Greenlee, Wesner Crowned AAC Champions Sunday

Sunday, May 14

Houston, Texas

University of Memphis

American Athletic Conference Championships

Photo by: Nikki Boertman

May 14, 2017 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

AAC Championships/Men's Final Results AAC Championships/Women's Final Results

Greenlee wins third-straight triple jump title.

HOUSTON, Texas – Make it a triple crown for University of Memphis' Chardae Greenlee.

The Tigers women's triple jumper won her third-consecutive outdoor crown in final-day action at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championships Sunday. She won the event with a leap of 41-3.25 (12.58m). Greenlee took the title with a jump six inches longer than the runner-up.

Sophomore Jordan Wesner also took home some hardware Sunday, winning the men's high jump with a 7-2.5 (2.20m) mark. It was Wesner's first league crown and his fourth high jump title of the 2017 season. Wesner was runner-up in the event at last year's conference meet.

Greenlee's and Wesner's titles came on the heels of Ashley Pryke's crown in the women's javelin Saturday. Pryke won the javelin with a school, American Athletic Conference, league meet and Houston's Carl Lewis International Stadium record in the event (181-0; 55.18m).

In the team competition, the Memphis men's squad placed third with 112 points. It was the program's third top-three finish in the four years of The American Championships. The Tigers women's team placed sixth for the program's highest team performance at a league meet since 1996 (3^rd at the C-USA Championships). The Memphis women also placed sixth in conference meets in 2003, 2008 and 2009.

American Athletic Conference Championships/Day Three Highlights

Two school records were set in the women's 200 meters and the women's 4x100 meters Sunday. Cera Chavez, who broke the previous 36-year-old school record at the Apr. 28 Memphis Invitational with a 23.32 time, re-set her own mark with a 23.31 run in the 200 meters. Chavez placed fourth in the 200 meters.
Cera Chavez also was a member of the record-setting Tigers women's 4x100 meter relay. Joining Chavez in setting the record were Dominique Chatman, Destinee Lansden and Rebeka Holt. The quartet ran a 45.21 Sunday, breaking the previous record of 45.76 set in 2000.
Cera Chavez earned her first medal in the women's 100 meters with a third-place performance (bronze).
Freshman Dominique Chatman ran a personal-best 53.34 in claiming silver (second place) in the women's 400 meters Sunday. Her previous-best was 53.58 in Saturday's 400 meters preliminaries.
Jason Kimmet posted his highest individual finish in an event with his second-place performance in the men's 400 meter hurdles Sunday (52.65). At the conference indoor meet in February, Kimmet was a member of the gold-medal (first place) winning 4x400 meter relay.
Brock Ballard recorded his best finish in an event at a conference meet with his third-place performance (won bronze) in the men's 1500 meters (3:54.20).
Nina de Poorter took second place (silver) in the women's discus with a personal-best 161-6 (49.24m) throw. She surpassed her previous-best by over two feet (159-2/48.52m at Arkansas State's Red Wolves Open).
Rafael Vallery scored his highest finish at a conference meet with his third-place finish (bronze) in the men's discus. Vallery threw a season-best 175-11 (53.63m) in the event.
Davon DeMoss ran a personal-best 20.65 in the men's 200 meters and placed fourth.
Noah Agnew tied his personal-best in the men's high jump with a 6-8.75 (2.05m) mark. He placed fifth in the event.
Yannik Schaly threw a personal-best 171-5 (52.26m) in the men's discus Sunday. He placed sixth in the event. His previous-best was 169-6 (51.67m) at the 2015 Auburn War Eagle Invitational.
After nearly tying his personal-best in the men's shot put Saturday, Wade Wells set a personal-best in the men's discus Sunday (161-4; 49.18m). His previous-best was 157-1 (47.88m), which he set at the 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves Open.

2017 American Athletic Conference Championships

Team Scores
Men: 1. Houston, 181.5; 2. Connecticut, 136.5; 3. Memphis, 112; 4. East Carolina, 109; 5. Tulsa, 98; 6. Cincinnati, 85.5; 7. USF, 47.5; 8. Tulane, 38
Women: 1. Cincinnati, 138; 2. Connecticut, 107; 3. East Carolina, 104.5; 4. UCF, 99.5; 5. SMU, 96; 6. Memphis, 72; 7. Houston, 70; 8. Tulane, 66; 9. Tulsa, 38; 10. USF, 21; 11. Temple 6

Memphis Men's Results
100m – 4. Davon DeMoss, 10.41
200m – 4. Davon DeMoss, 20.65
800m – 5. Naaman Norment, 1:52.12
1500m – 3. Brock Ballard, 3:54.20
5000m – 17. James Durkin, 15:19.55
110m hurdles – 5. Simon Hosten, 14.83
400m hurdles – 2. Jason Kimmet, 52.65; 6. Michael Carey, 54.70
4x100m relay – 5. Memphis, 40.95 (Davon DeMoss, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Christopher Walker, Antaun Andrews)
4x400m relay – 2. Memphis, 3:08.86 (Davon DeMoss, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Christopher Walker, Naaman Norment)
High jump – 1. Jordan Wesner, 7-2.5 (2.20m); 5. Noah Agnew, 6-8.75 (2.05m)
Triple jump – 4. Olushola Olojo, 49-11.75 (15.23m)
Discus – 3. Rafael Vallery, 175-11 (53.63m); 6. Yannik Schaly, 171-5 (52.26m); 9. Adam Neelly, 161-7 (49.25m); 10. Wade Wells, 161-4 (49.18m)
Pole vault – 8. Simon Hosten, 15-7.25 (4.76m); 11. Zachary Shasteen, 15-1.5 (4.61m)

Memphis Women's Results
100m – 3. Cera Chavez, 11.51
200m – 4. Cera Chavez, 23.31
400m – 2. Dominique Chatman, 53.34
5000m – 12. Chelsea Ladd, 17:20.59; 16. Arnica Zitting, 17:33.20; 22. Megan Briley, 17:49.16; 43. Mary Minkler, 18:52.60; 44. Lauren Wheeler, 18:55.76
4x100m relay – 7. Memphis, 45.21 (Cera Chavez, Dominique Chatman, Destinee Lansden, Rebeka Holt)
4x400m relay – 4. Memphis, 3:39.15 (Cera Chavez, Dominique Chatman, Destinee Lansden, Rebeka Holt)
High jump – 8. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-3 (1.60m)
Triple jump – 1. Chardae Greenlee, 41-3.25 (12.58m); 6. Nicole Lawson, 38-6.25 (11.74m); 7. Saida Burns-Moore, 38-4.75 (11.70m)
Discus – 2. Nina de Poorter, 161-6 (49.24m); 12. DeeNia McMiller, 132-2 (40.29m)
Pole vault – 4. Dorina Baiker, 12-11 (3.94m); 6. Jada Parker, 12-5.25 (3.79m)