Meet the third Hall of Fame inductee

Mike Keiper is the third athlete that will be inducted into the Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 17.
Here is a list of his CHS accomplishments.

Keiper competed in track and field from 1972-1975

He set the school high jump record in 1973 with leap of 6’4”. That same year he was third in county meet (6’1”), second in districts (6’3”) and fourth in state meet (6’4”).
In 1974, he set the school and county high jump records at 6’7”. He also tied the school pole vault record at 12’9”. He was second in the high jump at the county meet (6’4”), fourth in the high jump (6’3” and the pole vault (12’9”) at the district meet and second in the high jump (6’6”) and fourth in pole vault (12’9”). He also was named Intell Athlete of the Week during the season.
In 1975, he again set a new school record in the high jump (6’9 3/4”) and the pole vault (13’0”). He set meet records in the high jump at Shippensburg Relays (6’5 1/4/”), Dickinson Invitational (6’6”) and Manheim Relays. He won the county meet with a jump of 6’6” (tied meet record), Districts (6’7” – a meet record) and states (6’7 ¾”). He also placed third in the pole vault in districts and fourth in the same event at states. This was also the year the CHS won it’s 1st official Class B team title as State Champs.
Mike also played basketball from 1972-1975 and was a three-year starter and lettermen, serving as co-captain his senioryear. The Tide was 38-28 during that time.
He ranks 13th in points (844) and fourth in rebounds (724).
The 1972 Jr. High team was 16-0 and Mike averaged close to 20 points a game.