DES MOINES – Cornell's women celebrated a record-setting run in the Iowa College Division Distance Medley Relay Saturday morning at the 116th Drake Relays on Jim Duncan Track.
 
Sophomore Lidia Dahlman, first-year Jayda Carnes and seniors Mackenzie Engbert and Ava Claussen-Tubbs finished runner-up in the seven-team field with a blazing mark of 12:18.22.
 
Claussen-Tubbs clocked a 5:06 anchor split on the 1600-meter leg and helped the Rams trim more than nine seconds off the previous program standard set last year, which Dahlman and Claussen-Tubbs also ran on. NAIA's Dordt University won the race in 12:03.63.
 
Cornell claimed a strong third-place finish in the Men's College Division Distance Medley Relay. The quartet of junior Jake Bach, senior Chase Staker, sophomore Jamie Briggs and senior anchor Isaac vanWestrienen came within two seconds of the school record with a mark of 10:01.37. 
 
The Rams finished behind only Iowa Western (9:57.18) and Iowa Central (9:58.35) in the 12-team field.
 
Cornell's Hailey Carolan competed in the University/College Division Women's High Jump. The senior cleared 5 feet, 3.25 inches and tied for 17th out of 22 competitors.
 
Northern Iowa's Katy Stephens won the high jump with a height of 5-8.75.
 
Coach Jerry Monner's Rams were represented in seven events over three days at this year's Drake Relays.
 
Coming up – Cornell travels to the Fighting Scots Invitational next Saturday, May 2 in Monmouth, Ill.