DeMoss Leads Track And Field At Alabama

Friday, April 12

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

All Day

University of Memphis

Crimson Tide Invitational

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Apr 13, 2019 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Crimson Tide Invite (Friday Results)Crimson Tide Invite (Complete Results)

Tigers senior won two titles at Crimson Tide Invite.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After a slow transition into the outdoor campaign, University of Memphis track and field senior Davon DeMoss hit his stride with two titles to lead the Tigers at the 2019 Crimson Tide Invite Friday.

DeMoss, who earned All-America honors at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships in early March, had only competed in two events in Memphis' first three outdoor meets. DeMoss, though, blasted out of the gates Friday with crowns in the men's 100 meters and the men's 4x100 meter relay.

The Jackson, Tenn., native ran in his first 100 meters of 2019 and posted a time of 10.25 seconds. DeMoss' time was a Crimson Tide Invite meet record. He also ran a leg on the first-place 4x100 meter relay, which finished in a time of 39.69. The relay time was .10 seconds off the school record that DeMoss helped set last spring.

Up Next
Memphis is in action next week at Auburn's War Eagle Invitational. Julian Sanchez-Pinto and Matthew Viveiros also are scheduled to run at the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance, Calif.

Tigers Tidbits

The Tigers posted five top-three performances Friday, including titles in the men's 100 meters and men's 4x100 meter relay. For the two-day meet, Memphis had a total of eight top-three finishes.
Joining Davon DeMoss on the first-place men's 4x100 meter relay were Imri Persiado, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson and Andrew Bishop.
Eleven Tigers set personal-bests Friday, and they were: Samantha Lenton (women's shot put), Christian Hill (women's long jump/triple jump), Paige Sandwell (women's 1500m), Erin Gilbert (women's 1500m), Solstice Saliba (women's 1500m), Brendan Hill (men's 1500m), Benjamin Homeyer (men's 800m/1500m), Paris Perkins (women's 400m), Sir Newton Lee (men's 400m), Madi Ray (women's 800m), and Jerome Dooley (men's 400m hurdles).
Seven Tigers set season-bests, and they were: Samantha Lenton (women's discus), Mona Jaidi (women's discus), Kate Hise (women's shot put), Parker Evans (men's shot put), Allie Hughes (women's pole vault), Davon DeMoss (men's 200m), and Imri Persiado (men's 200m).

Memphis Results

Men's Results
100m – 1. Davon DeMoss, 10.25; 10. Imri Persiado, 10.59; 21. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 11.04; 24. Jerome Dooley, 11.14
200m – 5. Davon DeMoss, 20.72; 8. Imri Persiado, 20.99; 18. Andrew Bishop, 21.61; 19. Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, 21.63
400m – 5. Sir Newton Lee, 47.29
800m – 11. Matthew Viveiros, 1:54.39; 15. Naaman Norment, 1:54.95; 20. Christian Corsello, 1:58.77; 21. Benjamin Homeyer, 2:00.03; 22. Emmanuel Cullins, 2:00.22; 27. Brendan Hill, 2:03.49;
1500m – 6. Zachary Wyatt, 4:00.34; 10. Christian Corsello, 4:05.93; 11. Emmanuel Cullins, 4:06.17; 12. Benjamin Homeyer, 4:09.20; 15. Brendan Hill, 4:14.06
110m Hurdles – 13. Josh Owten, 15.24
400m Hurdles – 5. Hunter Miniard, 53.86; 9. Jerome Dooley, 55.36; 12. Josh Owten, 1:02.45
4x100m Relay – 1. Memphis, 39.69 (Davon DeMoss, Imri Persiado, Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Andrew Bishop)
Discus – 2. Adar Sheere, 181-1 (55.20m); 7. Parker Evans, 148-0 (45.13m)
Shot Put – 7. Parker Evans, 49-8.25 (15.14m)

Women's Results
100m – 8. Aisha Southern, 11.91; 13. Jamaya Fleming, 12.27
200m – 20. Jamaya Fleming, 25.57; 21. Tanalya Gordon, 25.63
400m – 5. Paris Perkins, 54.73; 15. Savanna Owens, 57.60
800m – 13. Madi Ray, 2:27.69; 15. Hannah Pettigrew, 2:32.53
1500m – 5. Paige Sandwell, 4:37.45; 9. Erin Gilbert, 4:47.50; 12. Kristen Adams, 5:05.67; 13. Solstice Saliba, 5:16.69
100m Hurdles – 10. Aisha Southern, 14.58
4x100m Relay – 7. Memphis, 46.76 (Aisha Southern, Paris Perkins, Jamaya Fleming, Tanalya Gordon)
Long Jump – 5. Tanalya Gordon, 19-3.25 (5.87m); 11. Christian Hill, 18-1.75 (5.53m); 13. Sandra Ekblom, 17-11.5 (5.47m)
Triple Jump – 4. Saida Burns-Moore, 40-9 (12.42m); 8. Christian Hill, 38-8.75 (11.80m)
High Jump – 5. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-7 (1.70m); 6. Rosie Cicmanec, 5-5 (1.65m); 10. Ladasia Walton, 5-3 (1.60m)
Pole Vault – 13. Allie Hughes, 10-8.75 (3.27m)
Discus – 2. Samantha Lenton, 167-1 (50.92m); 4. Mona Jaidi, 161-5 (49.21m)
Shot Put – 8. DeeNia McMiller, 48-0.5 (14.64m); 10. Samantha Lenton, 46-3.5 (14.11m); 11. Kate Hise, 45-3.75 (13.76m)
Javelin – 2. Mona Jaidi, 168-5 (51.34m); 5. Ashley Pryke, 163-4 (49.79m)