MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School senior Ayanna Henry earned the eighth-place medal in the girls’ triple jump event at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Meet of Champions held at Northern Burlington County Regional HS in Columbus on Saturday, June 9. Henry leaped 37 feet-10 ¼ inches. She also competed in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School Class of 2018 boys’ long distance team closed out its strong four-year run on May 30 with an appearance at the 11th Annual Holmdel Twilight Series Season Ender. All seven of the senior team members ran well in the 1,600-meter (metric mile) races. Edward Martinez led the way […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School track and field athletes gave good efforts at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championships held at Franklin HS, June 1-2. On the girls’ side, Ayanna Henry placed third in the high jump at 36 feet-9 ½ inches and took seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.96. Shayla Keegan finished […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School student-athletes announced their college decisions. Standing from left to right: Edward Martinez (Track: Ursinus College), Jack O’Connell (Track: Fordham University), Tim Depue (Track: Charleston Southern University), and Rick Hankey (Track: Rowan University). Sitting down left to right: Hannah Williams (Soccer: Penn State University), Ayana Henry (Track: Morgan State), and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team finished second overall in the girls’ team standings for the second year in a row at the Essex County Championships held at Woodman Field in Montclair, 18-19. Under rainy conditions, the Cougars had 76 points. Montclair had 102.5 points to win the girls’ […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team finished second overall at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championship meet held Friday, May 11, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The Cougars had 121 points among the six scoring teams. Montclair won the girls’ team title with 133 points. The Cougars had five […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia HIgh School girls’ track and field team came very close to winning the Essex County Relays for a remarkable 10th year in a row. The Cougars had 71 team points and finished second by just 1.33 points. West Orange won the girls’ team title with 72.33 points, The Cougars took […]
Stanford University track and field star Olivia Baker, a Columbia High School graduate, finished in eighth place in the women’s 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships held at Texas A&M University on Saturday, March 10. Baker finished in 2:04.54. This marked her third straight appearance in the NCAA […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School’s Briana Reckling and Catherine Jordan gave good efforts at the NJSIAA indoor track and field State Meet of Champions held at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 24. Reckling finished 13th in the girls’ 400-meter dash in 58.93 and Jordan took 18th in the girls’ 800-meter run […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – A contingent of Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field athletes enjoyed solid performances at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 17. On the girls’ side, senior Catherine Jordan took fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:18.70 and finished 11th […]