Cortland, NY – The SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex hosted the Cortland Classic these past two days. The Hartwick Women's Track and Field team competed against 14 other teams, most of whom are NCAA DIII institutions. The Hawks showed once again that they are capable of putting the entire Empire 8 conference on notice in two weeks time at their championship meet.
Friday
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Alyssa Vellenkoop (Altamont, N.Y.) competed in her first meet of the season and finished 4th in the Pole Vault.
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Brynita Haas (Copake, N.Y.) finished 5th in the 5000m.
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Giovanna Wall (West Hurley, N.Y.) finished 7th in the 1st round of the 100m hurdles. She qualified for the 8-person final that was later contested on Saturday.
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Sophie Ridgway (Albany, N.Y.) finished 7th in the steeplechase.
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Wall would later join Atti Dinsmore (Burkburnett, Tex.) in the Javelin. Dinsmore threw a huge personal best in the event with a throw of 75 ft 9 inches. Dinsmore and Wall placed 13th and 16th respectively.
Saturday
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Wall finished 7th in the 100m hurdles final with a time of 18.18 seconds. In addition, she placed 16th out of 34 throwers in the Shot Put.
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Ashley Neier (Whitesboro, N.Y.) finished 12th in the long jump leaping 14 ft 10 ½ inches into the sand pit.
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Haas returned to the track to compete in the 800m where she would finish 20th in the event.
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
The Hawks will conclude their regular season in Troy, NY as they head to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to compete in the Capital District Classic on Saturday April 29th. The competition begins at 11am and will be held at Harkness Field.
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