Saturday, May 13
New Haven, CT
All Day
Columbia University
at
Yale Last Chance Meet
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Track and Field Concludes Season at Yale Last Chance Meet & ECAC Championships
5/14/2023 9:35:00 PM | Track and Field
Obiora Okeke impresses with first place finish in shot put in Connecticut
FAIRFAX, Va. — Columbia track & field finished up the outdoor portion of its schedule ver the weekend at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships as well as the Yale Last Chance Meet.
The Lions' highest finish at the ECAC Championships came from the women's 4x400m relay squad consisting of Alexis Knight, Sydney Goldson, Kimmi Woods, and Amara Onyeukwu. They finished with a time of 3:42.42 to take silver.
The highest individual finish at the ECAC Championships came from Mary Caroline Heinen who finished seventh in the 500m run with a time of 17:04.21.
The full results for the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships can be found HERE.
Meanwhile, Columbia also had some solid performances at the Yale Last Chance meet in Connecticut.
The highlight of the meet came in the shot put, when Obiora Okeke took first place with a mark of 17.74m. Yoosang Kim came in second with a mark of 16.60m, while Kayla-Rae Gordon placed second on the women's side with a mark of 9.40m.
Olivia Schmitt and Gavin White both had fourth place finishes in the 800m run and 3000m steeplechase, respectively.
The full results from Yale can be found HERE.
NCAA Eastern prelims begin on Wednesday, May 24 at 3 p.m. in Jacksonville, Florida.
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The Lions' highest finish at the ECAC Championships came from the women's 4x400m relay squad consisting of Alexis Knight, Sydney Goldson, Kimmi Woods, and Amara Onyeukwu. They finished with a time of 3:42.42 to take silver.
The highest individual finish at the ECAC Championships came from Mary Caroline Heinen who finished seventh in the 500m run with a time of 17:04.21.
The full results for the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships can be found HERE.
Meanwhile, Columbia also had some solid performances at the Yale Last Chance meet in Connecticut.
The highlight of the meet came in the shot put, when Obiora Okeke took first place with a mark of 17.74m. Yoosang Kim came in second with a mark of 16.60m, while Kayla-Rae Gordon placed second on the women's side with a mark of 9.40m.
Olivia Schmitt and Gavin White both had fourth place finishes in the 800m run and 3000m steeplechase, respectively.
The full results from Yale can be found HERE.
NCAA Eastern prelims begin on Wednesday, May 24 at 3 p.m. in Jacksonville, Florida.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Cross Country by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsXCTF), Instagram (@culionsxctf) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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