ITHACA, N.Y. - The men's track and field team opens 2020 with its second home meet of the season.
Southern Tier Collegiate Open
DATE: Saturday, January 11
SITE: Barton Hall - Ithaca, N.Y.
RESULTS:
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About the Big Red
- The Big Red men's track and field team finished the 2018-19 indoor season at the IC4A Championships. With nine points, the men finished 26th, out of the 37 teams that earned points at the postseason race.
- Of the seven individuals and one relay team that competed at the IC4As, five individuals and half of the relay team will be returning. Senior Steve Neumaier returns after earning All-East with a third-place finish in the mile. Also returning from the Indoor IC4A team are senior Tyler Fisher, junior Edward Belsoi, sophomores Matthew Fusco and Jamie Granata from individuals while junior Jonathan Plass and sophomore Shane Johnson return from the sixth-place 4x800 relay team.
- The outdoor team finished the year at the NCAA East Preliminaries. Five of the seven competitors at the NCAA East Prelims and two of the five athletes from Outdoor IC4As will be returning for the 2019-20 season. Sophomore Ian Frost and junior Solomon Lawrence return after finishing in the top-13 at the IC4As in the hammer throw and the 800m, respectively. Frost then went on to compete at the NCAA East Prelims, along with seniors Malick Diomande and Steve Neumaier, junior Zeke Cohen and sophomore Darius Scott.
Last Week In Review
- At the Greg Page Relays, on Dec. 7, Cornell finished with five personal records and three IC4A qualifying times.
- Sophomore Kuune Mini finished third in the 60m to tie for tenth in Cornell's program history with a new personal record.
- Sophomore Paris Howland earned two personal records, in the shot put and the 60m dash, and closed the race with a second-place finish in the long jump.
- Junior Sean Silas and senior Zach Hawley held the final two personal records in the 60m and the weight throw, respectively.
- Mini, senior James Norris and freshman Jules Johnson each ran IC4A qualifying times in the 60m dash.
- Overall, the Big Red has 12 top-three finishes.
Southern Tier Collegiate Open Competitors
Track Events
60m:
Jordan Beight,
Kareem Hill,
Paris Howland,
Clayton Jeffrey,
James Norris,
Sean Silas
60m hurdles:
Evan Karas,
Kyle Kimble,
Christian Martin
200m:
Tien Henderson,
Kareem Hill,
Evan Karas,
Kyle Kimble,
Christian Martin,
James Norris,
Sam Oravec,
Dylan Rodgers
Relays
4x400 relay
Cornell A:
Malick Diomande,
Tien Henderson,
Kuune Mini,
Myles Solan
Cornell B:
Christian Martin,
Kyle Kimble,
James Norris,
Sam Oravec
Field Events
Pole Vault:
Paris Howland,
Clayton Jeffrey,
Evan Karas,
Dylan Rodgers,
Johannes Stromhaug
Long Jump:
Jordan Beight,
Tony Bridges, Joseph Charles,
Paris Howland,
Sam Oravec,
Sean Silas
Triple Jump:
Tumani Edwards, Jelani Willams,
Jamaur Williamson
High Jump: Joseph Charles,
Malick Diomande
Weight Throw:
Zeke Cohen,
Ian Frost,
Zach Hawley
Shot Put:
Zeke Cohen,
Ian Frost,
Zach Hawley,
Paris Howland,
Clayton Jeffrey
Barton Hall Event Records
60m - 6.63 - Michael Leblanc (2012, Syracuse Elite)
60m hurdles - 7.56 - Jarret Eaton (2011, Unattached)
200m - 21.16 - Ralph Jones (1998, Morgan)
300m - 33.29 - Rai Benjamin (2015, Mount Vernon HS)
400m - 47.96 - Ray Mennin (2016, Princeton)
500m - 1:02.67 - Matt Kalwinsky (1998, Georgetown)
800m - 1:49.37 - Nick Guarino (2013, Syracuse Chargers)
1000m - 2:24.57 - Tim Kaijala (2008, Pennsylvania)
Mile - 4:02.94 -
James Gowans (2017, Cornell)
3000m - 8:03.39 - Bill Burke (1991, Princeton)
5000m - 14:11.27 - Bill Burke (1991, Princeton)
4x400 relay - 3:13.36 - Pittsburgh (1998)
4x800 relay - 7:33.38 - Penn State (1998)
DMR - 9:48.38 - Navy (1998)
Pole Vault - 5.50m - Rory Quiller (2007, Binghamton)
Long Jump - 7.90m - Okoineme Giwa-Agbomeirel (2002, Unattached)
Triple Jump - 16.87m - Muhammad Halim (2011, TSP Athletics)
High Jump - 2.27m -
Montez Blair (2013, Cornell)
Weight Throw - 22.94m - Conor McCullough (2012, Princeton)
Shot Put - 20.52m -
Stephen Mozia (2014, Cornell)
Pentathlon - 5645 - Mustapha Abdur-Rahim (2004, Dartmouth)
Cornell Indoor Track & Field Records
60m - 6.69 -
Bruno Hortelano-Roig (March 1, 2014)
60m hurdles - 7.78 - Saidu Ezike (February 9, 2008)
200m -
Bruno Hortelano-Roig (March 14, 2014)
4x400 relay - 3:10.14 -
Larry Gibson,
Max Hairston,
Hong Cho,
Bruno Hortelano-Roig (February 15, 2014)
Pole Vault - 5.46m (17-11.25) -
Grant Sisserson (February 21, 2015)
Long Jump - 7.66m (25-1.75) - Meredith Gourdine (1951)
Triple Jump - 16.24m (53-3.75) - Muhammad Halim (March 15, 2008)
High Jump - 2.26m (7-5.25) -
Montez Blair (January 19, 2013)
Weight Throw - 23.32m (76-6.25) -
Rudy Winkler (February 3, 2017)
Shot Put - 20.78m (68-2.5) -
Stephen Mozia (March 1, 2014)
Other Teams Attending
Hartwick College
Ithaca College
Mansfield University
Syracuse University
2019-20 First Place Finishes
Greg Page Relays
Big Red Captains
- The Big Red men's track and field captains have been announced. Seniors Malick Diomande, Shane Goosby, Clayton Jeffrey, Will Lutkewitte and James Norris will serve as the 2019-20 captains. Each of them has their specialties but will serve as a team.
- A high-jumper, and the occasional 400m runner, Malick Diomande's 25 top ten finishes include all but two of his competitions. His freshman year Indoor Heps competitions resulted in an 11th-place finish and as a competitor in the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, he finished 43rd.
- A runner on the team, Shane Goosby's main races are the 500 and the 800 but he can be seen running distances as low as 300.
- Good at just about everything, Clayton Jeffrey is an all-around track athlete. A decathlete/heptathlete, Jeffrey holds personal records in just about every event. A combination of all his events, Jeffrey holds 48 top-ten finishes.
- A discus and shot put thrower, Will Lutkewitte's 27 top ten finishes include four from Ivy Heptagonals (outdoor 2018, indoor 2019 and outdoor 2019).
- 2018 Second Team All-Ivy League selection, James Norris' personal records in the 100 (10.87) and the 200 (22.26) remain in the top two of the team while his 60m dash personal record (6.90) is the third-best PR on the team. Throughout his Cornell career, Norris has earned 38 top ten finishes in the 60, the 100 and the 200.
2018-19 Postseason Winners
- During the outdoor postseason, the men finished first at Ivy Heps in the 4x100m relay. With a first-place finish, current sophomore Kuune Mini and graduated seniors Austin Lyons '19, Alex Beck '19 and Zach Menchaca '19 each earned a spot on First Team All-Ivy.
- After being an assistant (sprints) coach for the Big Red for three years, Adrian Durant was named the George E. Heekin '29 Coach of Men's Track and Field in July 2015.
- In his first year as head coach the men's track and field team came in second place at the 2016 Indoor Heps Championships before the outdoor team clinched the 2016 Heps Championships title with a record point score of 211.00 points, becoming the only team in conference history to score over 200 points in a single championship.
- His second year as head coach led to two second-place finishes at Heps from the indoor and outdoor teams in 2017.
- In his four years as head coach, Durant has developed over 50 Ivy League champions, seven Ivy League MVPs and 11 All-Americans. He has coached athletes to 24 Cornell school records and six Ivy League records.
- During the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, Durant coached the #1 team in the Northeast Region.
- He has twice been named the Northeast Regional Outdoor Men's Coach of the Year, in 2016 and 2017, and has once been named the Ivy League Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year, in 2016.
Up Next
- With two home meets in the books, the Big Red will travel to compete in the Penn 8-Team Select on Jan. 18.
