GREENSBORO, N.C. – Cortland graduate student Aubrianna Lantrip (Phelps/Midlakes) tied for second place nationally with a school record-tying effort in the high jump to earn All-America honors during Day 2 of the NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Irwin Belk Track.
 
On the men's side, senior Isaiah Brooks (Minoa/East Syracuse Minoa) advanced to the final in the 110-meter hurdles after posting the fourth-best time in prelims. He's one of eight to make it to the finals, which will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
WOMEN'S RECAP:
 
Lantrip tied for second place in the high jump with a height of 1.73 meters (5' 8"), tying the school record set by Taylor Hudson in 2014. Lantrip and Jaidyn Appel of Tufts both cleared 1.73 meters on their second attempts, and both had the same number of total misses, so they officially tied for second. Sharde Johnson of Colby won the title with a height of 1.76 meters (5' 9.25").
 
Freshman Danielle Fisk (Honeoye Falls/Honeoye Falls-Lima) also competed in the high jump and tied for 18th nationally at 1.56 meters (5' 1.25").
 
MEN'S RECAP:
 
Brooks is one of eight qualifiers for Saturday's 110-meter hurdles finals after posting a personal-best time of 14.31 seconds in the preliminaries. He had the fourth-fastest time overall and the second-best time in his heat. Sophomore Aaron Jones (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) finished 13th in the preliminaries with a time of 14.92 seconds.
 
Senior Zach Kashmer (Chili/Churchville-Chili) finished 11th in the decathlon, moving up two spots from his placement after Thursday's opening five events. Kashmer posted a total score of 6,504 points. Marcus Weaver of Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the title with 7,510 points.
 
Kashmer opened Friday with 809 points in the 110-meter hurdles (15.34), followed by 499 points in the discus (31.77 meters/104' 3") and 673 points in the pole vault (4.20 meters/13' 9.25"). He added 438 points in the javelin (39.72 meters/130' 4"), and closed the competition with 639 points in the 1,500-meter run (4:46.72).

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

I'm not sure where to begin on today, as we had so many great things happen!

To begin with, our two first-timers at NCAAs both had a good day of competition. True freshman high jumper Danielle Fisk walks away from the meet with a pretty good learning experience that will hopefully propel her forward to continue to develop as an athlete in the upcoming semesters that she has with us.  To clear heights in your first national meet is a pretty big deal, so there's a lot to be happy about there.

Sophomore Aaron Jones had a strong race in the high hurdles to move up on his seeding position (17th) to be 13th in the country!  While he didn't run the time he was hoping for today, to show up at your first NCAA meet – in your first season over the 42" hurdles (high schoolers run over 39" hurdles) and compete and perform that well is pretty exceptional! We're excited about what the future holds for this young man with our program!

Senior Zach Kashmer had a long, hard fought day to finish 11th in the nation in the decathlon. You could definitely see the effects of the decathlon he had to do last week just to gain entry into the NCAA championships, but he turned in good performances across the board today, and has a lot to be proud of. In the very hot and humid conditions he fought to the end, including nearly running a lifetime best in the 1500 to close out the competitions.

Senior Isaiah Brooks had a pretty phenomenal day: after a slow start, he came on quite strong to finish second in his heat and earn an automatic advancement spot to the finals of the 110 meter hurdles tomorrow!  Isaiah came in seeded well out of contention, and run a monstrous lifetime best of 14.31 seconds to move up to 2nd all-time on SUNY Cortland's top five list! We're excited to see how tomorrow goes for Isaiah as he runs the final race of his collegiate career.

Last but not least, graduate student Aubrianna Lantrip certainly had a pretty great day, as she leaped to her highest of the season (and her highest in a Cortland uniform) to tie for 2nd nationally as well as to tie the Red Dragon school record! To come into a new program for only a year and work with a new coach and new teammates has to be tough; to do it under the conditions of COVID, and to do it with the grace and willingness to invest in our program and become a part of our family is such a testament to the type of person that she is, and why Bri will be successful in all of her endeavors! We thank her for making us her home for the past year, even though we only had a few months to work together!