Track & Field ready for Steemer Showcase

Saturday, February 18

Springfield, OH

11 AM

Wright State University

Wittenberg Invitational

Photo by: Joseph Craven

2/17/2023 11:30:00 AM | Track & Field

DAYTON — The Wright State track and field program will compete in nearby Springfield, Ohio for the Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday, January 18. The meet will serve as the final tune-up before the Raiders head to Purdue Fort Wayne for the Horizon League Indoor Championship from February 25-26.

Field events will get underway at 11 a.m. inside the Steemer Center before running events begin at noon with the 60-meter dash prelims. The meet will stream on Wittenberg's YouTube channel. Live results will also be provided.

Watch (YouTube) | Live Results | Meet Info

LAST TIME OUT
The women's team placed seventh out of eight programs, while the Raider men earned fourth out of six teams at last weekend's Marshall Invitational.

>> Cierra Lively collected a pair of top-five finishes, earning third in the high jump (1.63m) and fourth in the triple (11.60m).

>> The quartet of Kaitlyn Miller, Kylee Thomas, Anna Johnson, and Emma Shigley raced to third place in the women's distance medley with a time of 12:35.44. WSU's Alicia Neumeier, Mia Wyngarden, Alycea Ruhlen, and Emma Johnson finished fourth in the event at 12:40.28.

>> Shigley also headlined the Raiders in the 3,000-meter run with a seventh-place mark (10:24.79).

>> Kylee Thomas and Callista Hess finished ninth and 13th in the 60-meter hurdle prelims with times of 9.73 and 10.83.

>> Miller claimed 11th overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.27. A. Johnson finished 23rd at 2:32.73.

>> Wright State had five individuals race in the 400-meter dash, led by Neumeier in 18th place at 1:01.17 and followed by Thomas (19th, 1:01.33), Wyngarden (22nd, 1:04.14), Ruhlen (24th, 1:05.42), and Emma Carr (25th, 1:08.40).

>> Briana Morrisette paced the Raiders in the long jump by placing 10th out of 16 competitors at 4.87 meters. She also raced to 19th place in the 60-meter dash prelims (8.47) and 34th in the 200-meter dash (29.03).

>> The Raider men had their top showing in the 800-meter run with three top-10 finishers. Tayton Hess led the group in fifth with a time of 1:59.17, while Patrick Statzer was sixth (1:59.90) and Mohamed Bilal was ninth (2:10.12).

>> Ethan Neblock impressed in the 3,000-meter run by finishing eighth out of 15 competitors with a time of 9:02.19.

>> Wright State had two groups compete in the men's distance medley as the only school in the event. Statzer, Bilal, Neblock, and Alex McCarty earned a time of 10:47.90, while the foursome of Alan Fullenkamp, John Steimle, Blake Martin, and Michael Cole followed at 11:12.92.

>> Anthony Jiovani was second out of three competitors in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 3.70 meters.

TOP-10 HL TIMES
Cierra Lively
• 4th - High Jump (1.67 meters)
• 5th - Triple Jump (11.60 meters)
Alicia Neumeier
• 5th - 800-meter run (2:16.20)
Max Pettit
• 10th - 5,000-meter run (14:49.47)
Meredith Goecke
• 10th - Pole Vault (3.15 meters)

BACK AGAIN
The Raider men are in their inaugural season of competition, as Wright State announced the addition of men's indoor track & field and outdoor track & field in April 2022. The Raiders previously had student-athletes competing unattached in various indoor and outdoor meets over the years.

UP NEXT
The Raiders will compete at the Horizon League Indoor Championship from February 25-26 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.