![Athletics Lion Logo 2006](https://www.college.columbia.edu/alumni/sites/default/files/styles/4x3_landscape/public/Alex_AthleticsLogo_LionWithType%20.jpg?itok=GtIeUnDQ)
2005-6
On October 15, 2005 Columbia debuted its revamped college mascot, Roar-ee. The name was chosen from more than 200 "Name the Mascot" contest entries, with different spelling variations of "Roar-ee" comprising 12 entries. Other finalists were "Hamilton," "Hudson," "K.C." and "J.J."
In 2006, Columbia Athletics revealed a new logo as well, an updated, cleaner version of the lion from the early 1980s,