ITHACA, N.Y. –
Rich Bowman, the Alan B. '53 and Elizabeth Heekin Harris Head Coach of Women's Track and Field and Cross Country, is proud to announce an outstanding group of newcomers who will join the Big Red women's program this fall.
A highly accomplished group of 19 incoming freshmen as well as two transfer students comprise a terrific group that covers all of the event areas. The Cornell women, who won Heps titles in cross country and outdoor track during the 2011-12 school year, return a veteran group for 2012-13, but these newcomers will make an immediate impact.
Representing nine different states, the group includes a host of state medalists, six state champions and five high school All-Americans.
ALEXIS BARTHOLOMEW
Binghamton, N.Y./Binghamton HS/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The New York High School champion in the pole vault at her outdoor state meet, Bartholomew cleared 12 feet for the win. She is a many-time Section 4 champion.
ELIZABETH CRISSY
Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central HS/College of Arts and Sciences
One of the nation's top high school high jump talents, Crissy finished third in the Illinois state championships and has a best of 5' 7” in her specialty event.
CLAIRE DEVOE
Portland, Ore./Lincoln HS/College of Engineering
DeVoe had a breakthrough senior year, finishing eighth in the highly competitive Oregon state cross country meet and emerging as one of the top 1500- and 3000-meter runners in the state during the track season. DeVoe comes to Cornell with personal bests of 4:35.11 for 1500 and 10:06.68 for 3000 meters.
ALI FOOTE
West Islip, N.Y./Bucknell University/ College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Foote is a transfer from Bucknell. In high school, she was one of New York's best cross country and distance runners, with personal bests of 4:47 for 1500 and 10:15.39 for 3000 meters.
ROCHELLE FORBES
Windsor, Conn./Sport and Medical Sciences Academy/College of Arts and Sciences
One of her state's top long sprinters and a regular state meet scorer at 300 and 400 meters, Forbes enters Cornell with a best open 400 meters of 57.04 with some spectacular relay splits.
CAMRYN GOODMAN
Houston, Texas/North Shore Sr. HS/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Goodman is a talented throwing prospect who won the shot put and the discus at her district meet, took third at regionals in the discus, and seventh at the Texas state meet in the discus. Goodman has personal bests of 40' 5” in the shot put and 143' 3” in the discus.
ELEONORE GRANT
Red Creek, N.Y./Red Creek HS/College of Arts and Sciences
A New York state track and field qualifier, Grant finished second in the 100 hurdles and seventh in the triple jump at the state championships. Her best effort in the triple jump is currently 37' 11”.
ANN HERMAN
Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury HS/College of Arts and Sciences
Herman led her Pennsbury teammates to the 2011 state cross country championship with an outstanding third-place individual finish, and she went on to qualify for the Nike Cross Country Nationals as an individual, where she finished a terrific 42nd. Herman has a track personal best of 10:21 for 3000 meters and was among Pennsylvania's best in the distance events as well.
SARAH HOLL
Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin HS/College of Arts and Sciences
The 2011 bronze medalist at the Pennsylvania state meet in the 1600, Holl was among Pennsylvania's best middle distance runners and cross country runners. She comes to Cornell with a personal best of 5:02 for 1600 meters.
HILLARY HOLMES
Exeter, N.H./Exeter HS/College of Arts and Sciences
The 2012 Gatorade track and field player of the year in New Hampshire, Holmes is her state's top all-around athlete. She set a state record outdoors in the heptathlon, scoring 4,582 points, and has bests of 14.41 in the 100 hurdles, 44.69 in the 300 hurdles and 18' 6 1/4” in the long jump. A many-time state champion, Holmes was third at the New Balance High school nationals with a best pentathlon total of 3,484.
DINA IACONE
Sewell, N.J./Washington Township HS/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Iacone is among the premier distance runners in the mid-Atlantic and has proven to be among the best cross country runners and distance runners in New Jersey the past two years. A New Jersey state Group champion in both the 1600 and 3200, Iacone has personal bests of 4:55 for 1600, 9:57 for 3K, 10:30.57 for 3200 and 17:18 for 5000 meters on the track.
STEPHANIE IZARD
Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home HS/College of Arts and Sciences
Among the nation's top multi-event athletes, Izard finished second at the indoor pentathlon in the New Balance National Meet with a personal best total of 3,522 points. She is also the New York HS state champion in the high jump with a best of 5' 7 3/4”. Outdoors she was crowned her state champion in the outdoor pentathlon while finishing eighth in the heptathlon at the New Balance National Championships.
CAROLINE KELLNER
West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro South HS/College of Arts and Sciences
Kellner is a two-time qualifier for the prestigious Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships and has been among the best in New Jersey in both cross country and track throughout her high school career. The 2011 New Jersey Meet of Champions runner-up in cross country, Kellner has personal bests of 4:59 for 1600, 9:57 for 3K, 10:29.80 for 3200 and 17:13 for 5000 meters on the track.
DAKOTA KLIAMOVICH
Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS/College of Arts and Sciences
Kliamovich placed first at regionals in the hammer with a throw of 133' 7". Later, she took second at the Washington State Hammer Championships in May with a personal best of 141' 7”.
KATE MCCORMICK
Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy/College of Human Ecology
A key member of the standout cross country and track program at Canandaigua Academy, McCormick was also among the best steeplechasers in New York state and qualified as an individual for the New York state meet indoors in the 3000 meters. McCormick has personal bests of 10:26 for 3K and 7:07 for the 2K steeplechase.
MEGHAN MCCORMICK
Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
McCormick has been among the most versatile and accomplished runners in New York state throughout her high school career. A state qualifier in track, she also helped lead her high school team to national prominence in cross country. A Nike National Cross Country Nationals individual qualifier, Meghan has personal bests of 4:38.15 for 1500 and 10:03 for 3000 meters.
KRISTEN NIEDRACH
Medford, N.J./Shawnee HS/College of Engineering
A New Jersey Group State Champion indoors in 2012 in the 1600 meters, Niedrach has run 5:01.56 for 1600 meters. A potential steeplechaser, she is a relative newcomer to competitive distance running as she was also a standout soccer player in high school.
MAGGI SZPAK
Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs HS/College of Human Ecology
A key part of Saratoga's top seven that finished second as a team at Nike Cross Country Nationals, Szpak is a rapidly improving runner on the track, finishing just her second season in 2012. She has personal bests of 4:42 for 1500, 10:02.65 for 3K and 7:05 for the 2K steeplechase.
BORI TOZSER
Homer, N.Y./SUNY-Cortland/ College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
A transfer from nearby SUNY-Cortland, Tozser was a key contributor in cross country for the Red Dragons as a freshman and won the Division III ECAC title in the 3000 steeplechase, with a fine time of 10:50.25. She has also run 4:46 for 1500 meters and 10:20 for 3K.
LAUREN VOSS
Valley Cottage, N.Y./Nyack HS/College of Hotel Administration
A top hurdle talent, Voss was sixth indoors and fourth outdoors in the New York State HS meet. She enters Cornell with a best 100-meter-hurdle effort of 14.56 seconds.
KAYLA WONG
Newton, Mass./Newton North HS/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Among her state's best in the hurdles and long jump with outstanding sprint skills, Wong recorded the fourth-best time in Massachusetts at 55-meter hurdles running 8.13 for third at her indoor championships. In the 100 hurdles, she was second in her state meet running a personal-best 14.49.
