DAYTON — The Wright State cross country teams hosted their final tune-ups ahead of the Horizon League Championships on Friday night as a pack of Raider runners competed at the Wild Bill Invite at Fairborn Community Park.
The Wright State women finished first among four teams, while the Raider men were second in their five-team field.
The Raiders had 11 individuals complete in the women's 6,000-meter race, led by
Emma Johnson in second place with a time of 21:55.0. She was followed by
Samantha Seas in 10th (23:39.1),
Brooklyn Salyers in 19th (24:58.4),
Katelyn Seas in 21st (25:07.4), and
Reece Barnitz in 22nd (25:09.4).
Bryce Page was Wright State's top finisher in the men's 8,000-meter race, as he took 11th overall with a time of 26:26.7.
Nathan Sheriff (17th, 26:48.5),
Matthew Lee (29th, 27:46.3),
Logan Eggert (34th, 28:01.6) and
Alex Combs (46
th, 29:44.4) rounded out Raider men in the 8K.
Wright State now gets set to travel to the Horizon League Cross Country Championships next Saturday hosted by Green Bay at the Shorewood Cross Country Course. The women's 6K championship race is set for a 12 p.m. ET start, followed by a 1 p.m. ET start for the men's 8K championship.
