Tigers Wrap Up Busy Weekend in Oxford and Raleigh

Thursday, March 23

Raleigh, N.C.

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University of Memphis

Raleigh Relays (Select Distance Only)

Photo by: Michael Wade

Mar 26, 2023 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

OXFORD, Miss. – The Memphis Tigers track & field teams wrapped up a busy weekend of competition at the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford and the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday night.

"Sam [Lenton] and Will [Dibo] in the discus were a couple big highlights," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "Both very, very solid regional-qualifying marks, as well as Amber [Simpson] in the hammer. Zach and Tate Wyatt ran very well in the steeple, Zach's second race ever under 9:00. Jada [Shanklin] tied her lifetime best with another very solid qualifying mark in the high jump. Tysean [Baronette] ran well in the 100 and 200-meter races. Chloe [Figgins] had a solid 10K run at Raleigh. Probably missing a few, but we definitely posted some solid performances."

NOTABLES
• Vitaliy Favorov won the men's javelin for the second week in a row to begin the outdoor season with a throw of 66.36 meters (217'08").
• The Tigers took three of the top-four spots at the Ole Miss Classic in the men's discus. Will Dibo won it with a 54.23-meter throw (171'11") for a new lifetime best. Sascha Salesius Schmidt (51.97m / 170'6") finished third and Mans Roos threw a personal-best 49.96 meters (163'11") to finish fourth.
• Jada Shanklin picked up where she left off indoors and won the women's high jump in her outdoor debut with a clearance of 1.78 meters (5'10") to match a personal-best mark.
• Samantha Lenton won the women's discus with a 56.93-meter (186'9") throw.
• Poorna Raorane threw a personal-best 15.30 meters (50'2.5") to finish third in the women's shot put.
• In the men's 1,500 meters, Vincent Chenier finished runner up in a personal-best time of 3:51.75.
• Brothers Zach Wyatt (8:59.18) and Tate Wyatt (9:12.58) finished first and second in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Liam Walsh (9:18.34) finished third to complete the top-three sweep for Memphis.
• Chablis Shreffler won the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 19:23.87.
• Amber Simpson finished fourth in the women's hammer throw with a 63.52-meter throw (208'4").
• On Thursday night, Chloe Figgins finished ninth (35:43.04) in a heat of 34 women in the 10,000-meter race at the Raleigh Relays.

UP NEXT
• Next up is the Joey Haines Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and the Washington Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Mo, next Friday and Saturday.

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