Distance Medley Relay takes first to highlight opening day of HL Championship

Friday, February 26

Fort Wayne, IN / Lutheran Health Fieldhouse at Purdue Fort Wayne

9:00 A.M.

Wright State University

Horizon League Indoor Championship

Distance Medley Relay takes first to highlight opening day of HL Championship

2/26/2021 6:30:00 PM | Track & Field

The Wright State women's track and field team opened the 2021 Horizon League Championship at Purdue Fort Wayne Friday afternoon, placing sixth (10pts) after day one of the four-day event.

The 4000-meter distance medley relay team of Emma Shigley, Alycea Ruhlen, Lauren Shuman, and Shelby Nolan paced the Raiders with their first place finish in the event with a new school-record time of 12:18.04, giving the Raiders their first DMR championship in program history. Wright State was trailing the pack entering the anchor leg when Nolan turned in a 4:52 split to take control of the race and give the Raiders the title.

Abigail Halsey turned in a top-20 result for the Raiders, placing 14^th in the 5000-meter run with her time of 18:17.60.

In the Pentathlon, Bekah Robertson placed 18^th, finishing with 2,426 points followed by Melissa Siler (20^th:2,248pts), Callista Hess (21^st: 2,187pts), and Emily Maclean in 24^th:1,590 points.

Team Scores after Day 1
1. Youngstown State, 39
2. Milwaukee, 37
3. Robert Morris, 21
4. Oakland, 20
5. Purdue Fort Wayne, 13
6. Wright State, 10
7. UIC, 5
7. IUPUI, 5
9. Northern Kentucky, 4
10. Detroit Mercy, 2

Day two of the 2021 Horizon League Championships kicks off at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning with the Heptathlon. A complete event schedule broken down by day and time can be found here. Fans are also encouraged to follow along with the Raiders via their Twitter account.