Track and Field Finishes AAC Championships with Five Titles, 12 Total Medals

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Track and Field Finishes AAC Championships with Five Titles, 12 Total Medals

May 16, 2022 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

WICHITA, Kan. – University of Memphis track and field picked up five golds and 12 total medals this weekend at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Wichita, Kan.

Two of the golds went to DeeNia McMiller for the women's hammer and shot put. Her performances earned her women's Most Valuable Performer accolades. She shattered the conference record with her top 67.89m hammer throw mark and posted another conference record in shot put (17.85m). These marks give her 14^th and eighth-place rankings in the nation for the events, respectively. McMiller also brought home a third medal with her second-place discus throw (51.33m).

Mona Jaidi was the second athlete to earn a first-place spot for the women's team. Her 55.25m throw created a new meet record. She now ranks 12^th overall in the NCAA and sixth in the east region.

On the men's side, Cole Riddle and Iason Machairas both earned individual titles. Riddle's gold medal in the pole vault was the first in the outdoors for the Tigers since 2014. He had a top clearance of 5.33m and is still ranked 11^th in the nation from his home meet performance. Machairas became a three-time conference champion with his final 17.48m shot put throw. Both Riddle and Machairas won the same event titles in the indoor championships earlier this year.

Silver medalists for the Tigers include Robert Watson (men's hammer, 66.11m), Vitaliy Favorov (men's javelin, 64.58m) and Alyssa Morello (women's pole vault, 4.07m).

Chloe Figgins, Vigdis Jonsdottir and Elina Nebl rounded out the medal count with bronze medals in the women's 10k, hammer and javelin, respectively.

Both the men and women finished the weekend with sixth-place team finishes.

Next up, qualifiers for the Tigers will compete in the NCAA East Regional Championships beginning May 25 in Bloomington, Ind.

Top-Ten Performances

Men
1500m – 10. Vincent Chenier, 3:58.39.
10000m – 6. Payton Gleason, 31:26.70.
400m Hurdles – 4. Adam Yakobi, 51.88.
3000m Steeplechase – 7. Liam Walsh, 9:29.42. 8. Hudson Hurst, 9:33.19.
4x100m Relay – 7. Memphis, 42.57.
4x400m Relay – 6. Memphis, 3:19.04.
Pole Vault – 1. Cole Riddle, 5.33m. 4. Drew O'Connor, 5.23m. 7. Evan Puckett, 4.88m.
Long Jump – 10. Justin Miller, 6.83m.
Shot Put – 1. Iason Machairas, 17.48m. 5. Parker Evans, 16.69m. 8. Robert Watson, 16.34m.
Hammer – 2. Robert Watson, 66.11m. 6. Parker Evans, 53.03m.
Javelin – 2. Vitaliy Favorov, 64.58m. 7. Wes Yerty, 53.26m. 8. Justin Miller, 53.12m. 9. Ulysses Holbert,
52.52m.

Women
1500m – 10. Brooke Mussche, 4:44.80m.
5000m – 8. Chloe Figgins, 17:15.33.
10000m – 3. Chloe Figgins, 36:23.02. 9. Lauren Metzger, 37:26.56.
4x400m Relay – 9. Memphis, 3:48.28.
Pole Vault – 2. Alyssa Morello, 4.07m.
Long Jump – 10. Rachel Fruchtmann, 5.77m.
Shot Put – 1. DeeNia McMiller, 17.85m. 8. Mona Jaidi, 14.25m.
Discus – 2. DeeNia McMiller, 51.33m. 10. Liza Lap, 43.25m.
Hammer – 1. DeeNia McMiller, 67.89m. 3. Vigdis Jonsdottir, 60.57m. 5. Mona Jaidi, 55.54m. 6. Haile
Cook, 54.84m.
Javelin – 1. Mona Jaidi, 55.25m. 3. Elina Nebl, 46.41m.

Complete Results

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