The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/zorahahn/)
Cornell had two first-place finishes, coming from freshman Beatrice Juskeviciute in the heptathlon and senior Briar Brumley in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Along with these finishes, the Red had eleven top-three finishes, which led to its ultimate third place finish.
The A division finished eighth overall with 85 points, following Penn and beating out King’s College and George Washington University.
Cornell’s No. 1-ranked lightweight rowing team defeated Columbia to reclaim the Geiger Cup in its race on Saturday at the Cayuga Lake Inlet. The two schools have gone back and forth in victories over the past seasons, with Cornell winning in odd years — 2015, 2017 and now in 2019.
Cornell nearly pulled off an upset of the ACC powerhouse Syracuse.
“It was a fantastic meet and considering all the injuries and all the setbacks we’ve had, it was a great way to end our season,” Hall said.
“The varsity boat had a good race. The second varsity boat needed a lot of improvement; [they need to] find better connection to the water so they go faster,” said head coach Todd Kennett ’91. “As soon as you start … changing the lineups, that can change everything.”
“[Receiving a 10 has] only happened to one other person,” Hall said. “Only two people in school history got a ten from a judge.”
The team has struggled on beam throughout the season and scored an overall 47.075 on Saturday. During the Rutgers meet, however, they redeemed themselves with a markedly improved 48.300 score.
The Red will hold its first meet at Bartels Hall of the season next Sunday.
Showing marked improvement on the beam, the Red topped its season high and edged out Yale.