Track and Field Concludes Day One of Outdoor Heps

Saturday, May 16

Princeton, N.J.

10:00 a.m.

Columbia

Ivy League Outdoor Heps

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics

Track and Field Concludes Day One of Outdoor Heps

5/16/2026 10:30:00 PM | Track and Field

Results

Hoskins sets new school record, wins silver medal in hammer throw

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Columbia outdoor track and field team has wrapped up day one of the 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted this year by Princeton at Weaver Stadium.

Mia Hoskins delivered one of the top performances of the meet in the women's hammer throw, recording a personal-best mark of 56.99m to win a silver medal while also setting a new program standard to secure eight team points for the Lions.

In the men's 10,000m, Edward Blaha delivered a highlight. He turned in a personal-best performance of 29:35.56 to finish second overall to take home a silver medal and score eight points for Columbia. His brother George Blaha was right behind him fifth place. Finneas Colescott also delivered a personal-best effort, placing eighth in 30:23.94 to contribute additional team points.

On the track, Columbia advanced several athletes through preliminary rounds. Haydn Brotschi cruised into the men's 400m final after placing second in the prelims with a time of 46.35, while Max Comfere earned a finals berth in the men's 200m after clocking 21.17 in the preliminaries. Christopher Young also advanced in the men's 110m hurdles, placing eighth overall in 14.73.

In the distance events, Matt Gatune qualified for the men's 1500m final after running 3:50.90 in the prelims, while Daniela Quintero secured a spot in the women's final with a 10th-place finish in 4:26.17.

Lucy Henkel added another podium performance to her season résumé in the women's 800m, taking third overall in 2:07.69. On the men's side, Jacob Van Orden narrowly missed the podium with a ninth-place finish in 1:51.00.

The Lions also posted strong performances in the field events. Rocco Carpinello recorded a personal-best leap of 7.32m to finish third in the men's long jump, while Joshua Adams added a sixth-place mark at 7.17m. Madison Williams placed seventh in the women's long jump with a leap of 6.06m, and Mignonne de Beer posted a personal-best 5.79m to finish ninth.

Jessica Thompson cleared 3.88m in the women's pole vault to secure a seventh-place finish, while Jada Mia Puryear added a ninth-place result in the women's discus with a throw of 45.51m.

Columbia also opened competition in the combined events. Adam Jaros sits in contention in the men's decathlon after posting top-seven finishes in all four opening events, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 400m with a time of 50.95. On the women's side, Zayna Flynn continued competition in the heptathlon with top-10 finishes across all four opening events.

In the women's 10,000m, first-year Ava Malagisi led the Lions with a ninth-place finish after crossing in 36:49.29. Leanna Johnston followed closely behind in 10th, clocking a time of 36:49.43 as Columbia placed two runners inside the top 10 of the event.

The Lions wrapped up day one with the women's team placing fifth with eight points and the men's team placing third with 17 points. Both teams combined for seven medals, and look to earn more tomorrow.

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 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.

UP NEXT
The Ivy League Heptagonal Championships continue Sunday with finals in multiple events across the competition from Princeton, including Columbia qualifiers competing for conference titles on the track and in the field. It will begin at 9 a.m. with the men's 5000m finals.

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