Wright State University
Marshall Classic
Track & Field places second at Marshall Classic
1/15/2022 5:38:00 PM | Track & Field
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — The Wright State women's track and field team won two events and added 15 top-five finishes on its way to a second-place finish at the Marshall Classic on Saturday afternoon inside the Chris Cline Athletic Complex.
The Raiders claimed the top-three spots in the high jump, led by Cierra Lively, who collected her first collegiate win by clearing 5'-02.25 (1.58m). Melissa Siler earned runner-up with a personal-record jump of 5'-00.25 (1.53m), while Amelia Harlow finished third at 4'-10.25 (1.48m).Â
Shelby Nolan tabbed a first-place finish for the second-straight meet, as she placed first out of 13 competitors in the mile run. Her winning time of 5:00.55 was the second-fastest mile in school history, just shy of her own school record (4:58.49) set last season. Abigail Halsey and Emma Shigley finished fourth and fifth overall in the mile with times of 5:15.32 and 5:21.47.
Nolan added a runner-up placement in the 800-meter run, posting a time of 2:22.65. Shigley (2:30.87), Kaitlyn Miller (2:33.12), Halsey (2:34.99), and Bekah Robertson (2:39.16) took third through sixth in the event.
In the 60-meter hurdles, Robertson finished fourth (9.98), followed by Siler in fifth (11.55). In the 200-meter dash, Alycea Ruhlen was 10th (30.45)Â and Emma Carr was 12th (31.11). Carr also raced to a time of 1:11.17 in the 400-meter dash.
The Raiders will continue their indoor season at the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday, January 21.
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