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Tigers Track And Field Senior Salute: Godfrey Fayne Jr.

Over these two weeks (started May 6), University of Memphis Tigers men's and women's track and field will celebrate the program's 13 seniors with a salute to each.

Today's senior salute is :

Event: Middle Distance/Cross Country
Hometown: Byhalia, Miss.

Career Highlights

  • Ran cross country all four seasons
  • Competed primarily in the 800 meters and 4x400 meter relay during the indoor and outdoor seasons
  • Ran a personal-best 27:09.74 as a junior at the 2014 Commodore Classic
  • Top cross country finish was 34th at the 2014 Rhodes Invitational
  • Member of the Memphis cross country team that won back-to-back Rhodes Invitational titles in 2012 and 2013
  • Also a member of three Tigers cross country squads that placed in the top-five at league championships meets (2012-14), including a third-place finish at the inaugural The American Championships in 2013
  • Member of the 2015 Tigers cross country squad that ran in the NCAA South Regional
  • Participated in six conference track and field championships meets (indoor/outdoor combined)
  • Best performance at a conference championships meet was a second-place finish as a member of the 4x400 meter relay at the 2014 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships
  • That 4x400 meter relay team's time of 3:15.