Tartans Compete Strong at Tiffin's Dragon Invite

(TIFFIN, Ohio) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team competed at the Tiffin University Dragon Invitational on Saturday, February 13.

Sophomore Sarah Cook (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton) placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.31, as freshman Rose Ciriello (Madison, N.J./Madison) took fourth place in the 800-meter run in 2:21.74.

Another fourth-place finish came from junior Shaheen Essabhoy (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) in the mile run when she crossed the finish line in 5:35.01.

Seniors Liz Snyder (Somerset, Pa./Somerset) and Taylor Maggiacomo (Temecula, Calif./Great Oak) finished 2-3 in the 3,000-meter run with times of 10:45.70 and 10:55.40. Snyder's time was a season-best while Maggiacomo ran a career-best. Senior Natalie Smith (Portland, Ore./Metropolitan Learning Center) also ran a career-best in the event and placed fourth in 10:59.06.

Freshman Hannah Mahon (Norwich, Vt./Hanover) placed sixth in the high jump, clearing a career-best 1.52 meters, while freshman Autumn Hair (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) jumped a career-best 10.24 meters to place seventh in the triple jump.

The next meet for the Tartans will be on Friday, February 19 at the Ohio State University Indoor Collegiate Meet.