Lions Collect 13 Top 10 Finishes At The Mets Indoor Champs

Friday, January 31

Staten Island, N.Y.

2:00 p.m.

Columbia

Mets Championships

Lions Collect 13 Top 10 Finishes At The Mets Indoor Champs

1/31/2020 10:28:00 PM | Track and Field

Results (Women)Results (Men)

Junior Lauren Micham took the title in the 60-Meter Hurdles to lead Columbia on the day.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – A first-place finish by junior Lauren Micham in the 60-Meter Hurdles, highlighted a day that saw Columbia Track & Field collect 13 top 10 finishes at the Metropolitan Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York on Friday, Jan. 31.

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN'S EVENTS): Micham's time in the 60m Hurdles was a solid 8.57 and she clinched her spot in the finals by winning heat one of the preliminaries with a time of 8.66. Not to be outdone, Columbia got solid finishes from first years Cassidy Williams and Clio Dakolias in the 1,000-Meter Run, with Williams clocking a sixth-place time of 3:02.30 and Dakolias snuck into the top 10 with a time of 3:09.65.

The Lions got a final top 10 finish on the track from first-year Grace Custer, who crossed the line in third place with a time of 10:47.85. In the field, the Columbia women got their second-best finish from first-year Tiffany Bautista, who leaped a personal record distance of 5-7.00/1.70m in the high jump to finish second in the event.

HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN'S EVENTS): Columbia's best finish on the track for the men came from first-year Moe Abusway, who finished first in the second heat of the preliminaries with a time of 8.54, before clocking the same time of 8.54 to finish third in the finals. In the 200-Meter Dash, Columbia collected three top 10 finishes, led by first-year Chris Balthazar's fourth-place time of 22.19, and he was joined by first-year Jahi Hernandez clocking a time of 22.24 to finish sixth and sophomore Brodie Holmes rounded out the top 10 with a 10th-place time of 22.36.

In the weight throw, senior Hunter Hasley tossed a mark of 54-10.00/61.71m to finish third, giving Columbia its lone top 10 finish in the field events.

METROPOLITAN INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Staten Island, N.Y. (Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex)

Women's Track Events:
60-Meter Dash (Prelims): (1. Leah Anderson, St. John's, 7.66Q) 16. Rachel Marsh, 7.99; Tessa Green, DNF
60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims): 1. Lauren Micham, 8.66
60H (Finals): 1. Micham, 8.57
200-Meter Dash: (1. Amanda Stead, Stony Brook, 24.42) 14. Marsh, 25.62
500-Meter Dash: (1. Reanda Richards, Rutgers, 1:13.44) 6. Alexis Knight, 1:16.81; 10. Peyton Jones, 1:19.95; 12. Brianna Hodges, 1:20.67
1,000-Meter Run: (1. Gabrielle Toth, Iona, 2:57.68) 6. Cassidy Williams, 3:02.30; 10. Clio Dakolias, 3:09.65
3,000-Meter Run: (1. Andria Scaglione, Manhattan, 9:55.07) 3. Grace Custer, 10:47.85
4x400-Meter Relay: (1. Samuels, Anderson, Burkley, Diop, St. John's, 3:43.87) 5. (A) Knight, Green, Hodges, Jones, 3:57.38

Women's Field Events:
High Jump: (1. Courteney Campbell, Rutgers, 5-8.75/1.75m) 2. Tiffany Bautista, 5-7.00/1.70m
Long Jump: (1. Lisa Warfvinge, Fairleigh Dickinson, 19-3.25/5.87m) 17. Casidy Cunningham, 16-7.25/5.06m
Shot Put: (1. Taylor Parker, LIU, 49-1.75/14.98m) 15. Cameron Downey, 37-1.25/11.31m; 18. Hailey Montgomery, 34-11.25/10.65m
Weight Throw: (1. Tiffany Hanna, Wagner, 58-5.25/17.81m) 12. Downey, 41-6.00/12.65m; 18. Gia Monachino, 39-8.00/12.09m; 19. Kayla-Rae Gordon, 39-4.50/12.00m

Men's Track Events:
60-Meter Dash (Prelims): (1. A'Nan Bridgett, Rutgers, 6.93) 9. Chris Balthazar, 7.05; Brodie Holmes, FS
60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims): 1. Moe Abusway, 8.54
60H (Finals): (1. Andrew Daniluk, Rutgers, 8.36) 3. Abusway, 8.54
200-Meter Dash: (1. Taj Burgess, Rutgers, 21.17) 4. Balthazar, 22.19; 6. Jahi Hernandez, 22.24; 10. Holmes, 22.36
400-Meter Dash: (1. Nadale Buntin, Rutgers, 48.37) 17. James Chung, 51.23
500-Meter Dash: (1. Taj Burgess, Rutgers, 1:02.83) 13. Gio Trejos, 1:07.85; 14. Vasilis Kopanas, 1:08.53; 21. Jemal Vaunado II, 1:10.90
1,000-Meter Run: (1. Sean Sullivan, Fordham, 2:30.50) 9. Juan Lasso, 2:35.43
4x400-Meter Relay: (1. Jenkins, Buntin, Willis, Burgess, 3:10.97) 5. Balthazar, Holmes, Hernandez, Kopanas, 3:21.58

Men's Field Events:
High Jump: (1. Perry Christie, 6-10.75/2.10m) Ernest Robertson, NH; Luke Ciarelli, NH
Shot Put: (1. Anu Awonusi, Manhattan, 55-9.00/16.99m) 15. Hunter Hasley, 41-7.25/12.68m; 19. Matt Lange, 39-7.75/12.08m
Weight Throw: (1. Enrique Martinez, Manhattan, 59-4.75/18.10m) 3. Hasley, 54-10.00/16.71m; 22. Lange, 30-8.50/9.36m

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