The Wright State Track and Field team took home the overall win at the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 2 at the Doden Field House at Cedarville. Wright State competed against host school Cedarville University, Berea College, Georgetown University, Oberlin College, Shawnee State, Tennessee Wesleyan University, University of Findlay and Wilmington College.
Coach Rick Williamson said that while this event is usually used as a tune up, he was impressed with how the Raiders played.
“Every year we use this meet as a 'training meet', simply looking to get in some solid work while not backing down our training volume heading into the meet. Even with that, the team still put up many season bests marks. We had 30 season best marks, which is a great sign moving forward.”
Wright State received first place finishes from Katie Abrahamowicz in the triple jump, Aurora Turner in 1 mile run, Sophia Angelopoulos in the 400 meter dash, Iman Salhieh in the 60 meter dash, the distance medley and the 4x200 meter relay teams.
Next, the team will compete at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational in Huntington, West Virginia, and coach Williamson is excited for the competition his team will face.
“There is no specific way of preparing for the Marshall Invite.” he said. “We will simply continue to stick to the plan as we work towards the Horizon League Indoor Championships. Training will be eased off a bit as we enter the final few weeks of the indoor season, but the real focus is always on the outdoor season. The Marshall meet will be highly competitive and will give the athletes a chance to go against some high level athletes.”
