Hutchinson, Lively lead Raiders with record-breaking afternoons

Saturday, February 8

Springfield, OH

Wright State University

Gem City Invitational

Photo by: Paige Benson

Hutchinson, Lively lead Raiders with record-breaking afternoons

2/8/2025 8:45:00 PM | Track & Field

SPRINGFIELD, OH – The Wright State track & field squads were back in action at the Gem City Invitational on Saturday, with Gavin Hutchinson and Cierra Lively each breaking school records to lead the charge.

Lively cleared 1.71 meters in the women's high jump on her third attempt to claim the top spot for the afternoon and in the Raider record book, while Hutchinson was second in the men's 800 meter run with his 1:54.89 time. Hutchinson paced five Raiders in the top 12 in the men's 800, with Jayden Thompson (4, 1:55.66) and Matthew Lee (5, 1:55.72) just off his pace, while Michael Cole was 10th at 1:58.71 and Wyatt Medure was 12th with his 2:01.01 time.

Wright State continued the group success in both the men's and women's 3,000-meter runs, with five finishers in the top 20 in both races. Andrew Bugner paced the men with his third-place finish at 8:38.44, while Emma Johnson led the women with her 10:09.35 mark in fourth.

Jude Elkins grabbed the top spot in the men's 60-meter hurdles with his time of 8.34 seconds, while the Raiders had two finishers in the top seven in the men's mile, led by Alex McCarty in fifth (4:18.48) and followed closely by Evan McPherson in seventh moments later (4:19.85).

In the field events, Meredith Goecke cleared 3.55 meters to finish second in the women's pole vault, while the Raiders had three of the top five finishers in the men's pole vault, with Oliver Murray leading the way in second (4.55 meters) followed by Anthony Jiovani (3, 4.20m) and Jackson Robbins (4, 4.13m). Jahi McDonald cleared 1.90 meters for a second-place finish in the men's high jump with Greyson Pollock just behind him in fifth after clearing 1.85 meters.