The Columbia University Kendo Club emerged from an exceptional showing at the 20th Annual Cornell Kendo Tournament in early November with two individual champions, an individual bronze, and a team bronze medal.

For an instant, sophomore wrestler Maya Letona was suspended in the air.

Up 2 points against Central Connecticut State University with five minutes left in the game, senior running back Dante Miller took the handoff and darted left. Plunging through a hole in the line of scrimmage, Miller escaped free down the left sideline. He blew past two defenders with ease and ran 65 yards to the end zone, giving Columbia a comfortable two-possession lead.

Columbia head football coach Al Bagnoli knew that a last-place Cornell squad and its 51 seniors and fifth-years would not go out without a fight.

Two years ago, Columbia football finished an injury-riddled season with a 3-7 record after losing 9-35 against Cornell in the season finale. Now, the Lions are heading into a Saturday game against the Bears one win away from a 7-3 finish, hoping to flip last season’s record on its head.

Two weeks ago, Columbia football found itself on the wrong side of a second-half comeback, allowing Yale to score 23 unanswered points en route to a 37-30 loss for the Light Blue.

Holding a 23-14 lead over Yale with just over 12 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Columbia liked its chances of keeping its name in the race for the Ivy League title.

Fresh off a booming 38-21 win against then-No. 23 University of New Hampshire, the Dartmouth football team was riding high heading into Friday night’s matchup against Columbia.

After a shortened practice week, Columbia football will travel to Hanover, New Hampshire on Thursday evening for its upcoming game against Dartmouth. The Light Blue will try to knock off the defending Ivy League co-champion in its only Friday night game of the season and its second of six consecutive Ivy League games to close the season.

After a grueling Saturday college football game, most players can look forward to a day of recovery. Historically, Columbia football players have taken Sunday as a time to go through recovery runs and lifts while reorienting themselves for the next weekend’s game.