Preview by Kate Murdoch. Photos by Dan Grossman.
The Big Red will enter Leverone Field House at Indoor Heps as the two-time defending champion, and with the team’s remarkable depth, Coach Nathan Taylor’s squad would surprise no one with a three-peat, which would be an indoor first for Cornell … There are a number of men on the League’s top 10 performers list, lending to the team-wide talent that Coach Taylor praises … “I would love to have every guy competing for points,” he said. “You always hope to be the team champ, but you have to have production in each event.” … Coach Taylor could well have his wish … A look at the Ivy League performance list heading into the final weekend before Heps show that his Big Red sit nicely in the thick of things, with 47 individual top-10 performances … These performances lay across the board in all events except the 200 meters, which is not contested by the men at Heps … A familiar name is sophomore Nick Huber (Leopold, Ind.), who heads the board in the heptathlon with a school-record 5,191 points, is second to sophomore teammate Danny Hagberg (St. Charles, Ill.) in the 60-meter hurdles (8.15 to 8.24) and sits at fourth in a strong 400-meter field (48.49) and in the high jump (6-7) … Another Nick, freshman Nick Wade (North Attleboro, Mass.), has the fastest Ivy times in both the 800 (1:49.81) and the 1,000 (2:23.99) this season … In fact, he has about a second on the League in the half-mile and nearly two seconds in the 1k … Senior captain Duane Teixeira (Melrose, Mass.), named the Most Outstanding Performance at Outdoor Heps last May, has the farthest long jump in the League this year (24-11) while he and classmate Gary Jones (Webster, N.Y.) have been the only 50-foot triple jumpers in the Ancient Eight this winter … Sophomore thrower Bob Belden (Indianapolis, Ind.), senior miler Charlie Hatch (Nashville, Ill.), junior multi-eventer Alex Holcombe (Souderton, Pa.) and sophomore quarter-miler Kenny McClain (Jacksonville, Fla.) have each shown in their winter performances that they are ready to gather points for the team cause … With such depth and great performances across the board, Coach Taylor feels that his team will “compete for every single point and let the chips fall where they fall.”
Big Red Among The Heps Top 10
Chase Aaronson, Soph., 60m—8 (6.97)
Jedidiah Adarquah-Yiadon, Fr., 60m—2 (6.90)
Chris Arlinghaus, Soph., HJ—3 (6-9 1/2)
Bob Belden, Soph., SP—3 (55-10 1/2); WT—5 (58-5 3/4)
Cody Boyd, Jr., 400m—9 (48.95); 500m—10 (1:04.98)
Josh Cusick, Soph., Hep—4 (4,837)
Nate Edelman, Jr., 3k—9 (8:17.72); 5k—3 (14:29.36)
Vince Formica, Soph., LJ—10 (22-6 1/4)
Brian Freitas, Soph., 500m—6 (1:04.30)
Scott Gorski, Sr., HJ—5 (6-6 1/4)
Dan Hagberg, Soph., 60mH—1 (8.15)
Charles Hatch, Sr., 1k—4 (2:26.69); Mile—2 (4:05.75)
Alex Holcombe, Jr., Hep—2 (4,872)
Bruno Hortelano-Roig, Fr., 60m—4 (6.92)
Nick Huber, Soph., 400m—4 (48.49); 60mH—2 (8.24); HJ—4 (6-7); Hep—1 (5,191)
Jason Inzana, Sr., PV—5 (15-9)
Gary Jones, Sr., TJ—1 (50-2 3/4)
Owen Kimple, Sr., 1k—8 (2:27.20); 3k—3 (8:12.06)
Michael Kippins, Sr., 500m—8 (1:04.51)
Joshua Kirkpatrick, Sr., LJ—4 (23-2 1/4); Hep—3 (4,863)
Kenny McClain, Soph., 400m—2 (48.06); 500m—7 (1:04.47)
Ben Moody, Fr., 60mH—5 (8.36)
Enbani Moore, Jr., HJ—5 (6-6 1/4); LJ—5 (23-2 3/4)
Jay Pierce, Sr., HJ—5 (6-6 1/4)
Peter Roach, Fr., PV—5 (15-9)
Chris Ryan, Jr., Hep—5 (4,741)
Damian Silverstrim, Sr., WT—4 (58-6 3/4)
Dale Taylor, Sr., 5k—5 (14:41.14)
Duane Teixeira, Sr., LJ—1 (24-11); TJ—2 (50-0 3/4)
Marcel Van Eeden, Sr., 400m—8 (48.93)
Nick Wade, Fr., 800m—1 (1:49.81); 1k—1 (2:23.99)
Jourdan White, Fr., HJ—5 (6-6 1/4)
Ola Williams, Jr., 60mH—4 (8.32)
Richard Zamora, Sr., PV—4 (16-0 3/4)
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