Columbia Track & Field Set to Host Dr. Sanders Columbia Challenge at the Armory this Weekend

Friday, January 27

New York, N.Y.

11:00 A.M. (Friday) - 9:30 A.M. (Saturday)

Columbia University

Columbia Challenge

Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph

Columbia Track & Field Set to Host Dr. Sanders Columbia Challenge at the Armory this Weekend

1/26/2023 6:00:00 PM | Track and Field

More Info Live Results Schedule

Action begins at 11 a.m. on Friday; Continues at 9 a.m. on Saturday

NEW YORK — Columbia Track & Field returns to the historic Armory this weekend, as the Lions host the Dr. Sanders Columbia Challenge. The first event begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, and the competition will continue at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

MEET INFO
For everything you need to know about the Columbia Challenge, visit the event page on the Armoy's website, HERE.

A full schedule for the competition, including start times for each event both days can be found HERE.

Live results will also be available via the Armory's website, HERE.

Tickets are available HERE for Friday, and HERE for Saturday.

THE FIELD
The field participating in the Columbia challenge this year is very competitive, and contains schools from all around the country. This includes: Albany, Brown, UConn, Cornell, Hampton, Iona, La Salle, Manhattan, Maryland, Rowan, Saint Augustine's, Saint Peter's, St. John's, St. Joseph's, Stony Brook, Syracuse, UCLA, South Carolina, and Ursinus.

Heat sheets containing a list of every single competitor, specifically for Columbia, along with which event they will be competing in, and which heat and lane they will be running in can be found HERE.

LAST TIME OUT
Last weekend, the Lions competed in two events seeing major success in both.

First, the Lions sent a group of student-athletes to compete in the Gotham Cup last Friday, and they did not disappoint.

Michael Danzi was the story of the meet for Columbia on the men's side, taking first in the 1000m run with a time of 2:23. Meanwhile, on the women's side, Victoria Patterson was the story, winning the 1-mile run with a time of 4:47.66. The Lions finished fourth, fifth, and ninth in the event.

Columbia also had a successful day in the Columbia-Yale-Dartmouth tri-meet last Saturday afternoon. Both the men and women for the Lions finished in second place, just behind Dartmouth in the standings. Many individuals had impressive performances, however, despite not coming out on top.

On the men's side, Chris Balthazar was the first to win an individual event, taking first in the 200m dash with a time of 22.018. Haydn Brotschi then won the 400m run with a time of 23.111. Nate Gramentine won the high jump with a jump of 2.04m. The Lions also won both the 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay.

On the women's side, Rachel Marsh was the first to win an event, taking first in the 200m dash with a time of 25.724. Anna Jordahl-Henry won the high jump with a jump of 1.7m.

Columbia will look to build upon these performances and ride the momentum into this weekend's home meet.

UP NEXT: The Lions will compete in the Met Indoor Championships on Friday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. in Staten Island.

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