Burns-Moore Sets High Jump Record Saturday

Saturday, April 14

Oxford, Miss.

All Day

University of Memphis

Joe Walker Invitational

Davon DeMoss, 2017-18 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Justin Ford, USATSI

Apr 14, 2018 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Joe Walker Invitational (Complete Results)

DeMoss wins three titles Saturday, takes home four crowns from the two-day meet.

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Memphis' Saida Burns-Moore set a school record and Davon DeMoss took home three titles to lead the Tigers in second-day action at Ole Miss' Joe Walker Invitational Saturday.

Burns-Moore won the women's high jump crown with a school-record setting 5-10.5 (1.79m) mark. She broke the 11-year-old record of 5-10 (1.78m) held by Chen Edri.

DeMoss won the men's 100 meters and also ran legs on Memphis' 4x100 and 4x400 relays that posted first-place finishes. He won the men's 200 meters Friday. It is the first time in his career that DeMoss won four titles at the same meet.

Tigers Tidbits/Joe Walker Invitational Saturday Highlights

Memphis took 10 titles and had 23 top-three performances Saturday.
Saida Burns-Moore also won the women's triple jump, making her a double-winner Saturday. It is the first time she won both events at the same meet since her sophomore season at the University of the District of Columbia in the spring of 2016. Burns-Moore won the 2016 East Coast Conference outdoor titles in the high and triple jumps.
Burns-Moore's marks in the high and triple jumps both were personal-bests.
Jordan Wesner won the men's high jump. It was his first title – indoor or outdoor – since he won the 2017 American Athletic Conference high jump crown last May.
Olushola Olojo won his first outdoor triple jump championship as a Tiger Saturday.
Sandra Ekblom recorded her personal-best in the women's triple jump.
Sir Newton Lee won the first outdoor sprints title of his career in the men's 400 meters Saturday.
Julian Sanchez-Pinto shaved nearly nine seconds off his previous personal-best in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase.
Michael Carey logged his second top-three finish of the season in the men's 400 meter hurdles.

Memphis Men's Results
100m – 1. Davon DeMoss, 10.41; 5. Andrew Bishop, 10.74
400m – 1. Sir Newton Lee, 47.59; 5. Antaun Andrews, 48.70
800m – 7. Brock Ballard, 1:53.83; 9. Naaman Norment, 1:54.51; 11. Matthew Viveiros, 1:54.78; 12. Jarred Pasley, 1:55.49
3000m Steeplechase – 1. Julian Sanchez-Pinto, 9:01.85; 2. Matthew Kamph, 9:23.13
110m Hurdles – 3. Aaron Persinger, 14.37
400m Hurdles – 3. Michael Carey, 53.41; 4. Jason Kimmet, 53.46
4x100m Relay – 1. Memphis, 40.17 (Andrew Bishop, Davon DeMoss, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Imri Persiado)
4x400m Relay – 1. Memphis A, 3:15.73 (Ryan Champlin, Davon DeMoss, Jarred Pasley, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson); 3. Memphis B, 3:18.36
High Jump – 1. Jordan Wesner, 7-0.25 (2.14m); 2. Noah Agnew, 6-4.75 (1.95m)
Triple Jump – 1. Olushola Olojo, 49-3.75 (15.03m)
Shot Put – 2. Rafael Vallery, 59-2.75 (18.05m); 3. Adam Neelly, 54-9.5 (16.70m); 6. Parker Evans, 47-5 (14.45m)
Discus – 2. Luke Vaughn, 189-4 (57.71m); 3. Rafael Vallery, 182-11 (55.75m); 5. Adam Neelly, 166-0 (50.60m); 9. Parker Evans, 147-1 (44.83m)

Memphis Women's Results
100m – 3. Loushanya Nemour, 11.95; 6. Kacie Scott, 13.14
800m – 1. Martina Rodriguez Sala, 2:11.16; 9. Hannah Pettigrew, 2:25.22
100m Hurdles – 5. Kacie Scott, 16.23
400m Hurdles – 4. Jasmine Taylor, 1:03.01; 4. Melinda Murdock, 1:03.01; 8. Di'Anna Wright, 1:08.24
Pole Vault – 5. Allie Hughes, 11-6.25 (3.51m); 8. Lily Moore, 11-0.25 (3.36m)
High Jump – 1. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-10.5 (1.79m)
Triple Jump – 1. Saida Burns-Moore, 41-5 (12.62m); 3. Nicole Lawson, 40-4 (12.29m); 5. Sandra Ekblom, 38-3.25 (11.66m)
Shot Put – 5. Mona Jaidi, 45-10.5 (13.98m); 8. DeeNia McMiller, 42-9 (13.03m); 9. Samantha Lenton, 41-7.25 (12.68m)
Discus – 2. Samantha Lenton, 166-2 (50.64m); 3. Mona Jaidi, 164-0 (49.99m); 4. Nina de Poorter, 162-2 (49.44m)