DeMoss, Wesner Set School Records Saturday

Saturday, April 29

Memphis, Tenn.

University of Memphis

Memphis Invitational

Jordan Wesner, 2016-17 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Apr 29, 2017 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Memphis Invitational/Complete Results

Tigers post 10 first-place performances at Memphis Invitational.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A day after setting one school record, the University of Memphis track and field squad did one better on the second day of the 2017 Memphis Invitational with two more school marks Saturday. Davon DeMoss and Jordan Wesner set school records in the men's 100 meters and high jump, respectively.

DeMoss' time of 10.17 in the men's 100 meters broke the previous mark of 10.20 held by Ed Hammonds in 1979 and Willie Green in 2006. Wesner broke his own school record with a 7-3.75 (2.23m) mark in the men's high jump. His previous school-record mark was 7-3 (2.21m), which he set at Georgia's Spec Towns Invitational three weeks ago.

DeMoss and Cera Chavez, who set the school record in the women's 200 meters Friday, were double-winners in Saturday's action. In addition to winning the men's 100 meters, DeMoss ran a leg on the first-place men's 4x400 meter relay (3:13.02). Chavez won the women's 100 meters (11.45) and also ran a leg on the first-place women's 4x400 meter relay (3:45.47). Chavez's time (11.45) in the women's 100 meters was a season-best and just 0.05 seconds off the school record.

Memphis Invitational/Day Two Highlights

Junior Dorina Baiker set a personal-best in the women's pole vault with a 13-5.75 (4.11m) mark. It is the third time in the last four outdoor meets she has set a personal-best in the event. Baiker entered the 2017 campaign with a personal-best of 13-1.5 and has improved her mark by 4.25 inches this season.
Junior Antaun Andrews set a personal-best in the men's 400 meters with a time of 47.80. His previous-best 400 meters time was 48.31, which he set at the 2015 Memphis Invitational his freshman campaign.
Sophomore transfer Saida Burns-Moore had both a personal-best and season-best Saturday. Her personal-best came in the women's triple jump (39-3.75; 11.98m), where she surpassed her previous-best by over two feet (37-2.25; 11.33m). Burns-Moore's previous-best in the triple jump was last year at the University of District of Columbia. Burns-Moore tied her outdoor season-high in the women's high jump at 5-5 (1.65m).
After setting her personal-best in the long jump Friday, sophomore Nicole Lawson did the same in the women's triple jump Saturday. Lawson jumped a personal-best 40-6.75 (12.36m) and surpassed her previous-best by over a foot (39-3.75 at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships).
Junior Brock Ballard ran a season-best 1:54.39 in the men's 800 meters. Freshman Josh Hamlet competed in the men's 800 meters for the first time this outdoor campaign.
Freshman Noah Agnew tied his season-best mark in the men's high jump Saturday. His 6-8.75 (2.05m) mark tied his season-best that he had at Alabama's Crimson Tide Invitational Apr. 8.
Junior ToNaya Gulley posted a personal-best 13.86 in the 100-meter hurdles Saturday. Her previous-best was 14.25 in the event at the 2016 Memphis Invitational.
Yannik Schaly (58-11.5; 17.97m) and Adam Neelly (57-7.75; 17.57m) both had season-best throws in the shot put. For Neelly, it was the second-straight meet he improved his season-best in the shot put.
Sophomore Haleigh Montgomery ran a season-best 1:06.47 in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
Senior Chardae Greenlee had a season-best triple jump (42-6; 12.95m) by nearly two feet over her previous season-long (40-9 at Crimson Tide Invitational).
Freshman Nina de Poorter threw a season-best 43-10.5 (13.37m) in the women's shot put. She bettered her previous-best by 5.5 inches (43-5 at Georgia's Spec Towns Invitational).

2017 Memphis Invitational
Memphis Men's Results
100m – 1. Davon DeMoss, 10.17
400m – 2. Antaun Andrews, 47.80; 5. Christopher Walker, 48.60; 9. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 49.02
800m – 1. Brock Ballard, 1:54.39; 9. Naaman Norment, 1:57.78; 17. Alex Klatt, 2:00.16; 25. Josh Hamlet, 2:03.38
3000m steeplechase – 1. Julian Sanchez-Pinto, 9:19.86
400m hurdles – 3. Jason Kimmet, 53.94; 5. Michael Carey, 56.34
4x400m relay – 1. Memphis, 3:13.02 (Davon DeMoss, Antaun Andrews, Christopher Walker, Naaman Norment)
High jump – 1. Jordan Wesner, 7-3.75 (2.23m); 3. Noah Agnew, 6-8.75 (2.05m); 12. Lennard Biere, 6-2.75 (1.90m)
Discus – 1. Rafael Vallery, 170-4 (51.92m); 2. Yannik Schaly, 166-2 (50.66m); 8. Adam Neelly, 154-5 (47.08m); 9. Wade Wells, 149-7 (45.59m)
Shot put – 1. Yannik Schaly, 58-11.5 (17.97m); 2. Adam Neelly, 57-7.75 (17.57m); 3. Rafael Vallery, 56-4.5 (17.18m); 6. Wade Wells, 51-11 (15.82m)

Memphis Women's Results
100m – 1. Cera Chavez, 11.45
400m – 1. Dominique Chatman, 55.48; 2. Destinee Lansden, 56.36; 4. Rebeka Holt, 56.77
800m – 3. Celine Rone, 2:17.12; 8. Savannah Smith, 2:23.04
100m hurdles – 3. ToNaya Gulley, 13.86
400m hurdles – 2. Melinda Murdock, 1:03.51; 6. Hailey Williams, 1:04.24; 9. Jasmine Taylor, 1:05.26; 10. Haleigh Montgomery, 1:06.47; 14. Di'Anna Wright, 1:10.07
4x100m relay – 5. Memphis, 47.68 (Cera Chavez, Dominique Chatman, Destinee Lansden, Rebeka Holt)
4x400m relay – 1. Memphis, 3:45.47 (Cera Chavez, Dominique Chatman, Destinee Lansden, Rebeka Holt)
High jump – 2. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-5 (1.65m)
Triple jump – 2. Chardae Greenlee, 42-6 (12.95m); 5. Nicole Lawson, 40-6.75 (12.36m); 7. Saida Burns-Moore, 39-3.75 (11.98m)
Discus – 4. Nina de Poorter, 151-3 (46.12m); 9. DeeNia McMiller, 136-9 (41.69m)
Shot put – 5. Nina de Poorter, 43-10.5 (13.37m); 13. Ashley Pryke, 41-5.75 (12.64m)
Pole vault – 2. Dorina Baiker, 13-5.75 (4.11m); 13. Lilly Moore, 11-0.25 (3.36m); 14. Allie Hughes, 11-0.25 (3.36m)