With the ECCC season right around the corner, we are stoked to introduce the 2014 Columbia University Team! We have some returning stars and will welcome several new amazing teammates! It’s going to be our best season yet!!

 

WOMEN’S TEAM

Name: Cecilia Davis-Hayes

Age: 24

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Year in school: graduate student
Major: MD

Racing Cat: Cat 2, ECCC A
Favorite type of race: road race
Years racing: 2

Hobbies: running, backpacking, ethnic foods

 

 

 

 

Name: Taylor Fogg

Age: 18

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

Year in school: Freshman
Major: Biology or Psychology

Years racing: on and off since age 12
Racing Cat: Cat 4
Favorite type of race: time trial and triathlon

Hobbies: Triathlons, photography, traveling, swimming, running, hiking, eating

 

 

Name: Anna Janas

Age: 25

Hometown: Zielona Gora, Poland

Year in school: graduate student
Major: MD/PhD (Neurobiology and Behavior)

Years racing: 1
Racing Cat: Cat 3/4, ECCC A
Favorite type of race: criterium

Hobbies: dancing, eating, destination marathons

 

 

 

 

Name: Lian Plass

Age: 19

Hometown: Miami, FL

Year in school: Sophomore
Major: Sustainable Development/Economics

Years racing: 1
Racing Cat: too cool for Cats!
Favorite type of race: time trial

Hobbies: Art, videogames, music, wrestling bears, cooking

 

 

 

Name: Lily Rogers

Age: 27

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Year in school: Junior
Major: History of Medicine and Pub Health

Years racing: 0
Racing Cat: enthusiastic Intro!!…maybe even Cat C
Favorite type of race: TBD

Hobbies: skiing, tennis, cooking, scuba

 

 

 

Name: Anastasia Yanchilina

Age: 27

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Year in school: graduate student
Major: PhD (Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Years racing: 3
Racing Cat: Cat 3/4, ECCC A
Favorite type of race: circuit

Hobbies: traveling, speedskating, xc skiing, art, dancing

 

 

 

 

MEN’S TEAM

Name: Jacob Brennan

Age: 27

Hometown: Portland, OR

Year in school: graduate student
Major: MPH in Healthcare Management

Years racing: 1
Racing Cat: C
Favorite type of race: criterium

Hobbies: Traveling, XC Skiing, Outdoors, Paella

 

Name: Nathan Dugan

Age: 24

Hometown: Warren, OH

Year in school: graduate student
Major: Doctor of Physical Therapy

Years racing: 6
Racing Cat: CAT 3, ECCC A
Favorite type of race: criterium

Hobbies: Traveling, meeting new people, exploring NYC

 

 

Name: Daniel Jones

Age: 26

Hometown: Fremont, MI

Year in school: graduate student
Major: MD

Years racing: 0
Racing Cat: Newbie
Favorite type of race: triathlonTT

Hobbies: Swimming, scuba, fly fishing, hiking, camping

 

 

Name: Daniel Marasco

Age: 25

Hometown: Middletown, NJ

Year in school: graduate student
Major: PhD (Civil Engineering)

Years racing: 2
Racing Cat: 4/5
Favorite type of race: criterium

Hobbies: photography, travel, music, hiking

 

 

 

Name: Michael McGuire

Age: wicked old

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Year in school: graduate student
Major: SIPA

Years racing: call me methuselah
Racing Cat: aspiring C
Favorite type of race: criterium

Hobbies: adrenaline

 

Name: Justin Merolla

Age: 30

Hometown: Larchmont, NY

Year in school: graduate student
Major: MBA

Years racing: 1
Racing Cat: 4
Favorite type of race: TBD

Hobbies: traveling, running, cooking, reading

 

 

Name: Gavin Murray

Age: 21

Hometown: Sebastopol, CA

Year in school: Senior
Major: Architecture/Envi Science

Years racing: 1
Racing Cat: CAT 3, maybe A in ECCC
Favorite type of race: circuit

Hobbies: cooking, drawing

 

 

 

 

Name: Ben Reddy

Age: 29

Hometown: Waukesha, WI

Year in school: graduate student
Major: PhD in Statistics

Years racing: 2
Racing Cat: ECCC A, Cat 3
Favorite type of race: road race

Hobbies: Nerding out, hiking, eating, etc.

 

Name: Timothy Schaffer

Age: 34

Hometown: Hoboken, NJ

Year in school: graduate student
Major: Adult Learning – Teacher’s College

Years racing: 1
Racing Cat: ECCC B, Cat 4
Favorite type of race: cyclocross!
Hobbies: seeing and writing about theatre

 

 

 

Name: Arvi Sreenivasan

Age: 34

Hometown: Calgary, AB

Year in school: graduate student
Major: MA/GSAS (Quant Soc Sci/Stat)

Years racing: 0
Racing Cat: D?
Favorite type of race: TBD

Hobbies: music, spicy condiments

 

 

Name: Jared Weiss

Age: 18

Hometown: Syosset, NY

Year in school: 1
Major: Computer Science

Years racing: 0
Racing Cat: Newbie
Favorite type of race: road race

Hobbies: Computers, DJing, drumming

 

 

Name:  Jingwei (Jeff) Xu

Age: 19

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Year in school: 2
Major: Neuroscience/History

Years racing: on and off for 2 years
Racing Cat: D?
Favorite type of race: TT/RR

Hobbies: Triathlons, hiking, food, skiing, reading, camping