NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Columbia Track & Field sophomores TH Wei (TJ) and McKinlee Morris (SP) each snagged wins as five Lions locked up top five finishes at the Yale Season Opener held on Sat., Dec. 11 at the Coxe Cage.
 
Wei and Morris each hit their winning marks early in their attempts, as Wei cleared 46-5.25/14.15m on his second attempt in the triple jumps, while Morris recorded a mark of 45-0.50/13.73m both in her first and last attempts in the shot put to give Columbia a pair of wins on the day.
 
Lailah Malone posted personal best mark of 45-3.75/13.81m to finish fifth in the weight throw, while on the men's side both Keegan Li and Patrick Passalacqua posted top five finishes.  Li, in only his second collegiate competition, bested his mark from last weekend setting a mark of 49-10.00/15.19m in the weight throw.  Passalacqua, fresh off the gridiron, in his first collegiate action posted a mark of 50-2.50/15.30m in the shot put to finish fifth, wrapping up Columbia's five top-five finishes on the day.
 
COLUMBIA RESULTS
Yale Season Opener (Dec. 11, 2021)
New Haven, Conn. (Coxe Cage)
 
WOMEN
 
SP – 1. McKinlee Morris, 45-0.50/13.73m; 7. Hailey Montgomery, 36-9.75/11.22m; 10. Lailah Malone, 35-3.25/10.75m

WT – (1. Emma Vasen, Yale, 53-10.00/16.42m); 5. Malone, 45-3.00/13.81m; 14. Montgomery, 38-4.00/11.68m; 15. Nanette Collins, 37-11.00/11.56m
 
MEN
 
TJ – 1. TH Wei, 46-5.25/14.15m
 
WT – (1. Jack Dunn, Yale, 59-5.00/18.11m); 5. Keegan Li, 49-10.00/15.19m; 11. Yoosang Kim, 33-11.00/10.35m; Toby Tan, FOUL
 
SP – (1. Matthew Appel, Yale, 52-8.25/16.06m); 5. Patrick Passalacqua, 50-2.50/15.30m; 7. Kim, 47-9.00/14.55m; 8. Tan, 45-8.50/13.93m; 13. Matt Lange, 38-10.25/11.84m
 
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