Burns-Moore Sets School Record On Senior Day

Saturday, April 27

Memphis, Tenn.

10 am

University of Memphis

Memphis Invitational

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Apr 27, 2019 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Memphis Invitational (Saturday Results)

Tigers honor 14 seniors near the start of Saturday's action.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It was Senior Day at the Memphis Invitational Saturday, and University of Memphis senior Saida Burns-Moore had a spectacular final home appearance to cap the Tigers' action. The two-day meet was held at the Billy J. Murphy Soccer/Track and Field Complex on the University's Park Avenue campus.

In her final home meet wearing the Blue and Gray, Burns-Moore reset her school record in the women's high jump with a mark of 5-11.25 (1.81m). The jump Saturday improved on her previous record of 5-10.75 (1.80m), which she set at last year's Memphis Invitational.

Burns-Moore won the high jump, which was the fifth career title in the event. She also took first in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 44-1.25 (13.44m). The wind-aided jump out-distanced her previous-best by nearly two feet (42-1.5; 12.84m).

It was the third time in her career that Burns-Moore was a double-winner in the jumps at the same meet.

With her school record Saturday, it gives the Tigers six for the 2019 season. Memphis has set school records this season in the men's 4x100-meter relay and the women's hammer, high jump, javelin, long jump and 3000-meter steeplechase.

Up Next
The Tigers are off from competition next weekend and return to action May 10-12 at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships in Wichita, Kan.

Tigers Tidbits

Memphis recorded six titles and 16 top-three performances Saturday. In the two-day meet, the Tigers collected 10 crowns and 27 top-three finishes.
Near the start of Saturday action, 14 Tigers seniors and the team's graduate assistant athletic trainer were honored.
Although wind-aided, Christian Hill and Sandra Ekblom set personal-bests in the women's triple jump. Hill improved her personal-best by nearly 2.5 feet, and Ekblom by nearly a foot. It was the second-straight meet in which Ekblom set a personal-best in the event.
Adar Sheere improved his personal-best in the men's shot put by over a foot.
Aisha Southern clipped 0.5 seconds off her personal-best time in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
Other personal-bests set Saturday were: Calvin Austin III (men's 100m), Andrew Bishop (men's 100m), Rosie Cicmanec (women's high jump), Dionna Dennis (women's 100m), Jamaya Fleming (women's 100m), Erin Gilbert (women's 800m), Josh Owten (men's 110m hurdles), and Imri Persiado (men's 100m).

Memphis Results

Men's Results
100m – 1. Davon DeMoss, 10.21; 2. Imri Persiado, 10.45; 3. Andrew Bishop, 10.48; 5. Calvin Austin III, 10.54; 8. Charles Nichols, 10.87
400m – 8. Naaman Norment, 49.38; 10. Sir Newton Lee, 49.82
800m – 8. Matthew Viveiros, 1:55.67; 16. Christian Corsello, 1:57.79; 23. Emmanuel Cullins, 2:00.13; 25. Brendan Hill, 2:00.53; 44. Benjamin Homeyer, 2:07.45
3000m Steeplechase – 1. Tate Wyatt, 9:13.91; 2. Zachary Wyatt, 9:48.01
110m Hurdles – 4. Josh Owten, 15.07
400m Hurdles – 4. Hunter Miniard, 54.03; 5. Jerome Dooley, 57.03; 14. Josh Owten, 1:03.15
4x100m Relay – 1. Memphis, 40.40
4x400m Relay – 1. Memphis, 3:13.10
High Jump – 4. Noah Agnew, 6-7 (2.01m)
Triple Jump – 3. Sam Jones, 46-1.5 (14.06m)
Shot Put – 4. Adar Sheere, 52-3.75 (15.94m); 7. Parker Evans, 49-5.5 (15.07m)
Discus – 2. Adar Sheere, 174-10 (53.29m); 10. Parker Evans, 147-1 (44.83m)

Women's Results
100m – 10. Jamaya Fleming, 12.05; 35. Dionna Dennis, 13.08
400m – 2. Paris Perkins, 54.90; 11. Celine Rone, 58.95
800m – 7. Erin Gilbert, 2:21.78; 22. Hannah Pettigrew, 2:30.36; 24. Madi Ray, 2:35.32
100m Hurdles – 4. Aisha Southern, 14.08; 20. Kacie Scott, 15.98
400m Hurdles – 9. Savanna Owens, 1:08.17; 15. Kacie Scott, 1:13.83; 16. Dionna Dennis, 1:15.59
4x100m Relay – 3. Memphis, 46.87
4x400m Relay – 7. Memphis, 4:05.58
High Jump – 1. Saida Burns-Moore, 5-11.25 (1.81m); 3. Rosie Cicmanec, 5-5 (1.65m); 11. Ladasia Walton, 5-3 (1.60m)
Pole Vault – 7. Allie Hughes, 11-1 (3.38m)
Triple Jump – 1. Saida Burns-Moore, 44-1.25 (13.44m); 3. Christian Hill, 41-3.25 (12.58m); 4. Sandra Ekblom, 41-0.5 (12.51m);
Shot Put – 4. DeeNia McMiller, 48-4.5 (14.74m); 7. Samantha Lenton, 46-6.75 (14.19m); 10. Mona Jaidi, 43-4.5 (13.22m)
Discus – 2. Samantha Lenton, 159-10 (48.73m)