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02/28/22 - Ben Mathiasmeier, rSr/2023, Columbia + More +

2021 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY LEAGUE (COACHES): Ben Mathiasmeier, Columbia (Sr., DB - Katy, Texas),...Mathiasmeier earned All-Ivy League honors for the second time in his career. A Katy, Texas native, Mathiasmeier led the Ivy League with four interceptions and ranked No. 16 nationally in interceptions per game (0.4), ranked 20th in the Ivy League and third on the squad with 50 tackles (34 solo), and finished with 2.5 tackles for loss and three pass breakups. A team captain, Mathiasmeier earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 26 after intercepting a career-best two passes vs. Georgetown. He also tied the school's career record for most games played in a career by seeing action in all 40 contests. Over his 40-game and 23-start career, Mathiasmeier made 147 tackles (92 solo), intercepted seven passes, broke up seven passes, recovered two fumbles, and made 6.0 tackles for loss. - Columbia Football

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SS Ben Mathiasmeier, Columbia
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02/28/22 - Dante Miller, rSr/2023, Columbia + More +

2021 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY LEAGUE (COACHES): Dante Miller, Columbia (Sr., RB - Rockingham, N.C.),...A Rockingham, N.C. native, Miller ranked No. 2 in the Ivy League in both rushing yards (814) and rushing yards per game (81.4), third in rushing yards per carry (5.61), and fourth in all-purpose yardage per game (92.20), along with four touchdowns on 145 carries. He also ranked No. 26 nationally in rushing yards per carry (5.61) and No. 30 in rushing yards per game (81.4) and caught nine passes for 43 yards, led the team in all-purpose yardage (920), ranked No. 2 on the squad in total yards, and also played extensively on special teams. An explosive runner with speed, Miller had six runs of 40 yards or more and 12 rushes for over 20 yards (8 percent of his carries). His long run of 75 yards and career-high in rushing yards (187) came vs. Penn. - Columbia Football

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RB Dante Miller, Columbia
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02/28/22 - Drew Schmid, rSr/2022, Columbia + More +

2021 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Drew Schmid, Columbia (Sr., P - San Diego, Calif.),...A San Diego, Calif. native, Schmid earns All-Ivy League honors for the second time in his career (2018and 2021). This year, Schmid ranked No. 4 in the Ivy League in punting (39.8), and No. 3 in the Ivy League in most punts downed inside the 20-yard line (17). In career statistics, Schmid ranks No. 2 all-time at Columbia in most punts downed inside the 20-yard line (50), No. 5 in most punt yards (6,289), No. 5 in most punts (164), and No. 8 in punting average (38.30). - Columbia Football

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P Drew Schmid, Columbia
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02/28/22 - Will Allen, rSr/2022, Columbia + More +

2021 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Will Allen, Columbia (Sr., DB - Pembroke Pines, Fla.),...A two-year All-Ivy League selection (2017 and 2021), Allen led the Lions with 11 pass breakups, finished with two interceptions with 47 return yards and 22 tackles (14 solo) as a cornerback in 2021. He also ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in the Ivy League in kickoff return touchdowns (1), No. 18 nationally and No. 2 in Ivy League in passes defended (1.2 per game) and No. 8 in the Ivy League in interceptions (two). His 11 pass breakups rank tied for the fifth-most total in Columbia season history. He scored a touchdown on a 92-yard kickoff return vs. Georgetown and intercepted a career-best two passes in the season finale at Cornell. In his four-year, 38-game career, Allen has made 61 tackles (40 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss for eight yards, intercepted three passes, and finished with 20 pass deflections (three INT/17 pass breakups). - Columbia Football

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CB Will Allen, Columbia
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02/28/22 - Ryan Young, rSr/2023, Columbia + More +

2021 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Ryan Young, Columbia (Sr., RB - Wheaton, Ill.),...A Wheaton, Ill. native, Young rushed for 498 yards and three touchdowns on 128 carries, ranked No. 2 on the squad with 18 catches for 194 yards and a touchdown, and ranked No. 2 on the team in scoring with four touchdowns and 24 points. In his three-year, 29-game career, Young has rushed for 1,323 yards and seven touchdowns on 332 carries (4.0 yards per carry), and caught 42 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns. - Columbia Football

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RB Ryan Young, Columbia
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11/26/21 - Joe Green, rSr/2025, Columbia + More +

2021 IVY LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Joe Green, Columbia (So., QB - Sammamish, Wash.),...Columbia sophomore quarterback Joe Green earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors. Serving as the signal caller for the Lions, Green helped lead them to a 7-3 overall record. The Sammamish, Wash., native finished the season with 1590 yards and 11 total touchdowns. Green, who was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week three times, only threw three interceptions. He is fifth player from Columbia to earn the honor and the first since linebacker Alex Gross claimed it in 2007. - Ivy League Football

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QB Joe Green, Columbia
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11/20/21 - Gabriel Hollingsworth, rSo/2025, Columbia + More +

Gabriel Hollingsworth and Bryson Canty wrapped touchdowns around a Will Allen interception early in the fourth quarter as Columbia broke open a tied game to defeat Cornell 34-26 on Saturday in the annual Empire State Bowl. The see-saw season finale was knotted at 19-19 when Hollingsworth scored on a 2-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter. Four plays later Allen intercepted a Richie Kenney pass, returning it 47 yards and setting up Canty's 6-yard TD catch from Joe Green, pushing the lead to 32-19. Allen had two of Columbia's five interceptions. Columbia (7-3, 4-3 Ivy League) intercepted Cornell's Jason Wang late in the fourth before the Big Red (2-8, 1-6) scored a final TD with 2:48 left in the game. The Lions made five interceptions of three Cornell quarterbacks. Devon Brewer rushed for 87 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown for Cornell, which saw Scott Lees kick four of four field goals. - AP College Football

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QB Gabriel Hollingsworth, Columbia
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11/13/21 - Ryan Young, rSr/2023, Columbia + More +

Joe Green threw for three touchdowns and Columbia beat Brown 23-17 on Saturday in a game delayed an hour due to rain. Columbia (6-3, 3-3 Ivy League) clinched its third winning season in the last four years. Green was 12-of-22 passing for 176 yards and Ryan Young totaled 126 all-purpose yards - 60 receiving and 66 rushing. Columbia tied it at 14 when Green scrambled to his right and found Young down the sidelines for a 60-yard touchdown. Alex Felkins' 42-yard field goal early in the fourth gave Columbia a two-possession lead. The Columbia defense held Brown, averaging 30.9 points per game, to a season low for points and passing yards. Columbia forced three turnovers, two fumbles and an interception, and compiled its second highest tackles-for-loss on the year with 12. EJ Perry's streak of 16 straight games with a passing touchdown came to an end for Brown (2-7, 1-5). He completed 22 of 35 attempts for 224 yards with one interception. - AP College Football

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RB Ryan Young, Columbia
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10/22/21 - Gabriel Hollingsworth, rSo/2025, Columbia + More +

Joe Green passed for one touchdown, Gabe Hollingsworth barreled for another on Friday night and Columbia, thanks to a pair of goal-line stands, threw a 19-0 wrench into Dartmouth's ride towards an undefeated season. Twice in the final seven minutes, Dartmouth advanced to a first-and-goal - at the 5 and at the 7 - only to be stymied on both drives. Derek Kyler's final pass of the game was batted down at the line of scrimmage by the Lions Will Allen. The Columbia defense handed Dartmouth a shutout for the first time in a decade (Oct. 8, 2011) and held Big Green 60 yards rushing.

The Lions win also tightened the Ivy League standings as Columbia (5-1) and Dartmouth (5-1) each stand at 2-1 in conference. The remaining unbeatens, Harvard and Princeton, face off on Saturday. On Columbia's first touchdown, Hollingsworth was hit by Dartmouth's Jalen Mackie - the Ivy's leading tackler - and wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage on a direct snap. Hollingsworth stayed on his feet and hauled Mackie to the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown as Columbia grabbed a 9-0 lead. Green, a transfer from San Diego State, completed 14 of 22 passes for 98 yards. He lofted a 25-yard rainbow to Mike Roussos in the end zone as the Lions extended the lead to 19-0. With less than seven minutes left to play, Dartmouth got to a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line but turned the ball over on downs after a Lions defensive stand stopped two runs and forced two incompletions. Dartmouth's Kyler was 24-of-45 passing for 194 yards with an interception. - AP College Football

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QB Gabriel Hollingsworth, Columbia
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09/25/21 - Ty Lenhart, Sr/2022, Columbia + More +

Quarterback Ty Lenhart ran for three of Columbia's four rushing touchdowns and Will Allen returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score as the Lions turned back Georgetown 35-24 in nonconference play on Saturday. Ty'son Edwards and Lenhart had short TD runs in the first quarter to put Columbia (2-0) up 14-0. The Hoyas (1-2) pulled within 14-7 early in the second quarter on Joshua Stakely's 2-yard TD run, but Allen quickly pushed the Lions' lead back to 14 when he returned the ensuing kickoff for a score. Pierce Holley scored on a 6-yard run to cap a nine-play, 83-yard drive to pull Georgetown within seven and Conor Hunt added a 42-yard field goal to get the Hoyas within 21-17 at halftime.

Columbia used Ben Mathiasmeier's interception and 68-yard return to set up Lenhart's second TD run - from 1 yard out - to take a 28-17 lead with 4:14 left in the third quarter. Holley hit Cameron Crayton for a 2-yard TD after the pair teamed up for a 52-yard gain earlier in the drive to pull the Hoyas within 28-24 with 25 seconds left in the quarter. The Lions finally put Georgetown away when Lenhart scored his third TD - an 8-yard run - with 2:36 left to play. Mathiasmeier picked off Holley for a second time to end the Hoyas' final possession. Ryan Young rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries for Columbia. Lenhart completed 1 of 4 passes for 2 yards and ran for 18 yards on five carries. Joe Green completed 11 of 16 passes for 103 yards, while Wills Meyer had five catches for 87 yards. Holley completed 27 of 42 passes for 368 yards and a TD with two picks for Georgetown. Crayton had eight receptions for 190 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Ty Lenhart, Columbia
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09/18/21 - Ernest Robertson, rSr/2023, Columbia + More +

Ernest Robertson had a 69-yard receiving touchdown and a 17-yard rushing score, and Columbia scored 37 unanswered points in a 37-14 victory over Marist on Saturday. Joe Green completed 12 of 19 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown for Columbia (1-0), which played its first game in 664 days as the Ivy League canceled the 2020 season. Dante Miller rushed for 117 yards and Ryan Young added 95. Gabriel Hollingsworth scored his first career touchdown to cut the Marist lead to 14-7. Broderick Taylor and Robertson both had touchdowns in the second quarter for a 22-14 halftime lead. Robertson's scoring run made it 30-14 after the opening possession of the second half, and Alex Felkins capped it with two short field goals. Austin Day passed for 101 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Marist (0-1), which had its scheduled season opener at Georgetown canceled to due COVID-19 issues. - AP College Football

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WR Ernest Robertson, Columbia
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12/31/19 - Benjamin McKeighan, Sr/2020, Columbia + More +

2019 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Benjamin McKeighan, Columbia (Sr., DB - Scottsdale, Ariz.),...Columbia's career record-holder for pass breakups with 24 from 2016-19, McKeighan earns All-Ivy League honorable mention honors for the first time in his career. As Columbia's top cover-corner, McKeighan led the Lions and ranked No. 9 in the Ivy League in pass breakups with eight, ranked No. 7 on the squad in tackles with 30 (20 solo) and also recovered a fumble. In his 28-game, 23-start career, McKeighan has totaled 93 tackles, 24 pass breakups, three interceptions, 27 passes defended, one fumble recovery and two tackles for loss. A Scottsdale, Ariz. native, McKeighan is an Economics major. - Columbia Football

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FS Benjamin McKeighan, Columbia
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12/31/19 - Ben Mathiasmeier, rSr/2023, Columbia + More +

2019 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Ben Mathiasmeier, Columbia (Jr., DB - Katy, Texas),...A Katy, Texas native, Mathiasmeier ranked among Ivy League leaders in tackles (No. 4) and interceptions (No. 9). He led the Lions in tackles (67) and interceptions (two) from his strong safety position. His most memorable play came in overtime against Harvard when he ended the game with a walk-off interception. He registered 10 or more tackles in two games and made three or more tackles in all 10 contests during the 2019 season. Over his three-year, 30-game career, Mathiasmeier has made 97 tackles (58 solo), intercepted three passes, broke up four passes, recovered two fumbles, and registered 3.5 tackles for loss. Mathiasmeier is an Economics major. - Columbia Football

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SS Ben Mathiasmeier, Columbia
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12/31/19 - Scott Valentas, Sr/2023, Columbia + More +

2019 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Scott Valentas, Columbia (Fr., LB - Wichita, Kan.),...A Wichita, Kansas native, Valentas emerged as one of Columbia's top linebackers as he earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors two times during 2019. He led Columbia and set a school-record for most tackles for loss in a season for a first-year with 8.5, ranked second on the squad with 60 tackles (30 solo), intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble in just six starts and 10 games played at linebacker. He ranked No. 10 in the Ivy League in tackles per game (6.0) and ranked No. 11 in tackles for loss (0.85 per game). Valentas registered two 10-plus tackle games and led the Lions in tackles twice. He was also named a two-time national STATS FCS honorable mention pick for its weekly Rookie of the Week award. Valentas is enrolled at Columbia College. - Columbia Football

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ILB Scott Valentas, Columbia
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12/31/19 - Parker Coogan, Sr/2020, Columbia + More +

2019 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Parker Coogan, Columbia (Sr., OL - Kingwood, Texas),...Coogan earns All-Ivy League honorable mention honors for the second straight season as Columbia's center. A two-time CoSIDa Academic All-District selection, Coogan concludes his career after having started 30 consecutive games at two different positions on the offensive line (10 at right guard in 2017 and 20 at center from 2018-19). He was named a preseason Second Team All-Ivy League honoree by Phil Steele Magazine. A four-year letterman from Kingwood, Texas, Coogan is an Economics major. - Columbia Football

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