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2026 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Sophia Yard

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  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Spring Church, Pa.
  • High School Apollo Ridge

Biography

Career Highlights
• Two-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

Personal: Daughter of Bruce and Amy Yard ... Majoring in Exercise Science .. Cousins, Chaise and Taylor Stitler, are Slippery Rock graduates.

2025 (Outdoor): Competed in the high jump at seven meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, placing 21st at the conference meet with a clearance of 1.46 meters … Recorded season-best clearance of 1.60 meters on two occasions at the Ed Fry Invitational (second) and the John Papa Invitational (third) … Also reached 1.55 meters at both the SRU Last Chance Meet (third) and the Dave Labor Invitational (11th) ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (Indoor): Competed in the high jump at seven meets … Qualified for the PSAC Championships, placing ninth after clearing 1.57 meters … Took third place at the Wuske Invite after posting a season-high clearance of 1.58 meters … Cleared 1.57 meters in a second-place finish at the Mount Union Tune-Up … Also posted top-10 showings at the YSU Icebreaker (1.56 / sixth) and the Ashland Invitational (1.54 / seventh).

High School: Lettered 12 times (4x in each track and field, basketball and soccer) ... Three-time WPIAL Championship participant in track and field ... Two-time State Championship participant in track and field ... High Jump school record holder (5'5) ... Part of 4x100 school record ... Four-time All-Conference in basketball ... Cager Classic All-Star Game participant ... Indiana County All-Star Game participant ... Four-time All-Conference honoree in soccer ... School's Salutatorian ... National Honor Society member ... A High Honor Roll student.

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