ITHACA,N.Y. – Cortland's women's indoor track and field team posted seven ECAC-qualifying performances, two of which are currently the best nationally in Div. III, at the season-opening Cornell Relays.

Junior Sarah Bonnell (Norwich) finished third in the 60-meter dash in 7.85 seconds, the top time in Div. III through results reported by Sunday afternoon, and placed fifth in the long jump at a national second-best 5.45 meters (17' 10.75”). Senior Amber Stephens (Stony Point/North Rockland) has the best distance nationally in the triple jump with her third-place effort of 11.71 meters (38' 5”).

Cortland's other two individual ECAC-qualifying times are both ranked sixth nationally. Junior Emily Cotey (Norwood/Norwood-Norfolk) finished fourth in the 5,000 meters (18:29.62) and sophomore Kenya Outram (Brooklyn/Victory Collegiate) was seventh in the 60-meter hurdles (9.43, 9.35 in prelims).

The Red Dragons also met ECAC standards with two relay times. The 4x800-meter relay of junior Trisha Clark (Pulaski), senior Alexis Fairbanks (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy), freshman Kelly Burke (Tillson/Kingston) and freshman Kailyn Balzano (East Greenbush/Columbia) finished third in 9:55.00 and the 4x400-meter relay of sophomore Kiersten Duroe (Horseheads), senior Alexis Grable (Pine Bush), senior Liz Henry (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) and senior Abby Vander Veen (Duanesburg/Faith Bible Academy) finished sixth in 4:08.89, currently the third-best time nationally.

Cortland earned six other individual top-10 finishes and one other top-10 relay finish. Sophomore Kiki Jones (Binghamton) finished ninth in the 60-meter dash (8.16) and Grable was ninth in the 300-meter dash (42.57). Junior Alexandra Budd (Riverhead) tied for ninth in the high jump (1.55 meters – 5'1”) and freshman Kerri Culhane (Sayville) placed 10th in the 3,000 meters (10:50.42).

Sophomore Valerie Vancol (Merrick/Sanford H. Calhoun) finished 10th in the shot put (10.60 meters – 34' 9.5”) and freshman Alex Seymour (Etna/Dryden) was 10th in the pole vault (3.15 meters – 10' 4”). Also, Cortland's second-fastest 4x400-meter relay of senior Caitlin Triantafillou (Getzville/Williamsville North), freshman Saige Thomas (Elmira/Elmira Free Academy), sophomore Gabrielle Conant (Tully) and freshman Kristine Moran (Kerhonkson/Rondout Valley) finished eighth in 4:12.80.

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