Saturday, February 2
Staten Island, N.Y./Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
10:00 AM
Columbia
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Metropolitan Championships
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Track and Field Wins Five Individual Events On Weekend
2/3/2019 8:44:00 PM | Track and Field
Lions find success in three different meets over weekend.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y./CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Columbia Track and Field men's and women's student-athletes competed at three different events this weekend: Metropolitan Championships and Villanova Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island on Saturday and in the Crimson Elite, Scarlet & White meet at Harvard's Gordon Indoor Track on Friday.
Here is a quick recap with Columbia highlights at each event:
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Columbia won four total Metropolitan Championship individual events. On the women's side, Columbia won three events as Simone Kirton won the 60-meter hurdles and registered an 8.73 qualifying time, Emily Digman won the 1,000-meter run with a 2:52.68 time, Rachel Kenny captured the one mile run (5:07.57). On the men's side, Columbia captured one event as Jack Pihlkar won the weight throw with an 18.01m/59-1 1/4 mark.
Lauren Micham placed second and ran an 8.74 time in the 60-meter hurdles, Terri Turner (1:13.93) and Jackie Patterson (1:16.52) placed second and fourth respectively in the 500-meter dash, Hana Sun (10:09.30) and Jenna Farrell (10:22.32) placed second and fifth respectively with personal bests in the 3,000-meter run, Sarah McDonald placed fourth in the 1,000-meter run at 3:02.15. Iman Sule placed sixth in the 200-meter dash (25.30).
Dominic Dyer ran an 8:42.92, good for third place in the 3,000-meter run, Jake Caswell ran a personal-best 1:54.84 and placed third in the 800-meter run, Solomon Rice (2:28.63) and Ian Irish (2:32.13 PR) finished third and fourth in the 1,000-meter run, Brodie Holmes placed fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.27), Noah Johnson finished sixth in the men's shot put (14.96m/49-1 3/4)
VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Abigail McLaughlin won the women's 3,000-meter run with a 9.46.94 time. Robert O'Brien placed second in the men's pole vault with a 5.05m vault. Columbia dominated the women's mile as it placed three runners in the top-5, Annie Fanta (No. 2, 4:49.59), Alexandra Hays (No. 3, 4:50.00) and Julia Sienski (4.52.83). Fanta and Sienski achieved personal bests.
CRIMSON ELITE, SCARLET & WHITE HIGHLIGHTS
Daniel Igbokwe finished in second place in the men's triple jump open with a 15.17m/49-9 1/4 jump. Also providing highlights for the Lions at Harvard on Friday were Maryam Hassan, who finished in third place in the women's triple jump (12.45m/40-10 1/4), Madelyn Sessler, who finished second in the women's pentathlon with 3,276 points.
A complete list of Columbia men's and women's athletes and results from this weekend is listed below.
COLUMBIA STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO COMPETED THIS WEEKEND
HARVARD CRIMSON ELITE, SCARLET & WHITE
Cambridge, Mass./Gordon Indoor Track, Feb. 1
Women's Competitors
Women's High Jump Open
7. Grace Campbell, 1.63m/5-4 1/4
Women's Triple Jump Open
3. Maryam Hassan, 12.45m/40-10 1/4
6. Kali Hatcher, 12.11m/39-8 3/4
Women's Indoor Pentathlon
2. Madelyn Sessler, 3,276 points
Men's Competitors
Men's High Jump Open
Ernest Robertson, NH
Men's Pole Vault Open
7. Tiber Seireeni, 4.70m/15-5
10. Ben Poth, 4.40m/14-5 1/4
Logan Rubasch, NH
Men's Triple Jump Open
2. Daniel Igbokwe, 15.17m/49-9 1/4
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Staten Island, N.Y./Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Women's Competitors
Women's 60m Dash:
Prelims
14. Lauren Micham, 8.00
15. Marie Bain, 8.03
19. Iman Sule, 8.07
Women's 200m Dash:
6. Iman Sule, 25.30
8. Brianna Hodges, 25.50
16. Lauren Buehner, 26.04
Women's 400m Dash:
13. Peyton Jones, 1:00.91
14. Jordann Feinstein, 1:01.23
Women's 500m Dash:
2. Terri Turner, 1:13.93
4. Jackie Patterson, 1:16.52
8. Betty Jackson, 1:17.05 (PR)
Women's 800m Run:
Sydney Groom, DNF
Women's 1,000m Run:
1.Emily Digman, 2:52.68
4. Sarah McDonald, 3:02.15
Women's 1 Mile Run:
1. Rachel Kenny, 5:07.57
Women's 3,000m Run:
2. Hana Sun, 10:09.30 (PR)
5. Jenna Farrell, 10:22.32 (PR)
8. Rebekah Mills, 10:33.78 (PR)
Women's 60m Hurdles:
Prelims
1. Simone Kirton, 8.73q (PR)
2. Lauren Micham, 8.74q
Finals
1.Simone Kirton, 8.63
2. Lauren Micham, 8.76
Women's 4 x 400m Relay:
6. Columbia (Lauren Buehner, Carlita Taylor, Peyton Jones, Marie Bain), 4:07.93
Women's Distance Medley Relay
2. Columbia (Emily Digman, Betty Jackson, Sarah McDonald, Rachel Kenny), 12:12.19
Women's Shot Put:
15. Cameron Downey, 11.35m/37-3
18. Hailey Montgomery, 11.14m/36-6 ¾
Women's Weight Throw:
15. Amanda Cooper, 11.98m/39-3 ¾
17. Hailey Montgomery, 11.92m/39-1 ¼
18. Gia Monachino, 11.90m/39-0 ½
22. Cameron Downey, 11.36m/37-3 ¼
Men's Competitors
Men's 60m Dash:
Prelims
9. Brodie Holmes, 7.07
24. Troy Martig, 7.36 (PR)
27. Matthew Wang, 7.41
Men's 200m Dash:
5. Brodie Holmes, 22.27
17. Troy Martig, 23.19
26. Matthew Wang, 23.90
Men's 400m Dash:
18. Giovanni Trejos, 52.01
Men's 500m Dash:
7. Vasilis Kopanas, 1.05.51
9. Malik Johnson, 1:06.30
17. Andrew Petersen, 1:08.49 (PR)
Men's 800m Run:
3. Jake Caswell, 1:54.84 (PR)
Men's 1,000m Run:
3. Solomon Rice, 2:28.63
4. Ian Irish, 2:32.13 (PR)
7. Aaron Breene, 2:32.89
Men's 3,000m Run:
3. Dominic Dyer, 8:42.92
Men's 60m Hurdles:
Prelims
10. Matthew Wang, 8.91
Men's 4 x 400m Relay:
5. Columbia (Giovanni Trejos, Andrew Peterson, Avery Brown, Troy Martig) 3:29.05
Men's 4 x 800m Relay:
3. Columbia (Ian Irish, Jake Caswell, Aaron Breene, Solomon Rice), 7:47.70
Men's Shot Put:
6. Noah Johnson, 14.96m/49-1 ¾
8. Hunter Hasley, 13.78m/45-2 ½
Men's Weight Throw:
1.Jack Pihlkar, 18.01m/59-1 ¼
5. Hunter Hasley, 17.03m/55-10 ½
7. Noah Johnson, 16.01m/52-6 ½
VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL
Staten Island, N.Y./Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Women's Competitors
Women's 1 Mile Run:
2. Annie Fanta, 4:49.59 (PR)
3. Alexandra Hays, 4:50.00
5. Julia Sienski, 4:52.83 (PR)
12. Sofia Camacho, 5:07.75
21. Emily Rooney, 5:21.31
Women's 3,000m Run:
1. Abigail McLaughlin, 9:46.94
Women's Long Jump:
11. Sydni Scott, 5.06m
Women's Triple Jump:
8. Sydni Scott, 10.92m
Men's Competitors
Men's 1 Mile Run:
9. Chris Thompson, Chris, 4:20.82
Men's High Jump:
3. Luke Ciarelli, 1.97m (PR)
Men's Pole Vault:
2. Robert O'Brien, 5.05m
Men's Long Jump:
8. Ian Reinicke, 6.60m
Men's Triple Jump:
7. Alpha Barry, 13.28m
Here is a quick recap with Columbia highlights at each event:
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Columbia won four total Metropolitan Championship individual events. On the women's side, Columbia won three events as Simone Kirton won the 60-meter hurdles and registered an 8.73 qualifying time, Emily Digman won the 1,000-meter run with a 2:52.68 time, Rachel Kenny captured the one mile run (5:07.57). On the men's side, Columbia captured one event as Jack Pihlkar won the weight throw with an 18.01m/59-1 1/4 mark.
Lauren Micham placed second and ran an 8.74 time in the 60-meter hurdles, Terri Turner (1:13.93) and Jackie Patterson (1:16.52) placed second and fourth respectively in the 500-meter dash, Hana Sun (10:09.30) and Jenna Farrell (10:22.32) placed second and fifth respectively with personal bests in the 3,000-meter run, Sarah McDonald placed fourth in the 1,000-meter run at 3:02.15. Iman Sule placed sixth in the 200-meter dash (25.30).
Dominic Dyer ran an 8:42.92, good for third place in the 3,000-meter run, Jake Caswell ran a personal-best 1:54.84 and placed third in the 800-meter run, Solomon Rice (2:28.63) and Ian Irish (2:32.13 PR) finished third and fourth in the 1,000-meter run, Brodie Holmes placed fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.27), Noah Johnson finished sixth in the men's shot put (14.96m/49-1 3/4)
VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Abigail McLaughlin won the women's 3,000-meter run with a 9.46.94 time. Robert O'Brien placed second in the men's pole vault with a 5.05m vault. Columbia dominated the women's mile as it placed three runners in the top-5, Annie Fanta (No. 2, 4:49.59), Alexandra Hays (No. 3, 4:50.00) and Julia Sienski (4.52.83). Fanta and Sienski achieved personal bests.
CRIMSON ELITE, SCARLET & WHITE HIGHLIGHTS
Daniel Igbokwe finished in second place in the men's triple jump open with a 15.17m/49-9 1/4 jump. Also providing highlights for the Lions at Harvard on Friday were Maryam Hassan, who finished in third place in the women's triple jump (12.45m/40-10 1/4), Madelyn Sessler, who finished second in the women's pentathlon with 3,276 points.
A complete list of Columbia men's and women's athletes and results from this weekend is listed below.
COLUMBIA STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO COMPETED THIS WEEKEND
HARVARD CRIMSON ELITE, SCARLET & WHITE
Cambridge, Mass./Gordon Indoor Track, Feb. 1
Women's Competitors
Women's High Jump Open
7. Grace Campbell, 1.63m/5-4 1/4
Women's Triple Jump Open
3. Maryam Hassan, 12.45m/40-10 1/4
6. Kali Hatcher, 12.11m/39-8 3/4
Women's Indoor Pentathlon
2. Madelyn Sessler, 3,276 points
Men's Competitors
Men's High Jump Open
Ernest Robertson, NH
Men's Pole Vault Open
7. Tiber Seireeni, 4.70m/15-5
10. Ben Poth, 4.40m/14-5 1/4
Logan Rubasch, NH
Men's Triple Jump Open
2. Daniel Igbokwe, 15.17m/49-9 1/4
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Staten Island, N.Y./Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Women's Competitors
Women's 60m Dash:
Prelims
14. Lauren Micham, 8.00
15. Marie Bain, 8.03
19. Iman Sule, 8.07
Women's 200m Dash:
6. Iman Sule, 25.30
8. Brianna Hodges, 25.50
16. Lauren Buehner, 26.04
Women's 400m Dash:
13. Peyton Jones, 1:00.91
14. Jordann Feinstein, 1:01.23
Women's 500m Dash:
2. Terri Turner, 1:13.93
4. Jackie Patterson, 1:16.52
8. Betty Jackson, 1:17.05 (PR)
Women's 800m Run:
Sydney Groom, DNF
Women's 1,000m Run:
1.Emily Digman, 2:52.68
4. Sarah McDonald, 3:02.15
Women's 1 Mile Run:
1. Rachel Kenny, 5:07.57
Women's 3,000m Run:
2. Hana Sun, 10:09.30 (PR)
5. Jenna Farrell, 10:22.32 (PR)
8. Rebekah Mills, 10:33.78 (PR)
Women's 60m Hurdles:
Prelims
1. Simone Kirton, 8.73q (PR)
2. Lauren Micham, 8.74q
Finals
1.Simone Kirton, 8.63
2. Lauren Micham, 8.76
Women's 4 x 400m Relay:
6. Columbia (Lauren Buehner, Carlita Taylor, Peyton Jones, Marie Bain), 4:07.93
Women's Distance Medley Relay
2. Columbia (Emily Digman, Betty Jackson, Sarah McDonald, Rachel Kenny), 12:12.19
Women's Shot Put:
15. Cameron Downey, 11.35m/37-3
18. Hailey Montgomery, 11.14m/36-6 ¾
Women's Weight Throw:
15. Amanda Cooper, 11.98m/39-3 ¾
17. Hailey Montgomery, 11.92m/39-1 ¼
18. Gia Monachino, 11.90m/39-0 ½
22. Cameron Downey, 11.36m/37-3 ¼
Men's Competitors
Men's 60m Dash:
Prelims
9. Brodie Holmes, 7.07
24. Troy Martig, 7.36 (PR)
27. Matthew Wang, 7.41
Men's 200m Dash:
5. Brodie Holmes, 22.27
17. Troy Martig, 23.19
26. Matthew Wang, 23.90
Men's 400m Dash:
18. Giovanni Trejos, 52.01
Men's 500m Dash:
7. Vasilis Kopanas, 1.05.51
9. Malik Johnson, 1:06.30
17. Andrew Petersen, 1:08.49 (PR)
Men's 800m Run:
3. Jake Caswell, 1:54.84 (PR)
Men's 1,000m Run:
3. Solomon Rice, 2:28.63
4. Ian Irish, 2:32.13 (PR)
7. Aaron Breene, 2:32.89
Men's 3,000m Run:
3. Dominic Dyer, 8:42.92
Men's 60m Hurdles:
Prelims
10. Matthew Wang, 8.91
Men's 4 x 400m Relay:
5. Columbia (Giovanni Trejos, Andrew Peterson, Avery Brown, Troy Martig) 3:29.05
Men's 4 x 800m Relay:
3. Columbia (Ian Irish, Jake Caswell, Aaron Breene, Solomon Rice), 7:47.70
Men's Shot Put:
6. Noah Johnson, 14.96m/49-1 ¾
8. Hunter Hasley, 13.78m/45-2 ½
Men's Weight Throw:
1.Jack Pihlkar, 18.01m/59-1 ¼
5. Hunter Hasley, 17.03m/55-10 ½
7. Noah Johnson, 16.01m/52-6 ½
VILLANOVA INVITATIONAL
Staten Island, N.Y./Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Women's Competitors
Women's 1 Mile Run:
2. Annie Fanta, 4:49.59 (PR)
3. Alexandra Hays, 4:50.00
5. Julia Sienski, 4:52.83 (PR)
12. Sofia Camacho, 5:07.75
21. Emily Rooney, 5:21.31
Women's 3,000m Run:
1. Abigail McLaughlin, 9:46.94
Women's Long Jump:
11. Sydni Scott, 5.06m
Women's Triple Jump:
8. Sydni Scott, 10.92m
Men's Competitors
Men's 1 Mile Run:
9. Chris Thompson, Chris, 4:20.82
Men's High Jump:
3. Luke Ciarelli, 1.97m (PR)
Men's Pole Vault:
2. Robert O'Brien, 5.05m
Men's Long Jump:
8. Ian Reinicke, 6.60m
Men's Triple Jump:
7. Alpha Barry, 13.28m
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