Track and Field Picks Up Three Golds, Eight Medals at AAC Championships

Friday, February 25

Birmingham, Ala.

9 A.M.

University of Memphis

American Athletic Conference Championship

2022 American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships - 2/24/22 - Birmingham Crossplex, Birmingham, Alabama

Photo by: Michael Wade

Track and Field Picks Up Three Golds, Eight Medals at AAC Championships

Feb 26, 2022 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Memphis track and field is coming back to Memphis with eight medalists and 24 top-10 finishes at the 2022 American Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Cole Riddle was the first to earn a gold Friday afternoon with his first-place pole vault performance. He had a top clearance of 4.37m. Freshman Evan Puckett followed in a tie for third, clearing 5.02m. On the women's side, Alyssa Morello also grabbed the bronze with a 3.97m top clearance.

Other athletes bringing home conference titles include DeeNia McMiller and Iason Machairas. McMiller shattered the meet record and reset her own school record in the women's weight throw with a top throw of 24.08m. This now puts her at the second spot in the nation for the event. In addition to the weight throw, she also medaled in shot put, bringing home the bronze with a 15.64m top attempt.

Machairas defended his title in the men's shot put with a top attempt of 18.40m. He is still featured in the top 50 in the nation.

For distance events, Zachary Wyatt medaled in the 800m, finishing with a time of 1:53.37. Chloe Figgins claimed two top-10 spots in the 3000m (ninth, 9:48.72) and 5000m (seventh, 17:14.24) races.

Robby Watson was the final medalist, placing third for the men's weight throw, putting him at 33^rd in the nation.

After the end of the indoor season with NCAA Division I Championships, track and field will begin the outdoor season March 18.

Top-Ten Performances

Men
800m – 3. Zachary Wyatt, 1:53.37.
Mile – 9. Zachary Wyatt, 4:10.70. 10. Tate Wyatt, 4:12.11.
4x400m Relay – 7. Memphis, 3:25.11.
DMR – 6. Memphis, 10:02.91.
Triple Jump – 8. Sam Jones, 14.54m.
Pole Vault – 1. Cole Riddle, 5.37m. 3. Evan Puckett, 5.02m. 9. Drew O'Connor, 4.72m.
Shot Put – 1. Iason Machairas, 18.40m. 6. Parker Evans, 15.65m.
Weight Throw – 3. Robby Watson, 20.79m. 7. Parker Evans, 18.41m.
Heptathlon – 10. Justin Miller

Women
3000m – 9. Chloe Figgins, 9:48.72.
5000m – 7. Chloe Figgins, 17:14.24.
4x400m Relay – 7. Memphis, 3:46.13.
DMR – 9. Memphis, 12:19.80.
Pole Vault – 3. Alyssa Morello, 3.97m.
Shot Put – 3. DeeNia McMiller, 15.64m. 7. Samantha Lenton, 14.32m.
Weight Throw – 1. DeeNia McMiller, 24.08m. 5. Vigdis Jonsdottir, 17.88m. 6. Samantha Lenton, 17.69m.

Men's Results
Women's Results

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