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NEW YORK - The Columbia track & field teams travels to Cambridge,
Mass. this weekend to compete for this season's conference crown in the 2013
Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships at Harvard's Albert
H. Gordon Track.
The championship meet runs from Saturday, Feb. 23 through
Sunday, Feb. 24. Saturday's events will begin with the women's pole vault at 11
a.m. and conclude with the women's pentathlon 800m at 8:00 p.m. Sunday's action
starts at 11 a.m. with the men's heptathlon 60m hurdles and the final event of
the meet will be the men's 4x400m relay at 4:15 p.m. The awards ceremony is slated
to follow the final event at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Click the link above to view
the full schedule.
Tickets for both days can be purchased in advance at GoCrimson.com
or by calling the Harvard ticket office at 617-495-2211, Monday through Friday,
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. On both days of the event, tickets will be available at Gordon
Track. Click the link above for full ticket information.
Columbia has compiled a number of strong showings through
the course of the indoor season, including: Armory, including the Metropolitan
Championships, the Armory Collegiate Invitational and the Lafayette/Rider
Winter Games.
The defending indoor Ivy League champion Columbia women's team
looks strong heading into this year's meet, posting top-five league
performances in 11 events, including four Ivy League-best marks.
Junior Marvellous Iheukwumere holds the top time in the 60m
at 24.29 seconds and the quartet of Olivia Sadler, Emily Krasinski, Trina Bills
and Madeline Rathbun hold the top 4x800m relay time of 8:50.55 seconds. In the
field, Uju Ofoche posts a top leap of 6.09m and Nadia Eke holds a leading
measure of 12.62m in the triple jump.
On the men's side, Columbia claims top-five showings in five
events, with leading times in three events. Harry McFann leads a strong Lion
pack in the 800m with a top time of 1:50.05. Brendon Fish comes in at No. 2
with a time of 1:50.56 and Connor Claflin stands at No. 3 at 1:50.62 seconds.
The Lions hold the best times in the 4x800m relay and the
distance medley relay heading into the meet. The squad of Brendon Fish, Harrison
McFann, Connor Claflin and Byron Jones combined for a time of 7:30.15 in the
4x800m relay. The quartet of John Gregorek, Connor Claflin, Harrison McFann and
Mark Feigen holds a program record in the distance medley relay with a time of
9:40.67.
LIONS TO LOOK FOR (WOMEN):
The defending women's 200m champion, Iheukwumere, looks
poised for a repeat this season. At the Metropolitan Championships, she posted the conferences
fastest time at 24.29 seconds. She also holds a time of 7.60 in the 60m dash,
which stands third best in the Ivy League this season. Last season, Iheukwumere
placed second in the event, earning second-team All-Ivy Honors.
Uju Ofoche will prepare to continue her league dominance in
the long jump this weekend. The senior will compete for a third straight Ivy
League title in the event, currently holding a leading leap of 6.09m. With a
win, Ofoche would become the first athlete in program history and the third
all-time in the conference to capture the women's long jump title three times.
Dora Vegvari is also positioned to show well in the event as she currently
holds the fourth-best jump in the Ivy League at 5.75m.
Nadia Eke leads the way in the triple jump with a leap of
12.62, as three Lions are posted in the leagues top five. Eke will go for
second straight triple jump title after capturing the victory as a first-year
in 2012. Senior Queendenise Okeke will battle her teammate for her second title
in the event, as she currently stands No. 2 in the league with a leap of
12.29m. Okeke won the triple jump in the 2011 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor
Championships.
Distance runners Erin Gillingham and Olivia Sadler should be
major factors in the 1,000m and one-mile events. They rank second (Gillingham)
and third (Sadler) in the conference for both events this season. At the
Metropolitan Championships, Gillingham posted a time of 2:48.25 in the 1,000m
and a time of 4:42.24 in the one mile at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games.
Sadler followed with a time of 2:48.91 in the 1,000m and 4:42.25 in the one
mile.
Women's Top Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Performance List
LIONS TO LOOK FOR (MEN):
Brendon Fish has faired well in the Ivy League this season.
In addition to holding this season's second fastest men's 800m time at 1:50.56,
the sophomore posted the second fastest time in the men's 1,000m at 2:24.10.
The 5,000m event looks to be a promising event for the Lions
this weekend. Columbia claims four of the top five best times in the event this
season, led by Mike Murphy at No. 2 with a time of 14:09.86. At No. 3 is Jacob
Sienko (14:20.14), No. 4 is Paul Ross (14:20.92) and No. 5 is Leighton Spencer
(14:21.63).
Men's Top Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Perormance List
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