Pryke Improves School Record In Javelin

Saturday, March 23

Starkville, Miss.

All Day

University of Memphis

Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

Davon DeMoss, 2018-19 Men's Track and Field

Mar 23, 2019 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (Full Results)

Tigers win 11 titles in the two-day meet in Starkville.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – University of Memphis senior Ashley Pryke reset her school record in the women's javelin to pace the Tigers in Saturday action at Mississippi State's Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays.

Pryke won the event with a school-record throw of 188-6 (57.47m). Her previous school record was 186-9 (56.93m), which she posted with her third-place (bronze) performance at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Pryke's throw of 188-6 (57.47m) also shattered the Mississippi State track and field stadium record. The previous stadium record was 178-8 (54.45m), which she also set at last year's Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays.

Saturday's javelin title was the 17^th of Pryke's career. She also defended her Bulldog Relays championship from a year ago.

Pryke's javelin record comes on the heels of freshman Amber Simpson resetting her school record in the women's hammer Friday. Simpson had a throw of 197-11 (60.33m) to surpass her previous record of 196-1 (59.76m) that she set in her collegiate debut at the Mar. 22 Rhodes Invitational.

On the men's side, Davon DeMoss returned for his first outdoor meet of the season Saturday. He won the 200 meters and also ran a leg on the first-place 4x100 meter relay. DeMoss sat out the season opener at Rhodes College to rest. The senior had just completed his indoor season Mar. 8 at the 2019 NCAA Championships.

Tigers Tidbits

In Saturday action, the Tigers won five titles and posted six top-three performances. For the weekend, Memphis had 11 crowns and 18 top-three finishes.
Six Tigers women's performers set seven personal-bests, and they were: Dionna Dennis (400m hurdles), Jamaya Fleming (100m/200m), Tanalya Gordon (long jump), Samantha Lenton (shot put), DeeNia McMiller (shot put), and Kacie Scott (400m hurdles).
Tanalya Gordon won her second-straight women's long jump title in as many weeks. She won the crown with a personal-best 19-7 (5.97m) jump. She surpassed her previous-best by 17.5 inches.
DeeNia McMiller defended her 2018 shot put title at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays Saturday. The shot put crown was the third of her outdoor career. McMiller's throw improved her personal-best in the event by nearly nine inches.
Samantha Lenton improved her personal-best in the outdoor shot put by more than a foot.
Tanalya Gordon (women's 200m), Christian Hill (women's long jump) and Aisha Southern (women's 200m) competed in their events for the first time.
On the men's side, five Tigers set seven personal-bests, and they were: Andrew Bishop (100m), Jerome Dooley (100m/400m hurdles), Hunter Miniard (400m hurdles), Charles Nichols (100m/200m), and Imri Persiado (100m).
Freshman Adar Sheere competed in his first collegiate outdoor shot put Saturday.

Memphis Results

Men's Results
100m – 3. Imri Persiado, 10.46; 4. Andrew Bishop, 10.50; 16. Charles Nichols, 10.80; 20. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 10.89; 31. Jerome Dooley, 11.05
200m – 1. Davon DeMoss, 20.85; 7. Imri Persiado, 21.32 (21.313); 8. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 21.32 (21.316); 23. Charles Nichols, 21.93
400m Hurdles – 12. Hunter Miniard, 54.16; 24. Jerome Dooley, 56.77
4x100m Relay – 1. Memphis, 39.80
Shot Put – 8. Adar Sheere, 51-2.75 (15.61m); 10. Parker Evans, 49-5 (15.06m)

Women's Results
100m – 10. Jamaya Fleming, 12.11
200m – 6. Tanalya Gordon, 24.63; 7. Aisha Southern, 24.75; 20. Jamaya Fleming, 25.33; 65. Saida Burns-Moore, 27.77
400m Hurdles – 28. Kacie Scott, 1:12.77; 29. Dionna Dennis, 1:13.03
4x100m Relay – 8. Memphis, 46.69
Long Jump – 1. Tanalya Gordon, 19-7 (5.97m); 15. Christian Hill, 18-0.25 (5.49m)
Shot Put – 1. DeeNia McMiller, 49-11 (15.21m); 7. Samantha Lenton, 45-10.75 (13.99m); 10. Kate Hise, 45-3 (13.23m)
Javelin – 1. Ashley Pryke, 188-6 (57.47m)