2016, it was taken overlooking the skyline of downtown New York at an overlook located on the Hudson River at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
#ONLY HERE 31-SPORT PHOTO PARTICIPATION LIST
Janiya Clemmons (Women's Basketball)
Josh Simpson (Baseball)
Maria Pagan (Softball)
Seb Krappe (Lightweight Rowing)
Brandon Kui (Wrestling)
Andrea Kevakian (Women's Tennis)
Pearce Keiser (Men's Swimming)
Jonathan Suckow (Men's Diving)
Lindsey Ewertsen (Women's Lacrosse)
Matt Rebello (Men's Squash)
Maddie O'Connor (Women's Squash)
Amy Ding (Women's Golf)
Nolen Scruggs (Men's Fencing)
Iman Blow (Women's Fencing)
Helen Wojdylo (Women's Swimming)
Kim Yang (Women's Diving)
Brian Zabilski (Men's Cross Country)
Noah Johnson (Men's Indoor Track and Field)
Robert O'Brien (Men's Outdoor Track and Field)
Libby Kokes (Women's Cross Country)
Iman Sule (Women's Indoor Track and Field)
Maryam Hassan (Women's Outdoor Track and Field)
Kelly McCarthy (Field Hockey)
Mike Hinton (Football)
Mike Smith (Men's Basketball)
Arjun Puri (Men's Golf)
Annaliese Gallagher (Women's Rowing)
Alex Hedge (Heavyweight Rowing)
Victor Pham (Men's Tennis)
Brittney Shin (Archery)
Kynan Rocks (Men's Soccer)
Emily Koe (Women's Soccer)
Chichi Ikuwazom (Volleyball)
