Columbia University Athletics

2019-20 (Junior): (Indoor) Did not compete in any events. (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (Sophomore): (Indoor) Crossed the line with a personal record time of 51.30 in the 400-Meter Dash at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet, finishing fourth overall ... Clocked a PR in the 500-Meter Dash with a time of 1:08.49 at the Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Set third PR of the season, this time in the 200-Meter Dash finishing with a time of 23.27 at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 8). (Outdoor) Was Columbia's top finisher in the 400-Meter Hurdles at the Penn Challenge (Mar. 23), crossing the line third with a time of 56.31 ... Finished eighth at the Colonial Relays (Apr. 4-6) in the 400m Hurdles, clocking a time of 54.58 ... Set a PR in the 400m Hurdles at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 4-5), finishing with a time of 53.59.

2017-18 (First-Year): (ITF) Ran season bests of 53.20 in the 400m, and 1:10.49 in the 500m. (OTF) Clocked a season best 55.34 in the 400m hurdles at Outdoor Heps.

Personal: Former hurdler and sprinter at Northern Valley Regional High School in New Jersey ... A first team all-league selection and champion in the 55m hurdles and 110m hurdles during his senior campaign ... Has personal bests of 54.40 in the 400m hurdles and 15.26 in the 110m hurdles ... The son of Jeanette Russo-Petersen and Eric Petersen ... Attends Columbia College where he intends on studying economics.

Career Bests
500m (Indoor) - 1:08.49
Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships - Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2019
400m Hurdles (Outdoor) - 53.59
Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps - May 4-5, 2019
400m (Indoor) - 51.30
Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia - Jan. 18, 2019
200m (Indoor) - 23.27
Fastrack National Invite - Feb. 8, 2019