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Track and Field Earns 23 Top-Five Finishes in First Outdoor Meet

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis track and field garnered 23 top-five performances in their outdoor season debut Friday and Saturday at the Rhodes College Invitational.

The Tigers did not have to travel far to compete at the Wolfe Track and Field Complex. This is the first of two meets in Memphis, with the second coming later this season for a home meet.

The meet follows an almost three-week break for those who competed in the indoor American Athletic Conference Championship in February.

Several athletes took home the gold in their respective events including Adam Yakobi (400m hurdles), Tate Wyatt (3000m steeplechase), Brooke Mussche (800m), Erin Gilbert (mile), Chloe Figgins (5000m) and Lauren Metzger (10000m).