STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Competing individually at the University of Washington Preview Meet on Saturday afternoon,
Justin O'Toole made Columbia history in the 1,000m.
O'Toole finished in fifth place in the event, clocking in with a time of 2:20.66. This time set a new Columbia record in the event, beating the mark of 2:20.77 set by Jeff Moriarty back in 2011. O'Toole's time was also good for the second fastest time in the history of the Ivy League.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Lions competed at the Penn 10-Team Select Meet on Saturday afternoon at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island.
Obiora Okeke was the story of the meet for Columbia, winning the men's shot put and weight throw with marks of 18.33m and 18.40m, respectively.
Yoosang Kim was right behind him in the shot put with a mark of 17.30m which was good for second place.
Parker Kim took third in the weight throw with a mark of 17.93m. For Okeke and Kim, their performance in the shot put both broke the indoor record at Columbia. In addition, Okeke is the first Lion to ever throw over 60 feet in the shot put indoors or outdoors.
Devon Davey also had a great showing for the men, taking second in the 200m dash with a time of 21.92.
Meanwhile, on the women's side,
Jada Mia Puryear was the star of the competition, winning the shot put with a mark of 14.04m.
McKinlee Morris was right behind her in third place with a mark of 13.19m.
Lailah Malone also had a strong performance in the weight throw, placing second with a mark of 15.79m.
Zariyah Braxton took third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.47m.
Full results from the event, including all of the Lions top performers and times, can be found
HERE.
ON DECK:
Next weekend, the Lions will compete in a meet against Yale and Dartmouth in New Haven. The competition will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Columbia's schedule for the rest of the 2023-24 indoor schedule can be found
HERE.
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