Tigers Claim Multiple Medals while Men Finish Fourth at AAC Outdoor Championships

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Tigers Claim Multiple Medals while Men Finish Fourth at AAC Outdoor Championships

May 14, 2023 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

2023 AAC Outdoor Championship - Final Results

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tiger men's and women's track and field teams had a record-breaking weekend as they took part in the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. In total, five gold medals were claimed by the Tigers, another six athletes would walk away with medals while the men's team finished in fourth place.

"We had some very, very solid performances over the last three days," said head track & field coach Kevin Robinson. "The men's team broke 100 points for the first time in a few years, which was a big goal of mine and the women's team had some bright spots, especially Sam [Lenton] (25 points individually, two gold medals). Alyssa [Morello] and Monica [Aldrighetti] did an amazing job on vault as well as Chloe [Figgins] and Madison [Fleming]. Definitely not satisfied, but I am pleased with the trajectory of the programs. Both are improving and gaining momentum and it is a very exciting time to be a part of Tiger track & field!"

FRIDAY

Memphis took the first gold medal of the weekend after Samantha Lenton threw a personal best mark of 61.57m (202'0") in the women's hammer throw. Oliver Tomann would take first place on the men's side after setting a new PR of 57.97m (190'2").
Will Dibo set a new personal best in the hammer throw with a mark of 55.41m (181'9") while claiming third place.
Vitaliy Favorov and Justin Miller would claim the top two spots in the men's javelin; Miller would shatter his previous record with a 59.47m (195'1") mark while Favorov took first place with a new PR of 71.09m (233'3").
Prelims of the men's 1,500m run went underway as one of the first track events of the weekend where Vincent Chenier would qualify for the finals on Sunday with a time of 3:51.29.

SATURDAY

Chloe Figgins would get the first points for Memphis for the day when she finished 5^th in the women's 10,000m run on Saturday morning. Fleming would cross the finish line with a time of 37:38.58.
Following a nearly four-hour inclement weather delay, the events continued with Lenton and Poorna Raorane both scoring in the women's shot put. Lenton would take 4^th place after a 15.47m (50'9.25") throw while Raorane would place seventh with a 14.86m (48'9") mark.
Prelim runs got under way following the rain; Vincent Chenier (800m Dash), Jacari Simpson (100m Hurdles) and Madison Fleming (100m Hurdles) all qualified for the finals in their respective events.
Three athletes would score in the men's shot put; Sascha Schmidt would claim second place following a 17.87m (58'7.5") mark while Will Dibo (16.85m / 55'3.5") and Mans Roo (15.74m / 51'7.75") would finish in 6^th and 8^th place, respectively.
In the final event of the day, Zachary Wyatt ran a lifetime-best time (8:51.93) in the men's 3,000m Steeplechase for a first-place finish. Tate Wyatt (9:03.71) and Liam Walsh (9:26.05) would both score in the event taking fourth and seventh places.

SUNDAY

Alyssa Morello and Monica Aldrighetti started the team off early in the day when they placed second and third, respectively, in the women's pole vault. Aldrighetti would finish with a final vault of 4.07m (13'4.25") while Morello would go head-to-head with eventual winner, Abby Knouff of Cincinnati, for first place where Morello would come away with a final height of 4.17m (13'8.25).
For the second time during the meet, Samantha Lenton would come away with a gold medal as she claimed first place in the women's discus and set a new AAC Championship record with her 54.47m (178'8") throw.
Will Dibo and Sascha Schmidt got in on the medal action when they placed second and third, respectively, on the men's side of the discus finals. Dibo would collect a silver medal following a 54.34 (178'3") throw while Schmidt walked away with a bronze medal with a 54.15m (177'8") mark.
Madison Fleming would get a new PR in the 100m hurdles after a 13.25 finish while Chloe Figgins would score for the Tigers in the women's 5000m run. Cole Riddle, Evan Puckett, Mans Roo, Jacari Simpson and Vincent Chenier all also score in their respective events.
The men's team would end the weekend fourth in the final standings with 104 points – the most the team has scored since the 2018 season.
Will Dibo was named as the Men's Field Event Freshman of the Year after placing in two events this past weekend.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will compete at the NCAA East Regional Championships in Jacksonville, Fla. Events start on Wednesday, May 24.

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