INDOOR GAMES Cornell's track and field success continued with the women's team winning its sixth straight indoor Heps title and the men's team capturing the IC4A indoor title for the first time in 77 years. At the NCAA Championships, Muhammad Halim '08 made the most of his sixth and final attempt in the triple jump, clearing 53 feet, 3-1/2 inches to set a school record and finish second overall, just two inches behind the national champion. Rayon Taylor '07 joined Halim as an All-American in the triple jump when he cleared 51 feet, 10-1/2 inches to finish fifth. For the women, Sarah Wilfred '07 placed fourth in the high jump to earn indoor All-American honors for the first time. She cleared 6 feet, 1-1/4 inches at the national meet, just a quarter-inch shy of her school record. Morgan Uceny '07 won her heat in the 800 meters with a time of 2:06.16, then went on to finish fifth in the final with a time of 2:05.95.

EASTERN HONORS For the third straight year, the Cornell wrestling team produced four All-Americans, capping a season that included its first Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) title since 1993, its fifth straight Ivy League title, and a 12th-place finish at the national championships. Troy Nickerson '09 led the Big Red brigade of eight wrestlers at the NCAA meet, finishing third at 125 pounds. Jerry Rinaldi '07 was fifth at 197 pounds, while Jordan Leen '08 (149) and Josh Arnone '09 (184) both finished eighth. (The top eight wrestlers in each weight class earn All- American honors.) Despite a string of Ivy titles and three top-10 national finishes in the past four years, the EIWA title had eluded Cornell's grasp for 14 years. Leen and Steve Anceravage '08 led the way with titles at 149 and 165 pounds, respectively. Four other Big Red wrestlers finished second: Nickerson (125), Adam Frey '09 (133), Rinaldi (197), and Zach Hammond '08 (heavyweight).

HOOP STARS (WOMEN) Jeomi Maduka '09 led the women's basketball team to an 8-6 record in the Ivy League and followed up her Ivy rookie of the year season by earning second-team All-Ivy laurels for the second straight season. Maduka led the team in scoring (13.4 points per game), rebounding (8.5 per game), and steals (2.0 per game). Teammate Moïna Snyder '08 earned All-Ivy honorable mention; a native of Nice, France, Snyder averaged 9.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game and was second in the league in blocked shots with 1.3 per game.

HOOP STARS (MEN) The only suspense in the race for the Ivy League men's basketball rookie of the year award was which Cornell player would receive it. Ryan Wittman '10 and Louis Dale '10 had each won the rookie of the week award six times and Alex Tyler '10 took home the honors once--meaning that 13 of the 15 weekly awards went to a Big Red player.Wittman, the son of former Indiana University star Randy Wittman, took home the season laurels after setting the school's freshman scoring record with 436 points (15.6 per game). A secondteam All-Ivy selection,Wittman also set a Cornell record by making 93 three-pointers. He was joined on the All-Ivy second team by Andrew Naeve '07, who averaged 10.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while also leading the league with 53 blocked shots. Dale received honorable mention All-Ivy after averaging 13.3 points and 3.7 assists per game and finishing second in the league in three-point field goal

SERVICE BREAK Cornell squash earned a pair of B-Division championships at the National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association team championships, as both the men and women finished ninth in the nation. Chris Sachvie '10 provided the deciding win in the men's final against Navy, beating Tucker George 9-4, 9-4, 9-1 at number one. In the individual tournament, Rohit Gupta '07 reached the Molloy Division semifinals while unseeded Liza Stokes '10 beat fifth-seeded Rebecca Louks of Dartmouth 8-10,

EN GARDE Cornell fencer Tasha Hall '10 posted an impressive topten finish in the Junior Olympic National Championships, placing ninth out of 158 competitors in épée. Two other Cornell fencers finished in the top half of épée: Katherine Thompson '10 was 50th, including a close loss to the third-place finisher, while Sallie Dietrich '10 was 72nd. The Junior Olympics are considered the top national event for junior fencers (age 20 and under).

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Football captain Anthony Macaluso '07 has been honored by the National Football Foundation, receiving an Academic Scholarship Award from its Central New York chapter. The award recognizes his academic and athletic achievements over the past four years. A threeyear letter winner at running back, Macaluso posted a 3.47 GPA as an economics major.

Big Game March 20, 2007

Despite its long history of success in men's lacrosse, Cornell had not been ranked first in the country since 1978. That changed on March 12, when the Big Red vaulted to the top spot of both the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association coach's poll and the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll. The number-one ranking has been something of a jinx this year--the previous top-ranked teams all lost their next game--but the Cornell stickmen proved up to the task, downing number-five Duke 7-6 shortly after the polls came out. Eric Pittard '07 scored the game-winning goal with 8:54 remaining, and goalie Matt McMonagle '07, who had 11 saves, preserved the win by shutting out the Blue Devils for the rest of the game.