The Cornell women extended their unprecedented championship run to six in a row last May in Princeton, but the Big Red inexplicably fell to third at Indoor Heps this March. That has left the rest of the League wondering if their outdoor streak is in jeopardy this weekend at the 2008 Outdoor Heptagonals, hosted at Dwyer Track by Yale University.

But right off the bat, those other schools must contend with star athlete Jeomi Maduka (Arlington, Texas), who this year became the first woman ever to compete in the NCAA basketball tournament the same season as being recognized an indoor All-American in track and field. The junior is literally feet ahead of the competition this season, setting the Ivies' best outdoor marks in both the long jump (21-7 1/4) and the triple jump (43-0 1/4).

And while Maduka is poised to capture both events, just like she did at the last indoor and outdoor championships, she is also entered in the 100-meter dash with the season's top time (11.85). Even with the absence of an injured Thelma Breezeatl, the Heps' outdoor record holder of the event from Brown, the race will still be tight thanks in part to junior Melissa Ikono (Frisco, Texas) of Columbia and Harvard junior Favia Merritt (Hollywood, Md.), both of whom are also under 12 seconds this year.