Tigers Set For AAC Indoor Championships in Birmingham

Friday, February 24

Birmingham, Ala.

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University of Memphis

American Athletic Conference Championship

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Tigers Set For AAC Indoor Championships in Birmingham

Feb 23, 2023 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis track and field teams are getting ready to compete in the 2023 American Athletic Conference (AAC) Indoor Championships this weekend at The CrossPlex in Birmingham, AL.

"This is the pinnacle of our indoor season," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "This is always an exciting time not only for the athletes, but for the coaches as well. I've been doing this a long time, and I still get fired up every time. I'm excited to see our athletes compete and put it all on the line. Hopefully when the dust settles, we will have some great individual performances that lead us to a solid team finish overall."

The two-day competition will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. with the women's pentathlon events and will proceed through Saturday. The events will finish up with men's and women's distance events Saturday afternoon and the awards ceremony will follow beginning at 3:20 p.m.

Notables:

Cole Riddle is heading into the weekend ranked first in conference with a 5.64m (18'6") vault. He is currently ranked sixth in the NCAA.
Alyssa Morello is ranked first in conference going into the competition this weekend with a vault of 4.23m (13'10.5"). She is currently ranked 20^th in the NCAA.
In the weight throw event, Amber Simpson currently ranks second in conference and 25^th nationally with a throw of 20.81m (68'3.25"). Amber's farthest throw this season is no. 2 of all time for the Memphis Tigers in the women's weight throw category.
Drew O'Connor is currently fourth in conference in pole vault and 35^th in the NCAA with a vault of 5.30 meters (17'4.5")
Sascha Salesius Schmidt (17.42m / 57'2") launched a big PR throw last time out in the shot put. His mark ranks third in the AAC this year.
A pair of Tiger hurdlers rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in the women's 60-meter hurdles. Madison Fleming (8.36) ranks sixth and Simone Harper (8.45) is seventh fastest in the AAC.
Three program records have been broken this season. Riddle broke not only the school record, but the American Athletic Conference (AAC) all-time mark 5.64m (18'6"). In the 60-meter hurdles, Fleming took down a 13-year-old school record with her time of 8.36 in the prelims at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational. Most recently, Vincent Chenier broke the Memphis 3,000-meter record with a personal-best time of 8:12.34 to finish third at the Music City Challenge. His time was nearly seven seconds faster than his previous personal-best time.

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