Ithaca Women’s T&F Team Maintains Top-10 Ranking; Eighth in National Standings
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ranked Ithaca’s women’s track & field team eighth in the nation in the week 2 poll announced Wednesday. The Bombers have eight individuals and one relay team with results ranking in the national top-20 and an additional two in the top-30.
Three-time indoor All-American, junior Emma Dewart (Barker/Barker), holds the second-best 55-meter hurdles time, having recorded a finish of 8.33 at the Cornell Relays in December. She also ranks fifth in the high jump having cleared 1.67 meters and eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.51 meters.
Senior Marcia McCord (Rancocas Valley/Mount Holly, N.J.) also ranks in a trio of events sitting fifth in the 55 dash, sixth in the triple jump and 17th in the 400 dash. A four-time outdoor All-American, McCord has recorded season-best times of 7.21 in the 55 and 59.52 in the 400. She also provisionally qualified for nationals with an 11.41-meter mark in the triple.
Additionally, senior Kate Leugers (Rice Memorial/Richmond, Vt.) ranks 10th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:53.70 and sophomore Amanda Rissmeyer (Watchung/Millington, N.J.) sits 17th in the high jump standings with a mark of 1.63 meters.
The Bombers’ distance medley relay team of sophomore Jenn Randall (Cincinnatus Central/Cincinnatus), freshman Mikayla Gaspary (Malta/Ballston Spa), sophomore Carly Graham (West Genesee/Syracuse) and Leugers ranks 15th in the national standings with a time of 12:50.67.
Ithaca notched its fourth consecutive Empire 8 indoor crown on Sunday having claimed 104 points more than the second-place team.