ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red men won a competitive, scored team competition yesterday in Barton Hall at the Upstate Challenge, highlighted by 22 IC4A qualifying performances, 5 event wins, 5 all-time top-10 performances, 2 freshman records, and a new school record (and new Nigerian national record) in the shot put by Stephen Mozia at 67'4"!!!  Mozia currently leads the NCAA in the event as he set the new Barton Hall record as well.
 
Division I Team Scores: Cornell 174.50, Buffalo 87, Syracuse 79, Binghamton 78.50, Albany 62, Colgate 10 (Cortland and Ithaca College also competed in the meet.)
 
(IC4A) denotes an IC4A-qualifying performance.

Junior Stephen Mozia stole the show in front of a boisterous crowd with a new school record in winning the shot put at 67'4" (IC4A), a new NCAA-leading performance.  Sophomore Praduman Singh was 7^th in 49'7.  In the weight throw, sophomore Bryan Rhodes was runner-up with a fine 64'2.5" (IC4A) heave, followed by Mozia's 62'9.5" (IC4A) for third, #8 all-time at Cornell.  Freshman Martin Murillo also scored, turning in a 51'4.5" performance in 6^th place.
 
Grant Sisserson tied his own freshman record in winning the pole vault at 16'4.75" (#5 all-time, IC4A) for the 2^nd consecutive week.  Senior David Kim was tied for 5^th in the pole vault at 15'3" and barely missing at higher heights.