Saturday, May 10
New Haven, Conn.
10:00 a.m.
Columbia University
at
Ivy League Outdoor Heps
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.
Obiora Okeke Wins Shot Put Ivy League Championship
5/11/2025 7:15:00 PM | Track and Field
Okeke Sets Heps and Program Record with 20.17m Toss
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Columbia track and field team completed the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track & Field Championships in style on Sunday. Obiora Okeke made headlines, capturing the Shot Put Ivy League Championship with a historic toss.
In the finals on Sunday afternoon, Okeke launched a shot 20.17m, which set a new meet record as well as a program record to secure the Ivy League title. After also placing fourth in the discus with a mark of 52.21m and seventh in the hammer, Okeke was named the Most Outstanding Performer - Field of the Outdoor Championships.
Elsewhere, the Lions earned 14 medals including four silver and three bronze.
After Joshua Adams won the Lions' first silver medal on Saturday in the long jump, Rory Clare claimed the team's first silver on Sunday in the 1500m, clocking in at 4:25.64, just over a second off of first place.
Haydn Brotschi also took home a silver medal, taking second in the 400m with a time of 46.80, just under two tenths of a second away from gold.
The final silver medal came from the men's 4x800 relay, consisting of Ben Bergey, Justin Gottlieb, Matt Gatune, and Jacob Van Orden. The team finished with a time of 7:23.90 to claim the medal.
The women's 4x800 relay took home a bronze medal, as the squad of Isabella Shertzer, Clare, Grace Carr, and Lucy Henkel finished with a new program record time of 8:32.46.
The men's and women's 4x100 relays also each earned a bronze medal.
Also earning points for the Lions was Parker Kim in the hammer throw (fourth), Collin Moore in the high jump (fifth), Jaden Ebanks in the long jump (fifth), and Madison Williams in the long jump (sixth). The men's and women's 4x400 relays finished the weekend's events with a fourth and sixth place finish, respectively.
Moore's jump of 2.06m / 6-10 was a new first-year record at Columbia, and is second best all-time.
In the final standings, the men finished fifth with 56 points; the women in eighth with 22 points. Princeton won the men's and women's team championships with 212.5 points and 202.5 points, respectively.
A full recap of day one of the competition can be found HERE.
Full results from the Ivy League Indoor Heps can be found HERE.
UP NEXT
With the conclusion of Outdoor Heps, the Lions will now look ahead to the Princeton Elite Meet on Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m.
Columbia's schedule for the rest of the 2025 season can be found HERE.
Stay up to date on all things Columbia track & field by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsXCTF), Instagram (@culionsxctf) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
In the finals on Sunday afternoon, Okeke launched a shot 20.17m, which set a new meet record as well as a program record to secure the Ivy League title. After also placing fourth in the discus with a mark of 52.21m and seventh in the hammer, Okeke was named the Most Outstanding Performer - Field of the Outdoor Championships.
Elsewhere, the Lions earned 14 medals including four silver and three bronze.
After Joshua Adams won the Lions' first silver medal on Saturday in the long jump, Rory Clare claimed the team's first silver on Sunday in the 1500m, clocking in at 4:25.64, just over a second off of first place.
Haydn Brotschi also took home a silver medal, taking second in the 400m with a time of 46.80, just under two tenths of a second away from gold.
The final silver medal came from the men's 4x800 relay, consisting of Ben Bergey, Justin Gottlieb, Matt Gatune, and Jacob Van Orden. The team finished with a time of 7:23.90 to claim the medal.
The women's 4x800 relay took home a bronze medal, as the squad of Isabella Shertzer, Clare, Grace Carr, and Lucy Henkel finished with a new program record time of 8:32.46.
The men's and women's 4x100 relays also each earned a bronze medal.
Also earning points for the Lions was Parker Kim in the hammer throw (fourth), Collin Moore in the high jump (fifth), Jaden Ebanks in the long jump (fifth), and Madison Williams in the long jump (sixth). The men's and women's 4x400 relays finished the weekend's events with a fourth and sixth place finish, respectively.
Moore's jump of 2.06m / 6-10 was a new first-year record at Columbia, and is second best all-time.
In the final standings, the men finished fifth with 56 points; the women in eighth with 22 points. Princeton won the men's and women's team championships with 212.5 points and 202.5 points, respectively.
A full recap of day one of the competition can be found HERE.
Full results from the Ivy League Indoor Heps can be found HERE.
UP NEXT
With the conclusion of Outdoor Heps, the Lions will now look ahead to the Princeton Elite Meet on Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m.
Columbia's schedule for the rest of the 2025 season can be found HERE.
Stay up to date on all things Columbia track & field by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsXCTF), Instagram (@culionsxctf) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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