Tigers Put Together Strong Showing at Crimson Tide Invite

Friday, April 21

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

TBA

University of Memphis

Crimson Tide Invitational

during the Memphis Track & Field meet on 04292022.

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Tigers Put Together Strong Showing at Crimson Tide Invite

Apr 22, 2023 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Memphis Tiger men's and women's track and field team took home multiple top-three finishes this weekend as they competed at the Crimson Tide Invitational.

"Amber [Simpson] and Samantha [Lenton] both did very well in the hammer," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "Vitaliy [Favorov] threw the javelin very well and there were some other strong performances."

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Samantha Lenton took first place in the women's hammer throw on Friday night after she had a final throw of 60.3 meters (197'10"). Amber Simpson had a personal best in the invite portion with a 67.11m (220'2") throw – improving her already No. 7 mark in the NCAA this year.
Lenton earned the team's first medal on Saturday when she took second place in the women's discus with a 53.97-meter (177'0") throw while Will Dibo placed third on the men's side with a 54.50-meter (178'10") throw while Sascha Salesius Schmidt came in fifth with a 53.43-meter (175'3") mark.
Vitaliy Favorov took second place for the third-consecutive meet in the men's javelin after his second throw of 67.10m (220'2").
Liam Walsh picked up first place in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase with a 9:05.22 mark after pulling ahead in the final 400 meters of the race while Chloe Figgins took third in the women's 3000-meter run with a time of 16:46.42.
The Tigers got two in the top-five in the men's 5,000m with Zachary Wyatt (14:33.98) and Vincent Chenier (14:34.32) placing fourth and fifth, respectively.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will host their annual Memphis Invitational on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29.

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