Jaidi Sets School Record In Women's Discus Saturday

Saturday, March 24

Starkville, Miss.

All Day

University of Memphis

Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

Rafael Vallery, 2017-18 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Justin Ford, USATSI

Jaidi Sets School Record In Women's Discus Saturday

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

Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (Full Results)

Vallery wins first outdoor shot put crown of his career.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Another week. Another meet. Another record.

For the second-straight week in the 2018 outdoor season, the University of Memphis track and field team sets a school record. This time, Mona Jaidi claimed the school mark with a 170-8.75 (52.03m) throw in the women's discus. Jaidi's discus effort surpassed the previous record by nearly three feet (167-11/51.19m). All-America Susan King had held the discus record since 2008.

Last week, Martina Rodriguez Sala set the school mark in the women's 5000 meters.

On Saturday, Memphis won three titles in the men's and women's shot put and the men's 4x400-meter relay. The Tigers had 11 top-three performances.

Tigers Tidbits/Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays Saturday Highlights

Mona Jaidi not only broke the previous school record in the women's discus by nearly three feet, but also shattered her own previous-best in the event by over 25 feet.
In addition to Jaidi, Samantha Lenton and Nina de Poorter set personal-bests in the women's discus. Lenton improved her discus personal-best by 27 feet and de Poorter by three feet.
Jaidi, Lenton and de Poorter combined to improve their personal-bests in the women's discus by an average of just over 18 feet (18.3).
Saida Burns-Moore, who won the women's triple jump Friday, placed second in the women's high jump with a personal-best mark Saturday. She improved her outdoor high jump personal-best by four inches.
Rafael Vallery won the first outdoor shot put title of his career Saturday. It was the second outdoor crown of his career, as he won the discus at the 2017 Memphis Invitational.
Jordan Shackleford placed second in the women's long jump for the second-straight meet.
Jordan Wesner (men's high jump) and Olushola Olojo (men's long jump) returned to action for the first time since last May. Wesner and Olojo did not compete in the 2017-18 indoor campaign due to injuries.
Imri Persiado (men's 200 meters) and Aaron Persinger (men's 400-meter hurdles) set personal-bests Saturday. Both recorded third-place finishes in their events.
Parker Evans threw a personal-best in the discus.

Memphis Men's Results
100m – 6. Imri Persiado, 10.62
200m – 2. Davon DeMoss, 20.84; 3. Imri Persiado, 21.16; 21. Antaun Andrews, 22.25
110m Hurdles – 3. Aaron Persinger, 14.52
400m Hurdles – 6. Michael Carey, 53.74; 7. Jason Kimmet, 53.93
4x400m Relay – 1. Memphis A, 3:09.22; 6. Memphis B, 3:18.20
High Jump – 5. Jordan Wesner, 6-8.75 (2.05m); 11. Noah Agnew, 6-2.75 (1.90m)
Long Jump – 6. Olushola Olojo, 22-6.25 (6.86m)
Discus – 4. Adam Neelly, 163-4.5 (49.79m); 5. Parker Evans, 153-6.5 (46.79m)
Shot Put – 1. Rafael Vallery, 58-0.5 (17.69m); 4. Adam Neelly, 54-3.25 (16.54m); 9. Parker Evans, 47-9.25 (14.56m)

Memphis Women's Results
100m – 6. Loushanya Nemour, 12.00
200m – 6. Loushanya Nemour, 24.46
400m Hurdles – 11. Jasmine Taylor, 1:04.40; 16. Hailey Williams, 1:05.79
4x400m Relay – 3. Memphis A, 3:50.39
High Jump – 2. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-8.75 (1.75m)
Long Jump – 2. Jordan Shackleford, 18-7 (5.66m); 5. Sandra Ekblom, 17-9.75 (5.43m)
Discus – 2. Mona Jaidi, 170-8.75 (52.03m); 3. Samantha Lenton, 167-0.25 (50.90m); 4. Nina de Poorter, 164-7 (50.16m); 13. DeeNia McMiller, 133-7.75 (40.73m)
Shot Put – 1. DeeNia McMiller, 46-9 (14.25m); 7. Kate Hise, 42-2.25 (12.86m)