Columbia
Ivy League Cross Country Championships
10/31/2026 2:23:00 PM | Cross Country
Columbia’s men and women both finished fifth in the team championship standings
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Olivia Murray finished fourth, and Leanna Johnston placed 11th to earn All-Ivy honors as Columbia cross country competed at the Ivy League Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland Park.
The Columbia women finished fifth with 98 points, four behind fourth-place Yale. The men also placed fifth, finishing with 173 points and taking the tiebreaker over Dartmouth.
Murray led the Lions in the women's 6K, crossing the finish line in 20:31.7 to secure fourth-place and First Team All-Ivy recognition. Johnston followed in 20:46.6, taking 11th and earning Second Team All-Ivy honors. First-year Teresina Deascanis was Columbia's third finisher, placing 24th in 21:16.9. Meredith Wolfe finished 30th in 21:29.8, while Zahara Bernal rounded out the scoring five in 32nd with a time of 21:37.6. Caroline Jankowich placed 50th in 22:05.3, followed by Reena Hsieh in 56th (22:12.6), Caroline Schoen in 57th (22:13.0), Dana Lehr in 61st (22:17.2) and Maggie Boler in 70th (22:40.6).
On the men's side, Finneas Colescott paced Columbia with a 23rd-place finish, covering the 8K course in 24:29.2. Quentin Ryan finished 34th in 24:43.7, just ahead of Henry Koike-Sieira, who placed 35th in 24:44.9. First-year Trent Thibault crossed the line in 42nd with a time of 24:55.3, while Liam Hanemann completed Columbia's scoring group in 48th at 25:06.2. The Lions' five scorers finished within 37 seconds of one another.
Stephen Sziebert placed 65th in 25:24.6, followed by Ben Bergey in 68th (25:38.8), Brady Hill in 71st (25:45.9), Ben Pizarro in 80th (26:26.9) and Wells Peterson in 82nd (26:30.1).
Full results from the meet, including all of the Lions' top performers and times, can be found HERE.
Columbia returns to competition at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 13, in Bethpage, N.Y.
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