Tigers Punch 14 Tickets to NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville

Wednesday, May 24

Jacksonville, Fla.

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NCAA East Regional Championship

Tigers Punch 14 Tickets to NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville

May 19, 2023 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis track and field is sending 14 entries to the NCAA East Regional meet in Jacksonville, Fla., next week on May 24-27.

"Having 12 individuals qualifying is very solid for us," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "The NCAA meet is getting increasingly more difficult to get into. I am proud of the achievements of those who have made it. Sam [Lenton] qualified in three events but will compete in two. Sascha [Salesius Schmidt], who is a true freshman, also qualified in two events, which is very impressive."

The group of entries is led by Samantha Lenton (women's hammer, women's discus) and Sascha Salesius Schmidt (men's shot put, men's discus) who will each compete in two events. Lenton comes in as the No. 11 seed in the discus (56.93m) and her teammate Amber Simpson is the highest-seeded Tiger, qualifying as the No. 4 seed in the women's hammer throw (68.13m).

Vitaliy Favorov leads the way on the men's side as the highest-seeded Memphis athlete, coming in at No. 17 in the men's javelin (71.09m).

Competition begins for the Tigers with Favorov in the men's javelin at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24.

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS:

Women's 100m Hurdles
24. Madison Fleming – 13.25
Women's High Jump
22. Jada Shanklin – 1.78m
Women's Pole Vault
19. Alyssa Morello – 4.17m
40. Monica Aldrighetti – 4.07m
Women's Shot Put
45. Poorna Raorane – 15.38m
Women's Discus
11. Samantha Lenton – 56.93m
Women's Hammer Throw
4. Amber Simpson – 68.13m
22. Samantha Lenton – 61.57m
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
30. Zachary Wyatt – 8:51.93
Men's Pole Vault
36. Evan Puckett – 5.15m
Men's Shot Put
41. Sascha Salesius Schmidt – 17.92m
Men's Discus
25. Sascha Salesius Schmidt – 56.04m
35. Will Dibo – 54.98m
Men's Javelin
17. Vitaliy Favorov – 71.09m

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