NEW YORK — Led by men's One Mile run champion Michael Danzi, six Columbia athletes placed among top-5 finishers Saturday at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge held at the Armory. Combining the weekend, Columbia won three events including the men's One Mile Run (Danzi), men's 3,000-meter run (David Vorbach) and men's distance medley relay (Solomon Fountain, Devon Davey, Justin O'Toole, and Danzi).
 
Danzi took the One Mile Run title after finishing with a 4:04.84 time. He edged out Virginia's Jackson Braddock (4:05.20) and UCLA's Jake Parker (4:05.22) for the win.
 
Nicole Vanasse took second in a close women's 3,000-meter race with a time of 9:19.97. She finished behind Empire Elite's Candace Archer (9:19.49).
 
Anna Jordahl-Henry (1.70m/5-07) and Kali Hatcher (12.11m/39-8 3/4) both took fourth place in their respective women's high jump and women's triple jump events. Devon Davey took also took fourth in the men's 400-meter dash (48:14), Patrick Passalacqua placed fifth in the men's shot put (16.58m/54-4 3/4), and Jahi Hernandez placed sixth in the 200-meter dash (21.91).
 
On Friday, Columbia claimed two events, including a school-record and victory by David Vorbach in the 5,000-meter run, and a one-second win in the men's distance medley relay.
 
Vorbach set a school-record with a 13:55.02 run in the 5,000-meters. Vorbach broke the previous record of 13:59.57 set by Steve Sundell in 2004. He won the event by nearly 10 seconds as teammate Tyler Berg finished second in 14:06.06. Vorbach led a group of six Lions who all finished among the field's top-10.
 
The Distance Medley Relay team won the title in 9:42.74, almost a second ahead of second place BYU at 9:43.76. Running for Columbia was Solomon Fountain, Devon Davey, Justin O'Toole, and Michael Danzi. The time of 9:42.74 ranks No. 9 in school history.
 
COLUMBIA RESULTS
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Feb. 4-5, 2022)
New York, N.Y. (The Armory)
 
WOMEN
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Track Results
200m – (1. Leah Anderson, St. John's, 23.89); 24. Elena Wilson, 35.30; 47. Shirley Green, 25.87; 51. Rachel Marsh, 25.96
400m – (1. Angel Frank, South Carolina, 55.53); 11. Amara Onyeukwu, 56.45; 28. Sydney Goldson, 57.88; 31. Kimmi Woods, 58.22; 51. Brianna Hodges, 1:00.25; 60. Sevilla Duran, 1:01.45
800m – (1. Lauren Ellsworth, 2:06.53); 27. Delaney Sanacore, 2:15.40; 44. Zoe Harris, 2:20.39
800m (Invitational) – (1. Sage Hurta, On Athletics Club, 2:02.58); Delaney Sanacore, DNF
One Mile Run – (1. Anna Jurew, CPTC-Tracksmith, 4:41.39); 28. Senaca Willen, 4:58.22; 30. Emily Virtue, 5:00.32; 35. Angela Saidman, 5:03.08
3,000m – (1. Candace Archer, 9:19.49); 2. Nicole Vanasse, 9:19.97; 13. Sofia Camacho, 9:50.44; 19. Mary Caroline Heinen, 9:58.41; 24. Isabel Schmid, 10:08.92
 
Field Results
HJ (Invitational) – (1. Amina Smith, USA, 1.80m); 4. Anna Jordahl-Henry, 1.70m/5-07
HJ (College) – (1. Patricia Mroczkowski, Connecticut, 1.80m); 18. Julia Jordahl-Henry, 1.60m/5-03
LJ – (1. Leone Farquharson, Cornell, 6.35m); 17. Tiffany Bautista, 5.62m/18-5 1/4
PV – (1. Katie Jones, Penn State, 4.05m); Emily Rooney, NH
TJ (Invitational) – (1. Tori Franklin, USA, 13.96m); 4. Kali Hatcher, 12.11m/39-8 3/4
TJ (College) – (1. Tannekee Strachan, Temple, 12.93m); 19. Tiffany Bautista, 11.50m/37-8 3/4
WT – (1. Gianna Rao, Penn State, 20.40m); 42. Lailah Malone, 14.18m/46-6 1/4; 44. Hailey Montgomery, 13.08m/42-11; 45. McKinlee Morris, 12.41m/40-8 3/4
 
Pentathlon – (1. Chloe Royce, Penn State, 3985 points); 17. Patrice Smith, 2298 points (60m hurdles- 18. 10.42m; HJ-NH; SP-17. 7.98m; LG- 8. 5.36m; 800m- 2:37.28)
 
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Track Results
60m (U) – (1. Amanda Ruffin, Connecticut, 7.81); 6. Rachel Marsh, 7.98
60m hurdles (P) – (1. Destinee Rocker, South Carolina, 8.26Q); 31. Serena Landsman, 9.63
 
Field Results
SP – (1. Mallory Kauffman, Penn State, 16.59m); 15. McKinlee Morris, 13.21m/43-4 1 /4; 27. Hailey Montgomery, 11.51m/37-9 1/ 4; 28. Lailah Malone, 10.37m/34-0 1/4
 
MEN
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Track Results
200m – (1. Anthony Greenhow, South Carolina, 21.12); 6. Jahi Hernandez, 21.91; 36. Matthew Garrett, 23.02
400m – (1. Tomas Kersulis, Cornell, 47.32); 4. Devon Davey, 48.14; 35. Daniel Addison, 52.37
800m – (1. Daniel Nixon, Atlanta Track Club, 51.52); 7. Justin O'Toole, 1:52.88; 15. Solomon Fountain, 1:53.54
One Mile Run – 1. Michael Danzi, 4:04.84; 20. Evan Manley, 4:15.55; Dominic Sobhani, DNF
3,000m – (1. Eric Van Der Els, Connecticut, 8:04.36); 30. Dominic Sobhani, 9:06.18
 
Field Results
HJ – (1. Kaithon McDonald, Maryland, 2.15m); Nathan Gramentine, NH
LJ – (1. Christian Lewis, South Carolina, 7.45m); 23. Chris Balthazar, 6.33m/20-9 1/4
SP – (1. Christopher Licata, Princeton, 19.31m); 5. Patrick Passalacqua, 16.58m/54-4 3/4; 13. Yoosang Kim, 15.35m/50-4 1/2; Matthew Lange, Foul; Toby Tan, Foul
WT – (1. Vlad Pavlenko, 21.82m); 20. Keegan Li, 13.86m/45-5 3/4; 21. Yoosang Kim, 13.22m/43-4 1/2; 22. Toby Tan, 11.78m/38-7 3/4
 
Heptathlon – (1. Jordan Torney, Connecticut, 5423 points); 10. Luke Ciarelli, 3868 points (60m hurdles- 10. 9.54; PV- 11. 2.30m/7-6 1/2; 1000m- 3:09.48; 60m dash- 12. 7.89; LJ- 6.14m/20-1 3/4; SP- 7. 11.22m/36-9 3/4; HJ- 3. 1.88m/6-0).
 
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Track Results
5000m – (1. David Vorbach, Columbia, 13:55.02); 2. Tyler Berg, 14:06.06; 5. Anish Nanjappa, 14:33.43; 6. Ben Kuhn, 14:33.71; 7. Julian Baeza, 14:37.72; 9. Talha Syed, 14:42.51; Jacob Ireland, DNF
Distance Medley Relay – (1. Columbia, 9:42.74, Solomon Fountain, Devon Davey, Justin O'Toole, Michael Danzi)
 
Field Results
PV – (1. Shane Racey, Cornell, 5.10m/16-8 3/4); 13. Will O'Brien, 4.65m/15-3
 
UP NEXT FOR THE LIONS: The Lions will compete at the Rutgers Indoor Invitational on Friday, Feb. 11 through Saturday, Feb. 12. The event will be held at the Armory.
 
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