Stevens and Ithaca Ranked in National Poll
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's track and field team stayed at No. 10, while Ithaca College jumped nine spots to rank 17th in week five of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
national poll. The Ducks and Bombers also appear in the
Atlantic Region poll.
Sophomore
Amy Regan currently owns the third best time in the nation in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 16:55.59. Regan also ranks fifth in the 3K with a mark of 9:47.59. Fellow sophomore
Gladys Njoku boasts the third top performance in the high jump at 1.70 meters (5 feet, 7 inches), while Amira Dardir sits ninth at 1.69 meters (5' 6.5"). Dardir's school record pentathlon of 3,091 points ranks 34th nationally.
Ithaca has five performances earning points towards a national ranking. Junior
Emilia Scheemaker has the best triple jump mark in the country with a school-record distance of 12.25 meters. She also sits 12th in the long jump with a leap of 5.50 meters. Rookie
Natalie Meyer cleared 1.70 meters in the high jump to sit third, junior
Harmony Graves ranks 22nd with a 25.83 finish in the 200-meter dash that's been coverted to 25.44, and classmate
Alex Rechen has cleared 3.50 meters in the pole vault to rank 27th.