University of Pittsburgh Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Sydney Nowicki
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lockport, NY
- High School:
- Lockport
- Prev School:
- Florida State
2025-2026 Indoor: Finished fifth in the 3K at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a 9:56.24 pace.
2025 Outdoor: Did not compete in the outdoor campaign.
2024-2025 Indoor: Did not compete in the indoor season.
2024 Outdoor: Saw action in five outdoor meets... solidified 10th place in the 1500-meter race at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational with a 4:28.33 time... qualified for ACC Championships in the 5K with personal best time of 16:42.31 at the Wake Forest Invitational.
2023-2024 Indoor: Appeared in four meets for Pitt... started the season with a fifth place finish in the 3K at the Nittany Lion Challenge, clocking in at 9:47.12... ran a 4:52.51 season's best in the mile at the Penn State National Open... earned a personal best time in the 3K, 9:34.45 at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, the fifth fastest time in Pitt program history.
2023 Outdoor (at Syracuse): Set a personal best and won the 1,500-meter run at the Cortland Red Dragon Open (4/8) finishing with a time of 4:36.06 ... Set a personal best in the 5k at the Raleigh Relays (3/23-25) with a time of 17:12.45.
2022 - 2023 Indoor (at Syracuse): Placed inside the top-20 at the ACC Championships (2/23-25) in the mile, with a time of 4:52.64 ... Set a personal best time of 4:51.97 in the mile at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) ... Ran to a time of 4:54.46 in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28) ... Opened the year with a fifth-place finish in the mile at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/21).
2021- 2022 Indoor (at Syracuse): Finished 29th and recorded a personal best in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:50.21. ..(2/24-2/26)...Ran a 9:52.06 and placed 66th in the 3000m at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11-2/12)...Finished 46th in the 3000m at the Boston University John Terrier Classic (1/28-1/29).
High School: Attended Lockport High School... ran under Coach Timothy Willett... was a New York Girls State nominee, 10 time NYSPHSAA qualifier, and member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born December 2, 2002...daughter of Timothy Nowicki and Sarah Phillips...stepdaughter of Earnie Moehlau... has one brother, Jesse... enjoys reading and cooking... favorite TV shows are Suits, Parks and Recreation and New Girl... favorite movies are A Man Called Otto and Click... enjoys country music... is able to waterski.



