Throwers, relay teams lead Women’s Track & Field at Carnegie Mellon

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women’s track & field competed at the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational March 28 and 29.

Emma Sovich threw her second-best outdoor distance in discus. Archived photo courtesy of the United East.
Emma Sovich threw her second-best outdoor distance in discus. Archived photo courtesy of the United East.
March 29, 2025

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's track & field competed at the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational March 28 and 29.

The Celtics competed against 22 other colleges and universities across NCAA Divisions I, II and III in the two-day event.

Mya Waage (Trinity, Fla./J. W. Mitchell HS) led the Celtics with a personal best throw of 32.83 meters in discus, good enough to land her second in the Carlow record books behind Jasmine Wicks (33.42 on March 27, 2021). She placed 13th in the event.

Emma Sovich (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Area HS) threw her second-best outdoor distance in discus at 26.58 meters, and Julia Ogrodowski (Fredericktown, Pa./Bethlehem Center HS) threw a third-best outdoor distance in shot put with 9.62 meters. Ogrodowski's throw landed her fifth best in the Carlow record books.

Sydney Taylor (Castle Shannon, Pa./Keystone Oaks HS) leapt an outdoor personal best 4.73 meters in long jump and was part of the 4x100 relay team of Trista Miller (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan HS), Ella Cloak (New Cumberland, Pa./Trinity HS) and Molly Wagner that placed seventh with a time of 50.87.

Wagner (Pleasant Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson HS) placed 11th in the 100 with a time of 12.72 and was part of the 4x400 relay team of Cloak, Laci Schwirian (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward HS) and Miller that placed 14th with a time of 4:28.41.

Below is the complete list of performances for the Celtics:
SR = school record/PR = personal record

100
11. Molly Wagner – 12.72
31. Trista Miller – 13.52

200
19. Molly Wagner – 26.29
45. Trista Miller – 27.74

400
39. Ella Cloak – 1:07.32

4x100 Relay
7. Trista Miller, Sydney Taylor, Ella Cloak, Molly Wagner – 50.87

4x400 Relay
14. Ella Cloak, Laci Schwirian, Molly Wagner, Trista Miller – 4:28.41

Long Jump
29. Sydney Taylor – 4.73m (Outdoor PR)

Triple Jump
26. Sydney Taylor – 9.70m

Shot Put
36. Julia Ogrodowski – 9.62m
43. Emma Sovich – 8.30m

Discus
13. Mya Waage – 32.83m (PR)
32. Emma Sovich – 26.58m
38. Julia Ogrodowski – 24.24m