Raiders turn in strong showing at Wittenberg Invitational

Saturday, February 19

Springfield, OH

Wright State University

Wittenberg Invitational

Raiders turn in strong showing at Wittenberg Invitational

2/19/2022 7:09:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

The Wright State track and field program tallied four top-five finishes at the Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Springfield, Ohio.

The meet served as the final tune-up before heading to Youngstown State for the Horizon League Indoor Championships from February 26-27.

The Raiders were at their best in the 800-meter run with a pair of top-five finishes. Shelby Nolan placed third with a time of 2:15.73, while Alicia Neumeier was fifth at 2:18.19. Both runners moved into the Raider top-10 list, with Nolan in third and Neumeier in fifth.

Emma Shigley's impressive indoor season continued as she finished fourth in the mile run with a time of 5:05.33. Kaitlyn Miller was close behind Shigley in ninth at 5:17.18. Nataly Dunes Diaz (5:40.20), Emma Johnson (5:55.51), and Anna Johnson (6:13.92) rounded out Raiders in the event.

Emma Carr led WSU in the 400-meter dash by placing 13th with a personal-record time of 1:05.37. Kira Ball was 18th overall at 1:15.51. The two runners also took part in the 200-meter dash, finishing with times of 29.40 and 32.01.

Alycea Ruhlen tabbed fifth out of eight competitors in the 500-meter run, crossing the finish line at 1:21.80.

Melissa Siler and Tatiana Brown ran in 60-meter dash prelims, finishing at 11.27 and 11.48. Siler went on to toss 9.37 meters in the shot put and cleared 1.51 meters in the high jump. Brown reached 7.86 meters in the shot put and 1.46 meters in the high jump.

Amelia Harlow cleared 1.56 meters in the high jump, good for eighth out of 17th competitors and ninth in the Raider top-10 list. Cierra Lively had a best clearance of 1.51 meters in the event, finishing 10th overall.