Track & Field turns focus to Jud Logan Light Giver Open

Friday, February 4

Ashland, OH

Wright State University

Jud Logan Light Giver Open

Photo by: Joseph Craven

Track & Field turns focus to Jud Logan Light Giver Open

2/3/2022 3:56:00 PM | Track & Field

Live Results Meet Schedule

DAYTON — The Wright State track and field team will compete in the Jud Logan Light Giver Open hosted by Ashland University from February 4-5 inside the Niss Athletic Center.

Friday's events will get underway at 11 a.m., while Saturday's meet will commence at 10:30 a.m. The meet will consist of field, track, heptathlon, and pentathlon events. Live results will be available each day.

Live Results | Meet Schedule

LAST TIME OUT
Last weekend, the Raiders tallied nine top-five finishes at the Steemer Showcase hosted by Wittenberg.

>> Shelby Nolan set program-record times in the 1,000-meter run and mile at the Steemer Showcase. She ran a winning time of 2:57.50 in the 1,000-meter run, becoming the first Raider in school history to break three minutes in the events. The Whitehouse, Ohio native placed second in the mile at 4:55.29, surpassing her previous record mark of 4:58.49 set last season.

>> Abigail Halsey, Kaitlyn Miller, and Alicia Neumeier were close behind Nolan in the 1,000-meter run, finishing second (3:03.65), third (3:05.53), and seventh overall (3:11.55). All three times were top-10 individually in school history.

>> Halsey and Emma Shigley claimed fourth and fifth place in the mile with times of 5:03.33 and 5:09.09. Halsey moved to second in the Raider top-10 mile list, while Shigley debuted at ninth.

>> Amelia Harlow and Cierra Lively tied for third place in the high jump, as both Raiders cleared 1.53 meters. Bekah Robertson was seventh in the event with a best jump of 1.48 meters. Robertson also had a strong performance in the 60-meter hurdle finals, placing sixth with a time of 9.80.

>> Melissa Siler was at her best in the long jump, earning seventh out of 24 competitors by clearing 4.90 meters.

>> Wright State closed the meet with a fourth-place showing in the 4x400 meter relay, as the team of Alycea Ruhlen, Neumeier, Emma Carr, and Miller raced to a time of 4:19.34

RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Nolan's impressive showing at the Steemer Showcase led to earning Horizon League Runner of the Week for the second time in her career as a Raider. She last captured the distinction in March 2021 after turning in three top-five finishes at the Blizzard Buster.

HL'S BEST
Several Raiders possess top-10 Horizon League marks at the midway point of the indoor season.

Shelby Nolan
• 1st - Mile (4:55.29)
• 1st - 3K (9:44.24)

Emma Shigley
• 4th - 3K (10:16.16)
• 8th - Mile (5:09.09)

Abigail Halsey
• 5th - 3K (10:16.65)
• 6th - Mile (5:03.33)

Cierra Lively
• 6th - High Jump (1.63m)

UP NEXT
After the Jud Logan Light Giver Open, the Raiders will return to Huntington, W. Va., for the Marshall Invitational from February 11-12.