Track and Field returns to competition at Cherry Blossom Invitational

Saturday, April 16

Athens, OH

Wright State University

Cherry Blossom Invitational

Photo by: Callista Hess

Track and Field returns to competition at Cherry Blossom Invitational

4/15/2022 11:00:00 AM | Track & Field

DAYTON — The Wright State track and field program will compete in the Cherry Blossom Invitational on Saturday, April 16, in Athens, Ohio.

Women's competition at Goldsberry Track will begin at 10 a.m. with the hammer throw and long jump. The 5,000-meter run at 11 a.m. will kickstart running events. All events will run as finals, with heats seeded fastest first.

Team's joining WSU in Athens include meet host Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Cleveland State.

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State is coming off a 15th-place finish with 12 points at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational.

>> Abigail Halsey headlined the Raiders with a second-place mark in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of 10:59.07. She garnered Horizon League Runner of the Week with the runner-up performance.

>> Emma Shigley had a strong showing in the 5,000-meter run, earning 15th out of 47 runners at 17:39.80. Emma Johnson placed 40th in the event with a time of 18:53.60.

>> A pair of Raiders earned points in the javelin, as Melissa Siler claimed seventh (29.07m), followed by Tatiana Brown in eighth (25.06m).

>> In the 800-meter run, Alicia Neumeier crossed the finish line at 2:17.96, good for 16th out of 41 runners. Bekah Robertson took 13th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16:05, followed by Siler in 22nd (18.23) and Brown in 23rd (18.26).

>> In the 1500-meter run, Nataly Dunes Diaz posted a team-best time of 5:17.14. Ruhlen was close behind at 5:23.12, while Anna Johnson and Brooklyn Salyers had marks of 5:34.45 and 5:51.74, respectively.

>> Emma Carr and Kira Ball each competed in the 200- and 400-meter dashes. Carr posted times of 29.31 and 1:08.26, while Ball timed at 31.54 and 1:15.02.

>> The quartet of Neumeier, Alycea Ruhlen, Robertson, and Carr closed the invitational with a ninth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay (4:13.59).

HL'S BEST
Several Raiders possess top-10 Horizon League marks after a month of outdoor action.

Abigail Halsey
• 1st - 3K steeplechase (10:59.07)
Neumeier, Ruhlen, Robertson, Carr
• 6th - 4x400 relay (4:13.59)
Melissa Siler
• 7th - Javelin (33.84m)
Cierra Lively
• 8th - High jump (1.58m)
Alicia Neumeier
• 8th - 800m (2:17.96)
Emma Shigley
• 8th - 5K (17:39.80)

UP NEXT
WSU will compete at the Otterbein Twilight on April 22 in Westerville, Ohio.