Lion Men Post Third Place Finish At Princeton XC Invite

Saturday, October 16

Princeton, N.J.

9:45 a.m.

Columbia

Princeton Cross Country Invitational

Photo by: Tom Connelly

Lion Men Post Third Place Finish At Princeton XC Invite

10/16/2021 11:36:00 AM | Cross Country

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Columbia Cross Country's David Vorbach led the Lion men with a fifth place finish, while the Lion women finished 17th overall.

PRINCETON, N.J. — Three Columbia Cross Country men finished inside the top 15, led by David Vorbach's fifth place finish, to collect a third-place finish overall, while the Lion women posted a 17th place finish at the Princeton Cross Country Invitational ran at West Windsor Fields in the final tune-up before the Ivy League Cross Country Heps.

HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN): Columbia's third place finish was powered by Vorbach's fifth place finishing time of 24:19.1, and his finish was the best among the Ivy League runners. But the fifth-place finish wasn't earned by just Vorbach's strong finish, as Tyler Berg and Jack Bennett joined him inside the top 15.

Berg, who ran the race in 24:39.4, finished 11th and Bennett, running his second career 8K, clocked a personal best time of 24:48.7 to finish 15th. Rounding out Columbia's top finishers was Talha Syed, who crossed the line in 35th posting a personal best time of 25:19.0 and Anish Nanjappa, who's 40th place time of 25:22.9 was also a personal best.

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN): Columbia's best finish for the women came from Lilly Bradley, who clocked a time of 23:36.7 (67th) in her first 6.1K of her collegiate career. Rachel Kenny posted a personal best time of 23:54.4 (83rd) and Angela Saidman rounded out Columbia's finishers inside the top 90, clocking a time of 23:56.3 (86th).

COLUMBIA RESULTS
Princeton Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 16, 2021)
Princeton, N.J. (West Windsor Fields)

Men (8K)
(1. Haftu Strintzos, Villanova, 24:05.2) 5. David Vorbach, 24:19.1; 11. Tyler Berg, 24:39.4; 15. Jack Bennett, 24:48.7; 35. Talha Syed, 25:19.0; 40. Anish Nanjappa, 25:22.9; 78. Julian Baeza, 25:52.6; 95. Owen Lockyer, 26:02.6; 96. Ryan Borden, 26:04.7; 115. Jacob Ireland, 26:18.6; 140. Stephen Connelly, 26:40.6

Women (6.1K)
(1. Fiona Max, Princeton, 21:16.4); 67. Lilly Bradley, 23:36.7; 83. Rachel Kenny, 23:54.4; 86. Angela Saidman, 23:56.3; 102. Mary Caroline Heinen, 24:13.7; 120. Kate Kuwahara, 24:43.0; 137. Brigid McCabe, 25:18.3

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