Women’s Track & Field snags several podium spots at United East Indoor Championship
LANDOVER, Md. --- Carlow University women’s track & field landed 18 top-10 spots and secured five podiums at the United East Indoor Championship at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex Monday.
LANDOVER, Md. --- Carlow University women's track & field landed 18 top-10 spots and secured five podiums at the United East Indoor Championship at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex Monday.
The meet afforded the top 16 spots in each event to athletes who met the qualifying standards.
Molly Wagner led the Celtics on the track with a third place finish in the 60-meter dash (8.11) and was also a part of the 4x400 relay team of Christina Smith, Ella Cloak and Jaquelyn Heflin that placed third with a time of 4:35.15. Wagner also earned points for Carlow with a fourth place time of 26.92 in the 200.
In addition to the 4x400 relay team, Smith landed in second place with a leap of 1.45 meters in high jump and secured a fourth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (10.66). She also earned points for Carlow in triple jump with a seventh place leap of 9.25 meters.
Sydney Taylor earned her first collegiate medal in triple jump with a third place leap of 10.42 meters and secured points in long jump, landing in fifth (4.56 meters).
Leia Day landed a podium spot in high jump with a third place finish of 1.40 meters to round out the medal count for the Celtics, who finished sixth of seven teams with a team score of 62.5. She also placed ninth in long jump (4.28 meters).
Trista Miller tallied two seventh place spots in the 60 and 200, while Malina Hall landed fifth and seventh in triple jump (9.58 meters) and long jump (4.32 meters), respectively.
Cloak saw sixth and eighth place finishes in the 800 and 400, and Taylor Charity placed eighth in the 60.
Heflin scored a point for the Celtics with an eight place finish in the 800 (2:46.08), and Emma Sovich threw 8.22 meters in shot put to place 13th.
Penn State Behrend hoisted the overall title, scoring a total of 136.66 team points, and Head Coach Greg Cooper earned Coach of the Year honors.
All-Conference honors were doled out to the top-three finishers of each event.
Below are the individual awards:
- Rookie of the Year – Oceana Brown (Gallaudet)
- Track Athlete of the Year – Isabelle Popoff (Alfred State)
- Field Athlete of the Year – Hannah Weitzel (Gallaudet)
Below is the complete list of performances for the Celtics:
SR = school record / PR = personal record
60
3. Molly Wagner – 8.11
7. Trista Miller – 8.43
8. Taylor Charity – 8.62
200
4. Molly Wagner – 26.92
7. Trista Miller – 28.23
400
9. Ella Cloak – 1:07.77
800
6. Ella Cloak – 2:38.08
8. Jaquelyn Heflin – 2:46.08
60-meter Hurdles
4. Christina Smith – 10.66
4x400 Relay
3. Christina Smith, Ella Cloak, Jaquelyn Heflin, Molly Wagner – 4:35.15
High Jump
2. Christina Smith – 1.45m
3. Leia Day – 1.40m
Long Jump
5. Sydney Taylor – 4.56m
7. Malina Hall – 4.32m
9. Leia Day – 4.28m
19. Christina Smith – 4.16m
Triple Jump
3. Sydney Taylor – 10.42m
5. Malina Hall – 9.58m
7. Christina Smith – 9.25m
Shot Put
13. Emma Sovich – 8.22m