LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Wright State men's and women's track and field program competed at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic on Friday inside the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center. The women's team finished 14th out of 16 teams, while the men's team brought a small contingent of runners to the indoor meet.
On the women's side,
Cierra Lively continued her impressive indoor season in the high jump, as she was runner-up with a clearance of 1.65 meters.
Amelia Harlow was 19th overall at 1.40 meters.
Alicia Neumeier collected Wright State's second top-10 finish of the meet by earning eighth out of 55 competitors in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.20, just two seconds shy of her personal best in the event.
Alycea Ruhlen and
Mia Wyngarden crossed the finish line at 2:31.75 and 2:38.39, respectively.
Emma Shigley paced five Raiders in the mile run with a 19th-place finish at 5:11.09.
Kaitlyn Miller (25th, 5:14.58),
Emma Johnson (37th, 5:24.69),
Anna Johnson (47th, 5:39.97), and
Brooklyn Salyers (57th, 6:09.93) followed Shigley in the event.
Kylee Thomas placed 31st in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.62 seconds, followed by
Callista Hess in 43rd (11.08).
Emma Carr was 38th overall in the 400-meter dash at 1:09.48, while
Briana Morrisette took 42nd in the 60-meter dash in 8.52 seconds.
Eight Raider men took part in the mile run, led by
Alex McCarty in 14th out of 45 competitors with a time of 4:21.64. He was followed by
Tayton Hess (23rd, 4:27.26),
Ethan Neblock (29th, 4:34.38),
Max Pettit (34th, 4:39.96),
Alan Fullenkamp (35th, 4:41.31),
Nathan Childs (42nd, 5:05.76),
Jacob Wellman (44th, 5:22.69), and
Jacob Poling (45th, 5:22.80).
Anthony Jiovani cleared 3.65 meters in the pole vault, good for ninth overall.
Mohamed Bilal led the Raider men in the 400-meter dash, as he took 29th overall with a time of 53.81.
Blake Martin was 35th in the event at 56.67.
Michael Cole and
John Steimle represented WSU in the 800-meter run, finishing with times of 2:03.25 and 2:09.99.
The Raiders will return to competition at the Marshall Invitational from February 10-11 in Huntington, West Virginia.
