Tartans Open 2026 at Leo Miller/Hayden Snow Meet

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's track and field team competed in the John Carroll University Leo Miller/Hayden Snow Meet of Champions on Saturday, January 24.

Top Track Performances

• Senior Kenji Tella set a new facility record after he won the 5000-meter run in a 15:12.65, he was followed by teammates junior Angelo Parrino who placed second with a 15:38.97.
• In the 60-meter dash junior Matthew Yu placed third with a time of 6.98, a new personal record. Sophomore Devin Chang ran a time of 7.06 to place sixth. Yu also placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.87.
• Freshman Stefan Langridge won the mile with a time of 4:15.30, setting a new facility record and running a collegiate best. In fifth place freshman Jack Flori ran 4:22.83 in his first ever collegiate race. Junior Christian Brower ran his first track race since his freshman year with a 4:25.48 placing sixth.
• In the 400-meter dash freshman Eric de Oliveira went under the previous facility record with a time of 50.45 getting him third place. Senior Jeremy Ocloo also went under the facility record with a time of 50.62 placing him fifth.
• Sophomore Veyd Patil ran a 2:00.31 to place third in the 800-meter, followed closely by junior Connor Reidy who ran 2:01.14 to place fourth, also under the facility record.
• Junior Matthew Short won the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:26.25, a new personal best, followed by senior Ryan Podnar who ran an 8:28.08 also a personal best, all under the previous facility record.
• The 4x400-meter relay placed second with a time of 3:22.95, just a half a second away from making the Carnegie Mellon Indoor all-time list

Top Field Performances

• Senior Morgan Johnson won the triple jump, jumping 13.83 meters, setting a new facility record and a new personal record. Johnson also won the long jump, setting a new facility record of 7.06 meters, a new indoor best, moving him to third on the all-time indoor list.
• Senior Sam Alligood placed sixth in weight throw, throwing 14.11 meters.
• In the shot put senior Johnathan Crawshaw threw 14.70 meters to place third, followed by Alligood who threw 14.49 to place fourth.
• In a Tartans sweep in the pole vault all clearing 4.30 metrers, junior Solomon Glavach, sophomore Lucas Knappenberger and junior Ryan Handron took first through third, all setting a new facility record

Quote from Stefan Langridge

          "Solid start, but long ways to go."

Up Next

The Tartans will head to the Bison Open at Bucknell University on Friday and Saturday, January 30th and 31st, and the Wuske Invite at the University of Mount Union on Saturday, January 31st.