Xander Menapace

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Hamburg, Pa.
Previous School:
Hamburg Area
College:
Columbia College
Major:
American Studies

2025: Played in five games … Completed 19-of-33 passes for 236 yards and one touchdown … Rushed 21 times for 63 yards … Threw for a season-high 178 yards and a touchdown against Lehigh … Added 40 passing yards at Princeton … Added 15 passing yards versus Harvard and three yards at Lafayette … Posted a season-high 23 rushing yards and a long run of 28 yards against Lehigh … Added 14 rushing yards versus Harvard, 11 yards at Lafayette, nine yards at Princeton and six yards against Georgetown

2024: Did not see any game action.

2023: Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2023 graduate of Hamburg Area High School in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, where he earned four letters in football for Head Coach Matt Hoffert … He was also part of the basketball team, where he earned four letters and the baseball team, where he earned one letter … Played quarterback all four years and was part of the team that won the 2019 Eastern Conference Championship … Led the team to its only two PIAA district playoff wins in school history … Won 19 games as starting quarterback … Member of the winningest senior class in Hamburg Area High School history … Named a team captain for his junior and senior seasons … Named the 2022-23 Hamburg Area High School Athlete of the Year … Selected as a 2022 Second Team Pennsylvania Coaches’ Select All-State … Earned the 2022 Maxwell Football Club Award … 2022 First Team All-Conference … 2022 First Team All-County … First Team Pottsville Republican All-Area … Two-time recipient of the Hamburg Area Commitment Award … Played in the 2022 Pennsylvania East/West All-Star Game … Threw for over 3,000 yards during his high school career … Had 32 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns … Played running back and tight end until he started high school … Is the first football player from Hamburg Area High School to play football at an Ivy League school.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in Columbia College.

Highlights: FB | Columbia 29, Cornell 12

Saturday, November 22

Preview: FB | Coach Poppe - Week 10 | Presented by Amity Hall Uptown

Friday, November 21

Podcast: FB | Captains' Corner (S7, E10)

Thursday, November 20

Postgame: FB | Coach Poppe after Brown

Saturday, November 15

Ryan Osborn Tabbed New Defensive Coordinator

Wednesday, January 14

Chapman and Townsend Named FCS ADA Academic All-Stars

Tuesday, January 06

Phil Steele Recognizes Eight From Columbia Football on All-Ivy League Squads

Monday, January 05

Five Pick Up All-Ivy League Football Honors

Tuesday, November 25

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Football versus Lafayette on Sep. 19, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football at Georgetown on Sep. 26, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football versus Princeton on Oct. 3, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football at Marist on Oct. 10, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football at Penn on Oct. 17, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football versus Dartmouth on Oct. 24, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football versus Yale on Oct. 31, 2026

Upcoming Event: Football at Harvard on Nov. 7, 2026

2026 Football Roster

Roster

Keller Patterson

Jordan Kelley

Hugo Merry

Xander Eschelman

Caden Butler

Carter McCray

Will Rubalcava

Terell Battle

Caleb Solomon

Ethan Fullerton

Caleb Sanchez

Braylon Gardoni

Charlie Newton

Caleb Chijoke Ihegihu

Beckett Robinson

Jaylen Carter

Chase Goodwin

Christian Carti

Miron Magee

AJ George

Xander Menapace

Drew Burmeister

Jayden Jackson

Qwincy Amos

Jahmir Pitcher

Galvin Goss

Michael Walters

Mason Robinson

Adande Nartey

Weston Covey

Tommy Sleeman

Levi Robins

Christian Gonzalez

Griffin Johnson

Liam Donagher

Jeremiah Douglas

James Fealy

Sam Pearman

George Thanopoulos

MD Awe

Thomas Browne

Blaize Cameron

Malachi Mercer

Brandon Hsing

Brendan Fournier

Bailey Kornegay-Douhadji

Keelan Kornegay-Douhadji

Sean Kimani

Jalen Campbell

Rodrigo Diaz-Martorella

Quinn Herlihy

Will Matthew

Jonah Walker

Emanuel Nazy

Benny Sasso

Jace Eveland

Jaden Hinton

Nick Purdy

Ahmari Owens

Charlie Slavik

Stone Theis

Dylan Clifton

Dawson Thompson

Nik Winzer

Simon Vander Wel

Henry Estes

Colin Cook

Hutch Crow

Ezra Malamura