Athlete Profile

Columba Effiong

The Ohio State University

Women's Track and Field
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Biography

My name is Columba Effiong and I am from El Dorado Hills, California. I am currently a sophomore at The Ohio State University, majoring in marketing and real estate. I enjoy traveling, going on food dates, listening to music, doing creative projects, watching movies, and hangout with my friends and family. My favorite track and field memory was getting a personal best in the 100m and making it the finals as a freshman at Big 10 outdoors! I strive to become a professional track and field athlete with the goal of making to the Olympics.

Career Highlights:

2022-2023 Indoor Ran the 60m (7.62) at the Big Ten Championships Also ran the 60m at the Clemson Invitational (7.58) and the Arkansas Qualifier (7.71) Made her 200m debut (25.21) at the Arkansas Qualifier Outdoor Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay in the NCAA semifinals (42.68), breaking the program record Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay squad that finished fifth (42.85) at the NCAA Championships Finished ninth in the 100m at the Big Ten Championships (11.54) after running a PR of 11.45 in the prelims, also ran the 200m (23.98) Ran the 100m (11.40, wind) at the NCAA East First Round

Skills & Interests

Faith
Social Media Content Creation
Fitness
Tiktok Creation