New Lions

The pre-Christmas rush of commitments has begun, and Columbia has some new members of the incoming freshman class.

Alex Thompson and Coach Todd Gilchrist


First we have Alex Thompson a 6-2, 185 pound WR from the Punahou School in Honululu. Thompson will be the second Punahou grad to come to Columbia Football, after Ed Moore '98. Of course, the most famous Punahou grad to come to Columbia University was our 44th President Barack Obama.

Railan Peace

Second we have 6-1, 180 pound DB Railan Peace from Sunny Hills HS in Fullerton, CA. Peace had offers from Brown, San Diego, Air Force, and UC Davis.

Peace will be the second Sunny Hills grad to come to Columbia Football, after Steve Choe '05.

Hugh McLean

Last we have 6-0 270 pound DL Hugh McLean from Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, VA. McLean will be the first Lake Braddock grad to come to Columbia Football.


That brings our reported list of commitments to 16:

1. Caden Bell QB 6"0 185 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Juan Capistrano, CA

2. Bryan Bell-Anderson DB 5"10 170 lbs. Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL 

3. McLeod Buckham-White DB 5"10 171 lbs. Lovett HS Atlanta, GA

4. Cameron Coleman LB 6"1 217 lbs. Rye Country Day School Rye, NY

5. Dominic Dodson DB 5"11 185 lbs. Central Catholic HS Pittsburgh, PA

6. Jack Ertz TE/WR 6"4 205 lbs. Grapevine HS Grapevine, TX

7. Alex Felkins K 6"4 170 lbs. Holland Hall HS Tulsa, OK 

8. Ryan Hamilton DB/RB 5"11 195 lbs. Coffman HS Dublin, OH 

9. Will Hamilton OL 6"2 270 lbs. North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA 

10. Tavehon McGarry LB/RB 6"0 220 lbs. Bishop Dwenger HS Fort Wayne, IN

11. Hugh McLean DL 6"0 270 lbs. Lake Braddock Secondary Burke, VA
12. Mitch Moyer DE 6"4, 255 lbs. Archmere Academy Claymont, DE

13. Luke Painton TE 6"7 225 lbs. Berks Catholic HS, Reading, PA  

14. Railan Peace DB 6"1 180 lbs.Sunny Hills HS Fullerton, CA

15. Alex Thompson WR 6"2 185 lbs Punahou School Honululu, HI
16. Scott Valentas DB 6"3, 198 lbs.  Kapaun Mount Carmel Catholic HS Wichita, KS