W. Track visits Cornell, site of Heps

As if the Penn women's track team needed another reminder of the upcoming Heptagonal Championships, it will travel to Cornell, the site of the big tournament, tomorrow. Along with Cornell and three Canadian schools, Penn will get an early peek at the track and facilities used in the Heptagonal Championships, by far the most important meet of the indoor season. One of the most important goals for the team will be preparation for the Heptagonals. After this meet, only the George Mason Invitational remains before the championships. Each athlete's seed at Heptagonals is based on the best time recorded at any meet during the season. Since tomorrow is one of the last two meets, it is crucial for the Quakers to perform to the best of their ability. Penn defeated Princeton last Saturday at the Princeton Duals 63-55 for its biggest victory of the season. The Duals are eagerly anticipated by the Quakers every season. Freshman Satsuki Mitchell does not think there will be any letdown tomorrow. "We will get up for Cornell as much as we got up for Princeton," she said. Penn has about as big a rivalry with Cornell as it does with Princeton. Princeton is more of a traditional rival, but there are other reasons for the rivalry with Cornell. Perhaps the biggest reason for the rivalry is quadrennial trips to England. Fifty athletes from Cornell and Penn are chosen to compete in England every four years. The athletes from each school thus compete to be chosen for the trip. The Quakers are also happy to have momentum going into the Heptagonals in two weeks. The greatest amount of momentum is carried by the high jumpers. Freshman Tiffany Archer was once again victorious in the high jump at Princeton and achieved her best mark of the season with an ECAC-qualifying mark of five feet, 8.75 inches. Senior Nicole Maloy stayed in form in the high jump, finishing second with a second-place ECAC-qualifying jump of 5-7. The best jump from a Princeton athlete was 5-3. After suffering many injuries throughout the season, all key Penn athletes are finally healthy with the return of junior sprinter Jamila Northington. Penn will now be able to enter the most important part of the season injury free. "The whole ball game is health," Penn assistant coach Tony Tenisci said. "When we're all healthy, we're golden."