Columbia HS cross-country star Jared Pangallozzi shines at Nike Northeast Regional meet

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 […]

Columbia HS cross-country Jared Pangallozzi impresses at state Meet of Champions

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 […]

Columbia HS cross-country runner Jared Pangallozzi headed to New Jersey Meet of Champions

CHS boys' team finishes respetable 13th out of 20 teams at Group 4 race

Columbia HS cross-country runner Jared Pangallozzi headed to New Jersey Meet of Champions

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 […]

Columbia HS boys’ cross-country team finishes fourth at sectional meet to qualify for state Group 4 meet for second straight year

Columbia HS boys’ cross-country team finishes fourth at sectional meet to qualify for state Group 4 meet for second straight year

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 […]

Columbia HS boys’ cross-country team captures first place at SEC-American Division Championships

Columbia HS boys’ cross-country team captures first place at SEC-American Division Championships

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 […]

Columbia HS boys’ cross-country team wins Roxbury Invitational

Columbia HS boys’ cross-country team wins Roxbury Invitational

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 […]