Tigers Finish Weekend at Louisville Invitational

Friday, April 14

Louisville, Ky.

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University of Memphis

Louisville Invitational

Photo by: Michael Wade

Apr 15, 2023 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Memphis Tigers track & field teams wrapped up competition at the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational in Louisville, Ky., on Friday and Saturday.

"We had a number of very solid performances today," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "Will [Dibo] had lifetime bests in both the shot and disc today. Sascha [Salesius Schmidt] had a huge PR in the disc, and very near in the shot put. Sam [Lenton] was strong in winning the discus, a PR in the hammer and solid showing in the shot as well. Poorna [Raorane] is starting to become more consistent. Mans [Roos] had a PR in shot, and Jamal [Mitchell] in the disc. Amber [Simpson] had another meet over 65 meters and another victory. Oliver [Tomann] had a season best in hammer. Monica [Aldrighetti] and Alyssa [Morello] both jumped will in the vault, and Evan had an outdoor PR. The Wyatt brothers and Vincent [Chenier] ran well, as did Chloe Figgins. Pleased to see some of the puzzle pieces start to find their place."

NOTABLES
• Amber Simpson won the women's hammer throw (65.03m / 213'4") and Samantha Lenton finished runner up with a personal-best throw of 61.08 meters (200'4").
• In the men's discus, Sascha Salesius Schmidt won with a personal-best throw of 56.04 meters (183'10"). Will Dibo was the runner up with a 54.98-meter throw (180'4"). On the women's side, Samantha Lenton was the winner with a 56.29-meter throw (184'8").
• Sascha Salesius Schmidt finished third in the men's shot put (17.87m / 58'7.5"), and Will Dibo (17.24m / 56'6.75") and Mans Roos (16.24m / 53'3.5") finished fifth and sixth with personal-best throws, respectively. In the women's shot put, Poorna Raorane won the meet with a 15.30-meter throw (50'2.5") and Samantha Lenton was the runner up (14.54m / 47'8.5").
• Evan Puckett recorded an outdoor PR with a clearance of 5.15 meters (16'10.5") in the pole vault to finish third. Alyssa Morello and Monica Aldrighetti both cleared 4.05 meters (13'3.5") to finish third and sixth, respectively.
• Jada Shanklin finished third in the women's high jump (1.70m / 5'7").
• In the 1,500 meters, Vincent Chenier finished third in a personal-best time of 3:51.06 and Chloe Figgins ran a personal-best time of 4:34.99 to finish 10^th on the women's side.
• Brothers Zachary Wyatt (9:05.69) and Tate Wyatt (9:11.72) finished second and third, respectively, in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
• Payton Gleason finished runner up in the men's 3,000 meters (8:38.05) and Hannah Anderson ran a personal-best time of 10:40.04 to finish third on the women's side.

UP NEXT
• Next up is the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala., next weekend April 21 and 22.

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