DAYTON — The Wright State track and field program will split and compete at two different meets this weekend. A trio of distance runners will race at the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio, from April 22-23. The remainder of the team will compete at the Otterbein Twilight in Westerville, Ohio, on April 22. 

Jesse Owens Classic — April 22-23 — Heat Sheets — Live Results
Ohio State will host the two-day meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. On Friday (April 22), Alicia Neumeier will race in the 1,500-meter run at 5 p.m., followed by Emma Shigley and Abigail Halsey taking part in the 5,000-meter run at 6:40 p.m. Neumeier will return to the track on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. for the 800-meter run, while Halsey will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 3:10 p.m. 

Otterbein Twilight — April 22 — Heat Sheets — Live Results
Women's competition at McVay Track at Memorial Stadium will begin at 2 p.m. with the javelin and shot put. The 100-meter hurdles prelims at 4 p.m. will kickstart running events. 

Team's joining WSU in Westerville include meet host Otterbein, Cedarville, Malone, Ohio Wesleyan, and Wheeling Jesuit. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off a sixth-place finish with 43 points at the Cherry Blossom Invitational. 

>> Bekah Robertson had WSU's top finish of the day in running events, as she collected a runner-up mark in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.91. The West Chester, Ohio native also had an outdoor personal-best clearance of 1.50 meters in the high jump. 

>> Melissa Siler climbed to sixth in the Raider top-10 high jump list with an outdoor personal-best clearance of 1.55 meters and added PR marks in the 100-meter hurdles (17.71m), long jump (5.10m), and 800-meter run (2:44.43). In the shot put, she placed eighth overall with a toss of 9.52 meters. 

>> Cierra Lively tied for second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.55 meters. Amelia Harlow and Tatiana Brown tied for the 13th (1.45m) in the event. 

>> Abigail Halsey's impressive outdoor season continued as she earned fifth out of 17 competitors in the 3,000-meter run at 10:20.12. Emma Johnson was 12th overall (11:09.75), while Nataly Dunes Diaz took 15th (11:28.61). 

>> Alicia Neumeier headlined Wright State in the 800-meter run by placing fifth with a season-best mark of 2:15.98. Emma Shigley finished 18th (2:28.53) in the event, while Robertson was 20th overall (2:29.81). 

>> Shigley led the Raiders in the 1,500-meter run, as she took 11th overall with a time of 4:47.01. Anna Johnson and Brooklyn Salyers finished with times of 5:38.58 and 5:52.41, respectively. 

>> In the 400-meter dash, Alycea Ruhlen crossed the finish line at 1:03.81, good for 14th overall. Emma Carr finished 18th in the race at 1:07.74. Ruhlen went on to earn 18th in the 200-meter dash (29.60), followed by Carr in 19th (30.52) and Kira Ball in 21st (32.84). 

HL'S BEST
With the conference championship meet in sight, several Raiders possess top-10 Horizon League marks. 

Abigail Halsey
• 1st - 3K steeplechase (10:59.07)
Alicia Neumeier 
• 6th - 800m (2:15.98)
Neumeier, Ruhlen, Robertson, Carr
• 6th - 4x400 relay (4:13.59)
Melissa Siler
• 7th - Javelin (33.84m)
Cierra Lively 
• 8th - High jump (1.58m)
Emma Shigley
• 9th - 5K (17:39.80)

UP NEXT
The Raiders will return to competition at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship from May 6-8 in Rochester, Mich.