MOUNT VERNON – Just like that. Two races. Two school records.
 
Cornell junior Ava Claussen-Tubbs got her season off to a blazing start this weekend, clocking all-time best performances at 1000 meters and 600 meters on back-to-back days.
 
Claussen-Tubbs became Cornell's first female runner ever to break three minutes in the 1000-meter run at Friday's Cornell Winter Classic. She crossed victorious in 2:59.60 and shattered the previous school record of 3:05.82, set by Hall of Famer Rachelle Hawkins in 2007.
 
Claussen-Tubbs then took down Cornell's long-standing record in the 600 at Saturday's Frigid Bee Opener in Davenport. She posted a winning time of 1:40.18, topping Thea Hoyer's 2003 record by .42 seconds.
 
Cornell's men and women collected 12 event titles at Friday's five-team home meet. Along with Claussen-Tubbs' triumph, the Rams picked up individual women's wins from all-American Hailey Carolan in the high jump (5-4.50), Willow Ziegler in the 400 (1:04.16) and Katie Lammers in the 3000 (11:19.33).
 
On the men's side, senior Fisher Isaacson won the 1000 with a swift time of 2:33.97, only two seconds shy of Aaron Stang's 1991 school record. Isaak Hutchings was runner-up in 2:38.25.
 
Michael Bahu took first in the shot put (40-11.50) and second in the weight throw (50-4). Sophomore Brody Williams posted a winning mark of 52-4 in the weight throw.
 
Newcomer Jensen Meeker (22.75) and sophomore Hadley Beaty (22.82) went 1-2 in the men's 200. Ethyn Chesnut won the mile (4:43.96). The Rams swept the men's and women's 4x400 relays, while the men also raced to victory in the 4x200 relay.
 
On Saturday at St. Ambrose, Isaac vanWestrienen made his season indoor debut and placed second out of 29 finishers in the men's 5000 with a quick mark of 14:22.92. Isaak Hutchings was third in the mile (4:29.46).
 
Junior Alyza Koppes placed seventh in the women's 5000 (18:26).
 
Coming up – Cornell is back in action Jan. 25 for the Hilltop Invitational in Mount Vernon.