Track and Field Wraps Up Competition at the Memphis Tiger Invitational

Saturday, April 30

Memphis, Tenn.

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Track and Field Wraps Up Competition at the Memphis Tiger Invitational

April 30, 2016 | Track & Field

Cardinals finish with 12 top three finishes and one win

By: Kim Pemberton

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Louisville track and field team finished the day with 12 top three finishes and a win in the men's 5000m at the Memphis Tiger Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Ernest Kibet won the men's 5000m run with an outdoor personal best time of 14:23.52 to lead Louisville with the top four finishers. Senior Japhet Kipkoech also ran a personal best time of 14:24.39 to finish second. Calvin Chemoiywo finished third with a personal best time of 14:24.42 while George Yator finished fourth with a season best time of 14:26.17.

Oliver Newport finished second in the men's long jump with a season best jump of 7.48m/24-6.50. Bre'Yana Wash also finished second in the women's long jump with a 6.20m/20-4.25. Freshman Martice Moore finished second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.31, just shy of his personal best.

The men's 4x400m relay team of Andrew Nsuk, Carlos Coleman, Josh Hall, and Antoine Keys finished second with a time of 3:12.28.

Rachel Pease finished second in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:22.44 while Abigail Wright finished fourth with a time of 11:25.30. On the men's side, Matt Stephenson finished fourth with a time of 9:37.21.

The Cardinals had two third place finishes in the 1500m run. Mia Ross finished third with a time of 4:35.03 and Jonathan Reynolds finished third on the men's side with a time of 3:53.27.

Brianne Brown finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.96. Teague Peck finished third in the 800m with a time of 1:50.06.

Other highlights include a fourth place finish by freshman Raven Grant in the 100m with a time of 11.76. Sydney Hill finished fourth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.23. Codie Hamsley finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 50.60m/166-00.

The Cardinals will wrap up the regular season next weekend at the Rankin/Poehlein 4-Way Invite hosted by Purdue.

Memphis Invitational
April 30, 2016 | University of Memphis Track Complex

Women's 5000m
5. Lydia Mato - 17:19.69
12. Leah Kiyohara - 18:31.76
14. Alex Bunch - 18:35.85

Men's 5000m
1. Ernest Kibet -14:23.52
2. Japhet Kipkoech - 14:24.39
3. Calvin Chemoiywo - 14:24.42
4. George Yator - 14:26.17

Women's Javelin
6. Halee Hudson - 35.48m
7. Emily Bryan - 33.20m
10. Chelsea Bingham - 30.28m

Men's Long Jump
2. Oliver Newport - 7.48m
6. Jeron Brown - 7.10m
7. Nick Kennedy - 7.02m

Women's Long Jump
2. Bre'Yana Wash - 6.20m
26. Linda Mutter - 4.91m

Men's High Jump
6. Javen Reeves - 2.03m
8. Skyler VanMeter - 1.98m

Men's Shot Put
10. Christian Buckley - 15.48m

Women's Shot Put
7. Megan Brooks - 12.26m
17. Linda Mutter - 9.53m
18. Mara Zielonka - 9.33m

Men's Discus
4. Codie Hamsley - 50.60m
9. Trevor Troutman - 46.21m
11. Christian Buckley - 45.15m

Women's Discus
8. Lilli Popovich - 41.20m
12. Emily Christman - 36.38m

Men's Triple Jump
8. Kaleb Rowe - 14.28m
9. Devin Valentine - 14.28m

Women's Pole Vault
5. Jade Hawkins - 3.99m
7. Morgan Zacharias - 3.99m
15. Chelsea Bingham - 3.44m

Women's Hammer
7. Cyerra Cassell - 54.29m

Men's Hammer
6. Darrius Lopez – 57.19
7. Trevor Troutman – 56.26
9. Nils Westrich – 54.70

Women's 1500m
3. Mia Ross - 4:35.03
7. Michelle Molodynia - 4:41.49
9. Aurilla Wilson - 4:43.03

Men's 1500m
3. Jonathan Reynolds - 3:53.27

Women's 100m
4. Raven Grant - 11.76
7. Kayla Tyson - 11.85

Men's 100m
7. Zachery Main - 10.96

Women's 100m Hurdles
3. Brianne Brown - 13.96
8. Alexis Murry - 14.34
9. Sydney Hill - 14.49

Men's 110m Hurdles
2. Martice Moore - 14.31

Women's 400m
12. Holly Hankenson - 56.80
18. La'Bianca Frazier - 58.10

Men's 800m
3. Teague Peck - 1:50.06

Women's 400m Hurdles
4. Sydney Hill - 1:03.23

Men's 200m
10. Bolaji Ogbulu - 22.11

Women's 3000m Steeplechase
2. Rachel Pease - 11:22.44
4. Abigail Wright - 11:25.30

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
4. Matt Stephenson - 9:37.21

Men's 4x400m Relay
2. Louisville A - 3:12.28