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Sprint Football Squad Boasts Depth, Versatility

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After dropping to third place in the CSFL last season following an undefeated run to the national championship in 2006, the sprint football team is looking to return to glory. Despite a season-opening loss to Penn, the Red rebounded with a 35-0 victory over Mansfield and now has the pieces in place for a successful run through its conference schedule.
Cornell (1-1, 0-0 CSFL) began the season with eleven returning starters, and brings back 22 varsity lettermen. The squad has experienced leadership in the three senior captains: quarterback Zak Dentes, wide receiver Michael Brennan and linebacker John Parke.

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Sprint Football Dominates Game Against Inexperienced Mansfield

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A hundred and sixteen years removed from hosting the first-ever nighttime football game, Mansfield again made history this past Saturday by becoming the first public institution in the nation to field a sprint football program. Cornell, however, spoiled the fun as the Red stormed into Karl Van Norman Field and left with a 35-0 victory.
After losing to Penn last weekend in the 88th meeting between the familiar foes, Cornell (1-1, 0-0 CSFL) traveled to Mansfield (0-1) to take on the Mounties in the school’s first-ever sprint football contest.
[img_assist|nid=32164|title=Kick butt and take names|desc=The sprint football team completely shut down the Mansfield rushing attack, holding it to -58 yards.|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]

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Quaker Defense Stifles Dentes in the Air

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On the eve of the varsity football team’s season opener at Bucknell on Saturday, the sprint football team was further south in the Keystone State to open its season against Ivy rival Penn. Two years removed from an undefeated CSFL championship run, the Red was unable to avenge last year’s overtime loss to the Quakers, losing 17-3 to begin the 2008 campaign.

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Sprint Looks to Rebound From ’07

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After going undefeated and winning the CSFL championship in 2006, the sprint football team hobbled out of the trainer’s room and into third place last season, going 4-2 (2-2 CSFL) while being nagged by injuries all year. If it weren’t for injuries, however, head coach Terry Cullen believes his team would have repeated as league champions.
“I’d classify it as a frustrating season,” Cullen said. “We lost that game to Penn after we had already beaten them, and in the Navy game we lost our quarterback and our running back [to injury] in the first series, so we didn’t have much offense. I think it could have been a championship team.”

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Red Finishes Season at Binghamton

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After dropping 3-of-4 games to Princeton over the weekend to secure second place in the Ivy League South Division, the softball team will finish up its season with a trip to Binghamton today. Despite having the second-best record in the Ivy League at 16-4, the Red will be kept out of the playoffs thanks to the relatively new divisional format.
Beginning last year, the Ivy League divided into the North and South, and the winners of each division now play for the Ivy League title. Playing in a more competitive South Division, Princeton finished ahead of Cornell at 18-2. Harvard, at 14-6, will have the chance to play Princeton for the title, despite having the third-best record in the Ivy League.

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Softball Dominates With One-Sided Offense

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After several days of perfect softball weather in Ithaca, thunder became a factor in the Red’s doubleheader with Ithaca College yesterday by delaying Game 2 in the middle of the fifth inning. Despite the interruption, Cornell improved to 37-7 with a 6-0 victory in Game 1, followed by an 8-0 win in a no-hitter from freshman Ali Tomlinson.
The Red extended its winning streak to 20 with back-to-back shutouts over the Ithaca Bombers (26-8, 12-0 Empire 8), who had their seven-game winning streak snapped by their cross-town Division I rivals. The Red is currently tied with Princeton — which the Red will face this weekend — at 15-1 atop the Ivy League.

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Softball Takes on Cross-Town Rivals in Matchup

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After extending its winning streak to 18 with sweeps of Syracuse and Columbia last week, the softball team will play another Empire State rival today when it travels to Ithaca College. The Red will need to keep its momentum rolling into the weekend’s four-game home-and-home series with Princeton, which is tied with Cornell atop the Ivy League.
After winning its 37th straight conference game, Division III’s No. 11 Ithaca (24-6, 12-0 Empire 8) has already wrapped up its conference regular season title and will host the Empire 8 playoffs. Cornell (35-7, 15-1), on the other hand, sits in a tie for first place and is still fighting for its conference crown.

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Red Faces Last-Place Lions

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The 2007 season ended with Cornell one game back of Penn in the Ivy League South, the Ancient Eight’s stronger division. A year later, the Red still finds itself painstakingly one game out of first at 11-1. The Red will get a chance to move past undefeated Princeton this weekend, but must take care of last-place Columbia in order to do that.
After finishing last in the Ivy League South Division last season, things looked to have improved as Columbia (12-24, 3-9 Ivy) started the 2008 conference season with three straight wins. Since then, however, the Lions have lost twelve of thirteen contests, including being swept by Harvard, Dartmouth and Princeton.

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Softball Tops ’Cuse To Extend Streak

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[img_assist|nid=29942|title=Swing away|desc=Senior Ashley Wolf homered yesterday to help the Red come from behind to get the win, 5-4, in Game 2.|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]Last year, the softball team broke a five-game losing streak against Syracuse. This year, the Red extended that winning streak to three as it took both games of yesterday’s doubleheader. In both games, the Red was behind heading into the bottom of the fifth but managed to pull ahead in both contests to win Game 1, 5-3, and Game 2, 5-4.
Syracuse (14-25, 5-7 Big East) struck first in Game 1, taking two unearned runs in the top of the second. After an error opened the door for the Orange offense to eventually score twice, freshman pitcher Ali Tomlinson struck out two batters to end the inning.

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Upstate Rivals Face Off in Midweek Game

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The softball team will have to wait until this weekend for a chance to move into first place in the Ivy League, but it will have a chance to play non-conference rival Syracuse today. Only in its ninth year, the Orange softball program will welcome the Red to Syracuse Softball Stadium in a battle for upstate color-tone supremacy.
While Cornell (29-7, 11-1 Ivy) currently ranks second in its division, Syracuse (14-23, 5-7) is sitting in the middle of the pack in the Big East. In out-of-conference play however, the Orange has won nine of its last 12 contests. This will be only the 14th meeting between the two schools, with Syracuse leading the series 8-6, including winning five of the last six.