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Cornell University Athletics

2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Ava Black

  • Class Senior
  • High School Bronxville HS
  • Hometown Bronxville, N.Y.

Biography

PERFORMANCE REFERENCE



2023 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

Placed 36th in the 6k at the 2023 Yellowjacket XC Invitational (23:43.0) … ran a 23:24.7 minute 6k for 47th place at the Lehigh Paul Short Run … took 81st place in the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships with a 24:07.1 minute 6k race.

2022 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Set a personal best in the 6k with a 35th place 22:33.3 minute run at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (College)… placed 19th in the 3.11M with a 20:05.9 minute run at the Fordham Fiasco… ranked 21st in the 4.8k with a 19:01.4 minute run at the Harry Lang Invitational… finished 123rd in the 6k with a 23:17.1 minute run at the IC4A/ECAC XC Championship.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Elected as track and field team captain (2021 and 2022)… Section One Athletics All-League Winter Track and Field (2018-19, 2019-20)… Section One Athletics All-League Spring Track and Field (2019)… earned the Most Improved Award (2019-20)… All-County Winter Track and Field (2021)… All-County and All-Section Track and Field (2021)… All-Section Track and Field (2021)… All-League, All-County, All-Section, All-State Cross Country (2022)… First Team in Cross Country State Championships (2022)… All-County and All Section Winter Track and Field (2022).

PERSONAL
Ava Beatrice Black is the daughter of David Black and Elizabeth Pratt… has one sister… she is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior