STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Cornell women's track and field team continued its upward climb at the Villanova Invitational, as multiple student-athletes turned in season- and personal-best performances on Saturday at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Complex in Staten Island, N.Y.

Among those with break through performances were the pole vault and 400-meter squads, with every Cornell student-athlete that competed in both events posting a season-best. The Big Red placed three in the top-five of the pole vault, led by Victoria Atkinson, who won the event after clearing a personal-best 3.95m (12-11.50). Gabrielle Pack finished just behind in second after notching a personal-best for the second-straight week, this time clearing 3.85m (12-07.50). With their marks, Atkinson and Pack improve to third and sixth, respectively, on Cornell's indoor all-time top-10 list. Maria Siciliano added a season-best clearance of 3.70m (12-01.50) to place fifth.

Kayleigh Furth was the top finisher for Cornell in the 400-meter, clocking in at an indoor personal-best 56.33 to place fourth. Nia Robinson (57.79), Delaney Benedict (58.41), and Nyia Cummings (58.82) all turned in strong performances, running their way to personal-bests.

Furth, Benedict, and Robinson carried their successes into the 4x400-meter relay, as the trio teamed up with Brooke Overholt to produce a winning time of 3:46.22. Overholt added a pair of top-three finishes in her individual events as well, placing second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.59) and third in the 200-meter with a personal-best time of 24.70.

Lucy Hurt and Gwen Parks notched personal-best performances of their own in the 1,000-meter run, finishing one after another. Hurt was the second runner to cross the finish line in 2:53.72, while Parks placed third in 2:54.09. Izzy MacFarlane put together a second-place performance in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:40.01.

In the high jump, Marguerite Lorenzo remained unbeaten in the event this season, as she cleared 1.75m (5-08.75) to win the event for the third time in just as many meets. Dea Fackovic-Volcanjk and Lauren Jones both secured a top-three finish in their horizontal jumps events, with Fackovic-Volcanjk placing second in the triple jump (11.69m/38-04.25) and Jones finishing third in the long jump (5.36m/17-07.00).

Phoebe Price-Roberts threw her way to a personal-best in the weight throw, as her heave of 16.60m (54-05.50) was good for fourth overall. Other notable performances on the day include Jada Smith in the 60-meter and Ama Boham in the 60-meter hurdles. Smith clocked a 7.73 in the 60-meter to finish in a tie for second, while Boham placed third in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.78.

The Cornell women's track and field team will be back in action next weekend when it hosts its third home meet of the season, the Kane Invitational, on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. at Barton Hall in Ithaca, N.Y.