ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell men's and women's track and field sent small groups to secondary meets this past weekend. Two athletes competed at the Navy Spring Invitational with others at the Wake Forest Invitational.
Navy Spring Invitational
Paula-Marie Brown and Madelyn Packer competed at the Navy Spring Invitational representing the Big Red in the Women's Heptathlon taking the top two placements.
Brown won the event with 4994 points placing first in three of the seven events and moving into the third slot on Cornell's top 10 in the Heptathlon. She won the 100m hurdles (13.93), shot put (11.11m) and high jump at a mark of 1.70m to also land in 10th all time.
Packer placed second behind her teammate with 4700 points, sixth best in Cornell history books, while winning the long jump portion of the event with a jump of 5.73.
Wake Forest Invitational
Damian Hackett, Katja Jackson, Pierre Attiogbe, Augustine Haquett and Derek Amicon attended the Wake Forest Invitational for the Big Red.
Hackett set a new personal-best in the men's 800 meters, storming to a 1:47.40 finish that not only won his heat, but also set a new school record, took over the Ivy League lead time, and placed him No. 25 nationally in the NCAA.
In the men's 1500 meters, Attiogbe ran a 3:39.44 to take fourth in his heat and finish sixth overall in the field. Also in the 1500, Amicon etched his name into the Cornell record books with a 3:51.99, securing the No. 5 all-time mark in program history.
On the women's side, Jackson set a personal best in the 800m, running 2:08.14 to finish second in her heat and fourth overall in the open section. The time was fast enough to move her into the No. 10 spot on Cornell's all-time list.
Haquett ran the 1500m in 4:14.74 to earn her fourth in her heat and 13th overall and is now ranked No. 23 in the event nationally.
