Tigers Gearing Up for Louisville Invitational

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Memphis track and field teams hit the road for the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational in Louisville, Ky., on Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15.

The two-day competition begins Friday the hammer throw and javelin and resumes on Saturday for all remaining events. Live results to the meet can be found here.

Notables:

The Tigers opened their outdoor season at the Harding Invitational, where Samantha Lenton went three-for-three, winning the women's shot put (14.04m / 46'0.75"), discus (51.26m / 168'2") and hammer throw (58.81m / 192'11). Lenton then won the discus at the Ole Miss Classic with a 56.93-meter (186'9") throw that currently ranks 13^th in the nation.
In the women's hammer throw at the Joey Haines Invite, Amber Simspon launched a 67.08-meter throw (220'1") to put herself at No. 2 all-time at Memphis in the event. Additionally, her throw ranks sixth in the NCAA this season. Lenton also threw a personal-best 60.47 meters (198'4") and finished third.
Madison Fleming ran 13.59 and finished third in the 100-meter hurdles at the Joe Walker Invitational on April 9 – one-hundredth of a second faster than Tayanna Simpson's 14-year-old school record. Fleming also took down Memphis' 60-meter hurdles record this past indoor season.
Jada Shanklin won the women's high jump (5'10" / 1.78m) at the Ole Miss Classic with a jump that currently ranks 19^th in the NCAA.
Sascha Salesius Schmidt won the shot put with a personal-best throw of 17.92 meters (58'9.5") at the Harding Invite. That mark ranks 53^rd in the country and 22^nd in the East Region. In addition, his discus mark of 53.43m (175'3") is No. 42 in the East Region.
Will Dibo won the men's discus at the Ole Miss Classic with a 54.23-meter throw (177'11"), a mark that currently ranks 33^rd in the East Region.
On the men's side, javelin thrower Vitaliy Favorov took silver at the Joe Walker Invite with a 67.57-meter throw ( 221'8"). His mark ranks 23^rd in the East Region this year.
Poorna Raorane's mark of 15.30m (50'2.5") in the shot put ranks 35^th in the East Region.

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Players Mentioned

Will Dibo

Vitaliy Favorov

Madison Fleming

Samantha Lenton

Sascha Salesius Schmidt

Jada Shanklin

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