Women’s track and field team to build off outdoor success
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 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.
Since the Ithaca College women’s cross-country team finished second in the Liberty League in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented the Bombers from stepping foot on the race course.
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.
As the first team to return to competition at Ithaca College, the men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams held an intrasquad scrimmage on Feb. 13 and 14.
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.
The nationally ranked No. 4 women’s team placed in the top-eight 34 times and No. 20 men’s team placed in the top-eight 26 times.
As the fall varsity season came to a close, men’s soccer, women’s volleyball and the men’s and women’s cross-country teams advanced to NCAA tournaments.
Sarah Rudge, a senior cross-country runner competed in the NCAA championship race Nov. 23, and has just two weeks before her track season begins.
Many Ithaca College fall varsity teams are preparing for the Liberty League and NCAA tournaments, including field hockey, men’s soccer and volleyball.
After two transfers of schools, three changes of major and battling mental health, senior Parley Hannan has found a home on the cross-country team.
The women’s cross-country team struggled in 2018 and aims to improve on last season’s championship performances.