Ithaca Improves to Seventh in USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Poll
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Bomber women’s cross country team improved its Atlantic Region poll ranking to seventh announced Tuesday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches of America. Ithaca has been ranked for five consecutive weeks, including a rank of eighth a week ago.
The team raced to a 14th-place finish in the Brown bracket of the 37th Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University on Friday. Junior Heidi Baumbach (Lake Placid/Lake Placid) led Ithaca finishing 46th overall crossing the line in an even 23 minutes to earn another Empire 8 Runner of the Week accolade. Senior Alissa Kersey (Sandy Creek/Sodus) finished in 50th place, just five seconds later, for a season-best time of 23:05.
Ithaca is the only Empire 8 team regionally ranked.