OXFORD, Miss.- The University of Memphis Athletics finished the weekend at the Ole Miss Classic with seven medals and a total of 28 top-10 performances.

The two-day encounter took place at the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex on Friday and Saturday and was the first of two at Oxford this season.

Cole Riddle was one of seven Tigers to win a medal, finishing first in the men’s pole vault, with a maximum clearance of 5.30m. This performance places him third in the American Athletic Conference standings for the event.

Along with Riddle, the men won four more of the team’s seven medals in both track and field events: D’Angelo Whitehead (third, 100m), Adam Yakobi (third, 400m hurdles), Drew O’Connor (third, pole vault) and Robert Watson (third, 66.22m).

On the women’s side, both Dee Nia McMiller (third, shot put) and mona Jaïdi (second, hammer) grabbed the top three spots.

A few distance athletes did not make it to Oxford, but instead took part in the relays from Raleigh to North Carolina. At Tate Wyatt’s His performance in the 3000 m steeplechase propelled him to third place in the conference standings.

Other athletes achieved new high conference rankings, including Yakobi (third, 400m hurdles), Donovan LaJeunesse (fourth, 400m hurdles), Iason Machairas (first, shot put), Parker Evans (third, shot put), Watson (first, hammer) and Justin Miller (fifth, javelin). For women, Chloe Figgins and Soltice Saliba hold third and fourth place respectively in the 5000m; others include Alyssa Morello (second, pole vault), McMiller (second, shot put; second, hammer), Jaidi (second, discus; fourth, hammer) and Vigdis Jonsdottir (third, hammer).

Next weekend, the Tigers travel to Cape Girardeau, Missouri for the Joey Haines Invitational, hosted by Southeast Missouri State University.

Top 10 performers

Men

100m – 3. D’Angelo Whitehead10.69.
400m hurdles – 3. Adam Yakobi, 52.96. 7. Donovan LaJeunesse, 54.35.
2000m steeplechase – 4. Hudson Hurst6:07.49.
Pole Vault – 1. Cole Riddle, 5.30m. 3. Drew O’Connor, 4.80m. 6. Evan Puckett4.65m.
Long jump – 10. Justin Miller6.66m.
Shot put – 5. Iason Machairas16.88m.
Hammer – 3. Robert Watson, 66.22m.
Javelin – 7. Ulysses Holbert, 50.67 m. ten. Justin Miller47.78m.

Women

200m – 6. Taja Booker24.74.
400m – 9. Kayla Ford57.69.
800m – 6. Brooke Musche2:17.80.
1500m – 6. Brooke Musche4:39.80.
3000m – 9. Jalysa Smith10:33.67.
400m hurdles – 8. Savannah Owens1:05.36.
4x400m Relay – 6. Memphis, 47.64.
Invitation to the pole vault – 4. Alyssa Morello3.88m.
Shot put – 3. Dee Nia McMiller, 15.37 m. ten. Mona Jaïdi14.70m.
Disc – 4. Mona Jaïdi, 51.11m. ten. Dee Nia McMiller45.55m.
Invitation to hammer – 4. Dee Nia McMiller, 63.78 m. 9. Vigdis Jonsdottir61.48m.
Hammer – 2. Mona Jaïdi, 60.45m. ten. Haile Cook51.86m.

Full results (Ole Miss)
Full results (Raleigh)

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