Track and Field Picks Up Six Top-Five Finishes at Vanderbilt

Friday, January 21

Nashville, Tenn.

11 A.M.

University of Memphis

Vanderbilt Invitational

2022 Indoor Track and Field Vanderbilt Invite

Track and Field Picks Up Six Top-Five Finishes at Vanderbilt

Jan 23, 2022 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

NASVHILLE, Tenn. – University of Memphis track and field rounded out their first meet of the season with 16 top-ten performances Saturday.

The two-day meet began Friday at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility and concluded Saturday evening.

DeeNia McMiller, a 2021 All-American honoree, came home with two of the top-five finishes, placing fourth in the women's weight throw (21.70m) and fifth in shot put (15.31m). These two performances place her in second and third in the American Athletic Conference in those events, respectively.

Junior Solstice Saliba grabbed the silver in the women's 5000m run with a time of 17:54.98.

The men also saw success in field events with Robert Watson placing fourth in the weight throw (18.88m), followed in the top-ten by Parker Evans (seventh, 17.86m).

Next up, the Tigers will travel to Louisville Saturday to start the stretch of back-to-back meet weekends until the American Athletic Conference Championship at the end of February.

Top-Ten Performances

Men
3000m – 8. Zachary Wyatt, 8:22.65.
5000m – 8. Vincent Chenier, 14:50.14.
4x400m – 3. Memphis A, 3:20.90.
Long Jump – 10. Justin Miller, 6.64m.
Triple Jump – 4. Sam Jones, 14.08m.
Shot Put – 8. Parker Evans, 16.31m.
Weight Throw – 4. Robert Watson, 18.88m. 7. Parker Evans, 17.86m.

Women
3000m – 10. Chloe Figgins, 10:00.46.
5000m – 2. Solstice Saliba, 17:54.98. 8. Hannah Anderson, 19:16.64.
4x400m – 6. Memphis A, 3:51.27.
Pole Vault – 8. Alyssa Morello, 3.85m.
Triple Jump – 10. Christian Hill, 11.21m.
Shot Put – 5. DeeNia McMiller, 15.31m.
Weight Throw – 4. DeeNia McMiller, 21.70m.

Complete Results

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