ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's track and field will compete in an age-old tradition as they team up with Penn to compete against Achilles Club (Cambridge and Oxford) at the historic Transatlantic Series. Penn is slated to host this series at Franklin Field this Friday.

The last time these teams matched up together was in 2023 on the East Hill, which resulted in the 14th straight victory for the Ivy League combo, who beat out their English counterparts by 18 points. Cornell and Penn have won 21 matches to Oxford and Cambridge's 4, with 3 ties.

More specifically the men's team has never lost with only one draw in 2005.

MEET INFO

The Transatlantic Series will tentatively start at 11:30 a.m. with the men's javelin as the first field event with the 3000m steeplechase shortly after at 1 p.m.

All live events will be updated on Lexicontiming.com after each event.

ALL OVER THE RANKINGS

Cornell men's track and field are currently ranked third in the Northeast region of the USTFCCCA Regional Track & Field Rating Index and second in the Ivy League only behind Penn.

Damian Hackett and Pierre Attiogbe own top 10 times in the 1500 with their performances from this past weekend. Hackett sits with the fourth fastest time in the nation at 3:36.78 and Attiogbe is in sixth with a time of 3:37.13.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Hackett earned Ivy League Athlete of the Week by setting a new school record in the 1500m.  The senior finished fourth in a time of 3:36.78, shaving over three seconds off his own school record with a new personal best.

Hacket sits in the top ten in five indoor events holding two indoor school records in the mile and 1000m while also being part of the fastest distance medley relay.

LAST TIME OUT

Cornell competed at the 2025 adidas Raleigh Relays in four separate events and set new school records.

Close behind Hackett, Attiogbe placed sixth in the same event, clocking 3:37.13, which now ranks him second in Cornell's record books for the 1500m.

Also in the 1500m, Peyton Shute achieved a personal best with a time of 3:52.84, adding to the team's strong showing in the event. In the steeplechase, Derek Amicon battled to finish 28th, crossing the line in 8:56.17.

Meanwhile, in the 5000m, Matthew O'Brien set a personal best with a time of 14:03.22, finishing 79th in a highly competitive field and landing himself in sixth in Cornell's record books for the event.

UP NEXT

The Big Red will attend two meets next weekend at the Bison Outdoor Challenge hosted by Bucknell and the South Florida Invitational both starting on Friday April 11.