Track & Field has strong showing at Marshall Classic

Saturday, January 14

Huntington, WV

10 AM

Wright State University

Marshall Classic

Photo by: Joseph Craven

1/14/2023 5:30:00 PM | Track & Field

The Wright State track and field program turned in several strong performances at the Marshall Classic on Saturday inside the Chris Cline Athletic Complex.

Alex McCarty was responsible for WSU's lone win of the day, as he claimed first out of nine runners in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:46.26. Max Pettit earned runner-up in the event at 8:46.90, followed by Tayton Hess in eighth place (9:13.92).

The men's squad also had ten individuals compete in the mile run. Jacob Poling took third overall with a time of 4:35.28, while Patrick Statzer was fifth at 4:40.78. Ethan Neblock (7th, 4:43.53), Alan Fullenkamp (8th, 4:44.91), and Michael Cole (9th, 4:45.67) rounded out Wright State runners in the top-10 spots.

Cierra Lively headlined the Raider women by clearing 1.59 meters in the long jump on her way to a third-place finish. Tatiana Brown and Melissa Siler tied for ninth in the event at 1.49 meters.

Emma Shigley earned fifth out 32 competitors in the 3,000-meter with a time of 10:26.94. Alicia Neumeier finished close behind in eighth place (10:34.12), while Emma Johnson (16th, 11:07.16) and Kaitlyn Miller (20th, 11:14.49) also finished top-20 overall.

Mia Wyngarden raced to a time of 1:02.41 in the 400-meter dash, good for seventh out of 12 competitors. Siler and Emma Carr finished with times of 1:05.98 and 1:09.28 in the event's second heat.

Siler also placed 10th overall in the long jump (4.86m), followed by Bekah Robertson in 13th (4.76m) and Brown in 14th (4.48m).

Kylee Thomas finished 11th in the 60-meter hurdle prelims (9.88) in addition to 14th overall in the 200-meter dash (27.69).

Meredith Goecke placed sixth overall as WSU's lone representative in the pole vault with a top clearance of 3.15 meters. The newcomer also took fifth in the triple jump (10.32), followed by Callista Hess in seventh (9.52m).

The Raiders closed the meet with a 10th-place mark in the 4x400 meter relay, as the quartet of Robertson, Wyngarden, Carr, and Thomas earned a time of 4:18.99.

Wright State will continue its indoor season at the Mastodon Invitational on Saturday, January 21, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.