Sports briefly: Lacrosse looking to end season on a positive note, Track and Field continues to compete at Penn Relays

LACROSSE
Columbia (4-10, 1-6 Ivy) will wrap up its season this Saturday when it travels to Binghamton. The Lions are just coming off a disappointing 18-10 loss to Princeton this past Wednesday in their final Ivy game this year. The Bearcats (3-12) are fresh off a 14-7 loss to No. 10 Albany. Binghamton’s only wins of the season are against Vermont, Davidson, and Niagara. Despite its lack of victories, Binghamton is strong when it comes to goal production, so junior goalkeeper Karlee Blank will need to make plenty of point blank stops, much like she did against Yale two weekends ago. Columbia will also need plenty of offensive production, which shouldn’t be a problem with sophomore midfielder Olivia Mann, sophomore attacker Kacie Johnson, and senior Gabrielle Geronimos. The three Lions came together to score seven goals against Princeton on Wednesday. The weekend’s game is set to begin at 1 p.m. in Binghamton, N.Y.

WOMEN'S ROWING
The Light Blue is scheduled to race against Princeton, Virginia, and Tennessee this Saturday in Princeton, N.J.. Last weekend saw the Lions race in bad weather, but they still came out with some success—the varsity eights placed second, ahead of No. 3 Cornell. The regatta is set to start at 10:40 a.m.

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT ROWING
Columbia will be in Princeton, N.J. this Saturday as it races against Navy for the right to the Maxwell Stevenson Cup. The Lions have had to face tough rowing conditions the past two weekends due to inclement weather. In its past two regattas, the varsity eights has come in last out of three teams, so the Light Blue is hoping to improve its record this weekend.

TRACK & FIELD
Day one is now complete for the Columbia men and women’s track and field team at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. Despite several rain delays that totaled about two hours, the Lions were able to compete in all scheduled events. Junior Kyra Caldwell started the day off strong with her performance in the 400m hurdles, posting her fastest time of the season at 60.47 seconds. Caldwell and fellow classmate Sharay Hale joined freshman Tayler Johnson and Marvellous Iheukwumere in the 4x100m relay. They finished just .5 seconds slower than the Columbia record at 46.56 seconds. Sophomore Uju Ofoche took third place in the high jump, leaping 6.02 meters while teammate and classmate Dora Vegvari took seventh. The Lions completed the night with a dominating performance in the 4x400m heptagonal relay. Senior Laura Vogel and sophomore Yamira Bell joined Hale and Caldwell to finish in 3:40.80 seconds, torching the next competitor by four seconds.
Friday and Saturday will be busy days for the Lions as they continue to compete in the largest track meet in the United States. Follow live stats on www.pennrelaysonline.com.