Cornell University Athletics

Jay helped the Big Red women's track and field squad capture back-to-back titles in both the indoor and outdoor Heptagonal championships over her final two seasons. The standout sprinter earned 14 individual (nine) and relay (five) Heps titles over her career, a record by a Cornellian, and was named the Northeast region's top female track athlete in 2002. Jay set the school outdoor records for the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter events with times of 11.84, 23.99 and 53.78 seconds, respectively, and also holds the school's indoor records in the 60 (7.59), 200 (24.02) and 400 (55.27). She was an anchor of record-breaking relays, helping set the 4x100 outdoor relay (46.32) along with both the indoor (3:41.59) and outdoor (3:39.82) 4x400 relays. Jay still has her name atop multiple Cornell records 10 years after graduating. Jay remains the school record holder indoors in the 200 (24.02 seconds) and the 400 (55.27 seconds). She also still holds the Cornell record outdoors in the 400 (53.78 seconds) and is part of the school record-holding 4x200 team (1:37.57). Jay was named the Most Outstanding Performer at both the 2002 Indoor and Outdoor Heps. Jay won the 200-meter Heps title in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and became just the fourth athlete in Ivy League history to win three championships in that event. As a senior, Jay was awarded the Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete Award.