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Tigers Trek Back to Birmingham CrossPlex for Bulldog Invite & Open
Feb 08, 2024 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Memphis track and field team will be back on the track at The CrossPlex on Friday and Saturday, competing at the Bulldog Invite (Friday) and Bulldog Open (Saturday) hosted by Samford in Birmingham, Alabama.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. both days with the women's weight throw. Live results are available to follow at this link.
"Just trying to build off the momentum from last week," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "We are coming off a full training week for the first time this year, so I am hoping to see some definite improvements. We are starting to settle in. Some big things will hopefully be coming soon."
Last time out at the Jaguar Invitational on Feb. 4, 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.
Other strong performances at the Jaguar Invitational included a runner-up finish in the men's shot put by Sascha Salesius Schmidt and a lifetime-best time of 24.49 by Jadaja Baxter to take gold in the women's 200 meters – the 11th-fastest time in the conference this season.
NOTABLES
• Indoor 60-meter hurdles school-record holder Madison Fleming is back in 2024 after a breakout season on the track a year ago. Fleming took bronze at the 2023 AAC Indoor Championships with her school-record time of 8.28. Teammate Gizel Clayton forms a formidable duo in the event, as the tandem ranks No. 2 (Clayton; 8.34) and No. 3 (Fleming; 8:36) in the AAC this season. Mi'Asia Bergmann makes it three Tigers ranked inside the top-12 spots in the AAC with her time of 8.73 last time out.
• Dibo earnined a silver medal in the weight throw at last season's AAC Indoor Championships. His season and lifetime-best throw (21.29 meters) from the Jaguar Invitational ranks second in The American, third in the NCAA South Region and No. 24 in the NCAA this season.
• AAC shot-put bronze medalists Sascha Salesius Schmidt and Poorna Raorane each return for the Tigers on the men's and women's squads in 2024, respectively. Salesius Schmidt's season-best throw of 17.17 meters is good for No. 2 in The American so far this year. Raorane's season-best mark of 14.88 meters is No. 5 in the AAC on the women's side.
• Gabrielle Cross won the women's 400 meters (55.33, PR) at the BSC Icebreaker on Dec. 1 to open her season. Her time is fifth-fastest in the AAC this season.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Track & Field, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. both days with the women's weight throw. Live results are available to follow at this link.
"Just trying to build off the momentum from last week," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "We are coming off a full training week for the first time this year, so I am hoping to see some definite improvements. We are starting to settle in. Some big things will hopefully be coming soon."
Last time out at the Jaguar Invitational on Feb. 4, 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.
Other strong performances at the Jaguar Invitational included a runner-up finish in the men's shot put by Sascha Salesius Schmidt and a lifetime-best time of 24.49 by Jadaja Baxter to take gold in the women's 200 meters – the 11th-fastest time in the conference this season.
NOTABLES
• Indoor 60-meter hurdles school-record holder Madison Fleming is back in 2024 after a breakout season on the track a year ago. Fleming took bronze at the 2023 AAC Indoor Championships with her school-record time of 8.28. Teammate Gizel Clayton forms a formidable duo in the event, as the tandem ranks No. 2 (Clayton; 8.34) and No. 3 (Fleming; 8:36) in the AAC this season. Mi'Asia Bergmann makes it three Tigers ranked inside the top-12 spots in the AAC with her time of 8.73 last time out.
• Dibo earnined a silver medal in the weight throw at last season's AAC Indoor Championships. His season and lifetime-best throw (21.29 meters) from the Jaguar Invitational ranks second in The American, third in the NCAA South Region and No. 24 in the NCAA this season.
• AAC shot-put bronze medalists Sascha Salesius Schmidt and Poorna Raorane each return for the Tigers on the men's and women's squads in 2024, respectively. Salesius Schmidt's season-best throw of 17.17 meters is good for No. 2 in The American so far this year. Raorane's season-best mark of 14.88 meters is No. 5 in the AAC on the women's side.
• Gabrielle Cross won the women's 400 meters (55.33, PR) at the BSC Icebreaker on Dec. 1 to open her season. Her time is fifth-fastest in the AAC this season.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Track & Field, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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