Outdoor Track & Field

Four Schools Represented in Final Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

American Athletic Conference Performances List
 
NCAA Division I Performances List
 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Athletes from Houston, Rutgers, UConn and Cincinnati were represented as the sixth and final American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field weekly honors of the season were awarded. Houston’s Yonas Tesfai won Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, while Rutgers’ Corey Crawford claimed Male Field Athlete of the Week. On the women’s side, UConn’s Taylor Anderson was named Female Track Athlete of the Week and Cincinnati’s Erika Hurd earned Female Field Athlete of the Week accolades.
 
Tesfai took down a 16-year old Houston record at the Rice Twilight meet when he ran a PR in the 800-meters, sprinting to the finish in a time of 1:48.40. The performance is the best time in the conference this year, a top-five time in the region and top-20 in the nation.
 
Crawford claimed Field Athlete of the Week for the second time in a three week span, as he claimed the long jump title at the 120th edition of the Penn Relays. Crawford’s mark of 7.90m (25’11”) is a new Rutgers record and the best in the conference this season, while also placing him as the fourth best nationally.
 
Anderson spearheaded an exceptional UConn relay effort this weekend at the Penn Relays. The freshman helped the 4x100 relay team to capture first in the ECAC division with a time of 45.86 at the Penn Relays. She anchored the foursome that set and re-set the school record in the 4x200, crossing the line in 1:33.38.
 
Hurd took the high jump title at the Drake Relays with a conference best mark of 6’0.5”. Her jump, the best clearance of the sophomore’s career, ranks second in school history, and ties for fifth in the NCAA East Region and sixth nationally.
 
Around The American
With schools participating in a collection of prestigious events this week, there were a number of other strong performances in the final week of competition leading up to the conference championships.
  • Houston’s Karley King set a school record in the Pole Vault, taking first place at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet with a mark of 4.21m (13-9.75), best in the conference and 7th in the region.
  • UCF’s Jen Clayton won the Long Jump at the UNF Invitational, recording the top mark in the conference this year at 6.42/21-0.75.
  • Temple’s Margo Britton won the Shot Put at the Penn relays, with her winning throw in the last of her six attempts being her best throw of the outdoor season so far at 15.37m.
  • UConn’s Aaeron Sykes recorded a career-best time of 53.76 in the 400m hurdles to capture first place at the UNH Wildcat Invitational II.
  • Cincinnati’s Macklin Tudor won the Discus at the RedHawk Invitational with a toss of 186’7”.
  • Louisville’s Chanel Krause claimed a Louisville Pole Vault record at the Bellarmine Classic with a runner-up finish of 4.15m/13-7.25.
  • Memphis’ Maya Williamson ran a conference-best 59.62 in the 400m hurdles at the Red Wolf Open, while Tiger Yannik Schaly set a new personal best in the Shot Put with a mark of 18.50m (60’8.50”).
 
Top Conference Marks (Courtesy of TFRRS.org)
 
EVENT MEN WOMEN
100m Cameron Burrell, HOU (10.25) Stephanie Kalu, SMU (11.15)
200m Errol Nolan, HOU (20.62) Stephanie Kalu, SMU (23.21)
400m Errol Nolan, HOU (46.55) Celina Emerson, UCONN (53.09)
800m Yonas Tesfai, HOU (1:48.40) Erica Winston, UCF (2:07.91)
1,500m Michael O’Donnell, UCONN (3:51.08) Brigitte Mania, UCONN (4:21.04)
5,000m Tyler Byrne, LOU (14:12.88) Anne-Marie Blaney, UCF (16:34.57)
10,000m Ernest Kibet, LOU (29:29.05) Emily Durgin, UCONN (34:22.20)
100H Sade-Mariah Greenidge, HOU (13.17)
110H Isaac Williams, HOU (13.44)
400H Calvin Arsenault, LOU (51.86) Maya Williamson, MEM (59.62)
3,000 Steeple Mattias Wolter, LOU (8:42.20) Benadate Cheruiyot, LOU (10:22.18)
4x100m Relay Houston (39.70) Houston (44.22)
4x400m Relay Houston (3:08.27) Rutgers (3:34.61)
High Jump Darius Lynwood, MEM (2.11m) Erika Hurd, Cincinnati (1.84m)
Pole Vault Pauls Pujats, MEM (5.54m) Karley King, HOU (4.21m)
Long Jump Corey Crawford, RU (7.90m) Jen Clayton, UCF (6.42m)
Triple Jump Matthew O’Neal, USF (16.15m) Marqueshia Stallworth, USF (12.80m)
Shot Put Yannik Schaly, MEM (18.50m) Helena Perez, SMU (15.92m)
Discus Macklin Tudor, CIN (58.20m) Rayann Chin, SMU (52.48m)
Hammer Sam Bombaugh, LOU (62.96m) Helena Perez, SMU (61.34m)
Javelin Thomas Carr, RU (71.51m) Lucija Cvitanovic, SMU (49.15m)
Heptathlon Lucija Cvitanovic, SMU (5,455 pts)
Decathlon Jesse Chapman, UCONN (6,871 pts)
 
The Week Ahead
 
May 2-4
American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships (Tampa, Fla.)