Hernandez Sets School Record In 200m During Packed Weekend

Friday, February 14

Boston, Mass.

10:00 a.m.

Columbia

BU Valentine Invitational

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Hernandez Sets School Record In 200m During Packed Weekend

2/16/2020 8:05:00 PM | Track and Field

BU Valentine Invite (Results)Fastrack National Invite (Women)Fastrack National Invite (Men)Giegengack Invite (Women)Giegengack Invite (Men)Don Kirby Invite (Results)

Columbia Track & Field first-year Jahi Hernandez clocked a time 21.61 in the 200m to set the school record.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M./BOSTON/NEW HAVEN, Conn./STATEN ISLAND, N.Y – First-year Jahi Hernandez set a school record in the 200-Meter Dash at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, while at three other competitions Columbia Track & Field locked up five first place finishes in a loaded weekend for the Lions as they finished their final preparations for the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps.

Columbia's top triple jumpers, senior Daniel Igbokwe and sophomore Kali Hatcher each posted top 10 finishes in the packed field at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, with Igbokwe leaping to fifth place and Hatcher finishing seventh at the tough event.

Hernandez clocked a time of 21.61 seconds to set the 200m school record, which had been previously held by sophomore Brodie Holmes, who first set the school record in 2019, before breaking his own record with a time of 21.78 in the heat before Hernandez in the same race at the Valentine Invite. Joining Hernandez in giving Columbia top finishes was first-year James Chung (60-Meter Dash), first-year Anna Jordahl-Henry (High Jump), first-year Tiffany Bautista (Triple Jump), junior Ben Poth (Pole Vault) and junior Jack Pihlkar (Weight Throw) who all collected first place finishes in their respective events in what was a packed and busy weekend for the Lions.

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN'S EVENTS): At the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Hatcher, taking part in a tough field, finished seventh in the triple jump, leaping 41-8.75/12.72m to give Columbia a top 10 finish at the competitive meet. While at the 14th Giegengack Invitational, Jordahl-Henry cleared 5-6.50/1.69m in the high jump to finish first in that event and Bautista collected her own title in the triple jump, leaping 38-6.00/11.73m to collect her first collegiate first place finish.

On the track, at the Fastrack National Invite in Staten Island, New York, first-year Tessa Green set a personal record in the 200m, clocking 25.07 to finish third. Columbia collected another handful of top five finishes at the Fastrack National Invite, with sophomore Brianna Hodges clocking 57.80 (fifth) in the 400-Meter Dash while sophomore Alex Rodman (2:16.98) finished second and first-year Cassidy Williams (2:18.14) crossed the line fifth in the 800-Meter Run.

The top five finishes continued in Staten Island, as first-year Angela Saidman (4:59.79) finished fourth and sophomore Linnaea Kavulich (4:59.79) crossed fifth in the One-Mile Run, junior Serena Tripodi (10:10.62) locked up a third place finish in the 3,000-Meter Run and in the 60-Meter Hurdles junior Lauren Micham finished third with a time of 8.72 to wrap up Columbia's top five finishes over the weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN'S EVENTS): Igbokwe, taking part in the triple jump at the Don Kirby, gave Columbia a top five finish as he leaped 50-0.50/15.25m to finish fifth in a packed field at the tough competition. While Hernandez, on his way to setting a school record, finished 13th in the 200m at the Valentine Invitational.

On the field, at the Giegengack Invitational, Columbia got a pair of first place finishes when Pihlkar set a mark of 60-6.75/18.46m in the weight throw and Poth set a PR in the pole vault clearing a height of 15-3.00/4.65m to give Columbia its two first place finishes in the field.

At the Fastrack National Invite, Chung crossed the line with a PR time of 7.12 to take first in the 60-Meter Dash, and his seventh-place finish in the 400m was also a PR as he clocked a time of 50.65. The Lions got a handful of top 10 finishes at the Fastrack National Invitational to complete a solid weekend, with junior Gio Trejos (7.29) finishing seventh in the 60m and ninth (50.70) in the 400m, sophomore Dante Miller (7.03) coming in eighth in the 60m Invite, senior Troy Martig (22.78) crossing 10th in the 200m, sophomore Ian Irish (1:55.94) finishing seventh in the 800m, junior Owen Bishop (4:19.83) coming in seventh in the One-Mile Run and first-year Moe Abusway (8.40) finishing seventh in the 60-Meter Hurdles Invite.

FASTRACK NATIONAL INVITE
Staten Island, N.Y. (Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex)

Women's Track Events:
60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims/Invite): (1. Sarah Jones, Villanova, 8.58Q) 2. Lauren Micham, 8.76Q
60m Hurdles (Finals/Invite): (1. Sarah Jones, 8.57) t3. Micham, 8.72
200-Meter Dash: (1. Janaya Lewis, St. Francis (N.Y.), 25.83) 12. Peyton Jones, 26.82
200m (Invite): (1. Crystal Emmanuel, Team Canada, 23.42) 3. Tessa Green, 25.07
400-Meter Dash (Invite): (1. Sophia Smellie, UNATT., 56.41) 5. Brianna Hodges, 57.80; 12. Carlita Taylor, 58.94; 24. Betty Jackson, 1:01.88
800-Meter Run (Invite): (1. Esther Seeland, Messiah, 2:13.53) 2. Alex Rodman, 2:16.98; 5. Cassidy Williams, 2:18.14
One-Mile Run: (1. Carly Danoski, Moravian, 4:54.78) 4. Angela Saidman, 4:59.79; 5. Linnaea Kavulich, 4:59.79; 13. Emily Rooney, 5:15.68
3,000-Meter Run: (1. Denise Grohn, Marist, 9:57.63) 3. Serena Tripodi, 10:10.62; Fiona Danieu, DNF
Distance Medley Relay: (1. (A) Silva, Bourdeau, Higgins, Mayers, St. Joseph's (Pa.), 12:19.90) 2. (A) Rachel Kenny, Rodman, Kavulich, Saidman, 12:34.73

Men's Track Events:
60-Meter Dash: 1. James Chung, 7.12; 7. Gio Trejos, 7.29; 21. Moe Abusway, 7.43
60m (Prelims/Invite): (1. Bolade Ajomale, Team Canada, 6.69Q) 8. Dante Miller, 7.03q; 26. Karibi Hart, 7.22
60m (Finals/Invite): (1. Bolade Ajomale, 6.60) 8. Miller, 6.95
60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims/Invite): (1. Jeremiah Richardson, Rutgers-Newark, 8.28Q) 4. Abusway, 8.38Q
60m Hurdles (Finals/Invite): (1. Jeremiah Richardson, 8.18) 7. Abusway, 8.40
200-Meter Dash: (1. Savaughn Hebron, Kutztown, 22.31) 10. Troy Martig, 22.78; 13. Hart, 22.85
400-Meter Dash: (1. Felipe Custodio, UNATT., 49.36) 7. Chung, 50.65; 9. Trejos, 50.70; 37. Jemal Vaunado II, 52.58
800-Meter Run (Invite): (1. Jose Veras, Leonia Track Club, 1:51.34) 7. Ian Irish, 1:55.94; Vasilis Kopanas, DNF
One-Mile Run: (1. Trausti Thorstein, Wagner, 4:04.11) 7. Owen Bishop, 4:19.83; 21. Juan Lasso, 4:25.41

DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Boston, Massachusetts (Track & Tennis Center)

Women's Track Events:
200-Meter Dash: (1. Leah Anderson, St. John's, 23.54) 47. Rachel Marsh, 25.26
400-Meter Dash: (1. Alicia Brown, University of Toronto Track C, 53.18) 25. Alexis Knight, 56.51
800-Meter Run: (1. Nia Akins, Penn, 2:00.71) 23. Bianca Alonzo, 2:07.98
1,000-Meter Run: (1. Lindsey Butterworth, UNATT., 2:37.85) 27. Emily Digman, 2:56.64
One-Mile Run: (1. Julie-Anne Staehli, PK, 4:32.36) 18. Katie Wasserman, 4:41.46
3,000-Meter Run: (1. Dana Giordano, BAA, 8:51.78) 21. Allie Hays, 9:23.47
5,000-Meter Run: (1. Kalea Bartolotto, Northwestern, 17:29.89) 20. Samantha Marin, 16:46.75

Men's Track Events:
200-Meter Dash: (1. Kimorie Shearman, LIU, 21.02) 13. Jahi Hernandez, 21.61; 19. Brodie Holmes, 21.78; 48. Chris Balthazar, 22.20
800-Meter Run: (1. Mohand Zine Khelaf, Saint-Laurent Select, 1:48.84) 141. Jacob Caswell, 1:56.91
One-Mile Run: (1. Kieran Tuntivate, Harvard, 3:57.36) 111. Aaron Breene, 4:14.20
3,000-Meter Run: (1. Luis Grijalva, Northern Arizona, 7:43.73) 72. David Vorbach, 8:16.34
5,000-Meter Run: (1. Jonathan Davis, UNATT., 14:52.44) 73. Dominic Dyer, 14:54.71

14TH GIEGENGACK INVITATIONAL
New Haven, Connecticut (Coxe Cage)

Women's Field Events:
High Jump: 1. Anna Jordahl-Henry, 5-6.50/1.69m; 8. Madelyn Sessler, 5-1.75/1.57m
Long Jump: (1. Ikeoma Uche, Brown, 20-6.50/6.26m) 4. Tiffany Bautista, 18-5.75/5.63m; 10. Casidy Cunningham, 16-8.75/5.10m
Triple Jump: 1. Bautista, 38-6.00/11.73m
Shot Put: (1. Emma Vasen, Yale, 45-0.25/13.72m) 9. Hailey Montgomery, 35-7.25/10.85m; 11. Cameron Downey, 34-10.50/10.63m
Weight Throw: (1. Lily Lockhart, Dartmouth, 55-0.25/16.77m) 8. Montgomery, 43-9.75/13.35m; 9. Kayla-Rae Gordon, 42-8.00/13.00m; 10. Downey, 41-8.50/12.71m

Men's Field Events:
High Jump: (1. Bryce Samuel, Army, 6-10.75/2.10m) 3. Ernest Robertson, 6-2.75/1.90m
Pole Vault: 1. Ben Poth, 15-3.00/4.65m; 4. Logan Rubasch, 15-3.00/4.65m; Tiber Seireeni, NH
Shot Put: (1. Ethan Ruh, Dartmouth, 51-4.50/15.66m) 7. Hunter Hasley, 44-11.50/13.70m; 8. Matt Lange, 38-7.00/11.76m
Weight Throw: 1. Jack Pihlkar, 60-6.75/18.46m; 9. Hasley, 50-2.50/15.30m

DON KIRBY ELITE INVITATIONAL
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuquerque Convention Center)

Women's Field Events:
Triple Jump: (1. Charisma Taylor, Washington State, 44-2.75/13.48m) 7. Kali Hatcher, 41-8.75/12.72m; 11. Maryam Hassan, 40-3.50/12.28m

Men's Field Events:
Triple Jump: (1. Isaiah Griffith, Oregon, 53-1.50/16.19m) 5. Daniel Igbokwe, 50-0.50/15.25m

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