ITHACA, N.Y. – Junior
Alanna Hollborn (Islip Terrace/East Islip) won the 3,000-meter run to highlight Cortland's performances at the season-opening Cornell Relays. There was no team scoring at the meet.
Hollborn was one of five Red Dragons to place in the top nine of the 3,000 meters with her ECAC-qualifying time of 10:35.16. Sophomore
Kate Ramsbotham (West Islip) also reached ECAC qualifying standards with her third-place time of 10:51.08. Freshman
Caitlin Sullivan (Elmira Heights/Thomas A. Edison) finished fifth in the event (11:00.82), sophomore
Katie Dylag (Williamsville/Williamsville East) was sixth (11:03.68) and freshman
Jess Glass (Commack) placed ninth (11:20.32).
Cortland posted a pair of ECAC-qualifying performances in two field events. Junior
Sarah Kimball (Liverpool) finished third in the pole vault at 10' 10", with junior
Keri Laviska (Binghamton/Susquehanna Valley) in fourth place at 10' 4". In the long jump, sophomore
Erin Sills (Smithtown) finished seventh (16' 10.5") and senior
Christa McGough (Remsen) was eighth (16' 8.5").
The Red Dragons' other ECAC effort came from junior
Carly Kennedy (North Tonawanda), sophomore
Mallory Baker (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa), freshman Jessica Stanton (Elmira Heights/Thomas A. Edison) and senior
Ashley Wirges (Hopewell Junction/Arlington), who finished fifth in the 4x400-meter relay (4:09.91).
A trio of Red Dragons finished in the top 10 in the 5,000-meter run. Junior
Brittany Brunetto (Beacon) earned fifth-place honors (19:40.24), followed by sophomore
Gina Smith (East Meadow) in eighth (20:04.47) and sophomore
Lauren Phillips (Batavia) in 10th (20:21.21). Cortland's other top-10 showing at the meet was an eighth-place finish by sophomore
Nicole Ragard (Binghamton/Susquehanna Valley) in the pole vault (9' 4.25").
Complete Results