Track And Field Wins Five Titles At Bulldog Relays Friday

Friday, March 23

Starkville, Miss.

11 am

University of Memphis

Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

Mona Jaidi, 2017-18 Women's Track and Field

Photo by: Justin Ford, USATSI

Track And Field Wins Five Titles At Bulldog Relays Friday

Mar 24, 2018 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays/Friday Results

Action at the Mississippi State meet continues Saturday.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Five Tigers took home titles to lead the University of Memphis track and field squads in first-day action at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays Friday. Mississippi State is hosting the two-day meet that continues Saturday.

Brock Ballard and Ryan Champlin posted first-place finishes on the men's side. For the Tigers women's team, Saida Burns-Moore, Ashley Pryke and Martina Rodriguez Sala won event crowns Friday.

Overall, Memphis had 15 top-three performances, including a 1-2-3 sweep in the women's javelin.

Tigers Tidbits/Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays Friday Highlights

Saida Burns-Moore won the women's triple jump with a personal-best leap of 40-5 (12.32m). The mark surpassed her previous outdoor personal-best by two feet.
Burns-Moore's outdoor triple jump crown was her first at Memphis and her third career title in the event. She won two triple jump titles in her time at the University of the District of Columbia.
Brock Ballard won the men's 1500 meters in a personal-best time of 3:49.20. The time shaved four seconds off his previous-best.
Ballard's 1500-meters title was the second in the event for his career. He won the outdoor 1500-meters crown at the 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves Open.
Ashley Pryke won the 11^th women's javelin title of her career Friday. The javelin crown was her ninth-straight, regular-season first-place performance.
Ryan Champlin won the men's 400 meters in a personal-best time of 46.91.
DeeNia McMiller threw a personal-best in the women's hammer. She improved her personal-best mark by four feet.
Matthew Viveiros improved his personal-best in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:51.46 Friday. He shaved nearly three seconds off his previous-best.
Mona Jaidi threw a personal-best in the women's javelin.
Jarred Pasley placed second in the men's 400 meters (46.97). His time was his best at Memphis. A transfer from Southeast Missouri, he ran a personal-best 46.79 as a Redhawk.

Memphis Men's Results
400m – 1. Ryan Champlin, 46.91; 2. Jarred Pasley, 46.97; 9. Antaun Andrews, 48.87
800m – 2. Naaman Norment, 1:53.93
1500m – 1. Brock Ballard, 3:49.20; 3. Matthew Viveiros, 3:51.46
Pole Vault – 8. Zach Shasteen, 13-7.25 (4.15m)
Hammer Throw – 5. Parker Evans, 154-1 (46.96m)
Javelin – 3. Michael Criticos, 229-8.5 (70.01m)

Memphis Women's Results
400m – 7. Paris Perkins, 57.44
800m – 1. Martina Rodriguez Sala, 2:12.35; 2. Celine Rone, 2:15.32; 4. Melinda Murdock, 2:17.14; 16. Hannah Pettigrew, 2:30.40
1500m – 11. Kristen Adams, 4:58.16
Triple Jump – 1. Saida Burns-Moore, 40-5 (12.32m); 3. Nicole Lawson, 40-0.75 (12.21m)
Pole Vault – 6. Allie Hughes, 10-11.75 (3.35m); 8. Lily Moore, 10-6 (3.20m)
Hammer Throw – 2. Mona Jaidi, 175-5.5 (53.47m); 3. DeeNia McMiller, 175-1 (53.36m); 7. Samantha Lenton, 158-7 (48.33m); 9. Kate Hise, 140-5.75 (42.81m)
Javelin – 1. Ashley Pryke, 178-8 (54.45m); 2. Mona Jaidi, 158-5.75 (48.30m); 3. Jasmine Wilson, 140-9.25 (42.90m); 5. Mari-Liis Tulev, 137-8.75 (41.97m); 13. Kelly Baxter, 103-6.5 (31.55m)