Track And Field Sets Two School Records Saturday

Saturday, February 10

Nashville, Tenn.

All Day

University of Memphis

Music City Challenge

Aaron Persinger, 2017-18 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Feb 10, 2018 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Music City Challenge (Full Results)

Chavez, men's 4x400 meter relay re-set marks from earlier this season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Memphis track and field teams love to compete at Vanderbilt University in the indoor campaign, and the Tigers proved that again Saturday with two more school records.

Sophomore Cera Chavez and the Tigers men's 4x400 meter relay actually re-set their own school marks in second-day action at the Commodores' Music City Challenge.

Chavez ran a 7.37 in the women's 60-meters final to win the event and break her own school record. She ran a 7.39 in the 60 meters to set her initial school record at the Dec. 2 Vanderbilt Opener.

The men's 4x400 meter relay re-set the school record in the event for the third time this indoor season – and all three times took place at a Vanderbilt meet. On Saturday, the relay of Davon DeMoss, Calvin Austin, Ryan Champlin and Jarred Pasley set the school mark with a time of 3:08.46, shedding over two seconds off the previous record of 3:10.53 set at the Jan. 20 Vanderbilt Invitational. The first 4x400 meter relay record set this season was 3:13.19 at the Dec. 2 Vanderbilt Opener.

Up Next
The Tigers travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to compete in the Redhawks Open Feb. 16. The Southeast Missouri meet is the final competition before the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 23-24.

Tigers Tidbits/Music City Challenge (Saturday Highlights)

Saturday's two school records were re-sets, so the Tigers did not record school marks in any new events. However, Memphis has set seven indoor school records at Vanderbilt meets the past two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18).
On Saturday, Memphis posted 11 top-10 performances.
Junior Nicole Lawson set her personal-best in the indoor triple jump Saturday with a mark of 40-4.25 (12.30m). Lawson's teammate in the triple jump, junior Saida Burns-Moore came within an inch of tying her personal-best in the event with a 40-3.25 (12.27m) leap. She set her personal-best of 40-4.25 (12.29m) at the Dec. 2 Vanderbilt Opener.
Sophomore Ryan Champlin and junior Jarred Pasley, who ran legs on the school record-setting 4x400 meter relay, both set personal-bests in the men's 400 meters. Champlin ran a 47.34 and placed fifth, and Pasley was 10^th in a time of 47.67.
Sophomore Cera Chavez ran a 7.42 in placing first in the women's 60-meters preliminaries and then cut .05 seconds off that time to win the event final and set the school record.
After winning the men's 60-meter hurdles title at Southern Illinois last weekend, graduate student Aaron Persinger set a personal-best in the event Saturday. Persinger ran an 8.11 and placed sixth in the event.
Senior Arnica Zitting (9:53.47) and sophomore Paige Sandwell (9:56.03) both recorded personal-bests in the women's 3000 meters. Sandwell bettered her previous-best in the event by 14 seconds. Last week at Southern Illinois, Sandwell shaved nearly 16 seconds off her previous-best in the mile (5:03.66).
Junior Davon DeMoss placed fourth in the men's 60 meters with a time of 6.73. He also ran a 6.73 in the preliminaries, where he finished third.
Senior ToNaya Gulley tied her personal-best in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.69. She also ran an 8.69 in the event at the Dec. 2 Vanderbilt Opener.
In the men's mile, junior Matthew Kamph (4:11.51) and senior Matthew Viveiros (4:14.50) both set personal-bests. Kamph improved on his previous-best by nearly four seconds.
Freshman Paris Perkins (56.85) and senior Jasmine Taylor (59.45) both set personal-bests in the women's 400 meters.
Freshman Hannah Pettigrew shaved nearly two seconds off over personal-best in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:24.84.

Memphis Men's Results
60m – 4. Davon DeMoss, 6.73; 13. Andrew Bishop, 6.88
400m – 5. Ryan Champlin, 47.34; 10. Jarred Pasley, 47.67; 23. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 48.91
800m – 27. Naaman Norment, 1:55.28
Mile – 14. Matthew Kamph, 4:11.51; 17. Matthew Viveiros, 4:14.50; 29. Brock Ballard, 4:22.42
60m Hurdles – 6. Aaron Persinger, 8.11
4x400m Relay – 3. Memphis A, 3:08.46 (Davon DeMoss, Calvin Austin, Ryan Champlin, Jarred Pasley); 8. Memphis B, 3:16.34 (Irmi Persiado, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Naaman Norment, Aaron Persinger)
Shot Put – 10. Luke Vaughn, 56-11.5 (17.36m); 11. Rafael Vallery, 56-7.25 (17.25m); 14. Adam Neelly, 54-11.5 (16.75m)

Memphis Women's Results
60m – 1. Cera Chavez, 7.37
400m – 28. Paris Perkins, 56.85; 42. Jasmine Taylor, 59.45; 43. Hailey Williams, 1:01.11
800m – 38. Celine Rone, 2:19.05; 43. Hannah Pettigrew, 2:24.84
3000m – 8. Arnica Zitting, 9:53.47; 12. Paige Sandwell, 9:56.03; 52. Kristen Adams, 10:57.24
60m Hurdles – 13. ToNaya Gulley, 8.69
Triple Jump – 8. Nicole Lawson, 40-4.25 (12.30m); 9. Saida Burns-Moore, 40-3.25 (12.27m)
Shot Put – 17. DeeNia McMiller, 44-8.75 (13.63m); 21. Nina de Poorter, 44-2.75 (13.48m)