Senior men’s distance standout Aaron Davidson scored points in three events and Natalie McAllister clocked a top-50 NCAA mark in the women’s hurdles to pace Cornell at Saturday’s Spartan Track & Field Invitational.
Cornell’s men finished fourth out of eight teams with 33 points, led by a 2-4 showing in the 800-meter run. Freshman Gabe Soda was runner-up in 2:02.34, posting the second-quickest time in the Midwest Conference this season. Davidson placed a close fourth in 2:04.36.
Davidson took third in the mile (4:32.24), followed by freshman Isaak Hutchings in fifth (4:35.04). Davidson also ran fifth in the 3000, crossing in 8:55.22.
On the women’s side, McAllister placed a strong second in the 60 hurdles. The sophomore posted a quick time of 9.37 seconds, ranking No. 1 in the MWC and No. 43 nationally.
Billie Fogarty was fourth out of 22 competitors in the women’s mile, finishing in 5:35.19.
The Rams had two point scorers in the 800 with Natalie Neuhaus crossing seventh (2:36.99) and Katie Lammers eighth (2:43.96). The team received a seventh-place effort from Sidney Brown in the 400 (1:07.07).
Cornell finished sixth in the women’s team race with 22 points.
Cornell competes at Grinnell’s Darren Young Classic Saturday, Feb. 12.