ITHACA, N.Y. – Cortland finished first in five events at the Ithaca Open, hosted by Ithaca College. The Red Dragons also posted eight second-place finishes at the mid-week meet.

Senior Ashley Wirges (Hopewell Junction/Arlington) won the 200-meter dash with an ECAC-qualifying time of 26.30 seconds. Sophomore Kristen Serikstad (Oyster Bay) also reached ECAC standards with her winning high jump of 5' 3”, as did juniors Sarah Kimball (Liverpool) and Keri Laviska (Binghamton/Susquehanna Valley) in the pole vault, each at 11' 2”. Kimball was declared the winner and Laviska was second due to their number of misses.

Sophomore Laurel Headwell (Fultonville/Fonda-Fultonville) won the shot put at 34' 5.5” and was second in the discus at 97' 10.75”. Freshman Valerie Winberry (Bay Shore) competed in the same events, winning the discus (109' 8.75”) and placing second in the shot put (32' 1.5”).

Junior Kara Cangemi (Central Square/Paul V. Moore) turned in a pair of second-place finishes with a high jump of 4' 11” and a triple jump of 33' 3.75”. Other Red Dragon runners-up included freshman Jessica Stanton (Elmira Heights/Thomas A. Edison) in the 400 meters (1:01.30), junior Carly Kennedy (North Tonawanda) in the 100-meter hurdles (16.72) and freshman Danielle Kelley (East Aurora) in the 400-meter hurdles (1:10.89).

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