2011-12 in Review: Sports Briefly

From the highest highs to the lowest low to the star players, check out a roundup of what happened in Columbia athletics this year.

By Spectator Sports Staff | May 5 09:51 pm ET

Neer earns All-American distinction at national race in home state

Freshman Waverly Neer earned All-American honors and senior Kyle Merber finished as one of the 100 fastest male runners at the national championships.

By Hahn Chang | Nov 21 08:27 pm ET

CU men's cross country to compete in Nationals for first time

23rd-ranked men's team and All-Ivy freshman runner to participate in National Championships.

By Rebeka Cohan and Robert Wren Gordon | Nov 21 05:10 am ET

Cross country heading to nationals

The men's cross country team and women's cross country runner Waverly Neer are headed to compete in the NCAA Championships next Monday.

By Hahn Chang | Nov 14 11:15 pm ET

Sports briefly: Wrestling, Men's squash, Men's swimming, Women's squash

Wrestling opens its season at the Michigan State Open; Men's squash begins with the Ivy Scrimmages; Men's swimming opens up at Penn before coming home to host Yale; Women's squash starts by hitting the road to play Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown.

By Mia Park, Eric Wong, Eli Schultz, and Aigerim Saudabayeva | Nov 11 03:40 am ET

CU strong contender for NCAAs

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete at the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional, where they have an opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship.

By Josh Shenkar | Nov 11 03:25 am ET

Runner overcomes odds to claim second at Ivy Heps

After nearly being forced to miss the entire season, freshman runner Waverly Neer finished second out of 91 women at the Ivy Heps this weekend..

By Hahn Chang | Nov 2 12:51 am ET

Cross country competes in Ivy Heps

The men's and women's teams will head to Princeton for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships this weekend.

By Charlotte Murtishaw | Oct 28 03:02 am ET

Men’s cross country finishes 18th, women finish in 27th in Wisconsin

Men’s and women’s cross country travelled to Wisconsin this weekend to compete in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.

The Light Blue men finished the 8K race in 18th place out of 39 teams competing, with a total time of 2:03:55. The Lions faced tough competition and finished ahead of nine teams who were ranked in the latest NCAA Division I Coaches’ Poll, including five teams who were in the top 30. Columbia was ranked 18th in the poll.

By Andrea Levy | Oct 17 01:05 am ET

Sports briefly: rowing, golf, cross country

Men's golf competes in the he Classic at Shelter Harbor; the cross country teams head to the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational; rowing competes in the Head of the Passaic Regatta.

By Eli Schultz, Charlotte Murtishaw, and Andrea Levy | Oct 14 01:55 am ET