Four members of the women’s track and field team competed in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Heptathlon on Sunday and Monday, hoping to register a first place finisher for the fourth consecutive season.
During this spring season, the multi-event athletes on the women’s track and field team have relied on their camaraderie and athletic versatility to overcome the strenuous challenges of the heptathlon.
The women’s track and field team took first place out of six teams at the Empire 8 Conference Outdoor Championships yesterday in Butterfield Stadium with a score of 317.5 points.
Junior Amanda Rissmeyer was apprehensive when she first came to Ithaca College. As a lesbian athlete who would be competing on the field hockey and women’s indoor track teams, she worried about facing stereotypical reactions from her new coaches and teammates.
Senior Jessica Hoeffner snapped an 11-year-old school record yesterday to lead the women’s indoor track team in its season opening performance at the Cornell Relays.
