The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens_cross_country/)
“We don’t want to be seventh, but it is hard to be frustrated when six of our eight runners have a career best finish at the cross-country Heps.”
On her source of inspiration, Knibb named her mother, who just last weekend finished third in her age group at the Ironman World Championships, a grueling race in Kona, Hawaii.
Sun staff writer Mary Barger sat down with women’s cross country senior captain Briar Brumley to discuss everything from dessert to thorny bushes.
“Our seniors are stepping up and having great seasons, which is particularly rewarding as many have overcome significant injury and illness issues in their careers.”
In the open race, for runners outside the team’s top ten, the Cornell team finished first with 32 points: an extraordinary score. All five scoring runners finished in the top eleven overall.
The Red’s senior class had a very strong race, stepping up to fill the gaps left by last year’s seniors.
The impact of the men’s freshman class was demonstrated at their season opener this past weekend at the Bucknell Bison Open. Five of the team’s top seven finishers were freshmen, implying an incredible potential for growth over the course of the season, as the team’s youngest members continue to gain experience racing at the collegiate level.
Dominic DeLuca is the first Cornellian to represent his school at NCAAs in cross country in two years.
Cornell women’s cross country is coming off a successful run at Penn State as the team gears up for Heps in search of an Ivy title.
“They’re getting better each week with the fitness and capability, and I feel very, very good about where we will be at the championship stage of the season in a month.”