BRANCH BROOK, N.J. — Columbia Cross Country dominated this weekend at the METS Championships hosted by NJIT in New Jersey. The women excelled in the event, claiming first place with a score of 44, just outpacing Seton Hall who finished with 46.
Meredith Wolfe led the pack and finished sixth overall with a personal best time of 17:51.00. Maggie Boler came in eighth place recording a career best time of 18:00.00, and was immediately followed by Caroline Schoen, Isabella Shertzer, and Grace Carrs with times of 18:08.00, 18:11.00 (PR), and 18:22.00, respectively.
On the men's side, the Lions finished in fifth place overall in the 8k with a score of 153. Ralph Brown finished 15th overall with a time of 25:33.00 to pace Columbia. Jacob Van Orden came in 31st with a personal best time of 25:57.00, followed immediately by Tyler Tubman who topped his career best with a time of 25:57.00. Nicholas Hayden also clocked his best time, 25:59.00, finishing 33rd. Senior Austin Rios-Colon also set a personal best time of 26:41.00 and finished 48th.
The rest of the results from the METS Championships, including all of Columbia's individual performances, can be found, HERE.
Next weekend, the Lions are set to make appearances at the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships in the Bronx at VCP as well as the Princeton Invitational hosted by the Tigers in New Jersey.
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