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January 19, 2001

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Vesce Knocks in a Pair as M. Hockey Draws

By ryan | January 19, 2001

Behind the quick skates of freshman Ryan Vesce, the Cornell men’s hockey team tied Colgate 2-2 last night in Lynah Rink.

Vesce accounted for both goals for the Red, and combined with sophomore linemates Stephen B

Track Teams Take Six-Way Invitational

By ryan January 22, 2001

Both the men’s and women’s track & field teams captured the top spot in Saturday’s Cornell Six-Way Invitational at Barton Hall. On the men’s side, the Red finished with 180.5 points, easily outpacing Buffalo, St. Joseph’s, Penn, Colgate, and Ithaca College. In the 5,000 meter-run, senior Colin Moore and junior Geoff Van Fleet took first and second place, respectively, crossing the tape at the time of 14:43.6 Other first place finishers were Brett Coffing in the shot put (50’10.25”), Tyler Kaune in the long jump (23’7″) and Travis Offner in the pole vault (15’9”). In the 60-meter hurdles, Dough Heulitt, Eric Pederson, and Nick Morgan took third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. And Dan Meehan was second in the mile, followed in third by Max King. Similiar results The story was not much different in the women’s competition. Cornell, with 167 points, was followed by Buffalo, Penn, St. Joseph’s, Colgate, and Ithaca College. Carlan Gray garnered first in the 5,000, clocking 18:04.6 while Katy Jay took the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.7 seconds. Jay was also victorious in the 200-meter dash, coming in at 25.18. Jessica Parrott rounded out the Red’s first-place finishers by winning the 3000-meter run in 10:26.30. Halle Watson and Lena Mathews took third and fourth in the mile while Karen Chastain earned third-place honors in both the weight throw and shot put. The men and women will travel to Boston next Saturday for tri-meet with Ivy League foes Harvard and Brown.Archived article by Shiva Nagaraj
Squash Teams Earn Victories

By ryan January 22, 2001

The men’s and women’s squash teams recorded impressive results in their weekend matches. The men rebounded from a 9-0 overall defeat at the hands of Ivy League rivals Yale on Saturday to post a 9-0 sweep over Hamilton and a 7-2 win against Brown yesterday. The women, led by no. 1 player Olga Puigdemont-Sola, swept aside the opposition, winning against Brown (6-3), Hamilton (9-0), and Yale (6-3). While the men had a good weekend overall, they didn’t enjoy much success in their first matchup against Yale. They lost all nine matches, winning just a single set. Despite the one-sided results, Neal Soo felt the scoreline didn’t reflect accurately on Cornell’s performance. “The match against Yale was disappointing,” he said. “I don’t think we should have lost 9-0 as the team is much better than the results went.” Soo himself lost a tight match to his Yale opponent but rebounded by winning his next two matches. If the defeat to Yale discouraged some players, they certainly didn’t show it in their play. They demolished Hamilton 9-0 on the same day, and defeated fellow Ivy League side Brown 7-2 yesterday afternoon. The Big Red is now 5-5 overall, 3-3 in Ivy League competition. According to Soo, the recent intensive training has helped the team, with team members improving rapidly. This improvement was clearly shown by the team in its performances over the weekend. On the women’s side, Puigdemont-Sola, Andrea McNeely, Kate Lytle, Melinda Lee, and Megan Schwartz won all three of their weekend matchups, helping the women to a 3-0 weekend. Overall, the Red is now 4-3 (3-3 Ivy). Lee believes that the team’s success can be attributed to hard work and training. “All the hard work has paid off,” she said. “We’ve trained hard and we’re all in better shape. The training was tough but rewarding.” Most impressive during the weekend victories was Cornell’s 6-3 triumph over the Yale women. “The difference between us and their players is that we were really out there to fight hard, play well and scare them” said Lee. If the women’s results over the weekend are any indication, the Cornell squash team will be scaring more opponents than just the Yale women. Archived article by Sun Staff