CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va./NEW HAVEN, Conn. — With a time of 28:55.99, Tyler Berg set a school record in 10,000m at the Virginia Challenge, while at Mark Young Challenge, hosted by Yale, Columbia Track & Field put together five winning performances by both the men and women in a solid weekend of action at two different meets.
At the Virginia Challenge, hosted by Virginia, Berg clocked what is the first under 29 minute 10,000m in program history, finishing sixth overall in the competitive meet. Not to be outdone, Michael Danzi added an eighth-place finish in the 1,500m, clocking a time of 3:42.22, the third-best time in program history.
On the women’s side, in Virginia, Nikki Vanasse posted a 13th-place time of 4:18.42, the fourth best time in program history.
At Yale, Columbia’s winning performances were highlighted by the women’s high jump, where Columbia took the top three spots, led by Anna Jordahl-Henry who cleared 1.68m. Tiffany Bautista finished second, needing one more attempt to clear 1.68m and Julia Jordahl-Henry made it a family affair, clearing 1.64m to take third.
Elsewhere in the field, Kali Hatcher leaped 12.53m to take first in the long jump to give Columbia three winning marks from the field. On the track, Alex Rodman finished first in the 800m with a time of 2:13.06, while for the men Jack Bennett finished first in the 5,000m with a time of 1$:38.37 and Gavin White took the top spot in the 3,000m Steeplechase with a time of 9:47.19.
COLUMBIA RESULTS
Mark Young Invitational (Apr. 23)
New Haven, Conn.
WOMEN
Track Results
200m – (1. Madelyn, Frey, Brown, 23.99); 19. Anna Jordahl-Henry, 26.27; 23. Patrice Smith, 26.82
400m – (1. Nadja Ashley, Stony Brook, 56.21); 6. Kimmi Woods, 57.83; 7. Brianna Hodges, 58.07
400m H – (1. Anjoli Mathew, Brown, 1:03.65); 2. Sevilla Duran, 1:04.08
800m – 1. Alex Rodman, 2:13.06; 2. Delaney Sanacore, 2:13.98; 7. Story Downing, 2:20.65; 15. Andrea Dubbles, 2:24.26
1500m – (1. Annika Sission, Unatt., 4:34.54); 2. Seneca Willen, 4:39.33; 3. Mary Caroline Heinen, 4:40.26; 7. Charlotte Hartman, 4:48.93; 8. Isabel Schmidt, 4:50.30; 16. Kate Kuwahara, 5:04.71
Field Results
HJ – 1. Anna Jordahl-Henry, 5-06.00/1.68m; 2. Tiffany Bautista, 5-06.00/1.68m; 3. Julia Jordahl-Henry, 5-04.50/1.64m
PV – (1. Eileen Yang, Yale, 3.57m); 5. Emily Rooney, 9-03.00/2.82m
LJ – (1. Sydney Scott, Brown, 6.02m); 11. Patrice Smith, 16-4.05/00
TJ – 1. Kali Hatcher, 41-01.50/12.53m
SP – (1. Sage Sumpter, Nyack, 13.61m); 4. Patrice Smith, 33-04.75/10.18m
DT – (1. Violette Perry, Yale, 45.11m); 5. Lailah Malone, 125-0.00/38.10m; 6. Hailey Montgomery, 122-11.00/37.46m
HT – (1. Sophia Gallucci, Brown, 54.18m); 7. Montgomery, 141-0.00/42.98m; 10. Nanette Collins, 133-07.00/40.73m
MEN
110m – (1. Bretram Rogers, Brown, 14.07); 10. Luke Ciarelli
400m – (1. Juma Sei, Yale, 47.76); 9. Devon Davey, 50.07
800m – (1. Luke Coulter, Stony Brook, 1:48.48); 6. Brandon Hicks, 1:54.69
5000m – 1. Jack Bennett, 14:38.37; 3. Anish Nanjappa, 14:48.78
3000m Steeplechase – 1. Gavin White, 9:47.19
Field Results
PV – (1. Milan Spisek, So. Conn. State, 4.86m); 4. Mason McVey, 14-05.50/4.41m
LJ – (1. Odera Nweke, Yale, 7.23m); 6. Jaden Ebanks, 21-02.75/6.47m; 12. Ciarelli, 19-06.00
SP – (1. Bernardo Mbaya, So. Conn. State, 15.81m); 2. Yoosang Kim, 51-06.25/15.70m; 5. Toby Tan, 49-09.75/15.18m
DT – (1. Mbaya, So. Conn. State, 48.04m); 5. Matt Lange, 137-03.00/41.84m; 6. Tan, 135-03.00/41.23m; 9. Kim, 112-07.00/34.33m
HT – (1. Kegan Schroeter, Brown, 61.05m); 4. Keegan Li, 160-08.00/48.98m
COLUMBIA RESULTS
Virginia Challenge (Apr. 22-23)
Charlottesville, Va.
WOMEN
Track Results
1500m (Invite) – (1. Michaela Meyer, Nike, 4:11.03); 13. Nikki Vanasse, 4:18.42
1500m – (1. Laura Nicholson, Temple, 4:20.94); 42. Emily Virtue, 4:32.13
10000m (Invite) – (1. Adelyn Ackley, Liberty, 33:49.00); 14. Linnaea Kavulich, 34:53.31
MEN
Track Results
800m (Invite) – (1. Kyle Burke, Lehigh, 1:48.45); 4. Justin O’Toole, 1:48.79
800m – (1. Tim McInerney, Georgetown, 1:48.69); 38. Juan Zarate-Sanchez, 1:53.21; 43. Nixon McKenzie, 1:53.87
1500m (Invite) – (1. Thomas Vanoppen, Wake Forest, 3:40.73); 8. Michael Danzi, 3:42.22
1500m – (1. Alexander Rizzo, Navy, 3:41.59); 22. Solomon Fountain, 3:47.02; 43. Ryan Borden, 3:50.45
10000m (Invite) – (1. Haftu Strintzos, Villanova, 28:34.41); 6. Tyler Berg, 28:55.99
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