University of Memphis Athletics
Photo by: Michael Wade
Track And Field Senior Salute: LaForrest Church
May 07, 2018 | Men's Track and Field
Church is a three-time league champion, seven-time all-conference honoree.
The University of Memphis track and field/cross country program's celebration of its 2018 senior class continues with the next of the 23 Tigers seniors.
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The next senior salute today is LaForrest Church.
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Event:Â Sprints
Hometown: Port Orchard, Wash.
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Career Highlights
- Competed primarily in the 800 meters and 4x400 meter relay in track and field
- Ran in eight American Athletic Conference Championships (indoor/outdoor combined)
- Three-time American Athletic Conference champion
- Seven-time All-American Athletic Conference honoree
- Won conference crowns in the 800 meters outdoor in 2014, 800 meters indoor in 2016 and 4x400 meter relay in 2017
- Won the 2016 conference's indoor 800 meters title in a school-record time of 1:48.13
- At that same 2016 meet, was a member of the silver-medal winning 4x400 meter relay that, at the time, set the school record in the event (3:13.55; record now is 3:08.46 set in 2018)
- Also a member of the distance medley relay that set the school record (9:54.27) in 2017
- Also ran in the 2016 and 2017 cross country campaigns
- Competed in the American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships both seasons
- Best 8k finish was 19th at the 2017 Rhodes College Invitational
- 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- An anthropology major with a minor in computer science
Seniors previously honored:
Wright, Di'Anna
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