ITHACA, N.Y. – Melissa Innocent (Elmont/Valley Stream North) won the mile run and four other Red Dragons earned runner-up finishes as the Cortland women's indoor track and field team competed at a six-team meet hosted by Ithaca College. The non-team scoring meet featured competitors from Cortland, Ithaca, Scranton, Utica, Delhi and Alfred State.
 
Innocent won the mile in 5:09.82. Jewel Jones (Long Beach) finished second (5:19.81) and Anne Barney (Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) was third (5:44.20). Alexa Wolcott (Wyoming/Pavilion) placed second in the 3,000 meters (10:51.81), with Phoebe Peer (Saranac Lake) third (10:52.03), Bri Ostheller (Penfield) fourth (10:53.88) and Cassidy Wendt (Seaford) fifth (10:55.98).
 
Hannah McMasters (Homer) finished second out of 32 competitors in the weight throw with a toss of 15.59 meters (51' 1.75") Jennifer Ndukwu (Queens/Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School) finished third at 15.44 meters (50' 8"). Reilly Quinn (Morrisonville/Beekmantown) was second of 21 in the long jump, covering 5.28 meters (17' 4"). In the shot put, Ndukwu was fourth of 32 at 11.50 meters (37' 8.75"), followed by Kayla Tretola (Levittown/Island Trees) in fifth (11.45 meters/37' 6.75") and McMasters in sixth (11.41 meters/37' 5.25").
 
Lillian Swyers (Peru) finished third (5.20 meters/17' 0.75") and Gabriella Raymond (Sayville) was fourth (5.13 meters/16' 10"). Swyers also finished third of 28 in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.41 seconds, and Raymond was sixth in the triple jump at 10.09 meters (33' 1.25").
 
Kendall Sobczyk (Wheatfield/Niagara Wheatfield) finished fourth of 26 in the 60-meter dash in 7.92 seconds, and in the 200-meter dash Brianna Gabbidon (Islip) finished sixth (27.14), Sobczyk was seventh (27.24) and Sophia Hotaling (Cooperstown) was eighth (27.37) in a field of 39 runners. Abby Hardy (Johnson City) was fourth (1:02.26) and Gabbidon finished fifth (1:02.50) out of 23 runners in the 400 meters.
 
Georgia Spuches Jwaskiewicz (Syracuse/Liverpool) tied for fifth place in the high jump. She was one of five competitors with the second-best height in the event at 1.59 meters (5' 2.5") but officially tied for fifth due to number of misses at that height. Faith Hoyt (Pittsford/Pittsford Mendon) placed sixth in the pole vault (3.02 meters/9' 10.75").
 
Cortland performers who met All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) standards at the meet were Innocent (mile), McMasters (weight throw), Ndukwu (weight throw), Swyers (60-meter hurdles), Sobczyk (60-meter dash) and Spuches Jwaskiewicz (high jump).

Coach's Corner - Comments from Cortland Assistant Coach Chad Dunham
 
Much like our notion from last week, a lot of the team is working through cumulative fatigue! Despite this, we had a healthy number of solid performances – impressive to us given the quality work they've been putting in!

Being our second meet back our big focus was on process, outcomes and fretting about them can often be a distraction – refocusing on how we do things is what gets those rewards! So while it's still early (this was the first meet of 2026 for a decent number of folks!), we want to nail down the way we warm up, execute the plan for each event, cool down, and support others. All event groups demonstrated this and were awarded with some fun results!

To shout out a few we're proud of, Travis Iwuagwu in the 60 hurdles, Katie Ball in Long Jump and Hurdles, and Reilly Quinn setting a new best in Long Jump and immediately headed over to High Jump for a solid series.

Our sprints squad especially showed a lot of depth, we're proud at the number of women and men who have posted times placing them well in the depth charts of our conference. We also picked up event wins in the men's 60 by LeBron Richardson and men's 400 by Christian Kahrs.

Both squads in the distance events set out to work together by having pacers set the tone, and many in the group were awarded with PRs! Special shout outs go to Alexa Wolcott, Phoebe Peer, Brandon Mulholland, and Hunter Rautenstrauch – who worked great to set up strong races for their teammates!

At the throwing circles, the women's team was noted for their high level of cohesiveness and being supportive of all teammates - which alongside their work ethic, it's no surprise great things happen like PRs, even double PRs in the case of Giuliana Rosario! On the men's side, Logan Darling, Elliot Supley, and Jack Smith all set great PRs in the Weight Throw!

We do return to Ithaca next week for the competitive Bomber Invitational, while a trio of women's distance runners heads to Boston – we aim to have more good news!