Track and Field Finishes with 11 Top-Five Performances Sunday

Sunday, February 6

Birmingham, Ala.

9:30 A.M.

University of Memphis

South Alabama USA Invitational

DeeNia McMiller, 2019-20 Women's Track and Field

Photo by: Jimmy Mitchell

Track and Field Finishes with 11 Top-Five Performances Sunday

Feb 07, 2022 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Memphis track and field teams ended Sunday's USA Invitational with 11 top-five performances.

The meet was hosted by the University of South Alabama and was held at the Birmingham CrossPlex. This was the first of two meets the Tigers will compete in at that location, with the next being the American Athletic Conference Championship at the end of the month.

DeeNia McMiller took home a first-place win in the women's shot put (15.33m) and followed with a silver in the weight throw (21.86m). This mark is just below her one at the previous meet, which still marks her 11^th in the nation in the event.

Samantha Lenton also had a top-five finish in the weight throw, coming in fifth with a mark of 18.84m. McMiller and Lenton hold second and third place, respectively, in the AAC for the event.

Many other top-five performances came from track events, including Gabrielle Cross taking the silver in the women's 400m (56.82), and Lauren Metzger and Sonsoles Martin Rodriguez taking third and fourth, respectively, in the women's 5000m run.

Several athletes still hold the same high conference ranking as the previous week including Cole Riddle (first, pole vault), Iason Machairas (first, shot put), Parker Evans (third, shot put), Robby Watson (second, weight throw), Zachary Wyatt (fourth, 800m) and Solstice Saliba (fourth, 5000m).

Up next, the Tigers will travel to Nashville for the second time this season to compete at the two-day Music City Challenge Friday and Saturday.

Top-Ten Performances

Men
1 Mile – 5. Tate Wyatt, 4:13.17.
3000m – 9. Payton Gleason, 8:26.06.
Pole Vault – 5. Evan Puckett, 4.77m. 10. Drew O'Connor, 4.62m.
Triple Jump – 10. Sam Jones, 13.60m.
Weight Throw – 4. Robby Watson, 19.15m. 8. Parker Evans, 17.91m.

Women
200m – 7. Paris Perkins, 24.86.
400m – 2. Gabrielle Cross, 56.82. 5. Kayla Ford, 57.81.
800m – 7. Brooke Mussche, 2:17.60.
1 Mile – 8. Chloe Figgins, 5:03.96.
3000m – 5. Chloe Figgins, 10:04.53. 7. Solstice Saliba, 10:14.55.
5000m – 3. Lauren Metzger, 18:49.66. 4. Sonsoles Martin Rodriguez, 18:52.01. 6. Hannah Anderson, 18:59.08. 9. Brooke Calvo – 19:37.16.
Pole Vault – 6. Alyssa Morello, 3.65m.
Triple Jump – 9. Christian Hill, 11.34m.
Shot Put – 1. DeeNia McMiller, 15.33m. 8. Samantha Lenton, 14.52m.
Weight Throw – 2. DeeNia McMiller, 21.86m. 5. Samantha Lenton, 18.84m.

Complete Results

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