University of Memphis Athletics
Wednesday, May 22
Lexington, Ky.
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NCAA East Regional Championships
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Tigers Punch 14 Tickets to NCAA East Regional in Lexington
May 17, 2024 | 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 first-round site in Lexington, Kentucky, next week Wednesday, May 22 through Saturday, May 25.
"I'm very proud of each and every one of these athletes that have managed to advance to the first round of the NCAA Championships," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "One of the most exciting things to me about this group is the youth. We have very few seniors in this group. I'm also very pleased to see athletes from almost every event group representing the program and the university. While this is not the most athletes we have ever placed, it's still a very formidable group with lots of competitive tenacity and it should be fun."
The group of entries is led by sophomore thrower Sascha Salesius Schmidt (men's shot put, discus) who qualified in a pair of events, including shot put where he enters seeded 10th in the region. Additionally, Will Dibo (men's discus, shot put) and Kyndia Matlock (women's 100m, 200m) will each compete in a pair of events.
Pole vaulter Arina Razina leads the way as the highest-seeded qualifier on the women's side, qualifying as the No. 18 seed in the East Region. Jadaja Baxter (women's long jump) qualified with the 23rd best mark, Poorna Raorane (women's shot put) qualified as the No. 25 seed and Gizel Clayton (women's 100m hurdles) qualified 25th fastest in the East Region. Teammate Madison Fleming also qualified in the women's 100-meter hurdles as the No. 32 seed.
Men's high jumper Lewis LaGrant will jump in Lexington after making it in as the No. 29 seed. Julia Konigshofer qualified in the women's javelin as the 32nd seed.
Iason Machairas and Dibo along with Salesius Schmidt make it three Tigers who qualified in the men's shot put, and those three will kick off competition for the Tigers Wednesday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. CT. Live results can be found here while action for all four days of competition can be streamed live on ESPN+.
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS:
Women's 100m
38.Kyndia Matlock – 11.41
Women's 200m
40.Kyndia Matlock – 23.43
Women's 100m Hurdles
25. Gizel Clayton – 13.19
32. Madison Fleming – 13.30
Women's Pole Vault
18. Arina Razina – 4.20m
Women's Long Jump
23. Jadaja Baxter – 6.22m
Women's Shot Put
25. Poorna Raorane – 16.10m
Women's Javelin
32. Julia Konigshofer – 46.64m
Men's High Jump
29. Lewis LaGrant – 2.13m
Men's Shot Put
10. Sascha Salesius Schmidt – 19.39m
42. Iason Machairas – 18.01m
47. Will Dibo – 17.88m
Men's Discus
24. Will Dibo – 56.99m
46. Sascha Salesius Schmidt – 54.19m
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.
"I'm very proud of each and every one of these athletes that have managed to advance to the first round of the NCAA Championships," head coach Kevin Robinson said. "One of the most exciting things to me about this group is the youth. We have very few seniors in this group. I'm also very pleased to see athletes from almost every event group representing the program and the university. While this is not the most athletes we have ever placed, it's still a very formidable group with lots of competitive tenacity and it should be fun."
The group of entries is led by sophomore thrower Sascha Salesius Schmidt (men's shot put, discus) who qualified in a pair of events, including shot put where he enters seeded 10th in the region. Additionally, Will Dibo (men's discus, shot put) and Kyndia Matlock (women's 100m, 200m) will each compete in a pair of events.
Pole vaulter Arina Razina leads the way as the highest-seeded qualifier on the women's side, qualifying as the No. 18 seed in the East Region. Jadaja Baxter (women's long jump) qualified with the 23rd best mark, Poorna Raorane (women's shot put) qualified as the No. 25 seed and Gizel Clayton (women's 100m hurdles) qualified 25th fastest in the East Region. Teammate Madison Fleming also qualified in the women's 100-meter hurdles as the No. 32 seed.
Men's high jumper Lewis LaGrant will jump in Lexington after making it in as the No. 29 seed. Julia Konigshofer qualified in the women's javelin as the 32nd seed.
Iason Machairas and Dibo along with Salesius Schmidt make it three Tigers who qualified in the men's shot put, and those three will kick off competition for the Tigers Wednesday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. CT. Live results can be found here while action for all four days of competition can be streamed live on ESPN+.
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS:
Women's 100m
38.Kyndia Matlock – 11.41
Women's 200m
40.Kyndia Matlock – 23.43
Women's 100m Hurdles
25. Gizel Clayton – 13.19
32. Madison Fleming – 13.30
Women's Pole Vault
18. Arina Razina – 4.20m
Women's Long Jump
23. Jadaja Baxter – 6.22m
Women's Shot Put
25. Poorna Raorane – 16.10m
Women's Javelin
32. Julia Konigshofer – 46.64m
Men's High Jump
29. Lewis LaGrant – 2.13m
Men's Shot Put
10. Sascha Salesius Schmidt – 19.39m
42. Iason Machairas – 18.01m
47. Will Dibo – 17.88m
Men's Discus
24. Will Dibo – 56.99m
46. Sascha Salesius Schmidt – 54.19m
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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