Cornell Athletics

ITHACA, N.Y.—The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team will serve as a regional host of the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines on Sunday at Newman Arena. The NWCA released the brackets on Tuesday night and Cornell has earned the No. 1 seed in its region.

ITHACA, N.Y. – With television cameras focused on the action and a top-10 opponent in Lynah Rink, the No. 3 Big Red shone their brightest. After a tense 40 minutes that saw fast-paced play, Cornell broke a 1-1 stalemate with four third-period goals to down No. 5 Mercyhurst 5-1 on Tuesday night.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- With four meets in the book, few gymnastics teams in the country have been as consistent on a weekly basis as the Big Red. Now the Big Red will attempt to take a leap forward and break the 190.000 barrier this weekend when it welcomes Ithaca College, Southern Connecticut State and West Chester to Teagle Gymnasium for the Big Red Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Fresh off a pair of victories in its first matches of the season, the women's tennis team is back in action on Saturday against St. John's at Reis Tennis Center before hitting the road Sunday for a match at Buffalo. Sophomore Ryann Young and freshman Gabby Sullivan pulled out straight-set victories in both of their singles matches last weekend for Cornell at the Nos. 3 and 5 spots, respectively, and freshman Sara Perelman won both of her No. 6 singles matches in three sets.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's basketball team will continue its early road swing in Ivy play when it visits Yale and Brown this weekend. The Big Red will face the Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., followed by a matchup against the Bears on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. Cornell has already surpassed last season's overall win total and will be attempting to crack the .500 mark this weekend, while surpassing last season's win total in Ivy League play. Live stats and live video will be available and links can be found at www.CornellBigRed.com.

The men's and women's squash teams complete their regular seasons this weekend with a Friday trip to Princeton preceding a Sunday doubleheader at Belkin International Squash Courts. Both squads can set program records this weekend for Ivy League wins in a season.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell men's basketball team returns home to face Ivy League challenger Yale on Friday, Feb. 10 and Brown on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Newman Arena. Both games will tip off at 7 p.m.  Barry Leonard and Eric Taylor will provide the call on HITS 103.3 FM and you can watch live video of both games on RedCast at www.CornellBigRed.com.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season after helping the Big Red to a road split in conference action. Cornell rookies have earned five weekly honors so far during the 2011-12 campaign.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season after helping the Big Red to a road split in conference action. Cornell rookies have earned five weekly honors so far during the 2011-12 campaign.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 3 Big Red faces a tough test on Tuesday when No. 5 Mercyhurst comes to Lynah Rink for a locally televised 7 p.m. contest. The teams split a series in Erie, Pa., earlier in the season, and this home game could play a role in postseason seeding for both sides.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 3 Big Red faces a tough test on Tuesday when No. 5 Mercyhurst comes to Lynah Rink for a locally televised 7 p.m. contest. The teams split a series in Erie, Pa., earlier in the season, and this home game could play a role in postseason seeding for both sides.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Nick Huber broke his own school record this weekend in the heptathlon at Ithaca College, scoring 5,550 points, currently the 14th-best performance in the NCAA this year and the third-best heptathlon in Ivy League history.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's squash team built an early lead against rival Harvard on Sunday, but couldn't hold on before suffering a 5-4 loss at Belkin Squash Courts. Sixth-ranked Cornell (10-4, 3-2 Ivy League) built leads of 3-0 and 4-1, but fourth-ranked Harvard rallied to take the final four matches to wrap up its first victory at Belkin in its last three trips to Ithaca.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's squash team built an early lead against rival Harvard on Sunday, but couldn't hold on before suffering a 5-4 loss at Belkin Squash Courts. Sixth-ranked Cornell (10-4, 3-2 Ivy League) built leads of 3-0 and 4-1, but fifth-ranked Harvard rallied to take the final four matches to wrap up its first victory at Belkin in its last three trips to Ithaca.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The women's squash team dropped a 9-0 contest to undefeated and top-ranked Harvard on Sunday, capping off a 2-1 weekend at Belkin Internation Squash Courts.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The men's tennis team split its singles matches on Sunday against North Carolina State, but dropped a 4-3 decision by virtue of the doubles point at Isenhour Tennis Center.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The women's tennis wrapped up a two-win weekend on Sunday with a 5-2 victory over visiting Temple. The Big Red's Christine Ordway, Gabby Sullivan and Sara Perelman each had wins in both singles and doubles.

ITHACA, N.Y. – Competing in a nationally competitive field at Penn State's Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup that included teams from up and down the East Coast as well as teams from the midwest, the Cornell men's track team placed fourth out of 14 teams on Saturday.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red women's track and field team was busy this weekend, with a strong contingent returning to State College, Pa., on Saturday to compete in the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup at Penn State and a large group competing at the Ithaca College Invitational at their new facility on Saturday as well.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won five events individual events, but Brown was able to finish first in the meet-ending 400 free relay to hold off the Big Red 155-145 on Saturday afternoon at Teagle Pool. The two teams will now ready for the 2012 Ivy League championships on March 1 at Princeton.