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Columbia HS indoor track athletes excel at state Meet of Champions

Joe Ragozzino Published: March 13, 2026 | Updated: March 11, 2026 1 minute read
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From left are ulius Marshall, Levi Taber-Kewene, Leo Klint, and Christian Caravetta of the Columbia 4x800-meter team that took fifth place at the state Meet of Champions at the Ocean Breeze Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on March 8. Monagle clocked a school-record 4 minutes, 53.96 seconds.

Columbia senior Keira Monagle holds her fifth-place medal in the 1,600-meter run at the state Meet of Champions at the Ocean Breeze Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on March 8. Monagle clocked a school-record 4 minutes, 53.96 seconds.

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Keira Monagle and the boys’ 4×800-meter relay team enjoyed great performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track and field state Meet of Champions at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on March 8.

Monagle finished in fifth place out of 20 runners in the girls 1,600-meter run in a school-record 4 minutes, 53.96 seconds. She was the lone CHS girls competitor.

The 4×800-meter relay team also took fifth place out of 22 schools in 8:10.24. The runners were junior Levi Taber-Kewene, junior Julius Marshall, senior Leo Klint and senior Christian Caravetta. 

Taber-Kewene took 17th out of 26 runners in the 800-meter run in 1:57.93. 

They were the lone CHS boys competitors at the meet.

The Cougars are looking forward to the upcoming outdoor season this season.

Photos Courtesy of Columbia High School Track and Field

 

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