Tigers Track And Field Opens Indoor Season Saturday

Saturday, December 3

Nashville, Tenn.

University of Memphis

Vanderbilt Opener

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Tigers Track And Field Opens Indoor Season Saturday

Dec 03, 2016 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Vanderbilt Opener Results

Men's, women's squads combine for 13 top-three finishes.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – University of Memphis' Rafael Vallery, Saida Burns-Moore and Chardae Greenlee all posted first-place finishes to pace the Tigers' effort in Saturday action at the 2016 Vanderbilt Opener. Overall, the Memphis men's and women's squads combined for 13 top-three performances.

Saturday's meet was the 2016-17 indoor season opener for Memphis. The Vanderbilt Opener was a non-scoring team meet.

Meet Highlights

Rafael Vallery won the men's shot put with a throw of 56-6.5 (17.23m).
In her first meet as a Tiger, Saida Burns-Moore won the high jump with a 5-5 mark (1.65m).
Chardae Greenlee, the 2016 American Athletic Conference triple jump runner-up, placed first in Saturday's triple jump with a mark of 41-1.75 (12.54m).
In the men's shot put, Memphis had five throwers place in the top-10.
Jordan Wesner and Olushola Olojo, runners-up in their respective events at last year's American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, recorded top-three finishes Saturday. Wesner was third in the high jump (6-11; 2.11m), and Olojo was second in the triple jump (48-9.5; 14.87m).
Freshman Cera Chavez was the Tigers' highest finisher in the women's 60m (7.68) and 200m (24.68).
Junior Rebeka Holt ran her career-best indoor 400m time (56.63) and placed third in the event.

Personal-Bests Set Saturday
Men:

Jason Kimmet, 400m (indoor)
Matthew Kamph, Mile
Rafael Vallery, Shot put/Weight throw

Women:

ToNaya Gulley, 60m
Melinda Murdock, 400m/60m hurdles
Abigail Tankersley, 3000m
Ashley Pryke, Shot put (indoor)

Memphis Men's Results
60m – 15. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 7.26; 18. Geno Taylor, 7.32; 20. Shameek Miller, 7.40
200m – 3. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 22.09; 21. Christopher Walker, 23.41; 23. Geno Taylor, 24.32
400m – 7. Jason Kimmet, 48.19; 10. Antaun Andrews, 49.35; 19. Michael Carey, 50.47
800m – 2. Alex Klatt, 1:55.26; 5. Naaman Norment, 1:57.80
Mile – 2. Matthew Kamph, 4:20.94
60m hurdles – 5. Simon Hosten, 8.45
High jump – 3. Jordan Wesner, 6-11 (2.11m); 6. Noah Agnew, 6-4.75 (1.95m)
Long jump – 6. Shameek Miller, 21-7.25 (6.58m); 14. Simon Hosten, 19-11.5 (6.08m)
Triple jump – 2. Olushola Olojo, 48-9.5 (14.87m)
Shot put – 1. Rafael Vallery, 56-6.5 (17.23m); 2. Stefan Velemir, 56-5.25 (17.20m); 4. Luke Vaughn, 52-11 (16.13m); 6. Adam Neely, 50-7.5 (15.43m); 8. Wade Wells, 49-8.5 (15.15m)
Weight throw – 2. Luke Vaughn, 57-9.75 (17.62m); 6. Adam Neely, 50-11.5 (15.53m); 8. Stefan Velemir, 50-1.75 (15.28m); 11. Rafael Vallery, 47-2.25 (14.38m)
4x400m relay – 2. Memphis (Antaun Andrews, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Jason Kimmet, Christopher Walker), 3:16.69

Memphis Women's Results
60m – 2. Cera Chavez, 7.68; 29. ToNaya Gulley, 8.17
200m – 7. Cera Chavez, 24.68; 17. Destinee Lansden, 25.77; 37. Hailey Williams, 26.57
400m – 3. Rebeka Holt, 56.63; 22. Jasmine Taylor, 1:00.84; 25. Melinda Murdock, 1:01.27
3000m – 16. Abigail Tankersley, 11:19.43
60m hurdles – 13. ToNaya Gulley, 8.99; 15. Melinda Murdock, 9.01; 17. Haleigh Montgomery, 9.17; 19. Hailey Williams, 9.21; 22. Di'Anna Wright, 9.30
High jump – 1. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-5 (1.65m)
Long jump – 7. Chardae Greenlee, 18-6.5 (5.65m); 8. Sandra Ekblom, 18-4.25 (5.59m); 13. Jordan Shackleford, 17-10.75 (5.45m); 24. Nicole Lawson, 16-3.75 (4.97m)
Triple jump – 1. Chardae Greenlee, 41-1.75 (12.54m); 8. Nicole Lawson, 38-7.25 (11.65m)
Shot put – 5. Ashley Pryke, 41-3 (12.57m)
4x400m relay – 7. Memphis (A), 3:55.44 (Rebeka Holt, Destinee Lansden, Melinda Murdock, Cera Chavez); 14. Memphis (B), 4:10.60 (Haleigh Montgomery, Hailey Williams, Jasmine Taylor, Di'Anna Wright)