BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Great performances continued for the Cornell track and field teams at the First Round of the NCAAs at the University of Indiana on Friday. Two more Cornell men advanced to the NCAA Finals as senior Adrien Dannemiller earned his second career trip to the Finals in the 3000 meter steeplechase and classmate Gary Jones advanced in the triple jump!

Jones came through with a clutch third round triple jump of 50-4 to advance to the final group of 16 before coming through again on his fourth round jump with an eleventh place mark of 50-6 to punch his ticket ot the Final Round in Des Moines.

Within minutes of the conclusion of the men's triple jump, Dannemiller stepped to the line of the 3000 meter steeplechase. Cheered on by many friends and family (Dannemiller grew up in nearby Martinsville, Ind.), Dannemiller ran a terrific race to place third in his heat and eighth overall, running a personal best 8:40.79, #2 all-time at Cornell and within a second of the school record held by Max King '02.  Dannemiller's effort earned him his second career trip to the NCAA Finals as he also qualified in 2009.

The Cornell women had a pair of very good performances in the 3000 steeplechase on Friday as well. Sophomore Genna Hartung ran very well in her first appearance at the NCAA First Round, running her second best career time, crossing the line in 10:32.90 to place ninth in her heat and 26th overall. And senior Maura Carroll closed out her Cornell career with a fine effort, placing 38th after being seeded 48th coming in, running 10:58.52.

On Saturday, Cornell finished up competition on the final day of the NCAA First Round meet with sophomore Kelsey Karys running a gutty race in the 5000 meters to place sixth in her heat and 13th overall.

Karys ran 16:28.35 for 5000 meters to place sixth in the second heat and 13th overall, missing a berth in the Final Round of the NCAAs by only one place. Seeded 27th coming in, Karys ran a terrific race. Running in the top five of her heat for the first 3600 meters, she fell of the pace for 800 meters before nearly grabbing the coveted final spot to Des Moines with a stirring 73 second final lap and finished in her second best career time.

Complete results can be found at:
http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/livestats/m-track/ncaaprelim11/

Saturday's competition wrapped up a great meet for Cornell as the Big Red men advanced four to the NCAA Finals in Des Moines, the most by the Cornell men's team since 2009. The NCAA Finals will be held at Drake University from June 8-11. Qualifying for Cornell is junior Nick Huber in the decathlon, senior Gary Jones in the triple jump, senior Adrien Dannemiller in the 3000 steeplechase and senior Nate Edelman in the 10,000 meters.