Sierra Podolan

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Highland
Hometown:
Hinckley, Ohio

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS

Event	Time/Mark	Date/Meet
Shot Put (O)	11.42m	5/7/2025 at Hillsdale College Last Chance
Shot Put (I)	13.30m	2/13/2026 at GVSU Big Meet
Weight Throw (I)	15.40m	2/2026 at Doug Raymond Invitational
Discus Throw (O)	42.48m	3/20/2026 at Blizzard Buster
Hammer Throw (O)	45.41m	5/2026 at MAC Outdoor Championships

AWARDS & HONORS

Indoor Academic All-MAC (2026)
Outdoor Academic All-MAC (2026)

Bowling Green

2025-26 | Sophomore
Indoor

Appeared in eight meets, competing in the shot put and weight throw
Threw for a PR in the shot put (12.44m) and the weight throw (14.29m) at the Tom Wright Open
Placed sixth with a 13.28m throw at the Jack Skoog Open
Finished eighth in the shot put (11.36m) at the Bob Parks Memorial
Set a personal record in the weight throw, throwing for 15.40m (14th) at the Doug Raymond Invitational
Tossed for 13.30m in the shot put at the GVSU Big Meet, a personal record
Threw for 14.90m in the weight throw at the MAC Championships

Outdoor

Appeared in seven meets, competing in the shot put, discus and hammer throw
Threw for 38.00m (PR) in the hammer throw, 42.48m (PR) in the discus and 12.07m in the shot put at the Blizzard Buster hosted by Miami (Ohio)
Recorded a 13.03m mark (10th) in the shot put, a 39.89m (12th) in the discus and a 39.41m personal record in the hammer throw at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational
Finished ninth (12.57m) in the shot put and 10th (39.72m) in the discus at the We Fly Challenge
Threw for 12.80m in the shot put at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet
Reached 40.64m (5th) in the discus at the Hillsdale College Last Chance Meet
Set a new personal record in the hammer throw (45.41m) at the MAC Outdoor Championships

At the MAC Championships:
-Weight Throw (I) - 22nd (14.90m)
-Shot Put (O) - 21st (12.69m)
-Discus (O) - 20th (38.41m)
-Hammer Throw (O) - 23rd (45.41m)

2024-25 | Freshman
Indoor

Appeared in eight meets, competing in shot put and weight throw
PR in the weight throw (14.18m) at Bob Parks Memorial Invitational
PR in shot put (11.11M) at Meyo Invitational

Outdoor

Competing in shot put, discus throw, and hammer throw
Threw for 36.98m (PR) in the hammer throw at the We Fly Challenge, placing 15th
Finished ninth in the discus throw (39.14m, PR) and 18th in the shot put (11.42m, PR) at the Hillsdale College Last Chance

Highland High School

Medina, Ohio

Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Highland High School under coaches Paul Lushes and Marty Ryan
Selected as a team captain
Helped the Hornets to four straight Suburban League titles and a regional championship
Won the Suburban League Field Athlete of the Year award in 2022 and 2023
Won four Suburban League and three district shot put titles
Notched a regional shot put championship
Qualified for the state meet three times in the shot put, placing 10th in 2022 and sixth in both 2023 and 2024
Placed seventh in the discus at the state meet in 2024
Was a two-time Suburban League and district discus champion
Also lettered in rugby