From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The Carnegie Mellon University women's indoor track and field team began the season at the Edinboro University Al Hall Freedom Games.

Seniors Erin Kiekhaefer (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) and Sara Kelly (Madison, Wis./West) finished the mile run in sixth and seventh place, respectively, with times of 5:30.19 and 5:33.93.

Sophomore Sommer Farber (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) was second in her heat of the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line in 10.10. Freshman Sarah Cook (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton) finished sixth overall and first in her heat of the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.17.

Sophomore Jerilyn James (Friendswood, Texas/Clear Brook), in her first meet with the Tartans, finished 12th in the 60-meter dash in 8.55 and 14th in the 200-meter dash in 28.24. James also competed in the high jump, clearing 1.44 meters for 11th place.

In the 3,000-meter run, junior Zofia Tillman (Westminster, Colo./Standley Lake) finished fourth with a career-best time of 10:57.85, as junior Sophie Lohmann (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) was seventh in 11:12.22.

Senior Sasha Spalding (Springhill, Fla./Springstead) leapt 5.15m in the long jump to finish second and threw the shot put 10.36m to finished 13th. Senior Lauren Maturo (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) topped Spalding's throw with a mark of 10.38m.

In the high jump, sophomore Rebecca Fortner (Navarre, Ohio/Fairless) finished tied for third, as she cleared 1.54m.