Dibo Launches All-Time No. 2 Weight Throw to Lead Tigers in Birmingham

Sunday, February 4

Mobile, Ala.

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University of Memphis

USA Jaguar Invitational

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Dibo Launches All-Time No. 2 Weight Throw to Lead Tigers in Birmingham

Feb 04, 2024 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Memphis track and field team was back on the track on Sunday, competing at the Jaguar Invitational at The CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Tigers collected meet wins in the men's weight throw (Will Dibo) and women's 200 meters (Jadaja Baxter).

"Overall, we saw some continued progress," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "It wasn't the break-out meet I was hoping for, but we still found some successes.

The Tigers were highlighted by a big performance in the men's weight throw from sophomore Will Dibo. The Vienna, Austria, native launched a lifetime-best mark of 21.29 meters (69'10.25") to win the event and put his name at No. 2 all-time in the event at Memphis, behind only 2010 NCAA runner-up Steffen Nerdal. Dibo's mark ranks second in The American, third in the NCAA South Region and No. 24 in the NCAA this season.

"Will threw the No. 2 all-time throw here at Memphis as just a sophomore," Robinson remarked. "He broke his lifetime best by nearly 1.5 meters tonight, and there is still a lot left in the tank. He is doing a great job adapting to the implement and is becoming more and more technical with it every week."

NOTABLES
• Baxter ran a lifetime-best time of 24.49 to take gold in the women's 200 meters – the 11^th-fastest time in the conference this season.
• In the men's shot put, Sascha Salesius Schmidt finished runner up with a 17.16-meter throw, and Iason Machairas finished third (16.51 meters). Teammate Mans Roos placed ninth (15.17 meters) to make it three Tigers inside the top 10.
• Poorna Raorane (14.53 meters) finished third in the women's shot put to lead a pair of Tigers inside the top-five spots (Riley Simmons; fifth, 13.81 meters). Simmons also finished fifth in the women's weight throw with a personal-best throw of 17.42 meters.
• Mi'Asia Bergmann ran a lifetime-best 8.73 to finish third in the women's 60-meter hurdles – 12^th-fastest in the AAC this season, making three Tigers inside the top-12 in the event (Clayton; No. 2, Madison Fleming; No. 3).
• Gizel Clayton took sixth in the women's 60 meters (7.67).
• In the men's 400 meters, Courtland Noble (48.77) and Prior Ochonogor (48.87) finished third and fourth, respectively.
• Robert Arnold took runner up in the men's mile (4:13.44) and Ashleigh Anderson finished fourth on the women's side (5:11.76). Reezon Eke was 12^th (5:17.65).

UP NEXT
• The Tigers are back in Birmingham next weekend, Feb. 10 and 11 at the Samford Invite & Open at The CrossPlex.

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