FINISH: 2nd - 125 points - out of 7 teams
          RESULTS
 
LOCATION: Barton Hall - Ithaca, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: Three Great Danes improve upon or enter the program's top 10 as the team finishes second at the Cornell Invite, Saturday.
 
ATHLETES OF THE WEEKEND: Brinesha Derrick-Bain & Adaliz Hunt (Track) | Nattaly Lindo (Field) | Tianna Rhoomes (Rookie)
 
KEY NOTES

• The Cornell women earned first place with 174 points. UAlbany was the only team remotely close with 125 points. Binghamton came in third with 45 points. Queen's University (32), Syracuse (30), SUNY Delhi (8), and Colgate (7) also competed.
• Fifth year Adaliz Hunt improved upon her 60m dash time (7.39) and is now second in program history. She surpassed Dayleen Santana Rodriguez and Stepanie Osuji, both tied with a 7.40 in 2018. Recent graduate Dominique Clarke holds the record - 7.38.
• Freshman Tianna Rhoomes entered the program's top 10 in the 60m dash with two personal records at Cornell. Her final round race lasted just 7.55 seconds and is tied for sixth in program history.
• Senior Brinesha Derrick-Bain made it three people entering or improving upon their top-10 marks. With a PR in the 60m hurdles, Derrick-Bain is now tied for fifth in program history (8.47)
• As of the time of publish, three Great Danes and one relay team are newly ranked or have improved upon their ranking in the Northeast:
  • Adaliz Hunt - 60m - 1st
  • Tianna Rhoomes - 60m - 10th (tied)
  • Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 400m - 13th
  • Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 60mH - 9th (tied)
  • UAlbany 'A' - 4x400 - 11th
• As a team, the Great Danes tabbed four first-place finishes - Adaliz Hunt (60m), Jaymee Yelton (800m), 4x400m, and Nattaly Lindo (WT).
• In total, 13 finished with a top-three mark.

 
ALL PERFORMANCES
60m
Prelims
1. Adaliz Hunt - 7.45Q
2. Tianna Rhoomes - 7.58Q (personal record)
10. Evanni McDuffie - 8.11
Finals
1. Adaliz Hunt - 7.39 (personal record) (second best in program history)
2. Tianna Rhoomes - 7.55 (personal record) (sixth best (tied) in program history)
 
200m
2. Stephanie Weiner - 25.35
3. Shantae Pryce - 25.36
4. Shenequa Vassell - 25.38
5. Fega Eruotor - 25.41
 
400m
3. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 56.69 (personal record)
8. Ivanna De La Cruz Flores - 59.60
10. Thalia Benoit - 1:00.33
11. Grace Murray - 1:00.64
13. Gabriella Sperling - 1:02.67
14. Nikki Stark - 1:02.83
15. Sienna Pimental - 1:03.10
17. Mackenzie Brown - 1:03.50
 
800m
1. Jaymee Yelton - 2:14.04
3. Aiva Pinches - 2:15.22 (personal record)
11. Naomi Burinska - 2:38.59
12. Jurnee Tuttle - 2:38.90
13. Bonnieta Supaul - 2:40.16 (personal record)
 
Mile
6. Arianna Verardi - 5:00.72
7. Skyler Smith - 5:03.52
19. Hannah Steiner - 5:28.21
20. Scarlett Rose - 5:28.83
23. Cara Mastan - 5:41.45 (personal record)
 
60mH
Prelims
3. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 8.56Q
7. Victoria Daniel - 8.81Q (personal record)
8. Marissa Gordon - 8.89Q (personal record)
15. Karen Augustin - 9.33 (personal record)
18. Nya Thomas - 9.36 (personal record)
19. YvonneMae Campbell - 9.73 (personal record)
Finals
2. Brinesha Derrick-Bain - 8.47 (personal record) (fifth best (tied) in program history)
6. Victoria Daniel - 8.82
7. Marissa Gordon - 8.84 (personal record)
 
4x400m
1. UAlbany A - Derrick-Bain, De La Cruz Flores, DeJoie, Yelton - 3:53.60
2. UAlbany B -  - 4:00.85
 
High Jump
4. Karla Hill - 1.51m (4-11.5)
5. Audrey Gaines - 1.51m (4-11.5)
6. Sanai Bassett - 1.46m (4-9.5)
 
Pole Vault
NH - Ryan Stark
 
Long Jump
4. Marissa Gordon - 5.35m (17-6.75) (personal record)
6. Daniela Hunt - 5.21m (17-1.25)
7. Nya Thomas - 5.13m (16-10)
8. Richelle Horsford - 4.91m (16-1.5)
Foul - Lindsay Farmer
 
Triple Jump
2. Karen Augustin - 11.15m (36-7) (personal record)
3. Lindsay Farmer - 10.94m  (35-10.75)
 
Shot Put
4. Lalenii Grant - 12.61 (41-4.5) (personal record)
5. Nattaly Lindo - 12.13m (39-9.75)
7. Imani Smith - 11.07m (36-4) (personal record)
 
Weight Throw
1. Nattaly Lindo - 18.66m (61-2.75)
5. Lalenii Grant - 17.28m (56-8.5)
6. Keegan Collins - 15.95m (52-4)
7. Sierra Anderson - 15.74 (51-7.75)
 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to compete in one final meet before the America East Championship in three weeks (Feb. 20-21).
 
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