The Ithacan

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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.

Ithaca College sat at 44th in Division III after Fall 2021 in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, but vaulted to the 14th spot thanks to strong winter performances.

A total of four Ithaca College athletes won national titles over the past week, garnering two individual NCAA championships each for the Bombers’ track and field and swimming and diving programs. 

Two Ithaca College athletics programs reached the top of the conference, posting Liberty League Championships for the college’s women’s swimming and diving and women’s track and field teams.

Following a fourth-place finish at last year’s NCAA outdoor championships, the Ithaca College women’s track and field team is looking to eager to return to the national championships.

After a successful Spring 2021 season that saw the Bombers win national championships in three different events, the Ithaca College women’s track and field team is returning to action.

After ending the 2020 indoor season ranked No. 2 in the country, the Ithaca College women’s track and field team is back in the top 10 for the outdoor season.

The Ithaca College men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams held their second intrasquad meet of the season Feb. 27 in Glazer Arena.

With sports finally returning after almost a year away, athletes are adding new elements to their routines: masks, practice pods and COVID-19 tests. 

Athletes on Ithaca College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams describe what it is like training for the pentathlon and heptathlon events.

The women’s track and field team is hoping to carry over its success from the indoor track and field season to the outdoor track.

The Bombers women’s track and field team competes against some of the best athletes in Division III in practice everyday.