LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Wright State cross country teams competed at the 22nd annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic on Saturday at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
The Raider men placed 25th out of 32 teams in the men's 8,000-meter run with an average time of 26:14.2. The women's team took 34th overall in the women's 5,000-meter run with an average finishing mark of 20:05.5.
Alex McCarty headlined the Raiders in the 8K, as he placed third out of 427 runners with a time of 24:38.0.
Noah Sharp cracked the top 50 in 48th (25:35.4), while
Ethan Neblock (150th, 26:32.7),
Tayton Hess (199th, 26:48.8), and
Patrick Statzer (287th, 27:36.3) rounded out WSU's top-five finishers.
Alan Fullenkamp (331st, 28:05.0),
Nathan Picklesimer (378th, 28:49.5), and
Ryan Cooper (386th, 29:02.8) also competed on the men's side.
Kaitlyn Miller was Wright State's top finisher in the 5K, as she raced to 29th overall with a time of 18:35.6. She was followed by
Alicia Neumeier (91st, 19:24.3),
Emma Johnson (212th, 20:25.3),
Anna Johnson (264th, 20:53.6),
Kayla Compton (287th, 21:09.0),
Alycea Ruhlen (300th, 21:15.4),
Brooklyn Salyers (319th, 21:31.7), Sydney Thompson (341st, 21:58.7),
Reece Barnitz (343rd, 22:01.7), and Cecelia Alexander (365th, 22:49.7) in the race.
The Raiders will return to action on Friday, October 13, at the Falcon Invitational hosted by Bowling Green at the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course.
