PRINCETON, N.J./AUBURN, Ala./STORRS, Conn. — In a busy weekend that had Columbia Track & Field splitting up to three different competitions, the Lions collected five top-five finishes combined at the Larry Ellis Invitational (Princeton), War Eagle Invite (Auburn) and the UConn Northeast Challenge (UConn) in the three meets that took place over the weekend of April 15-16.
 
At the competitive War Eagle Invite, the women's 4x400m relay squad of Alexis Knight, Sydney Goldson, Kimmi Woods and Amara Onyeukwu posted Columbia's top finish in Auburn, Alabama with a second-place finishing time of 3:45.27.  While in the field, Kali Hatcher cleared 12.40m to take fifth in the triple jump.
 
In Princeton, New Jersey at the Larry Ellis Invite the Lions got their most top-five finishes, and for the men it started with Michael Danzi's second-place finishing time of 3:44.43 in the 1,500m.  Talha Syed clocked a second-place time of 30:51.81 in the 10,000m and for the women, in the unseeded 5,000m, Lauren Grela finished second with a time of 17:26.09.
 
Yoosang Kim gave the Lions their best finish at the UConn Northeast Challenge tossing a sixth-place mark of 16.20m in the shot put.
 
COLUMBIA RESULTS
War Eagle Invite (Apr. 15-16)
Auburn, Ala. (Hutsell-Rosen Trackj)
 
WOMEN
 
Track Results
100m – (1. Joella Lloyd, Tennessee, 11.40); 28. Tessa Green, 12.24; 40. Rachel Marsh, 12.46
100m H – (1. Taylor Grimes, Georgia Tech, 13.61); 32. Serena Landsman, 15.55
400m – (1. Victoria Bossong, Harvard, 53.01); 7. Amara Onyeukwu, 54.64; 8. Sydney Goldson, 54.89; 15. Alexis Knight, 56.26; 26. Kimmi Woods, 57.54
400m H – (1. Sharelle Samuel, Harvard, 58.23); 10. Tess Darnell, 1:03.35; 11. Sevilla Duran, 1:03.86; 19. Fredericka Walker, 1:05.71
4x400m R – (1. Harvard "A", 3:39.83); 2. "A" Knight, Goldson, Woods, Onyeukwu, 3:45.27
 
Field Results
HJ – (1. Abigail Kwarteng, Middle Tennessee State, 6-03.50/1.92m); t7. Anna Jordahl-Henry, 5-03.75/1.62m; t7. Tiffany Bautista, 5-03.75/1.62m; 17. Julia Jordahl-Henry, 5-01.75/1.57m
LJ – (1. Ashlee Osaji, Southern Missouri, 20-03.50/6.18m); 20. Bautista, 17-07.00/5.36m; 32. Patrice Smith, 16-04.25/4.98m
TJ – (1. Charisma Taylor, Tennessee, 43-07.25/13.29m); 5. Kali Hatcher, 40-08.25/12.40m
 
MEN
 
100m – (Alaba Akintola, Middle Tennessee State, 10.09)19. Jahi Hernandez, 10.73; 23. Chris Balthazar, 10.80
110m H – (1. Jaheem Hayles, Syracuse, 13.84); 10. Matt Wabunoha, 14.67
200m – (1. Alaba Akintola, Middle Tennessee State, 20.88); 12. Hernandez, 21.54; 32. Matt Gerrett, 22.88
 
Field Results
HJ – (1. Dontavious Hill, Auburn, 7-03.00/2.21m); 9. Nate Gramentine, 6-06.75/2.00m
LJ – (1. Wayne Pinnock, Tennessee, 26-05.50/8.06m); 16. Jaden Ebanks, 21-07.25/6.58m
 
COLUMBIA RESULTS
UConn Northeast Challenge (Apr. 15)
Auburn, Ala. (Hutsell-Rosen Track)
 
WOMEN
 
Track Results
800m – (1. Elise O'Leary, UConn, 2:12.75); 26. Story Downing, 2:23.28
1500m – (1. Mia Nahom, UConn, 4:25.59); 25. Angela Saidman, 4:49.12
 
Field Results
DT – (1. Shelby Bigsby, UAlbany 166-08.00/50.82m); 21. Lailah Malone, 112-11.00/34.43m
 
MEN
 
Field Results
DT – (1. Samuel Weeks, Unatt., 181-10.00/55.42m); 21. Matt Lange, 134-02.00/40.90m; 22. Toby Tan, 131-02.00/40.00m
HT – (1. Nicholas Pisciotta, Northeastern, 201-03.00/61.35m); 16. Keegan Li, 161-00.00/49.08m
JT – (1. Jordan Davis, Southern Connecticut State, 226-09.00/69.12m); 24. Luke Ciarelli, 119-01.00/36.31m
SP – (1. Turner Kelly, Southern Connecticut State, 60-06.00/18.44m); 6. Yoosang Kim, 53-01.75/16.20m; 17. Tan, 48-02.50/14.69m
 
COLUMBIA RESULTS
Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 15-16)
Princeton, N.J. (Weaver Stadium)
 
WOMEN
 
Track Results
800m – (1. Esther Seelan, Messiah, 2:04.85); 27. Alex Rodman, 2:16.46
1500m – (1. Grace Moore, Leonia Track Club, 4:19.08); 6. Nikki Vanasse, 4:20.53; 21. Emily Virtue, 4:30.46; 42. Seneca Willen, 4:42.29
5000m (Seeded) – (1. Candace Archer, Empire Elite TC, 16:31.92); 11. Mary Caroline Heinen, 17:17.60; 17. Charlotte Hartman, 17:44.53
5000m (Unseeded) – (1. Claire Cushing, St. John's, 17:21.72); 2. Lauren Grela, 17:26.09; 6. Isabel Schmidt, 18:02.33
3000m Steeplechase – (1. Briar Brumley, CPTC Tracksmith, 10:21.51); 9. Lilly Bradley, 10:49.41
 
MEN
 
Track Results
800m – (1. Eric Holt, Empire Elite TC, 1:48.97); 6. Justin O'Toole, 1:49.67; 16. Juan Zarate-Sanchez, 1:52.36; 34. Brandon Hicks, 1:54.65; 40. Nixon McKenzie, 1:56.29
1500m – (1. Sean Dolan, Villanova, 3:44.30); 2. Michael Danzi, 3:44.43; 28. Solomon Fountain, 3:39.41; 31. Ryan Borden, 3:50.22
10000m – (1. Steven Fiumefreddo, Ramapo, 30:47.53); 2. Talha Syed, 30:51.81; 6. Julian Baeza, 31:24.50
3000m Steeplechase – (1. Michael Keehan, Penn, 8:48.50); 9. Jacob Ireland, 9:10.42; 19. Owen Lockyer

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