Taylor leads Women’s Track & Field at Westminster Invitational

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. --- Carlow University women's track & field competed against 24 other colleges and universities at the Westminster College Invitational Saturday.

Sydney Taylor (Castle Shannon, Pa./Keystone Oaks HS) led the Celtics with a first place, personal best leap of 11.32 meters in triple jump. It is the second best distance in the Carlow record books behind Olivia Miller (11.60 meters on April 5, 2023). Taylor also leapt a personal best 5.18 meters in long jump for the seventh best distance in the record book.

Ashley Ealy (West Alexander, Pa./McGuffey HS) now holds the eighth best score in the record books after a personal best throw of 28.60 meters in discus.

Mackenna Rankin (New Bethlehem, Pa./Redbank Valley HS) broke into the top-20 with a time of 23:25.73 to place 18^th in the 5,000.

The Celtics travel to Baldwin Wallace University for a meet April 17.

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

400
29. Ella Cloak – 1:06.95

800
31. Ella Cloak – 2:42.94

1500
49. Mackenna Rankin – 6:49.08

5000
18. Mackenna Rankin – 23:25.73

Discus
30. Ashley Ealy – 28.60m (PR)
47. Julia Ogrodowski – 22.83m

Javelin
21. Julia Ogrodowski – 23.16m

Long Jump
4. Sydney Taylor – 5.18m (PR)

Shot Put
38. Ashley Ealy – 8.67m
40. Julia Ogrodowski – 8.62m

Triple Jump
1. Sydney Taylor – 11.32m