DURHAM, N.C. - Men's track and field traveled south for the Duke Invitational with plans to continue their climb in the Ivy-League standings and build upon its second-place regional ranking.
Vicentejordan Vanderlipe served as a major catalyst toward that goal, besting all pole-vaulters in group B, and setting a personal-best with his 5.05-meter mark.
Shane Racey was the pole-vault runner-up in group A, launching his way to a 5.25-meter distance.
Jamaur Williamson had a strong outing, jumping 13.64 meters to earn second in the triple-jump.
The Big Red fielded a 4x100 relay group who took the second-place spot with a 41.46-second finish. The speedy hurdler
Christian Martin darted his way to a third-place result in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.24 seconds.
Justin Wei was right behind him in the fifth-place spot, multi-tasking the sprints and hurdles en route to a time of 14.64 seconds.
Alex Mocarski tallied his 1500-meter run all-time best count of 3:50.10, earning a sixth-place finish.
Brad Morell performed well, setting his personal-record in the discus-throw (53.77 meters) and placing in the top-10 of three events (discus, shot put, and hammer-throw).
Top Cornell results from the Duke Invitational are below:
*parenthesis denotes finishing place*
4x100:
Cornell - 41.46 seconds (second)
110-meter hurdles:
Christian Martin - 14.24 seconds (third)
Justin Wei -14.64 seconds (fifth)
1500-meter run:
Alex Mocarski - 3:50.10 (sixth)
Derek Amicon - 3:54.12 (24th)
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Rhys Hammond - 3:44.68 (10th)
Pole-Vault:
Vicentejordan Vanderlipe - 5.05 meters (first)
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Shane Racey - 5.25 meters (second)
Hammer-Throw:
Brad Morell - 59.51 (10th)
Discus:
Brad Morell - 53.77 meters (sixth)
Triple-Jump:
Jamaur Williamson - 13.64 meters (second)
Jelani Williams - 13.52 meters (second)
100-meter dash:
Semi Robertson - 10.86 seconds (sixth)
Shot Put:
Brad Morell - 16.48 meters (fourth)
Noah Harman - 16.08 meters (sixth)
800-meter run:
Brady Shute - 1:54.58 (16th)
Next Action
The Big Red will return to the course next weekend as it plays host to the Transatlantic Series at Kane Sports Complex.
