ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell women's track and field team gets set to travel to Philadelphia for the Penn Relays. Dating back to 1895, this is the largest meet on the outdoor season calendar. The Big Red will face colleges from over 30 states and multiple countries on April 24-26.
MEET INFO
The Penn Relays is a three-day event with Cornell's first event starting on Thursday at 12 p.m. as Avery Hastings competes in the hammer throw.
A full list of events and results can be found at pennrelaysonline.com.
THE RANKINGS
Cornell women's track and field remain in second in the Northeast region of the USTFCCCA Regional Track & Field Rating Index and fall to fourth in the Ivy League.
The women's team is ranked in the top 25 in six different events. The heptathlon group enter the ranking this week at sixth. Jumps remain in the rankings for the fourth week with pole vaulters at 12th, high jump at 17th and triple jump coming in at 20th. The 100m hurdles and shot-put squads are each ranked 25th in the nation.
With her newest school record, Avery Hilliard is tied for 38th nationally in the pole vault with a 4.21m mark with Augustine Haquet ranked 43rd in the 1500m with a time of 4:14.
LAST TIME OUT
A majority of the team attended the Cortland Classic with a few athletes at the Navy Spring Invitational and Wake Forest 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. Packer placed second behind her teammate with 4700 points, sixth best in Cornell history books.
At the Wake Forest Invitational, Katja 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 then Haquett ran the 1500m in 4:14.74 to earn her fourth in her heat and 13th overall to go with her national ranking.
The women earned nine first place finishes at the Cortland Classic. Margaux Rawson headlined the heptathlon with a first-place finish, racking 4,340 points. The 400m dash was a close contest, with Justine Hounsell narrowly taking first in 57.73 over Rachel Bethke, who clocked a personal best 57.80 for second place. Audrey Hubbell clocked 14.43 to earn a first-place finish in the 100m hurdles. Fiona Lee won the 800m with a time of 2:16.57. Avery Hastings and Noelle Elkinton won two throwing events and Elizabeth Graham took the triple jump with a mark of 11.38m.
UP NEXT
Cornell will host their first outdoor meet of the season on May 4 at the Kane Sports Complex.
