A Banner Year for the Blue Devils

The Columbia Girls’ Bowling team won a NYS Championship in March.

It was a banner year for Columbia Athletics as the Blue Devils succeeded in a variety of sports winning Section 2 Championships, advancing through state tournaments and establishing new opportunities for students to compete.

“This was a historic year for Columbia Athletics,” said Director of Athletics Ryan Jones. “It is amazing to see all the accomplishments of our student athletes and coaches at both the team and individual levels. For the second year in a row, we had a Columbia Athletics team win a team state championship! We also had two individual athletes claim state championships, one athlete was named an All-American, and numerous other athletes competed at the state level.

“The successes of our programs are a direct result of the hard work and dedication put forth by our student athletes, coaches, and support staff,” Mr. Jones continued. “We also couldn’t do this without the support of the families, fans and the school community!”

Columbia Athletics Accomplishments (2023-24)

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  Columbia Girls’ Flag Football won a Section 2 and Regional Championship in its inaugural season (courtesy Yanger Photography).

  The Columbia Girls’ Bowling team won a NYS Championship

• Seven Columbia teams won Section 2 Championships this season
  • Girls’ Soccer
  • Girls’ Volleyball
  • Boys’ Bowling
  • Girls’ Bowling
  • Boys’ Indoor Track
  • Girls’ Indoor Track
  • Girls’ Flag Football
• Columbia added interscholastic teams for Boys’ Swimming, Girls’ Swimming, Girls’ Wrestling and Girls’ Flag Football
• Kennedy Ring was named a High School All American for girls’ soccer
• Elle Hutton ’25 won a state championship at the NYSPHSAA Girls’ Wrestling Invitational to become Columbia’s first female wrestling state champion
• Ava Weiss ’26 won a NYS Championship and Federation Championship in the 400m hurdles
• Columbia Girls’ Flag Football won a Section 2 and Regional Championship and advanced to the NYS Final Four in its inaugural season
• Girls’ Soccer won a Section 2 and Regional Championship and advanced to the NYS Final Four
• Columbia received a Special Olympics Unified Sports Banner in recognition of its inclusion
• Gameday Cheerleading qualified for the State Championship
• Boys’ Bowling qualified for the State Championship
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  Elle Hutton won a state title at the NYSPHSAA Girls’ Wrestling Invitational.

  Girls’ Wrestler Bella Satalino was a State Runner Up

• Sectional Runner Up Teams
  • Winter Cheerleading
  • Boys’ Swimming & Diving (CBA-Troy-Columbia)
• Individual Sectional Champions
  • Girls’ Indoor Track & Field
    • Ava Weiss – 300m, 50m Hurdles, Long Jump
    • Shea Fajen – 1500m
    • 4×200 Relay – Kaylin Jacob, Taylor Maxwell, Berlinda Fleurimond, Mikyra Austin
    • Maya Kelly – High Jump
    • Natalie Krisanda – Pole Vault
  • Boys’ Indoor Track & Field
    • Nolan Romanowski – 300m, 50m Hurdles
    • Carter Norton – 1000m
    • Thomas Fey – Long Jump, Triple Jump
  • Boys’ Wrestling
    • Tommy DelGrosso – 152 lbs
    • Matt Hoxie – 170 lbs
    • Tanner Scaccia – 190 lbs
  • Girls’ Outdoor Track & Field
    • Ava Weiss – 400m Hurdles
  • Boys’ Outdoor Track & Field-
    • Thomas Fey – Long Jump
    • Jabari Holder – Triple Jump
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  Ava Weiss won a NYS and Federation Championship in the 400m hurdles.

  Individual State Qualifiers

  • Girls’ Indoor Track
    • Ava Weiss – 300m
    • Shea Fajen – 1500m
    • Ashlyn Weakley – Pole Vault
    • Sophia Galligan – Shot Put
  • Boys’ Indoor Track & Field
    • Carter Norton – 1000m
    • Thomas Fey – Triple Jump
    • 4×400 Relay – Nolan Romanowski, Emmett Day, Carter Norton, Giovanni LaPietra, Marcellus Mastroianni, Garrett Wagner, Cedric Monteau
  • Boys’ Swimming
    • 200 Free Relay – Andrew Orcutt, Quinn Nelson, Finnegan McFarland, Liam Witting
  • Boys’ Wrestling
    • Matt Hoxie – 170 lbs
    • Tanner Scaccia – 190 lbs
  • Girls’ Wrestling
    • Elle Hutton
    • Bella Satalino
    • Kiara Murdi
    • Emily Brown
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    The Columbia Girls’ Soccer team won its second consecutive Section 2 Championship in the fall.

    Girls’ Outdoor Track & Field

    • Ava Weiss – 400m Hurdles
    • Ashlyn Weakley – Pole Vault
    • Maya Kelly – High Jump
    • 4×400 Relay – Shea Fajen, Peyton Wagner, Hailey Miller, Ava Weiss
  • Boys’ Outdoor Track & Field
    • Carter Norton – 800m
    • Jackson Wagner – 110m Hurdles
    • Jabari Holder – Triple Jump
    • Thomas Fey – Triple Jump