Pryke Strikes Gold At Conference Championships

WICHITA, Kan. – Make it three-straight for University of Memphis' .

For the third year in a row, the Tigers women's javelin standout took the crown in the event at the American Athletic Conference Championships. Pryke took first place with a throw of 169-5 (51.65m). In addition, Pryke earned her fourth-consecutive All-American Athletic Conference accolade with three golds (2017-19) and one bronze (2016).

With her gold Friday, Pryke became the first athlete – male or female – in league history to win three-straight crowns in a throws event (javelin, 2017-19). Three other female athletes won back-to-back titles in their events, and they were SMU's Rayann Chin in the discus (2014, 2015),…