Track & Field Set for Ivy League Outdoor Heps

Saturday, May 4

Princeton, N.J.

10:00 a.m.

Columbia University

Ivy League Outdoor Championships

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This year's outdoor championships will be hosted by Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Columbia track & field team has officially concluded its 2024 outdoor regular season, and is set to travel across the river to New Jersey for the 2024 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Princeton University.

The competition, which will take place throughout the entire day on both Saturday and Sunday at Weaver Stadium, is set to begin with the men's hammer throw on Saturday at 10 a.m.

HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW
Visit the Ivy League's championship central for up to date information on the championships including ticket information, media credential forms, and more.

Every day of the championships will be streamed via ESPN+. You can stream day one of the competition HERE and day two of the competition HERE.

Live results for every day of the competition will be available HERE, along with a full schedule of events HERE.

Follow @CULionsXCTF on Twitter and Instagram for a recap of each day's events and announcements about any major accomplishments from the Lions.

LAST TIME OUT
The Lions closed out their 2024 outdoor regular season last weekend at the Penn Relays and Yale Springtime Invite. Many Lions had strong performances that they hope to carry into Outdoor Heps this weekend.

The highlight of the weekend came from the Penn Relays, where the Lions' Distance Medley Relay team set a new program record with a time of 11:00.38. The team consisted of Nikki Vanasse, Kennedi Poullard, Olivia Schmitt, and Phoebe Anderson. This time was also the third fastest in Ivy League history.

In the Yale Springtime Invite in New Haven on Sunday, Zuriel Jimenez led the way for the women with a first place finish in the javelin throw thanks to a mark of 33.15.

Parker Kim highlighted the men's team with a first place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 59.31.

Meanwhile in Philadelphia, Yoosang Kim was the highest finisher of the weekend with a fifth place finish in the college shot put with a mark of 16.73m. In the championship shot put, Obiora Okeke finished 13th with a mark of 16.60m.

RETURNING CHAMPIONS
Although he is not returning this season, it was Chris Balthazar who made headlines at last year's Outdoor Heps. He was named Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer after sweeping both the 100m dash and 200m dash which included a meet and program record time of 20.41 seconds in the 200m. This resulted in him being named First Team All-Ivy in both events. Every Lions will look to follow in Balthazar's footsteps and have a big performance this weekend.

Earlier at this year, Columbia had a ton of success at Indoor Heps which could be an indicator of success to come at Outdoor Heps this weekend. Phoebe Anderson represented the women with a First Team All-Ivy selection in the 5,000m, after her dominant first-place finish in the event with an Ivy League Heps record time of 15:41.31.

Nikki Vanasse also received First Team All-Ivy recognition after becoming the second student-athlete in program history to win the gold medal in the women's mile run. She finished with a time 4:36.62 to win the event.

Elia Ton-That was the only Lion to garner All-Ivy honors in two different events. She was named Second Team All-Ivy in both the 5,000m run and 3,000m run, finishing in second place in both distance events.

Rory Clare, Talha Syed, and Obiora Okeke also each earned a silver medal at Indoor Heps.

THIS YEAR'S ROSTER
This year's full roster of competitors can be found below.

Men: Matt Garrett, Matthew Mazero, Clayton Boyce, Devon Davey, Matt Gatune, Justin Gottlieb, Justin O'Toole, Jacob Van Orden, Michael Danzi, Caleb Gartner, Edward Blaha, Anish Nanjappa, Charlie Siebert, Talha Syed, Zach Willen, Owen Lockyer, Max Comfere, Walker Beverly, Brett Bishop, Jacob Ireland, Gavin White, Joshua Adams, Jaden Ebanks, Yoosang Kim, Obiora Okeke, Toby Tan, Parker Kim, Simon Skoumal, and Adam Jaros.

Women: Amara Onyeukwu, Sydney Goldson, Kimmi Woods, Fredericka Walker, Grace Carr, Lucy Henkel, Olivia Schmitt, Rory Clare, Nikki Vanasse, Phoebe Anderson, Jordan Mathis, Elia Ton-That, Mary Caroline Heinen, Leanna Johnston, Camylin Blake, Aminah Martin, Tess Darnell, Sevilla Duran, Kennedi Poullard, Norina Khanzada, Jessica Thompson, Michelle Lee, Zariyah Braxton, McKinlee Morris, Camille Clay, Jada Mia Puryear, Lailah Malone, and Zuriel Jimenez.

UP NEXT
After the conclusion of Outdoor Heps, the Lions will look ahead to the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships which will be held from May 11-12, beginning at 10 a.m. both days in Fairfax, Va.

NCAA Outdoor Championships are set to begin June 6 in Eugene, Ore. Prelims will begin on May 22 in Lexington, Ky.

Columbia's schedule for the rest of the 2023-24 season can be found HERE.

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