Hassan Places Fourth In Triple Jump To Lead Columbia In Rainy Second Day At The IC4A/ECAC Championships

Saturday, May 11

Princeton, N.J.

10:00 AM

Columbia

IC4A/ECAC Championships

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Hassan Places Fourth In Triple Jump To Lead Columbia In Rainy Second Day At The IC4A/ECAC Championships

5/12/2019 3:56:00 PM | Track and Field

Full And Complete Results Day 1 Results Day 1 Recap

Hassan's top finish gives Columbia three top-5 finishes on the weekend.

PRINCETON, N.J.— It was wet, windy and cold, but that did not stop Maryam Hassan from showing up to perform, recording a mark of 12.12m in the triple jump to finish fourth, pacing Columbia Track and Field at the second and final day of the IC4A/ECAC Championships held at Weaver Stadium.

Overall on the weekend, Columbia had four top-15 finishes, including three top-5 finishes. On Saturday, Jack Pihlkar recorded a mark of 62.30m in the hammer throw, finishing third, and Annie Fanta finished fourth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:21.44.

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN'S FIELD EVENTS): Hassan hit the mark on her second attempt, as the poor conditions would not stop her from scoring a top finish for Columbia. It was the best finish of the day for any Columbia student-athlete and overall in the weekend the second-best finish in any event.

.@MaryamKHassan fights through the 🌧 and 🌬 at the ECAC Championships to finish 4️⃣th in the triple jump with a mark of 12.12m. 👏#RoarLionRoar pic.twitter.com/MLvrki1eag
— Columbia Lions XC/TF (@ColumbiaXCTF) May 12, 2019

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN'S TRACK EVENTS): In the 100-meter hurdles Carlita Taylor and Madelyn Sessler represented Columbia in the lone track event on the day for both the men and the women. Taylor finished 17th with a time of 14.60 while Sessler came in 26th recording a time of 15.10.

HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN'S FIELD EVENTS): In the discus throw, Hunter Hasley finished 23rd in the only event competed by the Columbia men. Hasley recorded a mark of 40.71m in the event.

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN'S FIELD EVENTS): Cameron Downey competed in the discus throw, tossing a mark of 34.11m to finish 27th. The discus throw was the final event on a rainy and cold day at Weaver Stadium for Columbia Track and Field.

COLUMBIA RESULTS

IC4A/ECAC Championships Day 2
Princeton, N.J. (Weaver Stadium)

Women's Events (Field)
Triple Jump: (1. Leone Farquharson, Cornell, 40-2/12.24) 4. Maryam Hassan, 39-9.25/12.12

Women's Events (Track)
100-Meter Hurdles (Trials): (1. Courtney Warden, Stony Brook, 13.74Q) 17. Carlita Taylor, 14.60; 26. Madelyn Sessler, 15.10

Men's Events (Field)
Discus Throw: (1. Preston Richardson, William and Mary, 163-09/49.91) 23. Hunter Hasley, 133-07/40.71

Women's Events (Field)
Discus Throw: (1. Phontavia Sawyer, Towson, 151-10/46.28) 27. Cameron Downey, 111-11/34.11

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