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Men's Heavyweight Rowing
The Columbia men’s heavyweight rowing team competed in the Childs Cup on Saturday in Philadelphia against Princeton and Penn. The Lions took second in both the Varsity Eights with a time of 5:31 and Freshman Eights with a time of 5:39.6. In the Second Varsity Eights, the Light Blue placed third, finishing in 5:53.8. Columbia nearly won the varsity event, but Princeton pulled ahead late in the race to win it. Princeton maintained the edge in the Freshman Eights as well, holding off Columbia, who was close in tow for the entire race. The Tigers won the entire meet, taking first in every event.

Men's Lightweight Rowing
The Columbia men’s lightweight rowing team traveled to Annapolis this weekend to compete against Navy. Although the Lions were defeated in both the Varsity Eights and Second Varsity eights by a big margin, they claimed victory in the Freshman Eights. Columbia held off two teams of Navy freshman, winning the race with a time of 6:21.4. The Second Varsity Eights event was an object of dispute, however, as the Lions started in good position for victory but were subsequently cut off by the Navy boat. A Columbia buoy-obstruction led the official to declare a re-row, in which Navy emerged the clear winner, beating Columbia by 20 seconds.

Women's Rowing
This weekend, the Columbia women’s rowing team had a standout performance in the George Washington Invitational. The Lions took nine of the ten races at the Regatta, and so qualified to represent the United States in the first Potomac Challenge Cup against England’s Oxford. In the morning of day one, the Lions rowed against Navy and placed first in both Varsity Eights Races as well as Varsity Fours B, and second in Varsity Fours A. In the afternoon, Columbia took first in all four events against Georgetown and Georgetown lightweights.

Softball
Columbia softball saw a split and a sweep on the road, going 1-1 against Brown on Friday and losing its doubleheader to Yale on Saturday. In its first game at Brown, the Light Blue lost in a pitchers duel 1-0, and scored a single game record in the second game, winning 16-1. Freshman Prophet Gaspard and senior Maggie Johnson both had solid outings on the mound for the day. At Yale, the Lions were shut out in the first game, 7-0, and lost 12-7 in the second game. Senior Karen Tulig had two hits, two runs, and two RBIs in game two, and her classmate Anne Marie Skylis added two doubles and two RBIs of her own.

Women's Tennis
A strong performance by sophomore Nicole Bartnik at No. 1 singles highlighted a rough weekend for the women’s tennis team. Bartnik won both of her singles matches, but those were the team’s only points as the Lions fell 6-1 to No. 35 Yale and 6-1 to No. 43 Brown. Columbia lost in three sets at No. 4 and 5 singles against Yale, but lost five of six singles matches in straight sets to Brown. Bartnik won 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 against Vicky Brook of Yale and 6-2, 6-3 against Misia Krasowski of Brown.

Men's Golf
The Columbia men’s golf team placed 7th of 12 teams this weekend, as it participated in the two-day Princeton Invitational. On Saturday, the Lions ended with a final team score of 295 in the second, which was 11 strokes better than their first-round play. On day two of the tournament, junior Brendan Doyle was the standout for the Lions, as he shot a one-over par round and finished tied for 18th in the competition. As a team, the Light Blue shot 290 in the third round.