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From left, junior multi Cecelia LaBonte and senior multi Laura Suppa. The Ithaca College women’s track and field is back with top talent and big goals, aiming for the Liberty League title and national success

New and old faces fuels women’s track and field goals

By Charles Schaff, Contributing Writer • November 7, 2024
National dreams and a Liberty League title fuel Ithaca College women's track and field season. With powerhouse athletes returning, the team is ready to prove its dominance across every event.
From left, sophomore sprinter George Nilson and senior pole vaulter Shaun Herlihy. The Ithaca College men’s track and field aims for a comeback under new head coach Stargell Williams, with a larger roster and strong team chemistry fueling their drive.

Men’s track and field gears up for rebound season

By Flynn Hynes, Sports Editor • November 7, 2024
Finish times for the Ithaca College men’s track and field team fell hard last season — its lowest results in former head coach Jim Nichols’ history of coaching the team. Looking ahead to the season, senior pole vaulter Shaun Herlihy said the team is out for vengeance.
Pictured, former pole-vaulting national champion Dominic Mikula ’24 has begun his new role as an assistant coach for the Ithaca College men’s and women’s track and field teams.

Former national champion vaults into coaching role

By Sierra Gabriel, Contributing Writer • October 23, 2024
Once a dominant force in pole vault for Ithaca College, national champion Dominic Mikula ’24 has returned to campus to begin his coaching journey, mentoring the student-athletes following in his footsteps.
In recent years, the track and field and softball programs at Ithaca College have developed partnerships with Cornell University athletics. During the 2023–2024 academic year, both the track and field team and the softball team competed against Cornell.

Athletic programs forge relationships across the hill with Cornell University

By Augustine Daudu, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024
Ithaca College and Cornell University are not only united by location but also through sports. Over the decades, the track and field and softball programs of both Ithaca and Cornell have formed interdependent relationships that benefit both schools through facility usage and inter-division competition. 
From left, junior sprinter Natalie MacArthur and sophomore hurdler Rachel Larson aim for success this season, as head coach Jennifer Potter encourages her roster to "trust the process."

Women’s track and field looks to run towards championship glory

By Jess Moskowitz, Staff Writer • February 28, 2024
The Ithaca College women's track and field team is “trusting the process,” a motto head coach Jennifer Potter believes is core to the program. With 26 first-year students joining the Bombers’ squad, there is a new wave of excitement and energy heading into the Spring 2024 outdoor season. 
Shira Evans '06 joined the Ithaca College athletic department as a sports nutrition consultant. Evans specializes in relative energy deficiency, disordered eating, eating disorder care and is the only sports nutrition consultant in the Liberty League.

Ithaca College puts emphasis on diet with new sports nutrition consultant

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • February 22, 2024
Although training and competition experience appear to be the most important role in becoming an elite athlete, it is the elements below the surface that truly allow athletes to excel. 
Ithaca College track and field and cross country hold annual alumni events multiple times per year. The upcoming Boston University Valentine Invitational on Feb. 9 will mark another event that will bring alumni and current athletes together.

Alumni outreach keeps track and field running

By Julia Wallace, Staff Writer • February 8, 2024
Ithaca College prides itself on alumni relations years after a student graduates. The college hosts annual alumni weekends, invites alumni to speak to students about their field and successes, and provides a safe space where they are always welcome regardless of how long it has been since they have been students. Following in this spirit, the men’s and women’s track and field teams have gone to impressive lengths to harbor a strong tie between their current and previous athletes. 
On Oct. 15 the Ithaca College athletic department issued a new dress code that impacts practice attire for varsity athletes in the Athletic and Events and Hill Centers.

Athletics department issues dress code for student-athletes

By Tess Ferguson, Sports Editor • December 6, 2023
On Oct. 15, the Ithaca College athletic department released a statement that redefined the way varsity athletes are allowed to present themselves. 
From left, sophomore distance runner Kyla Eisman and junior thrower Lily Seyfert aim to lead the Ithaca College women's track and field team to another Liberty League championship.

Women’s track and field strives to reclaim conference glory

By Julia Wallace, Staff Writer • November 7, 2023
As fall sports have started to come to an end, the Bombers have been getting a kick-start on their training for the 2023–24 indoor track and field season. After losing key athletes such as pentathlete Logan Bruce ’23 and pole vaulter Megan Matheny ’23, the team must adjust to the new team dynamic. 
From left, senior distance runner Ava Fowler and graduate student pentathlete Logan Bruce of the Ithaca College women's track and field team are gearing up for the outdoor spring season.

Women’s track and field team hurdles expectations

By Himadri Seth, Contributing Writer • March 1, 2023
The Ithaca College women's track and field team is gearing up for another exciting season of competition this spring.
From left, senior pole vaulter Sara Altonen and senior long jumper Sara Brown, members of the Ithaca College women's track and field team. The team is looking for a 15th consecutive conference title.

Women’s track and field team launching toward another conference title

By Lucas Jafet, Staff Writer • November 9, 2022
Following a triumphant Spring 2022 outdoor season where the Ithaca College women’s track and field team finished 28th in the country, the Bombers are ready to resume competition.
Senior Katelyn Hutchison, sprinter for the Ithaca College women's track and field team, announced she is transferring to the University of Kentucky next season.

Senior sprinter announces decision to transfer to Division I

By Connor Glunt, Senior Writer • April 12, 2022
Senior Katelyn Hutchison will don the Bombers’ blue and white one last time before transferring to the Division I level with the University of Kentucky.
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