Track And Field Strikes Gold At Conference Meet Friday

Friday, February 22

Birmingham, Ala.

All Day

University of Memphis

American Athletic Indoor Championships

DeeNia McMiller, 2018-19 Women's Track and Field

Photo by: Jimmy Mitchell

Track And Field Strikes Gold At Conference Meet Friday

Feb 22, 2019 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

The American Championships (Men's Results)The American Championships (Women's Results)

McMiller wins silver, re-sets own school record in women's weight throw.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Memphis men's distance medley relay won gold to pace the Tigers' effort in first-day action at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Friday. The two-day league meet concludes Saturday.

The distance medley relay of Tate Wyatt, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Naaman Norment and Zachary Wyatt took first in the event in a time of 10:04.23. The Tigers took the relay crown by a mere :00.33 seconds ahead of second-place Connecticut. The gold was the first indoor medal of any kind for Tate and Zachary Wyatt and Norment. For Gunnarsson, it was his second career indoor gold, as he was a member of the first-place 4x400 meter relay in 2017.

On the women's side, DeeNia McMiller re-set her school record in the weight throw for the fourth time this season in placing runner-up in the event Friday. Her 67-9.75 (20.67m) throw surpassed her previous-best by nearly a foot (66-11.25; 20.40m), which she recorded at the Jan. 25 A-State Invitational. The silver was McMiller's second in as many seasons at the league indoor championships.

Team Standings
Men (5 scored events): 1. Wichita State 40; 2. Tulsa, 34; 3. Cincinnati, 32.5; 4. Memphis, 27; 5. USF, 18.5; 6. Houston, 17; 7. Connecticut, 16; 8. ECU, 10
Women (6 scored events): 1. Houston, 38; 2. Wichita State, 31.5; 3. Cincinnati, 27.5; 4. Tulane, 24; 4. SMU, 24; 6. Memphis, 19; 7. ECU, 18; 8. UCF, 15; 9. USF, 13; 10. Tulsa, 12; 11. Connecticut, 7; 12. Temple, 5

Tigers Tidbits

At last year's championships, Memphis was in fifth place on the men's side and 10^thon the women's side after first-day action. The following day, the Tigers men's team moved up to second and finished as the indoor runner-up.
Two other Tigers earned All-American Athletic Conference honors with bronze-medal finishes Friday. Adar Sheere placed third in the men's weight throw (64-1.25; 19.54m), and Tanalya Gordon third in the women's long jump (19-2.5; 5.85m). The medals were the first of Sheere's and Gordon's careers.
Other scorers for the Tigers men's team were: Matthew Kamph (6^th) and Julian Sanchez-Pinto (7^th) in the 5000 meters, Olushola Olojo (7^th) in the long jump, and Adam Neelly (5^th) in the weight throw.
Other scorers for the Memphis women's team were Amber Simpson (6^th) and Mona Jaidi (7^th) in the weight throw.
Four men's performers set personal-bests Friday, and they were: Calvin Austin III in the 200 meters, Christian Corsello in the mile, Matthew Kamph in the 5000 meters, and Adam Neelly in the weight throw.
Five women's performers set personal-bests Friday, and they were: Savanna Owens in the 400 meters, Paige Sandwell in the mile, and DeeNia McMiller, Amber Simpson and Vigdis Jonsdottir in the weight throw.

Memphis Results

Men's
60m (P) – 3. Davon DeMoss, 6.72 (advances to Saturday's final); 7. Imri Persiado, 6.82 (advances to Saturday's final); 10. Andrew Bishop, 6.85; 13. Calvin Austin III, 6.91; 17. Charles Nichols, 7.00
200m (P) – 4. Calvin Austin III, 21.24 (advances to Saturday's final); 5. Davon DeMoss, 21.28 (advances to Saturday's final); 9. Imri Persiado, 21.39
400m (P) – 2. Sir Newton Lee, 47.35 (advances to Saturday's final)
Mile (P) – 4. Tate Wyatt, 4:15.95 (advances to Saturday's final); 6. Zachary Wyatt, 4:16.02 (advances to Saturday's final); 16. Christian Corsello, 4:23.11
5000m (F) – 6. Matthew Kamph, 14:38.71; 7. Julian Sanchez-Pinto, 14:41.23; 10. Payton Gleason, 15:06.20
60m Hurdles (P) – 11. Hunter Miniard, 8.50
Distance Medley Relay – 1. Memphis, 10:04.23 (Tate Wyatt, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Naaman Norment, Zachary Wyatt)
Long Jump (F) – 7. Olushola Olojo, 23-6.75 (7.18m)
Weight Throw (F) – 3. Adar Sheere, 64-1.25 (19.54m); 5. Adam Neelly, 62-3.75 (18.99m); 9. Parker Evans, 57-0.75 (17.39m)

Women's
60m (P) – 25. Loushanya Nemour, 7.77; 28. Jamaya Fleming, 7.82
200m (P) – 27. Loushanya Nemour, 25.52; 32. Jamaya Fleming, 25.84
400m (P) – 6. Paris Perkins, 55.47 (advances to Saturday's final); 21. Savanna Owens, 57.57
800m (P) – 16. Celine Rone, 2:22.15
Mile (P) – 10. Paige Sandwell, 4:58.19 (advances to Saturday's final)
5000m (F) – 24. Gabrielle Byndas, 18:41.13
60m Hurdles (P) – 12. Aisha Southern, 8.91
Long Jump (F) – 3. Tanalya Gordon, 19-2.5 (5.85m); 18. Christian Hill, 17-7 (5.36m)
Weight Throw (F) – 2. DeeNia McMiller, 67-9.75 (20.67m); 6. Amber Simpson, 63-0.75 (19.22m); 7. Mona Jaidi, 61-10.25 (18.85m); 10. Vigdis Jonsdottir, 57-11.25 (17.66m); 14. Samantha Lenton, 55-8.25 (16.97m)