ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track and field teams finished up the regular season with their final home competition of the year on Sunday, hosting several colleges and club teams at the Big Red Invitational at the Kane Sports Complex.   

The Cornell women won nine times and had seven ECAC qualifiers while continuing to re-write the school top-10 all-time lists. Sophomore Ailish Hanly helped get the meet off to a great start for the Big Red in equaling the facility record in the high jump with an ECAC-qualifying clearance of 5-7, good for #6 all-time at Cornell. Senior Kim Lienhoop also jumped well, clearing 5-5 for second. Lienhoop was busy in her final home meet, placing second in 39-7 in the triple jump (an ECAC qualifier) just behind sophomore Savannah Johnson who won for the second straight week with a mark of 39-9 1/4, #8 all-time at Cornell. Also doing well in the triple jump were freshmen Jennifer Bush (4th, 37-3 3/4) and Kelley Roach (5th, 37-2 1/4).  Another freshman, Anjelique Parnell, won the long jump in 18-10 and was followed closely by junior Kristin Brant (2nd, 18-8), junior Jess Wilson (3rd, 18-2 1/2) and Johnson (4th, 17-0 1/4). Sophomore Claire Dishong also had a great day, winning the pole vault in a big PR of 12- 1/2, which equals the second best mark in school history; she also placed second in the discus in 132-10, behind senior Cassie Schweighofer's ECAC-qualifying mark of 143-9.  Also throwing well was junior Erin Rossi, who won the hammer at 161-0 and senior Andrea Faldermeyer, who was second in a big PR of 159-8.

The Big Red women had several very good efforts on the track. Junior Dani Silas twice went under the ECAC standard in the 100 hurdles, running 14.22 in the prelims and then 14.15 in the finals to place second. It was a good day for the short hurdle group as senior Lauren Tanz was fourth in 14.63, junior Taylor Baird was fifth in 14.77 and freshman Zaakirah Daniels was sixth in 14.78. In the 400 hurdles, freshman Ryan Woolley ran 62.73 for first while sophomore Mari Giurastante was second in 64.91.   Cornell also had a great showing in the 1500 as freshman Dale Kinney had a four second PR to win in 4:34.59 while sophomore Cara Costich had a PR to place second in 4:40.14 and junior Meghan Brown was third in 4:40.71. Another freshman, Liz Simpson, claimed first in the 5000, closing well to run 17:29.73; sophomore Kate Rosettie was third in 17:45.89. The Big Red also placed first in the 3000 steeplechase, as sophomore Suzana Markolovic won in 11:18.37. Also running well in the 800 was fellow sophomore Liz Reamer, who placed third in the 800 at 2:17.13.

Complete results can be found at:
http://cornellbigred.com/documents/2011/5/1/2011_Big_Red_Invitational_Results.pdf?id=3776

Next up for Cornell track is the Outdoor Heps, hosted this year by Yale.  The meet is this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8.  A link to the schedule can be found here:
http://hepstrack.com/championships/outdoor-heps/2011-championships/