The Columbia Boys’ Varsity Indoor Track team won the Section 2 Championship on Sunday at UAlbany, making it back-to-back titles for the Blue Devils.
Congratulations to the team and its coaches Ryan Jones, Chris Dedrick, Steve Taylor, John Rivera and Chris Hosley!
Section 2 Team Results (Division 2)
- Columbia – 165
- Burnt Hills – 123
- Niskayuna – 44
- Green Tech – 39
- LaSalle Institute (Troy) – 38
- Amsterdam – 31
- South Glens Falls – 28
- Ballston Spa – 25
Individual Results
- AJ Weinstein won Section 2 Championships in three events (Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump)
- Tyler LoPresti won Section 2 Championships in two individual events (300 meters and 600 meters) and one relay (4×400)
- AJ Cozzy repeated as the Section 2 Champion in the 55 meter dash. Cozzy also anchored the 4×200 relay to a 1st place finish and was a runner-up in the 300 meters to Tyler LoPresti.
- David Adadjo was runner-up in both the Triple Jump and 55 meter dash, and also took 4th in the 300 meters
- Aidan McLaren was the runner-up in the Pole Vault
- Robert Erno was the runner-up in the Weight Throw and 4th place finisher in the Shot Put
- John Powhida was the 3rd place finisher in the 600 meters
- Dustin Chambers was the 3rd place finisher in the 1000 meters
- Columbia swept all three relay events (4×200, 4×400 and 4×800)
- 4×200 (Alex Wheeler, John Powhida, Daud Sadiq, AJ Cozzy)
- 4×400 (John Powhida, Dustin Chambers, Liam Danaher, Tyler LoPresti)
- 4×800 (Dennis Murphy, Tommy Donohue, Sam Kromer, Liam Danaher)
Section 2 indoor track champions pic.twitter.com/WSwRMrpIpc
— Columbia Athletics (@ColumbiaDevils) February 17, 2019