FINAL RESULTS
GALESBURG, Ill. – Cornell newcomer
Natalie McAllister turned in a pair of gold-medal performances during the final day of the Midwest Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Knox College.
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McAllister captured titles Saturday in the 60 hurdles and high jump, both by impressive margins. The talented sophomore cruised to the hurdles win in 9.49, nearly one full second ahead of the runner-up mark of 10.37.
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McAllister made history with a winning high jump clearance of 5-1.75. She became Cornell's first-ever MWC indoor champion in the event dating back to 1984.
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Sophomore
Sidney Brown placed fourth in the 400 with a time of 1:03.05. The distance medley relay also finished fourth (13:30.88) and included
Natalie Neuhaus,
Emilia Lambert-Mergendahl,
Sam See and anchor
Billie Fogarty.
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Brown, Lambert-Mergendahl,
Katie Lammers and See ran fifth in the 4x400 relay (4:28.52).
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Cornell finished sixth in the nine-team field with 44 points. Ripon won the meet with 173.5 points.
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