
Gloomy Halloween eve clouds dissipated overhead just hours before the Columbia men’s and women’s cross country teams prepared to compete in the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships on Saturday. As amber-hued trees swayed alongside the starting grid, fans supporting each of the Ancient Eight teams turned out in full force, cheering eagerly and excited for the long-awaited return of the cross country Heps held at West Windsor Fields in Princeton, New Jersey.