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Pryke Sets School Record In Women's Javelin Saturday

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – University of Memphis freshman set the school record in the women's javelin to lead the Tigers at the 2016 Southeast Missouri Joey Haines Invitational Saturday.

Overall, the Memphis men's and women's teams combined to record 17 top-three finishes, including three first-place performances. Saturday's meet was scored team-wise, and the Tigers men's and women's squads posted top-five finishes. The Memphis men were second with 110.5 points, and the Tigers women placed fourth with 82 points.

Pryke, in only her third collegiate outdoor meet, won the women's javelin with a school-record throw of 160-10 (49.