Sports Briefs
Women’s Swimming & Diving
The Carnegie Mellon women’s swimming and diving team traveled to the University of Pittsburgh for the Western Pennsylvania Invite in advance of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships to be held Feb. 8–11.
First-year Emma Nicklas-Morris swam to a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.12, as junior Mary St. John was third in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:10.04.
Junior Emma Shi earned two fifth-place finishes for the day, first in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:08.20. She then placed fifth in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 59.31 with sophomore Ellie Walstad just behind her with a season-best 59.40.
Nicklas-Morris later earned a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard Individual Medley when she touched in 2:11.44.
The Tartans will take part in the UAA Championships beginning Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the University of Chicago.
Men’s Swimming & Diving
The Carnegie Mellon men’s swimming and diving team also traveled to the University of Pittsburgh for the Western Pennsylvania Invite ahead of the UAA Championships to be held Feb. 8–11.
Sophomore Gabe Bamforth finished fourth on the 1-meter board and fifth on the 3-meter board after recording scores of 259.20 and 242.75, respectively.
First-year Daniel Li touched third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:55.13 with senior Sivan Mehta placing third in the 100-yard backstroke in 53.36.
Sophomore Winston Chu also earned a third-place finish for the Tartans when he finished the 100-yard breaststroke in 57.08.
Sophomore Mitchell Riek continued to perform well in the 200-yard butterfly as he touched second in 1:52.24 before finishing third in the 200-yard Individual Medley in 1:56.35.
Another third-place finish for the Tartans came from senior Brian Jay in the 50-yard freestyle. Jay finished the race in 21.75 seconds before first-year Sam Hawke was third in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.08.
First-year Connor Clayton was the first Tartan to finish the 200-yard breaststroke when he touched third in 2:09.30.
The 200-yard freestyle relay finished the meet with a second-place showing behind the swims of Jay, first-year Richard Deng, Hawke and first-year Ryan Fitzpatrick, who completed the race in 1:26.71.
The UAA Championships begin Wednesday, Feb. 8 and will take place at the University of Chicago.
Men’s Track & Field
The Carnegie Mellon men’s track and field team traveled to Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday to compete against Case Western Reserve in the ninth annual Battle of the Obelisk. The men swept three events, two in the field and one on the track, to beat the Spartans 77–59.
Sophomore Reed Farber cleared a career-best height of 1.93 meters in the high jump to lead the sweep of the event for the Tartans. Senior Tanguy Dauphin and junior Cameron Smith placed second and third after clearing the bar at 1.90 and 1.75 meters, respectively. Dauphin’s height was a career-best.
The Tartans’ second field sweep came in the triple jump where junior Eloy Fernandez led the way with a jump of 12.96 meters. First-year Fred Dauphin leaped 12.93 meters to place second while Farber turned in another career-best mark on the day with a jump of 12.57 meters to place third.
Senior Don Boyer recorded a career-best mark in the long jump to win the event. In the pole vault, the Tartans placed first and second with junior Tommy Mansfield winning after clearing the bar at 4.28 meters. Senior Kyle Weaver took second with a height of 3.98 meters.
Sophomore Kenny Sladick took first in the shot put with a mark of 14.46 meters and junior Jacob Schofel placed second with a career-best distance of 14.06 meters. Schofel also won the weight throw with a toss of 15.51 meters.
On the track, the Tartans swept the 3,000-meter run with all three runners finishing within .37 seconds of each other. Senior Curtis Watro crossed in 8:58.63 followed by sophomores Jacob Halasowski and Jared Moore in 8:58.90 and 8:59.00. Sophomore Mark Moody won the mile run after crossing with a career-best time of 4:24.74.
The distance medley relay team of first-year Josh Kalapos, sophomore Isaac Mills, senior Owen Norley and sophomore Andrew Harter won in 10:38.25.
The Tartans will next compete at the Denison Bob Shannon Invite on Feb. 4 in Granville, Ohio.
Women’s Track & Field
The Carnegie Mellon women’s indoor track and field team also traveled to Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday to compete against Case Western Reserve in the ninth annual Battle of the Obelisk. The women defeated the Spartans for the first time in the nine-year event winning 70-66. Combining the score with the men, Carnegie Mellon won the 2017 title of the Obelisk Trophy by a combined score of 147–125.
Senior Grace Yee won the pole vault clearing a school record height of 3.53 meters. Yee topped first-year Michelle Karabin’s school record of 3.52 meters from a week ago. This week, Karabin recorded a mark of 3.38 meters to place second behind Yee. Junior Sarah Miholer completed the sweep for the Tartans in the event after clearing the bar at 3.08 meters to place third.
Sophomore Tessa Allen placed first in the high jump with a height of 1.50 meters. In the long jump, the Tartans placed one-two with sophomore Debarati Bhanja taking the top spot with a jump of 5.25 meters. Sophomore Autumn Hair took second with a jump of 5.00 meters.
Senior Sarah Cook turned in two individual victories on Saturday. The senior won the 400-meter race in 1:00.22 and the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.84. Junior Jerilyn James placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.07.
Three first-years turned in top finishes for the Cardinal and Gray. Kate Reilly crossed first in the 800-meter run in 2:25.01, Rachel Reolfi ran the mile with a time of 5:43.55 while Leah Kendrick ran the 60-meter hurdles in 9.51.
The distance medley relay team of Reolfi, Reilly, sophomore Rose Ciriello and senior Ariel Tian placed first with a time of 12:50.40.
The Tartans will next compete at the Denison Bob Shannon Invite on Feb. 4 in Granville, Ohio.