The Columbia High School boys’ varsity A cross-country team opened its 2017 season by winning the Roxbury Invitational for the second year in a row. Columbia finished first out of a field of 23 teams. The Cougars defeated their nearest competitor, perennial power Morris Hills, by a score of 60 to 70 (with four runners […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School athletic teams are gearing up for the fall seasons. The following are varsity schedules: FOOTBALL Sept. 8, at Bloomfield, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, East Orange Campus, 1 p.m. Sept. 23, West Orange, 1 p.m. Sept. 30, at Morristown, 1 p.m. Oct. 6, Livingston, 7 p.m. Oct. 14, at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School senior Jared Pangallozzi finished 16th overall out of a total of 309 runners at the Nike Cross-Country Northeast Regional at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 26. Pangallozzi, representing the Cougars Running Club, finished in a time of 16:19.8. In the previous week, Pangallozzi took 27th out […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School senior Jared Pangallozzi finished an impressive 27th overall out of 187 runners in the state high school cross-country Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park in Holmdel on Saturday, Nov. 19. Pangallozzi clocked 16:32. He was the third-highest Essex County finisher, behind Millburn runners Matt Grossman, who was fourth overall […]
CHS boys' team finishes respetable 13th out of 20 teams at Group 4 race
HOLMDEL, NJ – Columbia High School’s Jared Pangallozzi is headed to the New Jersey Cross-Country Meet of Champions following his fourth place finish in the Group 4 State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 12. Pangallozzi, the team captain, finished the 5K (3.1 mile) course at Holmdel Park in 16:07 in Holmdel. The Group 4 race of […]
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ cross-country team finished fourth overall in the team standings at the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Championships at Greystone Park in Morris Plains on Saturday, Nov. 5. For the second straight year, the Cougars qualified for the Group 4 state championship race. Jared Pangallozzi […]
MAPLEWOOD (updated Saturday Oct. 29, 11:38 a.m.) – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity cross-country team won the Essex County championship at cold and blustery Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 28. The Cougars finished first among 21 teams and defeated second place Seton Hall Prep by a score of 53-67 based on the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 7, 10:12 p.m.) – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity cross-country team won the team title at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Oct. 5. The Cougars finished first among 10 teams. They defeated second-place Seton Hall Prep by a score of 48-70 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Five hundred miles of summer running certainly paid off when the Columbia High School varsity boys’ cross country team won the Roxbury Invitational, their first competition of the season, on Saturday, Sept. 10. Under the direction of Coach Chris Faraone, Columbia’s new head coach, the team ran his intense program of […]