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Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches passes along well earned congratulations to the state's top placing senior boys at the State Championships.

One of the brightest young stars in the racewalking event writes a letter to the sport as his Salute to Seniors.

Watch Tyree Broyles, Giovanni Copploe, Azsah Bradley and Nia Robinson collect 1st place finishes.

Members of the Cornell University team, who represented the United States at the 1908 Olympics ~ J.P. Halstead, J. Carpenter, Harry Porter, Charles French, Edward Cook and H.L. Trube. 

The latest edition of our 'Historical Profile' series details the legendary accomplishments of Chillicothe's Ed Cook. 

A state champion at West Windsor Plainsboro South saved a life in Boston on Tuesday. 

Annika Bissinger will be attending Cornell this fall. 

Cornell University commit, Nia Robinson claimed the 400 win at the Optimist Meet with her Ohio No. 6 time of 57.09. 

Three-time triple jump state qualifier Tony Bridges of Pine Crest announced recently that he will attend Cornell University.

An interview with Jordan Beight of Grandview Heights High School 

Port Charlotte senior Tyler Fisher describes the recruiting process as scary. Fisher finally came to a college decision and has selected Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

The 2013-2014 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the great State of Maine. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years

February 5th is National Signing Day! This is the first day athletes around the country (and world) can make their college commitments official.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Morgan Uceny '07 and Max King '02 excelled at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Oregon on Thursday, with Uceny advancing to the next round of the 1500-meter race and King finishing sixth in the 3K steeplechase final.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Morgan Uceny '07 and Max King '02 will have their chances to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday evening.

EUGENE, Ore. – Cornell rising junior Montez Blair put forth another outstanding effort at the United States Olympic Trials on Monday afternoon, finishing seventh in the men's high jump but failing to earn a berth in the London Olympic Games.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Cornell high jumper Montez Blair had a terrific afternoon on the west coast, using a jump of 7' 1 3/4" advancing to the final final of the men's high jump at the United States Olympic Trials at Hayward Field.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Rising junior Montez Blair got great news Thursday afternoon, as he earned a spot in the high jump at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

ITHACA, N.Y. – After finishing his Cornell athletic career earlier in the month with a terrific performance in the NCAA Outdoor Championships, decathlete Nick Huber '12 received more good news Thursday afternoon when he was named a Third-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Cornell rising sophomore Stephen Mozia claimed the Junior National Championship in the shot put Saturday, leading from the first throw and never looking back to finish well ahead of the field.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell's track and field teams had four athletes earn Outdoor All-America status, including three athletes who made the All-America Second Team, the USTFCCCA announced on Tuesday afternoon.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Sophomore Montez Blair had many high points in his first year with the Big Red men's track team, but Thursday night was special as he competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Senior Nick Huber concluded a phenomenal Cornell career on Thursday with a  competition to remember, placing 11th in the NCAA decathlon and nearly equaling his personal and school record with 7,616 points.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Nick Huber had his first day of competition in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships, and after five events he sits in great shape in third place overall.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Four Big Red track and field athletes have a shot at a national title this week when the NCAA Outdoor Championships begin in Des Moines, Iowa. Two men's track athletes and two women will be making the trip to the central time zone, seeking their first national crowns.

After starting his career at Cornell as a complete unknown, senior co-captain Nick Huber has a chance at a national title in the decathlon. His rise through the Big Red program may have seemed impossible four years ago.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red men's track team received two honors on Monday afternoon as the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its region award winners.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A pair of Cornell student-athletes have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Men's and Women's Track/Cross Country Teams it was announced earlier this week. Senior Nick Huber on the men's side and sophomore Emily Shearer for the women will both advance to the Academic All-America ballot.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- After nearly a decade of working with the Cornell men's track and field and cross country programs, assistant coach Robert Johnson has decided to step down from his full-time position at the end of the year and move to a volunteer role for the 2012-13 season.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The final day of competition at the NCAA East Regionals brought more success for the Big Red track teams including a broken school record and another athlete qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Cornell track and field teams had another challenging day at the NCAA East Regionals, and Friday brought the group one more qualifyer for the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa in two weeks.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One athlete through to the NCAA Championships and three others making it to Saturday's final rounds of their events highlighted the first day of the NCAA East Regionals for the Cornell track and field teams.

ITHACA, N.Y – The NCAA East Regional gets underway for the men's and women's track team on Thursday, with 25 athletes flying down to Jacksonville, Fla., for a chance to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The field for the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regional was announced Thursday afternoon, and the Big Red learned it will have 27 athletes competing in NCAAs. Twenty-six will start their national championship aspirations in Jacksonville, Fla., next weekend while one has already earned a berth in June's Outdoor National Championship.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's track team had an incredibly successful weekend, placing second out of more than 50 schools at the IC4A Championships in Princeton. The Big Red scored 52 points, second only to George Mason's 59.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Championship season is in full swing for the Big Red track and field teams, and both squads will head to Princeton this weekend for the ECAC and IC4A Championships.

ITHACA, N.Y. – At their annual awards banquet on Tuesday evening, the Big Red track and field programs handed out their annual awards and celebrated a terrific 2011-12 season for both squads. The team also announced captains for the 2012-13 season.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track team claimed eight event wins at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend in Philadelphia, but the team's total score was not enough to place first. The Big Red came in second behind Princeton, finishing as the meet's runner up for the second consecutive year.

ITHACA, N.Y. – For the first time since 2002, last season's Outdoor Heptagonal Championship saw the Big Red men walk away without a title. This weekend, Cornell will be looking to get its crown back.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Welcoming 13 schools and six club teams, the Big Red accounted for 16 event wins and 16 IC4A/ECAC qualifiers between the men and the women when they hosted their final home meet of the year with the Big Red Invitational at the Kane Sports Complex on Sunday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's track and field team competed at the 118th running of the historic Penn Relays in Philadelphia this week and came back with a treasured Penn Relays wheel in taking the Heps section of the 4x400 and a remarkable second-place finish in the Championship section of the high jump from sophomore Montez Blair. Overall, the Big Red had 10 IC4A qualifiers, four changes to the all-time top 10 lists and a new school record.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red track and field teams are heading to Philadelphia this weekend to compete in the Penn Relays, one of the oldest track meets in the world.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's track team had a very successful week of competition, with more than 25 IC4A qualifiers and 11 event wins at the tri-meet in Ithaca on Friday against Binghamton and the UK's Birmingham at the Robert Kane Sports Complex. Cornell also had athletes competing at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell track and field teams will be staying home this weekend, hosting the Binghamton University and the United Kingdom's Birmingham University in a tri-meet at the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex on Friday and Saturday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – In an impressive display of individual excellence and team depth, the Cornell men's track team had a very good weekend at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on Saturday and Sunday in Lewisburg, Pa.

ITHACA, N.Y. – In very breezy conditions, the Cornell track teams hosted the Spring Invitational at Cornell on Friday and Saturday and came away from the meet with very good performances. The men picked up 12 event winners and 16 IC4A qualifiers in a field of teams that included many upstate New York schools as well as local clubs and local post-collegiate athletes.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track teams sent four distance runners to the Stanford Invitational and came away with terrific performances in each race, including a school record and US Olympic Trials "B" qualifier as well as two performances that are among the ten best of all time in the Ivy League.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track teams will be divided this weekend, with distance runners traveling to Stanford, Calif., and Princeton, N.J., while the majority of both squads remains in Ithaca for the Cornell Open.

ITHACA, N.Y. – In spite of damp conditions and cool temperatures, the Cornell men's track team had fine performances at the Ithaca College Invitational on Saturday as the squad won eight events.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track teams spent the first two weekends of their outdoor seasons in sunny Southern California. Now they're back in Ithaca and ready to get to work locally in the Ithaca College Invitational this weekend on the south side of town.

IRVINE, Calif. -- The Big Red men's track and field team concluded another terrific week of competition and training in California by performing very well at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Cornell men had four event wins, 22 IC4A qualifiers and seven changes to the all-time school record lists over the two-day meet.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams are back in action this weekend as they compete at the Irvine Spring Break Invite in Irvine, Calif.

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- The Big Red competed across the board throughout the day's driving rain and windy conditions and came away with very solid efforts to begin the outdoor season as the men won six events and had three IC4A qualifiers.

NAMPA, Idaho – Cornell sophomore high jumper Montez Blair tied for ninth in at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday afternoon, jumping a height of 2.15 meters (7' 1/2”).

NAMPA, Idaho -- Cornell's Stephen Mozia placed 16th in the country at Friday night's NCAA Championship shot put event, throwing the shot 17.35 meters (56' 11 1/4").

ITHACA, N.Y. -- After successful indoor seasons, sophomore high jumper Montez Blair and freshman shot putter Stephen Mozia have been invited to compete at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Nampa, Idaho.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell men's track and field coach Nathan Taylor has been named the Northeast Region Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, the USTFCCCA announced on Monday.

BOSTON – It was a historic weekend for Cornell track and field as the Big Red men and women swept the Eastern track and field championships, with the women placing first in the ECAC team competition to become the first Ivy League women's team to ever win an ECAC team track title and the men claiming the historic IC4A team title for the second time in six seasons. Both teams competed great just a week removed from dramatic second-place team finishes at the Heps in Barton Hall.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University will be hosting the 2012 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Indoor Track & Field championship meet on Saturday, March 3 at Barton Hall. The state's top indoor performers will be competing beginning with opening ceremonies at 8:45 a.m. * Purchase Tickets * Info from the NYSPHSAA Web Site

ITHACA, N.Y. – One week after placing second in a thrilling Heptagonal Championship at Barton Hall, the Cornell men's track and field team heads to another big event this weekend with the IC4A Championships.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd of Cornell track alumni, friends and family, the Big Red men placed second to defending champion Princeton in a hard-fought Indoor Heps at Barton Hall over the weekend. For the third straight year indoors, the Cornell men waged a terrific battle with the Tigers and this time came up just eight points short of the team title, scoring 176 overall and over 100 better than third-place Columbia.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's track and field team sits in second place after the first day of the 2012 Indoor Heptagonal Championships, 12 points behind first-place Princeton but with a good shot to move up on Sunday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Looking to reclaim the title it last won in 2010, the Cornell men's track and field team will be hosting the Indoor Heptagonal Championships at Barton Hall this weekend. The yearly championship features competition from all eight Ivy League schools. Cornell will be hosting for the first time since 2008.

ITHACA, N.Y. – With the Deneault family on hand, the Cornell track and field teams paid tribute to the memory of the late Marc Deneault with the Deneault Memorial Invitational on Saturday in Barton Hall. Playing host to 15 schools, the Big Red had 17 event wins and over 40 ECAC/IC4A qualifiers.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell hosted its final regular season indoor meet of 2012 on Saturday with the Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational, competing against 15 other schools in Barton Hall.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track teams will get their final tune-up before the Heptagonal Championships with the Deneault Invitational in Barton Hall this weekend.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's cross country team has earned 2011 Division I All-Academic status, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men had an outstanding weekend, with terrific middle distance and distance showings on Saturday at Boston University's Valentine Invitational and very good efforts at the 27-team Kane Invitational in Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday. Overall on the weekend, the Big Red had a remarkable 27 IC4A qualifiers and won eight events at the Kane Invitational.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will be hosting the Kane Invitational this weekend in Barton Hall, the teams' largest event this year with more than 20 other teams on hand.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Nick Huber broke his own school record this weekend in the heptathlon at Ithaca College, scoring 5,550 points, currently the 14th-best performance in the NCAA this year and the third-best heptathlon in Ivy League history.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Competing in a nationally competitive field at Penn State's Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup that included teams from up and down the East Coast as well as teams from the midwest, the Cornell men's track team placed fourth out of 14 teams on Saturday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Coming off a successful weekend at The Armory in New York City, Cornell's track and field teams are back in action on Saturday in two different venues.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's track team finished second in a close team competition in New York City on Saturday at the Armory, squaring off against 11 other teams, including Heps rivals Princeton, Harvard and Columbia. The Tigers scored 160.5 and the Big Red tallied 147, while Harvard was third with 98.5.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Fresh off its victories in their first scored meets of the season, the Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action this weekend at the Armory Classic in New York City.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red men's track team rolled to victory at the Upstate Challenge in Barton Hall on Saturday, defeating Buffalo, Binghamton, Syracuse, Cortland and Ithaca College. The team had a breakout meet, producing 11 wins and more than 20 IC4A qualifiers, scoring 246 points to out-distance Buffalo by over 130 points.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams are hosting their first scored indoor meet of the season on Friday and Saturday as five opponents from New York state travel to East Hill to compete in the Upstate Challenge.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Three former Cornell track athletes attempted to qualify for the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics this weekend in Houston, and all three put forth excellent efforts in a fast race.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Competing away from Barton Hall for the first time this indoor season, the Big Red track and field teams put forth competitive efforts at Penn State's Nittany Lion Challenge, a six-way meet that included Big East foes Pitt and West Virginia, Maryland from the Atlantic Coast Conference, America East power Albany and host Penn State from the Big 10.

ITHACA, N.Y. – With the 2012 London Olympics just more than six months away, three former Cornell athletes are looking to earn a trip to England  this weekend.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell's track and field teams will face their toughest competition yet this weekend as they travel to Penn State for the Nittany Lion Challenge on Saturday.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Following up on a strong start to the season back in December, the Cornell men returned from the winter holiday with strong performances at the Southern Tier Collegiate Open on Friday night in Barton Hall.  The Big Red men had eight event wins to go along with eight IC4A qualifiers, a school record and a slew of alterations to the school all-time top 10 lists.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action this weekend as they host the Southern Tier Collegiate Open on Friday evening in Barton Hall.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League released its list of student-athletes selected as the fall 2011 All-Ivy Academic Team members. The 80 men and women were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- After a productive fall of training, the Cornell track and field teams kicked off the indoor season with a very strong first meet, hosting the 17-school Cornell Relays on Friday and Saturday in Barton Hall. Both the Cornell men and women displayed remarkable depth and were led by some high-powered performances in the jumps. And, as has become a terrific tradition, several alumni returned to Barton Hall to compete and produce national- and world-class efforts.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Starting Friday afternoon with the first rounds of the Pentathlon and Heptathlon, the Cornell track and field teams kick off their season with the 2011 Cornell Relays in Barton Hall.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's cross country teams celebrated their season with their 90th annual walk to Varna for their year-end banquet and awards ceremony last Tuesday night.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Staying competitive at the top of the Ivy League is always a challenge, but it is a challenge the 2012 Big Red men's track and field team is eager to meet.

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Competing in a field of runners from 38 schools, the Big Red ran a terrific 10K race in Buffalo on Saturday afternoon to take eighth place at the NCAA Northeast Regionals.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's cross country team will compete at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at the Audubon Golf Course near the University of Buffalo on Saturday, matching up with runners from 37 other teams in one of the largest regional meets in the nation.

PRINCETON, N.J. – On a wet, snowy morning at West Windsor Fields, the Cornell men's cross country team put together a solid overall effort to place fifth in the 2011 Heptagonal Championships.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell cross country teams head to the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships and while many things stay the same, much will be different this year.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red cross country teams hosted their final home meet of the regular season on Friday at the Moakley Course with the 25th annual John Reif Memorial Run and got some valuable preparation for next week's Heptagonal Championships.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell cross country teams will host the 25th annual John Reif Memorial Run at the Moakley Course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course on Friday afternoon to close out both the regular season and the home schedule for the teams this fall.

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Cornell men's cross country team won the Princeton Invitational on Saturday morning, besting 13 other teams with a meet-low 50 points.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's cross country team is splitting up this weekend, with its top seven runners heading to New Jersey for the Princeton Invitational and the rest of the team going to the Rochester Invitational. Both meets take place on Saturday.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Cornell men's cross country team squared off against some of the nation's best in a field of 45 teams on Friday at Lehigh's Paul Short Invitational and returned to Ithaca with a solid 12th place team finish.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's cross country team will face its toughest test of the season at Lehigh on Friday, facing off against six nationally ranked teams plus other competitive schools at the Paul Short Invitational. The men's races begin at 10:10 a.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University Department of Athletics and Physical Education, in conjunction with Internet Consulting Services (ICS), has unveiled a newly redesigned www.CornellBigRed.com web site this afternoon.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell cross country teams competed very well on the challenging Harry Lang Cross Country course at Colgate on Saturday, placing second to nationally ranked Syracuse in both the men's and women's races but beating the host Raiders in Hamilton. Running under cloudy skies with ideal upper-50 degree temperatures but on a muddy and hilly course, both Big Red squads gave very good efforts.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's cross country teams placed second at the Colgate Invitational on Saturday, falling to Syracuse but beating Colgate in Hamilton.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Morgan Uceny '07 won the final 1500 of the season-long Diamond League series in Brussels on Friday, running the fastest time in the world this year. Uceny crossed the line in 4:00.06 -- a new personal best – to also claim the Diamond League's overall 1500 championship for 2011.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Morgan Uceny '07 won the final 1500 of the season-long Diamond League series in Brussels on Friday, running the fastest time in the world this year. Uceny crossed the line in 4:00.06 -- a new personal best – to also claim the Diamond League's overall 1500 championship for 2011.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's cross country teams continue their season with a tri-meet with host Colgate and Syracuse in Hamilton on Saturday. The race is set to start at 11:30 a.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Max King '02, who was co-captain of the track team and won the steeplechase at Heps and the IC4As his junior season, won the World Mountain Running Championships in Albania on Sunday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's cross country teams got their seasons off to a fast start when they swept Army and Binghamton at The Moakley Course on Friday evening.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's and women's cross country teams begin their seasons Friday when they play host to Army and Binghamton on The Moakley Course. The women's race, a 5K, will start at 5 p.m. The men, running a five-mile race, will begin at 5:30 p.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A bunch of new faces will be leading the way for the men's cross country team in 2011 as one of the more accomplished classes in Cornell harrier history has graduated.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's cross country team enters the 2011 season with energy and optimism after steady improvements over the past several years including break-out performances during the 2011 track season. An experienced and highly accomplished group of upperclassmen will lead the way while several newcomers have the ability to contribute to the team's fortunes.

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Even the best athletes and the best-prepared can fall victim to bad luck. Cornell's Morgan Uceny '07 put herself in terrific position for a medal or even better in the 1500 at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea on Thursday morning, but she was tripped by another athlete with less than 600 meters remaining.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Even the best athletes and the best-prepared can fall victim to bad luck. Cornell's Morgan Uceny '07 put herself in terrific position for a medal or even better in the 1500 at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea on Thursday morning, but she was tripped by another athlete with less than 600 meters remaining.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Morgan Uceny '07 advanced to the final in the 1500 with a fifth-place finish in the semifinals at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea on Tuesday morning.

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- With the start of the fall semester right around the corner, the Cornell women's track and field program announced that 21 newcomers will compete beginning in the 2011-12 season. The group will attempt to stamp their names on a program that has captured 15 of the last 20 Heptagonal championships. In all, the newcomers come from 11 states and one foreign country.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University women's track and field team, winners of 15 of the last 18 Heptagonal championships, has earned accolades for their efforts in the classroom as well. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honored the Big Red as a Division I All-Academic team for the 2011 season. As a team, the Big Red posted a 3.33 GPA. * Press Release for USTFCCCA

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University men's track and field team, winners of 14 of the last 20 Heptagonal championships, has earned accolades for their efforts in the classroom as well. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) honored the Big Red as a Division I All-Academic team for the 2011 season. * 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Press Release

ITHACA, N.Y. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the 2011 Division I All-Academic Track & Field team and 12 Big Red student-athletes made the list. Cornell and Princeton led the Ivy League with 12 selections apiece, but the Big Red's eight male student-athletes were the most in the conference.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track and field program has announced that 35 student-athletes will join the program for the 2011-12 school year. In all, the newcomers come from 14 state and two foreign countries and will vie for spots on the team beginning this fall.

ITHACA, N.Y. – ITHACA, N.Y. -- Ten new members, including two All-Americans, have been selected for induction into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame at the 35th annual ceremonies to be held November 11, on the Cornell campus. After this year's class is inducted, the membership in the Hall will stand at 532. * Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame * Press Release

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Nathan Taylor, the George E. Heekin Head Coach of Men's Track and Cross Country at Cornell, has been tapped to coach by the U.S. Virgin Islands and will work closely with Virgin Island athletes as they prepare for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea later this summer, as well as the Pan American Games in Mexico in October and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rich Bowman, entering his 31st year with the Cornell track and field program as assistant and associate head coach, has been named the second Alan B. '53 and Elizabeth Heekin Harris Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Coach, it was announced today by Andy Noel, the Meakem•Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education. Lou Duesing, who served as head coach for the Big Red over the last 21 seasons, will become a part-time assistant coach as he steps back from full-time coaching. Longtime assistant coach Artie Smith '96 was also promoted to full-time on the staff and will have the primary responsibility for coaching the cross country team and distance runners after splitting time working with the track program and as assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences the past four years.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rich Bowman, entering his 31st year with the Cornell track and field program as assistant and associate head coach, has been named the second Alan B. '53 and Elizabeth Heekin Harris Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Coach, it was announced today by Andy Noel, the Meakem•Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education. Lou Duesing, who served as head coach for the Big Red over the last 21 seasons, will become a part-time assistant coach as he steps back from full-time coaching. Longtime assistant coach Artie Smith '96 was also promoted to full-time on the staff and will have the primary responsibility for coaching the cross country team and distance runners after splitting time working with the track program and as assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences the past four years.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rich Bowman, entering his 31st year with the Cornell track and field program as assistant and associate head coach, has been named the second Alan B. '53 and Elizabeth Heekin Harris Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Coach, it was announced today by Andy Noel, the Meakem•Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education. Lou Duesing, who served as head coach for the Big Red over the last 21 seasons, will become a part-time assistant coach as he steps back from full-time coaching. Longtime assistant coach Artie Smith '96 was also promoted to full-time on the staff and will have the primary responsibility for coaching the cross country team and distance runners after splitting time working with the track program and as assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences the past four years.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Former Cornell track and field great Morgan Uceny '07 won her first career outdoor U.S.A. 1,500 meter title on Saturday at the USATF Championships in Eugene, Ore. She earned a spot on the U.S. team that will compete at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea from August 27 to September 4. Complete Results

EUGENE, Ore. – Cornell was well represented at the USATF Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. on Thursday as several past and present Big Red stars took the stage. Morgan Uceny '07, who has proven to be among the best middle distance runners in the world over the past few years, looked terrific in advancing to the finals of the women's 1500 with a run of 4:08.68. She will race for a spot in the World Championships on Saturday. If she finishes among the top three, Uceny will earn her first spot on a United States national team at the World Championships or Olympics.

EUGENE, Ore. – Cornell was well represented at the USATF Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. on Thursday as several past and present Big Red stars took the stage. Morgan Uceny '07, who has proven to be among the best middle distance runners in the world over the past few years, looked terrific in advancing to the finals of the women's 1500 with a run of 4:08.68. She will race for a spot in the World Championships on Saturday. If she finishes among the top three, Uceny will earn her first spot on a United States national team at the World Championships or Olympics.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League has announced the list of student-athletes selected as the Spring 2011 All-Ivy Academic Team members. Each school had 10 members selected, with each member being a starter or key reserve for their team and having a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher. The full list of 80 selections from around the league can be found here.

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Big Red men's track and field team concluded competition today at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA. The meet was highlighted by second-team All-American performances by junior Nick Huber in the decathlon and senior Nate Edelman in the 10,000 meter run.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Severe thunderstorms suspended action in the second day of the NCAA Championships at Drake University, but not before junior Nick Huber continued competition in the decathlon. He will finish the suspended events on Friday.

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Cornell men's track and field team opened competition at the NCAA Championships at Drake University on Wednesday, with Adrien Dannemiller and Nick Huber getting the action going for the Big Red. Dannemiller placed 21st overall in the steeplechase, while Huber ended day one 15th in the decathlon with five events remaining.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The NCAA Track and Field finals begin today at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and the Big Red will be represented in four different events, as junior Nick Huber, senior Adrien Dannemiller, senior Nate Edelman and senior Gary Jones are slated to compete. Participants and Heat Sheets Live Results Live Video

ITHACA, N.Y. – For the fifth consecutive season, Nathan Taylor, the George Heekin Coach of Men's Track at Cornell, has been named the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Northeast Region Men's Coach of the Year, the organization announced on Monday. The award is voted upon by the nation's coaches.

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!

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Cornell track and field teams began competition at the First Round of the NCAA Championships on Thursday at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Ind., and had very strong results as senior Nate Edelman earned a spot in the NCAA Final Round in two weeks in the men's 10,000 meters and sophomore Katie Kellner broke the school record in the women's 10,000 meters with a strong 18th place finish.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will send 18 athletes to the NCAA Preliminary Round, East Region this week in Bloomington, Ind., with the goal of advancing to the NCAA Championships, to be held June 8-11 in Des Moines, Iowa. Below is a primer of when each of the 18 will be competing, along with what it will take for them to be among the 24 finalists in each event who advance to Des Moines.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will send 19 athletes to the NCAA Preliminary Round, East Region this week in Bloomington, Ind., with the goal of advancing to the NCAA Championships, to be held June 8-11 in Des Moines, Iowa. Below is a primer of when each of the 19 will be competing, along with what it will take for them to be among the 24 finalists in each event who advance to Des Moines.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A total of 19 Cornell track and field athletes will represent the Big Red when the NCAA championships kick off next week in Bloomington, Ind. Eight women and 11 men will compete for a national championship in a total of 15 events in the opening rounds of action, hosted in the East by the Indiana University.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Competing at the historic IC4A Championships at Princeton this weekend, the Cornell men's track and field team placed an impressive fourth with nine scoring efforts en route to 42 points.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Cornell women's track team placed an impressive fourth at the 2011 ECAC Championships at Princeton this past weekend. The Big Red had eight scoring performances en route to 33 points to finish only behind Duke, Connecticut and Virginia.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Cornell track teams competed at the Outdoor Heps this weekend, hosted by Yale, and returned to Ithaca with second place team finishes on both the men's and women's sides. Despite facing adversity, both the men and the women competed with great heart and made the team standings very close in the meet's final events as the Princeton Tigers held on to victory.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams both finished in second place at the 2011 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, held this weekend in New Haven, Conn. The Big Red men saw their run of eight consecutive outdoor titles come to an end, falling 11 points shy of Princeton, while the women's team also came in second behind Princeton, falling 19 points behind the Tigers.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Cornell track teams competed at the Outdoor Heps this weekend, hosted by Yale, and returned to Ithaca with second place team finishes on both the men's and women's sides. Despite facing adversity, both the men and the women competed with great heart and made the team standings very close in the meet's final events as the Princeton Tigers held on to victory.

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.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from Sunday's Big Red Invitational at the Robert Kane Track Complex in Ithaca are now available. The unscored meet marked the final tune-up for the Big Red before the 2011 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships. Full Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track and field team 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.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- At the 117th running of the Penn Relays, the Cornell men's track team proved they were competitive with the best in the nation. The Big Red had several top relay showings that helped produce 12 IC4A qualifiers and four alterations to the all-time top 10 lists

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Cornell women's track team had a successful week at the 117th running of the Penn Relays, performing well against some of the very best in the nation. The Big Red earned a Cornell Penn Relays wheel in setting a school record in the shuttle hurdle to go along with 9 ECAC qualifiers, six other alterations to the top 10 lists and great performances in the Championship of America 4X800, Sprint Medley Relay and Distance Medley Relay.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The updated schedule and entry list for this Sunday's Big Red Track and Field Invitational are now available at the links below. Action is scheduled to begin at the Robert Kane Track and Field Complex at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Both files will open as PDFs. Revised Big Red Invitational Schedule Big Red Invitational Entry List

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track and field team had an outstanding weekend, producing 25 IC4A qualifiers and five additions to the all-time top 10 lists in playing host to the six-team Outdoor Upstate Challenge on Saturday and in sending a half-dozen middle distance and distance runners to Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday evening.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams both claimed the 2011 Outdoor Upstate Challenge titles on Saturday, easily outdistancing a field of upstate New York rivals. The men's team finished with 257 points, well clear of second-place Ithaca's 88-point tally, while the women had 215 points to out-score second-place Buffalo's 175.5. Full Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams both claimed the 2011 Outdoor Upstate Challenge titles on Saturday, easily outdistancing a field of upstate New York rivals. The men's team finished with 257 points, well clear of second-place Ithaca's 88-point tally, while the women had 215 points to out-score second-place Buffalo's 175.5. Full Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The revised schedule for this weekend's Upstate Challenge track meet at the Robert Kane Complex in Ithaca is now available. The meet is a scored meet that will feature teams from Binghamton, Buffalo, Colgate, Ithaca College and Syracuse competing along with a squad from Cornell.

BOSTON, Mass. -- Cornell track and field alumnus Zach Hine '09 was the second American finisher at the 2011 Boston Marathon, run on Monday in Boston. A native of South Hadley, Mass., Hine ran his debut marathon in 2:16:54.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Big Red men's track team had a very good showing on Day One of the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on Friday in Lewisburg, Pa., producing nine IC4A qualifying efforts and a new addition to the all-time top 10 list in the 10K.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Cornell women's track and field team competed at day one of the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on Friday and produced a number of outstanding performances in the distance events and the javelin. The Big Red had a very good day, producing 11 ECAC qualifiers, an event win and track record to go along with six alterations to the all-time top 10 lists in the distance events.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell Spring Invitational concluded on Sunday with the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon and the Big Red won both events as Cornell junior Nick Huber set a new school and Kane Complex record in the decathlon with a two-day tally of 7,593 points and junior Karen Schillinger won the heptathlon with a total of 4,297 points.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's 4x100m relay team posted the fastest time ever to circle the Kane Complex track on Saturday, highlighting a day's worth of action at the Cornell Spring Invitational. The team of Chris Bain, Jedidiah Adarquah-Yiadon, Chase Aaronson and Bruno Hortelano-Roig recorded a time of 40.70, besting the mark set last year of 40.91. Full results Decathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell senior Kimberly Standridge set a new Kane Complex record in the 1500m to highlight the 2011 Cornell Spring Invitational, held on Saturday afternoon in Ithaca. Standridge finished in 4:26.54, nearly four seconds faster than the mark set last year by Kerri Lyons. Standridge's record was one of five facility marks to fall on the day. Full Results Heptathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams return to action this weekend when they play host to the Cornell Spring Invitational at the Robert Kane Sports Complex in Ithaca. At least 12 colleges will have representatives competing at the meet, which his scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. The revised schedule for the meet can be found here.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Competing in near-freezing temperatures, the Cornell men's distance runners performed admirably Friday night at Princeton's Sam Howell Invitational. The meet was highlighted by five personal bests and an IC4A qualifier.

FULLERTON, Calif. -- The Cornell women's track team concluded a successful week of training and competition in Southern California on Friday at the Cal State Fullterton “Titan Twilight.” Competing in cool but sunny conditions, the Big Red women had seven wins and 12 ECAC qualifiers.

FULLERTON, Calif. -- After a productive week of training in Southern California, the Cornell men's track team capped the annual spring trip with a competitive showing at the Cal State Fullterton “Titan Twilight,” producing six event wins and seven IC4A qualifiers. But one of the big highlights of the day actually came up North at the Stanford Invitational as senior Nate Edelman had an 11 second personal best in the 10,000 meters to move to #4 all time at Cornell (passing Olympians Pete Pfitzinger and Jon Anderson on the all-time list) with a time of 29:20.31, which was good for 16th place in the very competitive field.

IRVINE, Calif. -- The Cornell men's track team opened up the outdoor season on the annual spring trip to California on Saturday and came away with five event wins and 13 IC4A qualifiers at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational.

IRVINE, Calif. -- The Cornell women's track team embarked on their 2011 spring trip to California with a very successful first meet at UC Irvine on Saturday as the Big Red picked up where they left off at the end of the indoor part of the year with impressive performances across the board. The Big Red won eight events, produced a remarkable 16 ECAC qualifiers and had 9 alterations to the all-time top 10 lists, including a new school record from sophomore Victoria Imbesi in the javelin.

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Big Red men placed 13th at the IC4A championships this weekend at Boston University, scoring 22 points. Cornell had four All-East performances and were led by senior Matt De Silva's victory in the 3000 meters and a pair of school records from junior Dan Thomas in the 500 as he placed second in the event.

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Cornell women's track team placed second at the 81-school ECAC Championships in Boston this weekend, scoring 52 points to become the first Ivy League women's team to place in the top two at the Indoor ECAC Championships in the meet's 35 year history. The women had 10 scoring performances and were led by junior Janel Parker, who claimed two ECAC titles as she anchored the DMR (closing out the race after great legs from senior Kim Standridge, junior Kelsey Reimnitz and junior Molly Glantz) and also placed first in the 1000 an hour later.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- In a competitive event throughout, the Cornell women's track and field team finished third at the 2011 Indoor Heptagonal Championships, held Saturday and Sunday at the Armory in New York City. Melissa Hewitt was the lone event winner on the day for the Big Red, which finished the meet with 87.66 points.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track and field team finished second at the 2011 Indoor Heptagonal Championships, held on Saturday and Sunday at the Armory in New York City. Four Big Red athletes claimed titles as the Big Red finished the meet with 172 points, behind Princeton's total of 215.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track team looked strong across the board as they prepped for the Heps at the 11th Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational on Saturday in Barton Hall. Playing host to nearly 20 teams, the Big Red won ten times and also had ten ECAC qualifiers to go along with 40 top-five event finishes. Shanekia Hall of Essex was awarded Most Outstanding Performer honors for the second straight year as she broke her own Barton Hall record in the 60 hurdles.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's team hosted the 11th Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational on Saturday in Barton Hall and with Marc's family on hand, the Big Red looked sharp in tuning up for next week's Heps as the team boasted nine IC4A qualifying efforts and three event wins. The Most Outstanding Performer award on the men's side of the meet went to recent grad Muhammad Halim '08, who won the long jump in 25-0 3/4 and the triple jump in 54-0 1/2.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The revised schedule for this weekend's Deneault Invitational is now available by clicking the link here. The meet will begin at 9:45 a.m. with the initial section of the women's 3000m, and should conclude around 6 p.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell women's cross country runners Kelsey Karys and Devin McMahon have been named to the United Stats Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 2010 Division I All-Academic Cross Country Team, the organization announced on Tursday. The pair are among the 99 athletes nationwide to earn the honor, including six runners from the Ivy League.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track team was represented at two different venues this weekend: at the Tyson Invitational at the University of Arkansas on Friday evening and at home in Barton Hall with the 24 team Robert J. Kane Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The weekened was highlighted by several alterations to the school all-time top ten lists and thirteen ECAC qualifying performances.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from this weekend's Kane Invitational at Barton Hall are now available, as well as separate results from the competition of the heptathlon and the pentathlon. Kane Results Pentathlon Heptathlon

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track team was busy again this weekend, hosting the 24-team Robert J. Kane Invitational at Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday as well as sending athletes to Boston University's Valentine Invitational on Saturday.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A revised schedule and the official meet entry list for this weekend's Kane Inviational at Barton Hall is now available for viewing by coaches and spectators alike. The weekend's meet will include action on both Friday and Saturday with more than 20 teams competing. REVISED Meet Schedule Entry List

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Big Red men's track team more than held its own in a competitive field of eleven teams at Penn State's Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup on Saturday in State College, as Cornell placed second in the team scoring behind the host Nittany Lions. The Cornell men boasted 16 IC4A qualifying efforts and had more than 25 top-10 finishes to go along with five alterations to the all-time top 10 lists.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Cornell women's track team had terrific showings at Penn State's Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup on Saturday in State College, as the Big Red placed second in the team scoring behind the host Nittany Lions. The Big Red women, who had 18 ECAC quaifiers and three events wins on the day, battled defending Big Ten champion Penn State to the final events of the meet, leading for much of the afternoon and tying things up again after the 3K before Penn State pulled away on the relays.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track team had a busy weekend in New York City, with competitive relay performances at the Millrose Games on Friday evening and a second place team finish at the New York Road Runners “College Night at the Armory” on Saturday. The men's meet on Saturday was tightly contested, with Princeton taking the team title over the Big Red in a twelve-team field by finishing strongly in the final two events of the evening, scorring 149 points to Cornell's 144 1/3. Big East powers Connecticut placed third with 92 1/3 and Villanova scored 76 for fourth.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track team had a terrific weekend, highlighted by an impressive team victory at the New York Road Runners “College Night at the Armory” on Saturday in New York City and a pair of strong showings on Friday at Boston University's Terrier Classic in the 5000 meters. On Saturday, the women came out on top in the team scoring against nine other teams, scoring 159.5 to out-distance second place Princeton by 10.5 points and Big East power Villanova by over 25 points.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- As the indoor track and field season reaches its midpoint, the Cornell men's and women's teams will have their busiest weekend yet when they compete in parts of three different meets this weekend. Highlighting the weekend are the men's 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams competing on ESPN2 tonight as part of the 104th Annual Millrose Games.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men scored 235 points to easily win the Upstate Challenge, held on Friday and Saturday in Barton Hall. The Big Red was well clear of Binghamton (96), Syracuse (69), Buffalo (65), Cortland (55) and Ithaca College (16). The Big Red had 12 IC4A qualifiers to go along with nine event wins. Photo Gallery (photos by Patrick Shanahan)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams both claimed the team title at the Upstate Challenge on Saturday at Barton Hall. The men outpaced Binghamton for the win, while the women's team easily outscored Buffalo on the day. Photo Gallery (photos by Patrick Shanahan)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell hosted its first scored meet of the season on Friday and Saturday at Barton Hall and the Big Red women claimed the team titles at the Upstate Challenge against Binghamton, Buffalo, Cortland, Ithaca College and Syracuse. The Cornell women had 11 ECAC qualifiers and 11 event wins over the course of the weekend, scoring 282 points to finish well ahead of second place Buffalo. Photo Gallery (photos by Patrick Shanahan)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams will play host to the Upstate Challenge this weekend, with events taking place both Friday and Saturday at Barton Hall. A special highlight of the meet this weekend will be the appearance of American pole vault record holder Jenn Stuczynski-Suhr, who will compete in the women's pole vault on Friday night.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Cornell men's track and field team more than held their own at the nationally competitive Nittany Lion Challenge at Penn State on Saturday, competing against the defending indoor national champion Florida Gators, eighth-ranked Penn State, defending America East champion Albany and ACC power Maryland.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Competing against national powers Penn State and Florida as well defending America East champion Albany and Maryland from the ACC at the Nittany Lion Challenge on Saturday at Penn State, the Cornell women's track and field team performed well. Indeed, the Cornell women had an outstanding day, finishing with nine ECAC qualifiers, ten top three event finishes and a new school and Ivy League record.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from Friday night's Southern Tier College Open at Cornell's Barton Hall are now available by clicking here.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track teams rang in 2011 with the Southern Tier Collegiate Open at Barton Hall on Friday evening, hosting athletes from Colgate, Mansfield and Nazareth, as well as several club and unattached competitors. The Big Red men and women combined for 25 event wins and six ECAC/IC4A qualifiers as the teams returned from winter break showing good form.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A revised meet schedule for Friday's Southern Tier Collegiate Open is now available for viewing for all participants and spectators. The revised schedule can be found by clicking here. Friday's meet is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at Barton Hall on the Cornell campus.

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League has released its list of student-athletes selected for All-Ivy Academic honors in fall sports today. The 80 men and women were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes. For the complete list of fall 2010 honorees, click here.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red women got off to a very successful start to their track season with the Cornell Relays on Saturday in Barton Hall. A high-quality early season meet, two new Barton Hall records were set as 17 schools and eight club teams took part. The Cornell women were impressive, winning eight times with over 30 top-five finishes to go along with a pair of ECAC qualifiers and three alterations to the school all-time top 10 lists.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from Saturday's Cornell Relays track and field meet at Barton Hall are now available. Cornell Relays Results Heptathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red men's track team kicked off the indoor track season with the Cornell Relays on Saturday in Barton Hall, playing host to 17 schools and 8 club teams. The men had six event wins, eleven IC4A qualifiers, a school record, a freshman record and six alterations to the all-time top 10 lists to get off to a great start.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The revised schedule of events and entires for this weekend's Cornell Relays at Barton Hall are now available for fans and coaches with athletes entered into Saturday's meet. Revised Meet Schedule | Meet Entries

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track and field squad had another banner year in 2010. The team won the outdoor Heptagonal/Ivy League Track and Field Championships, their twenty-first conference title in program history. An outstanding nucleus of decorated athletes returns along with one of the best recruiting classes in quite some time. The returning squad includes seven Heptagonal champions and many that were close last season.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rich Bowman, entering his 31st year with the Cornell track and field program, has been promoted to Associate Head Coach, announced on Monday by Andy Noel, the Meakem•Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A pair of athletes with Cornell ties are among the 2010 class of inductees into the Niagara Track and Field Hall of Fame, announced on Tuesday. Stephanie Best, a 1991 graduate of Cornell, and Harry Franklin Porter, a 1905 graduate, were part of the six-member class to be inducted.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Cornell freshman Devin McMahon capped off an impressive freshman season by finishing 98th at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell freshman Devin McMahon was added to the field for the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships by virtue of her finish in Saturday's NCAA regional in Madison, Conn. McMahon, who finished 11th at the Northeast Regional out of 247 runners, earned one of four individual qualifying spots from the Northeast Region.

MADISON, Conn. -- On a very fast course overlooking the Connecticut coast, the Big Red men placed 6th out of 38 teams at the NCAA Northeast Regional meet in unseasonably warm conditions at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Conn. Syracuse won the team title with 56 points, followed by Iona (63), Providence (113), Dartmouth (138), and Columbia (146). Cornell (232 points) defeated Heps rivals Brown (8th place), Yale (11th), and Harvard (12th) to improve on last year's 7th place finish and 235 point total (Princeton and Pennsylvania compete in the Mid-Atlantic Region). Iona's Leonard Korir won the race in 29:36.9 over a field of 229 runners.

MADISON, Conn. -- Running in beautiful conditions on a great course at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Conn., the Big Red women's cross country team finished a very competitive sixth at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon. The women were led by a pair of All-Region honorees, as freshman Devin McMahon (11th) and sophomore Kelsey Karys (23rd) ran personal bests in the women's 6K to finish in the top 25.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Freshman Devin McMahon, competing in her first Heptagonal Championship, placed seventh overall to lead the Cornell women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish on Friday morning at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- With senior Adrien Dannemiller leading the way, the Cornell men's cross country team finished fifth at the 2010 Heptagonal Championships on Friday morning at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. The Big Red finished with 126 points, eight points behind Penn for fourth place.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Fall 2010 edition of The Wastebasket, a production of the Cornell Track and Field program's Spiked Shoe Society, is now available online at CornellBigRed.com. The Wastebasket, a biannual publication that has been produced for nearly 100 years, is available as a PDF on the Cornell men's and women's track and field home pages. Fall 2010 Edition - The Wastebasket

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red cross country teams hosted the 24th annual John Reif Memorial Run at the Moakley Course on the Robert Trent Jones golf course at Cornell on Friday afternoon. Competing in breezy, low 40-degree weather, Cornell competed against runners from Syracuse, Cortland, Buffalo and Ithaca College. Full Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red cross country teams hosted the 24th annual John Reif Memorial Run at the Moakley Course on the Robert Trent Jones golf course at Cornell on Friday afternoon. Competing in breezy, low 40-degree weather, Cornell competed against runners from Syracuse, Cortland, Buffalo and Ithaca College. Full Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In an enormous and highly-competitive field of 42 teams and 387 runners, the Big Red men placed ninth with 321 points in soggy conditions, defeating Heps rivals Pennsylvania (15th) and Brown (23rd). Ahead of Cornell was an improved Dartmouth squad (4th) and last year’s Heps team champion Columbia (7th). Finishing 1-2-3 in the team race were perennial powerhouses #22 Virginia, #24 Georgetown, and #28 William & Mary.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- After the Lehigh Valley was beset by 8 inches of rain in the two days leading up to Friday’s Paul Short Run, the Big Red women’s cross country teams raced in rainy, wet and very muddy contitions on the normally super-fast Lehigh cross country course. Despite the conditions, the Cornell women produced very good competitive results, placing fourth in the nationally competitive Gold Championship Race.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Competing at the Colgate Invitational on Saturday, the Cornell women placed second, finishing only behind #10 nationally-ranked Syracuse. The Big Red was led by sophomore Katie Kellner, who placed seventh overall in 21:55 for the challenging 6K lay-out. Syracuse, the defending Northeast Regional champions and current #1-ranked team in the region, won the meet with 23 points, while the Big Red tallied 51 points to Colgate’s 62 and the University of Ottawa’s 115. * Complete Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University Department of Athletics and Physical Education continues to build upon its multimedia options to allow alumni and fans greater access to their favorite Big Red teams. Among the ways you can follow the Big Red during the 2010-11 season are YouTube channel, a Twitter page, the RedCast audio/video subscription service, text message score updates, live stats and e-mail newsletters. Additionally, you can bookmark and share any article on www.CornellBigRed.com on sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and dozens of other sites in the top lefthand corner of each story, as well as having the ability to e-mail stories or print them. Look for additional ways during the year.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Cornell men’s cross country squad opened their 2010 season with a convincing win against the Army at West Point on Friday afternoon. The Big Red were led by the 1-2 punch of seniors Adrien Dannemiller and Nate Edelman and defeated the Black Knights, 24-35, as Cornell took 10 of the first 13 places.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Running in ideal, mid-60 degree weather at the Army golf course in West Point, N.Y., the Cornell women’s cross country squad opened their 2010 season with an impressive victory against the Black Knights on Friday afternoon. The Cornell women took the top 10 spots, as freshman Devin McMahon placed first with seniors Kristin Sellers and captain Maura Carroll in second and third as the Big Red won the meet 15-50.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Coming off three straight top-three podium finishes at the Ivy League championships, more commonly known as the Heptagonal Championships, the men’s cross-country team is firmly entrenched as a perennial contender for the Heps cross-country title. In 2010, the men’s harriers are poised to once again contend for a conference crown and in the process become the first Cornell squad since 1957 to finish in the top three four years in a row.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track and field team has added 21 athletes to the roster for the 2010-11 track and field season as the Big Red seeks to claim its second straight Outdoor Heptagonal Championship and ninth in the past 10 years.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Bolstered by an exciting young corps of distance runners and an experienced group of juniors and seniors, the 2010 Cornell women’s cross country team is poised to continue the Big Red’s legacy of success in the fall. That history in women’s cross country is notable: over the course of Lou Duesing’s remarkable tenure at the helm of the women’s cross country team, the Cornell women have proven to be among the very best in the East and the nation. With six trips to the NCAA Championships and three top-four trophy finishes at the NCAA Championships to go along with four Heps team titles and four ECAC team championships, the Big Red has been a consistent force in women’s cross country in the Ivy League, in the East and in the nation over the past two decades.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rounding out the academic honors for the Cornell track and field program, the women's team was named an All-Academic team by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the group announced on Wednesday. The Big Red joins 150 other Division I schools from around the country in earning the honor.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A trio of changes have shaken up the coaching staff for the Cornell track and field program, with one departure, one addition and one promotion helping to fill out the staff for the 2010-11 season. Coupled with the retirement of throwing coach Mark Bilyk, the new-look staff will still have several familiar faces as the Big Red seeks to continue its unprecedented success in the Ivy League.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Fresh off having six members of the 2010 Cornell men's track and field team earning All-Academic Team honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association last week, the organization today announced that Cornell is one of 73 teams across the country to earn All-Academic status by posting a cumulative grade point average of better than 3.00 during the 2009-10 academic year.

MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico -- Competing in both the long jump and triple jump, Cornell standout Muhammad Halim ‘08 earned a silver medal, along with a fifth place finish, at the Central American and Caribbean Championships (CAC) in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico last week.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Six members of the Cornell men's track and field team were honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for their work on the track and in the classroom by earning a spot on the 2010 All-Academic Team, the organization announced on Thursday. The six Cornellians are among the 357 athletes honored by the USTFCCCA.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Four members of the Cornell women's track and field team were among the 551 athletes recognized by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as All-Academic Honorees, the organization announced on Wednesday. Seniors Stephanie Pancoast and Erin Roberts were joined on the list by sophomore Molly Glantz and freshman Kelsey Karys on the list.

MONCTON, New Brunswick -- Rising sophomore Bruno Hortelano-Roig finished 21st overall in the 200m at the IAAF World Junior Championships on Thursday in Moncton, New Brunswick. He still remains eligible to compete with Spain on the 4x100m relay team.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- After over 30 years of college coaching, including 27 years as the mentor for the Big Red men's and women's throwers, Mark Bilyk has retired from coaching this summer. For the past two seasons, Bilyk has also balanced his duties as the head equipment manager for the Cornell Athletic Department, a position he moved into full-time on July 1.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Tom Gage '65, a member of the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame, passed away on Thursday at his home in Billings, Mont. Gage was inducted into the Cornell Hall of Fame in 1988 and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He was 67.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Morgan Uceny ‘07 placed fifth on Thursday and was the top American in the 1500 at the Athletissima Lausanne in Switzerland, running a personal best 4:02.40. Not only the seventh best time in the world this year, 4:02.40 places Morgan #10 on the all-time U.S. Women’s list for 1500 meters.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Morgan Uceny ‘07 placed fifth on Thursday and was the top American in the 1500 at the Athletissima Lausanne in Switzerland, running a personal best 4:02.40. Not only the seventh best time in the world this year, 4:02.40 places Morgan #10 on the all-time U.S. Women’s list for 1500 meters.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Bruno Hortelano-Roig ‘13, who recently completed a terrific freshman year with the Cornell men's track and field team, will continue his season at the IAAF World Junior Championships later this month where he will represent Spain in the 200 meters and on the 4X100 meter relay. He was selected for the team after competing in the Spanish Junior Championships last week.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Twelve new members, including five All-Americans and an Olympic medalist, have been selected for induction into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame at the 33rd annual ceremonies to be held October 15, on the Cornell campus. After this year's class is inducted, the membership in the Hall will stand at 522. * Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame

Members of the Cornell track and field teams are currently in the United Kingdom, part of the quadrennial two-week tour of Great Britain that culminates with the decades-old rivalry with Oxford and Cambridge. Throughout the trip, women's distance coach Artie Smith will send updates from selected student-athletes as they chronicle their experiences for CornellBigRed.com.

OXFORD, England -- The Big Red track and field team's 2010 Tour of the United Kingdom came upon its final stages on Tuesday as the Transatlantic Series between teams from Cornell and Penn and teams from Oxford and Cambridge was renewed at the historic Iffley Road Track at Oxford. The Series, which for Cornell dates to 1921 (and 1951 for Penn), returned to Iffley Road, the site of the first ever sub-four minute mile run by Roger Bannister in 1954, for the first time since 2002, and the match was contested under warm and sunny skies. The Cornell and Penn women remain unbeaten in the Series, winning 18 of 19 events to defeat Oxford and Cambridge, 125-64, while men were also triumphant, claiming 16 of 19 events to win 118-76.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A quartet of former Cornell standout track and field athletes competed at the 2010 USA Track and Field Championships over the weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, with three finishing in the top 12 of their respective events. Muhammad Halim, Morgan Uceny and Garrett Huyler each competed at Drake Stadium, with Halim and Uceny both finishing in the top five. Toni-Lynn Salucci also competed in the 5,000m at her first outdoor USATF meet.

Members of the Cornell track and field teams are currently in the United Kingdom, part of the quadrennial two-week tour of Great Britain that culminates with the decades-old rivalry with Oxford and Cambridge. Throughout the trip, women's distance coach Artie Smith will send updates from selected student-athletes as they chronicle their experiences for CornellBigRed.com.

Members of the Cornell track and field teams are currently in the United Kingdom, part of the quadrennial two-week tour of Great Britain that culminates with the decades-old rivalry with Oxford and Cambridge. Throughout the trip, women's distance coach Artie Smith will send updates from selected student-athletes as they chronicle their experiences for CornellBigRed.com.

BIRMINGHAM, England -- The Cornell track teams had a terrific four days in Birmingham, and the track team there were wonderful hosts. The athletes on the Cornell and Penn teams stayed with their counterparts from Birmingham and continued the long tradition of forging Trans-Atlantic friendships on these tours. In addition to trips to the Cadbury Factory and Warwick Castle during the week, the teams enjoyed a banquet Monday night on the university campus and a match was held between Birmingham and the combined Cornell and Penn teams on Tuesday. A team from the University of Limerick, as well as other local athletes, also competed as guests.

Members of the Cornell track and field teams are currently in the United Kingdom, part of the quadrennial two-week tour of Great Britain that culminates with the decades-old rivalry with Oxford and Cambridge. Throughout the trip, women's distance coach Artie Smith will send updates from selected student-athletes as they chronicle their experiences for CornellBigRed.com.

Members of the Cornell track and field teams are currently in the United Kingdom, part of the quadrennial two-week tour of Great Britain that culminates with the decades-old rivalry with Oxford and Cambridge. Throughout the trip, women's distance coach Artie Smith will send updates from selected student-athletes as they chronicle their experiences for CornellBigRed.com.

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League released its list of student-athletes selected for All-Ivy Academic honors in spring sports this week. The 80 men and women were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes. For the all-time Academic All-Ivy list; please click here. For the complete list of spring 2010 honorees, click here.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- On Monday evening, 18 men and 18 women from the Cornell track and field squads will depart for the United Kingdom and the quadrennial two-week tour of Great Britain, culminating with the decades-old rivalry with Oxford and Cambridge, contested at the historic Robert Bannister Track at Iffley Road in Oxford. As has been the case since the 1950s, the Big Red will be joining forces with Ivy League rivals Penn, who will send eight men and eight women on the tour.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Cornell freshman Victoria Imbesi concluded her first trip to the NCAA tournament on Saturday, finishing 24th in the javelin on the final day of competition at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

EUGENE, Ore. -- In her final race as a Cornellian, senior Stephanie Pancoast finished 10th in her heat in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., finishing in 20th place overall on day two at Hayward Field.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Cornell junior Kim Standridge finished third in her heat and ninth overall, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the finals of the women's 800m at the NCAA Championships, which got underway on Wednesday on the campus of the University of Oregon.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the fourth consecutive season, Cornell men's head track and field coach Nathan Taylor has been named the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Northeast Region Men's Coach of the Year, the organization announced on Friday. The award is voted upon by the nation's coaches.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell senior pole vaulter Jason Inzana was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District I First Team in men's track and field and cross country, announced on Thursday morning by the organization. Inzana now moves on to the national ballot and is eligible for Academic All-America consideration.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Cornell track and field teams finished up a very successful three days of competition at the NCAA First Round in Greensboro, NC on Saturday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Good things continued on Friday for the Big Red at the NCAA First Round at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, NC. Junior Kim Standridge ran the #3 time in school history to place third in her quarterfinal heat of the 800, crossing the line in 2:05.37. Standridge earned a spot in the NCAA Final Round in Eugene, OR, where she'll compete in the 800 semifinal on Wednesday, June 9.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Freshman Victoria Imbesi became the first Cornell athlete to earn a spot at the 2010 NCAA Championships, advancing through the preliminary round on Thursday in the opening day of action in Greensboro, N.C. Imbesi was just one of the 13 Cornell athletes to compete in preliminary round action on the first day of competition.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The NCAA announced the fields of 48 athletes per event for the two first-round sites for the 2010 NCAA Championships, and 22 Cornell athletes were among the competitors listed for the East qualifying site, which will be contested on May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C. Among the 22 Cornell competitors, two - senior Duane Teixeira and sophomore Bob Belden - will compete in a pair of events.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Cornell men returned to the site of last week's Outdoor Heps team championship for the 110th running of the IC4As. Competing at Princeton for the second weekend in a row, the Big Red men had five scoring performances, five new alterations to the all-time top 10 lists and nine Cornelliams earned All-East honors. Although several top athletes stayed home due to final exams or to rest up for the upcoming NCAA Championships, the men scored 22 points to finish 11th. Connecticut won the team championship.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- A week removed from their team titles at the Outdoor Heps, the Cornell women's team returned to Princeton for the ECAC Championships, which began on Friday. Yet again, the Big Red proved to be extremely competitive throughout the weekend, with six scoring performances and five alterations to the all-time top 10 lists as nine women earned All-East honors. Although several top athletes stayed home due to final exams or to rest up for the upcoming NCAA Championships, the women placed sixth out of the 85 schools with 35 points; the UConn women were the run-away team champions.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Cornell track teams had a tremendously successful weekend at Princeton, as both the men and women claimed the Outdoor Heps team titles, the men for the eighth straight year outdoors and the women for the eighth time in nine years outdoors. Full Results

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Cornell men's track and field juggernaut claimed a permanent place in Ivy League history by becoming the first program in meet history to win eight straight championships with its victory in the 2010 edition of the meet in Princeton, N.J. The Cornell women's team helped to complete the double, picking up a victory of their own to give the Big Red women its eighth team title in the last nine years. Full Results

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams are both in solid shape after day one of competition at the 2010 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships at Princeton. The men's team, trying to become the first team, men's or women's, to win eight straight championships, are in first place, while the women's team is in third place after day one. In addition, both the Cornell men and women lead the way in qualifiers to Sunday's day of action.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will try to make history this weekend at the 2010 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, hosted by Princeton. The Big Red men will be trying to be the first team in the history of the meet to win eight straight titles, while the women's team will be trying to claim its league-leading 12th outdoor championship and eighth in the last nine years.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men hosted their final home meet of the 2010 season, competing against Cobleskill, Cortland, Mansfield, Oneonta, Syracuse and Utica at the Cornell Outdoor Invitational on Saturday. With warm spring conditions throughout the day, the Big Red had 11 event wins, thirteen IC4A qualifiers and seven alterations to the all-time to ten lists in their final tune-up before the outdoor Heps. Complete Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red track and field teams hosted their final home meet of the year on Saturday, competing in warm spring conditions at the Cornell Outdoor Invitational on Saturday. Cornell competed against squads from Cobleskill, Cortland, Mansfield, Oneonta, Syracuse and Utica as well as several club teams. In their final tune-up for the outdoor Heps next week, the Big Red women won 13 times, had seven ECAC qualifiers, a school record and five alterations to the school's all-time lists. Complete Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Complete results from Saturday's Cornell Outdoor Invitational are now available. Click the link above for results of the individual meet. No team scores are available. Complete Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams will host their final tune-up and final chance to qualify for the Heptagonal Championships on Saturday with the Cornell Outdoor Invitational at the Robert Kane Athletic Complex. The meet will feature 10 track teams in the final competition before next weekend's Heptagonal Championships at Weaver Stadium in Princeton, N.J. Meet Schedule

ITHACA, N.Y. -- After a busy week at the Penn Relays, the Cornell track and field teams played host to 17 college and club teams on Sunday at the Big Red Invitational at the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex. Despite cool and rainy weather, the wind was mild and there were a number of very strong performances.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from Sunday's Big Red Invitational track and field meet at the Kane Athletic Complex are now available.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- After a busy week at the Penn Relays, the Cornell track and field teams played host to 17 college and club teams on Sunday at the Big Red Invitational at the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex. Despite cool and rainy weather, the wind was mild and there were a number of very strong performances.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Cornell track and field teams participated in the 116th running of the Penn Relays this past week and came back to Ithaca with a number of stand-out performances. Competing amidst an event that had thousands of high school, college and post-collegiate athletes, the Big Red distinguished themselves on each day of the meet. The women earned two Penn Relays championship wheels, had ten ECAC qualifiers, four alterations to the all-time top 10 lists and a new freshman record. On the men's side, the Big Red had a pair of runner-up individual finishes, twelve IC4A qualifiers, five additions to the all-time 10 lists and a new freshman record. Footage of every race can be found at www.flotrack.org.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A busy week for the Cornell men's and women's track and field teams will culminate on Sunday with the running of the Big Red Invitational at the Kane Athletic Complex in Ithaca. A total of 17 teams will converge on the facility in one of the final tune-ups before the annual Outdoor Heptagonal Championships. Big Red Invitational Schedule

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Competing at different venues across the Northeast, the Cornell men had some strong performances this weekend. The Big Red had athletes competing at Princeton, Cortland and Moravian, picking up numerous outstanding performances.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell claimed first place in 15 of the 19 events contested as the Big Red women's track team claimed a 111.5-50.5 victory over Penn on Saturday afternoon at the Kane Athletic Complex in Ithaca, N.Y. Melissa Hewitt and Victoria Imbesi were both double-winners on the day for the Big Red in its first dual meet since 2006. Full Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's track and field team will experience a a rare event in collegiate track and field on Saturday when it plays host to Penn in a dual meet at the Kane Athletic Complex in Ithaca, N.Y. The dual meet against Penn will be the Big Red's first outdoor dual meet since the 2005-06 season. Meet Schedule

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Competing against over 50 schools at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on Friday and Saturday in Lewisburg, Pa., the Cornell women's track and field team had a number of stand-out performances as the Big Red won seven events, had 25 top-five event finishes and produced 10 ECAC qualifiers.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Competing against over 50 schools at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on Friday and Saturday in Lewisburg, PA the Cornell men's track and field team had a number of stand-out performances as the Big Red had an impressive 16 IC4A qualifiers and four event wins. Despite cold and windy conditions on Friday night, Cornell distance runners had a number of fine performances and with sunny skies and less windy conditions on Saturday, the Big Red continued to shine.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Originally scheduling the team for a weekend off, the Cornell coaching staff decided to organize a meet in Ithaca after learning of terrific spring-time weather forecast for the weekend. Joined by athletes from Syracuse, Ithaca College, RIT, Roberts Wesleyan and Houghton, the turn-out and weather was even better than expected at the first-ever Cornell Easter Weekend Open, held on Friday and Saturday at the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex at Cornell. With temperatures cresting 80 degrees (although fierce 25 mile per hour winds that up-lifted tents and finish-line cameras staked to the turf made many events very challenging), the Big Red was able to get in another weekend of outdoor competition. Full Results Decathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from Saturday's Cornell Easter Open track meet in Ithaca, N.Y., are now available. Click the links below for the results from Saturday's competition. Full Results Decathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- With favorable weather forecasts for the coming weekend, the Cornell track and field teams have added a meet on Saturday, April 3, at the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex. The Easter Weekend Open will feature many of Cornell's top athletes in action.

FULLERTON, Calif. -- The Cornell men's track and field team finished up a great week of competition and training in California on Friday, competing at the Cal State Fullerton Titan Twilight and produced seven event wins as well as seven IC4A qualifiers.

FULLERTON, Calif. -- The Cornell women's track and field teams finished up a great week of competition and training in California on Friday, competing at the Cal State Fullerton Titan Twilight. The Big Red women won 16 events and had 9 ECAC qualifiers, to go along with five alterations to the all-time top 10 lists.

IRVINE, Calif. -- The Big Red track and field teams opened up their outdoor campaign with very strong performances at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational on Saturday. The men IC4A qualifiers and had three event wins.

IRVINE, Calif. -- The Big Red track and field teams opened up their 2010 outdoor campaign with very strong performances at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational on Saturday. The women produced 14 ECAC qualifiers and had nine event wins.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell senior Katie Murdoch once again chronicled the 2010 Indoor Heptagonal Championships, with her video of the meet experience now available on the Cornell YouTube site.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams closed out the indoor portion of their track season with very good showings at the Eastern Championships in Boston on Saturday and Sunday as the men tied for third at the IC4A Championships and the women placed fifth at the ECAC Championships. With over 80 Division I Eastern schools at these championships, the Big Red returned to Ithaca with 16 different scoring efforts and nearly 30 All-East performers.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams closed out the indoor portion of their track season with very good showings at the Eastern Championships in Boston on Saturday and Sunday as the men tied for third at the IC4A Championships and the women placed fifth at the ECAC Championships. With over 80 Division I Eastern schools at these championships, the Big Red returned to Ithaca with 16 different scoring efforts and nearly 30 All-East performers.

HANOVER, N.H. -- Sophomore Melissa Hewitt won the 60m dash and the long jump, leading the Cornell women's track and field team to a third-place showing at the 2010 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, hosted by Dartmouth.

HANOVER, N.H. -- Cornell senior Duane Teixeira was named the most valuable perfomer of the meet as the Cornell men's track and field team finished second at the 2010 Indoor Heptagonal Championships, hosted by Dartmouth. Cornell finished with 149 points, 32 points behind champion Princeton but 94 points ahead of third-place Dartmouth.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The final tune up before the Indoor Heptagonal Championships, the Marc Deneault Invitational, was held on Saturday at Barton Hall, with more than 900 athletes among the 20 teams competing.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A revised schedule for this weekend's Marc Deneault Invitational track and field meet at Barton Hall is now available. The meet is expected to feature approximately 20 teams and more than 900 athletes competing throughout the day. For the revised schedule, please click here.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red women's track team continued its fine 2010 campaign in hosting the Kane Invitational in Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday, a large meet that included 24 teams and over 1300 athletes, as well as 55 men's and women's multi-eventers. The weekend was a success, as the Cornell women produced 13 event wins and 6 ECAC qualifiers, to go along with a freshman record and 4 new additions to the all-time top-10 lists.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Results from the weekend's Kane Invitational track and field meet at Barton Hall are now available. The meet saw more than 20 teams and over 1,300 athletes converge on Barton Hall over the past two days.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- It was a busy and productive weekend for the Cornell men's track team, as the Big Red hosted the 24-team Kane Invitational in Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday, an event that featured over 50 multi-eventers and 1300 athletes overall. In addition, a contingent of men's middle distance and distance runners competed at the Armory's "College Saturday" series on Saturday evening. The weekend was a success, as the men produced 22 IC4A qualifiers, an NCAA provisional qualifier, a new school and freshman record and seven alterations to the all-time top 10 lists.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The revised schedule of events for this weekend's Kane Invitational track and field meet at Barton Hall is now available. The meet will feature teams from 22 colleges and more than 1,300 athletes converging on Barton Hall.

ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell University Department of Athletics and Physical Education, in conjunction with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), will hold its annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, Feb. 13, beginning at 5:45 p.m.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Cornell men's track and field team had solid performances across the board and finished third out of twelve teams at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, held on Friday and Saturday at Penn State. The Big Red produced an event win and four second place finishes, had 13 IC4A qualifiers and also had four changes to the all-time top 10 lists in scoring 80 points, placing behind Princeton (107) and Penn State (83).

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Cornell women' s track and field team competed very well on Friday and Saturday at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup at Penn State, earning a third place finish in the competitive fourteen team field. The women won two events and had two runner-up showings, produced 11 ECAC qualifiers and had four alterations to the all-time top-10 lists, including a freshman record. The Big Red tallied 78 points to finish only behind host Penn State (134) and SEC power Auburn (111).

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Big Red men's track and field teams competed in New York City this weekend at two different venues and had terrific results. After the men's 4X800 finished fourth at the Millrose Games on Friday night, the full team competed at the New York Road Runners' "College Saturday Night at the Armory" on Saturday evening, a scored meet featuring Heps rivals Princeton and Columbia, Big East foes Villanova and UConn, ACC power Virginia, as well as Albany, Army, Delaware State and Morgan State. The Cornell men were a close second to Princeton, scoring 109.5 points to the Tigers' 126. Photo Gallery (photos by Russ Hartung)

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Big Red women's track and field teams competed in New York City this weekend at the New York Road Runners' "College Saturday Night at the Armory" on Saturday evening, a scored meet featuring Heps rivals Princeton and Columbia, Big East foe Villanova, ACC power Virginia, as well as Albany, Army, and Morgan State. The Cornell women came out on top in the team scoring with 162 points to out-distance second place Virginia by 48 points; Princeton was third with 94.5 points, Villanova was fourth with 92.5 points and Columbia tallied 76 points. Photo Gallery (photos by Russ Hartung)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams had impressive performances across the board in their first scored meet of the season, winning the men's and women's team titles at the Cornell Upstate Challenge on Saturday at Barton Hall. Competing against Buffalo, Colgate, Cortland, Ithaca College and Syracuse, the Big Red combined for 20 events wins and had 12 IC4A qualifiers and 4 ECAC qualifiers. Full Results Heptathlon Results Pentathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams had impressive performances across the board in their first scored meet of the season, winning the men's and women's team titles at the Cornell Upstate Challenge on Saturday at Barton Hall. Competing against Buffalo, Colgate, Cortland, Ithaca College and Syracuse, the Big Red combined for 20 events wins and had 12 IC4A qualifiers and 4 ECAC qualifiers. Full Results Heptathlon Results Pentathlon Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- On the final weekend of the semester break, the Cornell track and field teams will put their training to the test when Cornell plays host to its only home scored track meet of the season, the Upstate Challenge, on Saturday at Barton Hall. Cornell will play host to teams from Syracuse, Buffalo, Colgate, Cortland and Ithaca College in the six-team scored meet. Upstate Challenge Schedule

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Cornell women's track and field team took to the road for the first time in the 2010 indoor season and came away with very strong performances at the Penn State Northeast Challenge on Saturday in State College. Competing against Penn State, Michigan, Penn, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Lock Haven and others, the Big Red came home with an event win and a meet record, several alterations to the all-time top 10 lists, 8 ECAC qualifiers and over 25 top 10 finishes.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Cornell men's track and field team displayed impressive depth across the board on Saturday at the Penn State Northeast Challenge in State College. Competing against Penn State, Penn, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Colgate, Lock Haven and others, the Big Red came home with a new school record and two freshmen records, an event win, several alterations to the all-time top 10 lists, an impressive 17 IC4A qualifiers, and over 25 top 10 finishes.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell track and field teams rang in 2010 with solid performances at the Southern Tier Collegiate Open at Barton Hall on Friday evening. Competing against teams from Colgate, Mansfield and Queens University, many Big Red were able to return to campus early to shake off winter break rust. Southern Tier Collegiate Invitational Results

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Senior Stephanie Pancoast and junior Nate Edelman were selected as the most valuable performers of the 2009 Cornell cross country season, announced on Tuesday night at the team's annual banquet.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Led by terrific performances from the seniors as well as some impressive underclass results, the Cornell women's track and field team opened up the indoor season at the 17-team Cornell Relays in Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday. The Big Red had a very good first meet, with impressive depth and breadth, winning 10 events and finishing in the top three over 25 times while also producing 4 ECAC qualifiers and adding a pair of new marks to the all-time top 10 lists.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's track and field team opened up the indoor season with outstanding performances at the 17-team Cornell Relays in Barton Hall on Friday and Saturday. The Big Red had five event wins to along with a remarkable 13 IC4A qualifiers, a school record and six changes to the all-time top 10 lists.

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League released its list of student-athletes selected for All-Ivy Academic honors in fall sports this week. The 80 men and women were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes. For a complete list of the 2009 Fall Academic All-Ivy, click here. For the all-time Academic All-Ivy list; please, click here.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women’s track and field squad had another banner year in 2009. The team won the indoor Heptagonal Track and Field Championships, their seventh first place finish in the last eight years. Outdoors the team was second, having their consecutive league win streak snapped at seven. The group claimed twelve individual event first place finishes and set Ivy League all-time bests in the pole vault, long jump, discus, 60 meters and the 4 X 100 meter relay. The Big Red also registered top finishes at the ECAC and NCAA East Regional championships and were headliners at Tennessee’s Sea-Ray Relays, California-Northridge Invite, California-Irvine Open and the Penn Relays where junior Stephanie Pancoast won the coveted 3000 meter steeple-chase event. Senior Jeomi Maduka was a two-time NCAA All-American in the long jump while two other Big Red athletes competed at the National Meet.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Less than two weeks from the end of cross country season, the Cornell track and field program is already opening up the indoor track season. The Big Red begins the year with the Cornell Relays, which will be held on Saturday at Barton Hall in Ithaca. Meet Schedule

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Cornell junior Nate Edelman finished 93rd at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday, held in Terre Haute, Ind. Edelman finished the 10K course in 30:51.2 as the second Ivy League runner to finish the course.

BOSTON, Mass. -- Earning an individual bid to the NCAA Championships, junior Nate Edelman led the Cornell men's cross country team on Saturday at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. Edelman earned All-Region honors with his 9th place showing and also earned a spot at the NCAA Championships next week in Terre Haute, IN. With the field now set for the NCAAs and Syracuse, Iona and Providence all moving on as teams from the Northeast, Edelman advances to the NCAAs as the third individual in the Northeast Region. Edelman's selection marks the third straight year the Cornell men's team has advanced an individual to the NCAA Championships.

BOSTON, Mass. -- Competing in extremely sloppy and muddy conditions at Boston's Franklin Park, the Cornell women's cross country teams put together an impressive sixth place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Saturday, highlighted by two All-Region performances, including a 12th place individual finish from senior captain Stephanie Pancoast.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Watch a lacrosse photo shoot and see the men build a playground, while also previewing some of the weekend's big matchups. Cornell Athletics and Physical Education, in conjunction with Internet Consulting Services, unveiled a new YouTube channel for Big Red sports prior to the season. The site will be updated several times a week with new content, including weekly highlights, coach and player interviews, feature stories, facility tours and more. Subscribe to the channel to find out all of the latest new stories, or click below to watch some of this past week's videos. Click here to visit Cornell's YouTube Channel.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A man who built a distinguished career leading tough men, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John M. (Jay) Paxton Jr. ‘B.S., ‘73, M. Eng ‘74, will join a notable array of mentors at the Cornell Football Association’s fifth annual Career Day at Schoellkopf this spring. Gen. Paxton is Director for Operations, J-3, of the Joint Staff, which assists the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in accomplishing his mission. He was previously Chief of Staff for Multinational Force Iraq in Baghdad and, before that, commanding general of the First Marine Division.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell women's track captain Katie Murdoch '10 has chronicled the 2009 Heptagonal Cross Country Championships in a video now available on the Cornell Athletics YouTube channel. The piece includes comments from competitors, coaches and alumni alike about the atmosphere surrounding the Heps. To view Katie Murdoch's video essay on the 2009 Heps, click here.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Spend a week with the Big Red Marching Band, learn all about senior field hockey player Katie Kirnan and preview some of the weekend's big matchups. Cornell Athletics and Physical Education, in conjunction with Internet Consulting Services, unveiled a new YouTube channel for Big Red sports prior to the season. The site will be updated several times a week with new content, including weekly highlights, coach and player interviews, feature stories, facility tours and more. Subscribe to the channel to find out all of the latest new stories, or click below to watch some of this past week's videos. Click here to visit Cornell's YouTube Channel.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- A new addition to the Cornell women's soccer family and a recap of the Red-White men's basketball scrimmage are highlighted, as well as some of the weekend's big matchups. Cornell Athletics and Physical Education, in conjunction with Internet Consulting Services, unveiled a new YouTube channel for Big Red sports prior to the season. The site will be updated several times a week with new content, including weekly highlights, coach and player interviews, feature stories, facility tours and more. Subscribe to the channel to find out all of the latest new stories, or click below to watch some of this past week's videos. Click here to visit Cornell's YouTube Channel.