Raiders win two events at RedHawk Invitational

Friday, April 28

Oxford, OH

Wright State University

Redhawk Invitational

Photo by: Joseph Craven

4/29/2023 9:00:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

OXFORD, Ohio — The Wright State men's and women's track and field program concluded the regular-season portion of its outdoor schedule at the RedHawk Invitational on Saturday.

The Raiders collected a pair of victories in the 800-meter run at the George L. Rider Track. Alicia Neumeier took first on the women's side with a time of 2:13.53. Ian Johnson raced to a winning time of 1:52.59 for the Raider men. Patrick Statzer (6th, 1:58.29), Michael Cole (10th, 2:00.27), and John Steimle (14th, 2:03.95) followed Johnson in the race.

Cierra Lively tied for second overall in the women's high jump with a clearance of 1.59 meters.

Mia Wyngarden had a strong showing in the women's 400-meter run, earning third overall with a time of 58.22. Kylee Thomas was sixth in the race in 59.60 seconds.

Melissa Siler took part in two events, placing fifth in the women's 100-meter dash (13.43) and 12th in the women's shot put (9.68m).

Emma Shigley paced the Raiders in the women's 1,500-meter run, taking fifth out of 10 competitors with a time of 4:52.57. Anna Johnson was ninth in the event at 5:19.21.

In the men's 1,500-meter race, Ethan Neblock was ninth out of 21 runners with a time of 4:05.57, followed by Nathan Sheriff in 19th (4:48.65).

Anthony Jiovani and Andy Neff were the meet's lone competitors in their respective events. Jiovani cleared 2.75 meters in the men's pole vault, while Neff had a top mark of 1.75 meters in the men's high jump.

The Raiders will return to action at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship from May 5-6 in Youngstown, Ohio.