McCarty and Miller earn top-10 finishes at All-Ohio Challenge

Friday, September 15

Cedarville, OH / Elvin R. King XC Course

6 PM

Wright State University

All Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge

Photo by: Paige Benson

McCarty and Miller earn top-10 finishes at All-Ohio Challenge

9/15/2023 7:45:00 PM | Cross Country

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CEDARVILLE, Ohio — The Wright State cross country teams turned in a strong showing on Friday evening at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge.

The women's program placed eighth out of 30 teams, while the Raider men took ninth overall in a packed field of in-state competitors.

Alex McCarty once again led the pack for the men's team, as he finished fifth overall with a time of 24:49.80. Noah Sharp cracked the top 50 in 37th (25:50.93), while Bryce Page (86th, 26:29.30), Ethan Neblock (104th, 26:41.61), and Patrick Statzer (153rd, 27:08.70) rounded out WSU's top-five finishers.

Nathan Picklesimer (194th, 27:46.93), Alan Fullenkamp (208th, 27:56.66), Michael Cole (261st, 28:42.25), John Steimle (302nd, 29:15.12), David Steimle (328th, 29:43.13), and Nathan Childs (377th, 30:56.04) also represented the Raider men.

Kaitlyn Miller was the Raiders' top finisher for the second meet in a row, as she placed sixth out of 300-plus runners in the women's 6,000-meter race with a time of 22:07.26. Alicia Neumeier was close behind in 19th at 22:47.71, followed by Emma Johnson in 62nd (23:42.52), Reece Barnitz in 123rd (24:37.14), and Anna Johnson in 129th (24:43.15).

Kayla Compton (173rd, 25:30.14), Cecilia Alexander (208th, 26:08.20), Brooklyn Salyers (211th, 26:10.32), Alycea Ruhlen (215th, 26:13.55), Sydney Thompson (221st, 26:20.82), Elle Lambert (242nd, 26:43.85), Mia Wyngarden (270th, 27:30.38), Carly Biederman (308th, 29:46.87) also competed on the women's side.

The Raiders will return to action on Saturday, September 30, at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic in Louisville, Kentucky.