Most Penn students are anticipating a relaxing Spring Fling weekend. Tomorrow, however, will be anything but a vacation for the Penn women's track team. The Quakers will be at Cornell competing in their second scored Ivy League meet of the season and participating in their final tune-up match before the start of Penn Relays on Tuesday. Like last weekend's tri-meet, the Red and Blue are expected to dominate the field events. But the Quakers may struggle against the Big Red on the track. Cornell's strongest runner is junior Becky Dennison. At the University of Pennsylvania Invitational on April 6, Dennison earned the Big Red's lone first-place finish in the 800 meters, winning in 2 minutes, 12.49 seconds. The Quakers may also struggle against the Big Red in the dashes. In the 100-meter dash, Cornell senior Kristy Harris finished third at the U of P in 12.70 seconds. In the 200 meters, Cornell will likely run freshman Nsenga Bansfield, who like Harris finished in third place at the U of P, ahead of MacDonald-Black, King and Penn sophomore Renata Clay. Overall, Cornell has a solid team, one that placed fourth in the indoor Heptagonal Championships. The keys to Quakers success tomorrow will be to continue their field-event domination while winning at least a few events of the track.
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