SHIPPENSBURG, PA. and ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cortland women's outdoor track and field team recorded three All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) qualifying performances at two meets over the weekend. The Red Dragons sent three athletes to the 14th Annual Paul Kaiser Classic, hosted by Shippensburg University, on Saturday, and many others competed at Cornell in the Big Red Invitational on Sunday.  
 
At Shippensburg, Kelly Gardner (Lake Ronkonkoma/Sachem North) finished eighth in the 200-meter dash with an AARTFC time of 25.79 seconds and 18th out of 59 in the 100-meter dash in 12.66 seconds. Maya Campbell (Valley Stream/Valley Stream South) had a regional qualifying time of 15.55 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, where she finished 15th, and was 27th in the field of 71 in the 200-meter dash in 27.16 seconds. Kaylee Uhl (Waverly) was Cortland's other competitor in the Kaiser Classic, finishing 12th in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:08.61.
 
At Cornell, Harley Buczkowski (Holland Patent) had an AARTFC qualifying hammer throw of 46.78 meters (153' 6") and placed third. Cat Lutjen (Sound Beach/Miller Place) was third in the javelin with a throw of 28.54 meters (93' 8"). She was also ninth in the shot put at 10.47 meters (34' 4.25"). Shannon Hanmer (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) was sixth with her shot put of 11.27 meters (36' 11.75").
 
Kim White (Marathon) placed third overall (second collegiate) in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.70 seconds. Gillian Lee (Syosset) was the fourth collegiate finisher in 17.45 seconds. Nicole Hallenbeck (Claverack/Taconic Hills) was third out of 10 in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:11.06.  
 
In the 1,500-meter run, Eliza Nichols (Smithtown/Smithtown West) was the 13th collegiate finisher out of 33 with a time of 5:02.68. Her running mate, Sara Billings (Gansevoort/South Glens Falls), officially clocked in at 5:02.69 and was 14th.  Shannon Imbornoni (Plainview/Our Lady of Mercy Academy) was fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.59. Melissa Emilio (Oneonta) was sixth in 2:26.00.
 
Dana Messina (East Meadow) was the fourth collegiate finisher in the 200-meter dash in 27.31 seconds. She was also the seventh collegiate finisher in the 100-meter dash in 13.30 seconds. Asia Cornwall (East Greenbush/Columbia) placed seventh in the 200-meter dash in 28.44 seconds.    
 
Cortland heads to Geneseo next Friday and Saturday for the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships.

(Recap by Cortland sports information student intern Kyle Lancto)

Complete Results:
Shippensburg Women
Cornell Women
Shippensburg Men
Cornell Men


Coach's Corner - Comments from Head Coach Steve Patrick:

Peyton Lalone had two excellent races in Shippensburg, running his way into the upcoming conference championships in both the 100 and 200. He definitely capitalized on the opportunity to make the long trip and took advantage of the decent weather down there.
 
The folks at Cornell battled through some tough conditions – we had a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow at different times. Three folks I would like to highlight for efforts that have a potential impact on our upcoming conference championships are Shannon Imbornoni, Chjuvaughn Cameron, and Shannon Hanmer. Shannon Imbornoni had a great effort in the 800 to qualify for the  conference championships, while Chjuvaughn did the same on the men's side in the 100. For the field events, Shannon Hanmer had a great effort in the shot put with a PR to put herself into the conference meet in the event – she was already in for the discus throw and right on the edge for shot put going into this meet.