ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell women's track and field will host one final home track meet on Sunday May 18 at the Kane Sports Complex.
MEET INFO
The Cornell Last Chance Twilight meet will start at 1 p.m. with the women's shot put and javelin. The 4x100m relay will be the first event on the track at 3 p.m.
All results can be found on Leonetiming.com and cornellbigred.com after each event.
THE RANKINGS
Heading farther into the post season, Cornell women's track and field moves into second in the Northeast region of the USTFCCCA Regional Track & Field Rating Index and remains in fourth in the Ivy League.
The women's team is ranked in the top 25 in four different events. The heptathlon group remains in the top 10, ranking this week at seventh for the third consecutive week. The high jumpers improved to 16th this week. The pole vault squad comes in at 15th as the shot putters move to 25th.
Avery Hilliard is ranked 30rd nationally with her newest school record in the pole vault at 4.32m.
OUTDOOR HEPS RECAP
Cornell women's track and field delivered a powerful all-around performance at the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, racking up 74 points to secure fourth place overall at Dwyer Track across two days of competition.
The sprint squad led the charge as the 4x100m relay team of Jada Smith, Takiya Henson, Natasha Redmond, and Imani Reid stormed to first place in a time of 45.30, the third-fastest mark in school history.
Avery Hilliard took the gold in the pole vault while setting a meet record, personal best, and school record with a clearance of 4.32m on the first day.
The relays continued on with the 4x400m team of Stevens, Sawyer, Redmond, and Rodrigues earned third place with a time of 3:41.75, while the 4x800m relay team of Lee, Parks, Jackson, and Haquet placed fourth, clocking 8:39.50, the fifth-best time in Cornell history.
In the field events, Noelle Elkinton delivered in the shot put, finishing second with a throw of 15.18m. Margaux Rawson added a third-place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.72m.
The heptathlon featured two impressive all-around performances. Paula-Marie Brown scored 5016 points to place fourth, highlighted by a victory in the long jump with a mark of 5.87m. Her score ranks third all-time in Cornell history. Teammate Madelyn Packer also posted a personal best, finishing sixth with 4848 points, which now also ranks sixth in school history.
Avery Hastings threw a personal-best 57.39m in the hammer throw, earning a fourth-place finish.
In the distance events, Mairead Clas clocked 34:41.72 in the 10,000 meters, securing fourth place on the track.
UP NEXT
NCAA East Preliminaries will start on May 28-31 in Jacksonville, Fla.
