SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Rice Owls men maintained the lead, while the Charlotte 49ers women moved into first place following day two of the 2024 American Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships on Friday at UTSA Park West Athletics Complex.
The Owls lead the field on the men’s side with 64 points, followed by Charlotte’s 49 points and Wichita State’s 46 points. On the women’s side, the 49ers lead all schools with 48 points with Rice’s just behind with 42.5 points. Wichita State rounds out the top three with 39.5 points.
Day two began with the conclusion of the heptathlon where Rice’s Eliza Kraule finished a record-breaking performance, earning the gold medal with 5,774 points, setting the most points in the conference meet. Wichita State’s Destiny Masters earned silver with 5,601 points, while SMU’s Olivia Dobson finished with 5,526 points for third place.
Wichita State teammates Adria Navajon and Hudson Bailey podiumed in the decathlon with Navajon earning the gold medal with 7,213 points and Bailey earning the bronze medal with 6,844 points. Rice’s Vincent Arousell finished in second place with 7,041 points.
Memphis’ Poorna Raorane took home gold in the women’s shot put with a throw of 16.10 meters, while Charlotte’s Patience Marshall earned silver with a throw of 15.31 meters. North Texas’ Dionna James set a personal best throw of 14.88 meters to finish in third place.
In women’s long jump, SMU’s Funminiyi Olajide took home the gold medal with a fourth attempt of 6.59 meters to overtake UTSA’s Ida Breigan’s mark of 6.43 meters. In third place, South Florida’s Shaniya Benjamin had a final jump of 6.18 meters to take the bronze medal.
Charlotte’s Riley Felts took home the gold medal in women’s pole vault, clearing 4.33 meters for the top mark. Teammate Sarah Brown earned the silver medal at 4.09 meters, while Memphis freshman Arina Razina cleared 3.98 meters for the bronze medal.
Memphis took home a gold and bronze medal in the men’s shot put. Sascha Schmidt earned first place with a final throw of 19.26 meters, while Iason Machairas earned third place with a throw of 18.01 meters. Charlotte’s Jacob Soorus was the silver medalist with a mark of 18.57 meters coming off his third throw.
South Florida’s Goodness Iredia used a third jump of 7.69 meters to win the men’s long jump. UTSA’s Gabriel Binion leaped a distance of 7.65 meters on his second jump for the silver medal and Wichita State’s Josh Parrish earned third place with a mark of 7.59 meters.
The women’s day ended with Tulsa taking home gold and silver in the 3,000 meter steeplechase as Katharina Pesendorfer earning the top spot at 10:29.73. Teammate Alicen Ashley earned silver with a time of 10:35.34, while Florida Atlantic’s Anabell Reumann was the bronze medalist at 10:37.59.
The men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase ended the day with Charlotte’s Hunter White using a last second push to earn the gold medal at 8:49.36. Rice’s Gus Gannon earned the silver medal with a time of 8:49.77, while teammate Andrew Murray was the bronze medalist at 9:00.40.
East Carolina’s Sydni McMillan won her heat in the 100 meter hurdles and earned the top qualifying time for tomorrow’s finals. Memphis teammate Madison Fleming (13.49) and Gizel Clayton (13.54) had the second and third top qualifying times.
In the men’s 110-meter hurdles, South Florida had the top two times in Michael Bourne III (14.01) and Markel Jones (14.05), while Charlotte’s Sidney Littlejohn had the second fastest time at 14.08 seconds.
Florida Atlantic’s Jessica Lambert cruised to the top women’s 800-meter time finishing at 2:09.72. Tulane’s Elena Liano was second at 2:10.87, while Rice’s Taigen Hunter-Galvan finished with the third best time at 2:11.13.
In the men’s 800-meter run, the top three qualifying times were separated by two-hundredths of a second as Bryce Anderson (1:51.53) took the top time, followed by Chase Lehr (1:51.62) and Zander Dunbar (1:51.63).
South Florida had two of the top three qualifying times in the women’s 400-meter, with Amenda Saint Louis taking the top time at 53.40 seconds. Je’Nyia Burton was the third best time at 54.13, while Charlotte’s Ta-halia Fairman was the second best time at 53.51 seconds.
South Florida held five of the top six qualifying times in the men’s 400-meter, with Gabriel Moronta earning the top seed at 45.81 seconds. Teammate Shevioe Reid had the next best time at 46.62 seconds, followed by UTSA’s Michael Roth at 46.91 seconds.
East Carolina’s Melicia Mouzzon earned the top seed in the women’s 100-meter dash at 11.41 seconds. Memphis’ Kyndia Matlock was the second-best time at 11.60 seconds, while Charlotte’s Joyasia Smith will be the third seed at 11.64 seconds.
The Bulls also held two of the top three times in the men’s 100-meter dash with Abdul-Rasheed Saminu earning the top time with a 10.33 second finish. Jaleel Croal was just behind at 10.36 seconds, while UTSA’s Brice Chabot will be the third seed in tomorrow’s final at 10.39 seconds.
The 2024 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will conclude tomorrow, May 12 at 2:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN with men’s high jump, women’s discus and women’s triple jump.
The latest information on the 2024 American Outdoor Track & Field Championships can be found on the conference’s Championship Central site.
2024 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Men’s Scores (through day two)
1. Rice 64
2. Charlotte 49
3. Wichita State 46
4. UTSA 29
5. Memphis 28
6. Tulsa 22
7. South Florida 12
8. North Texas 11
9. East Carolina 6
9. Tulane 6
Women’s Scores (through day two)
1. Charlotte 48
2. Rice 42.5
3. Wichita State 39.5
4. Tulsa 33
5. SMU 26
6. Memphis 25
7. South Florida 24.5
8. East Carolina 21.5
9. North Texas 18
10. UTSA 13
11. Tulane 11
12. Florida Atlantic 6
13. Temple 3
14. UAB 1
CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE (All times are Central)
FRIDAY, MAY 10
Field Events
11:00 a.m. – Women’s Hammer Throw – Tara Simpson-Sullivan, Rice – 65.76m
1:00 p.m. – Men’s Hammer Throw – Cal Abdulky, Rice – 65.65m
3:00 p.m. – Women’s Javelin – McKyla Van Der Westhuizen, Rice – 53.40m
5:00 p.m. – Men’s Javelin – Ty Hampton, Rice – 75.54m
Heptathlon – Eliza Kraule, Rice – 3,601 pts (through day one)
11:00 a.m. – 100m Hurdles – Eliza Kraule, Rice – 13.49
11:40 a.m. – High Jump – Alice Taylor, Rice – 1.91m *meet record*
1:30 p.m. – Shot Put – Olivia Dobson, SMU – 13.50m
2:30 p.m. – 200m Dash – Sadie Millard, Wichita State – 24.15
Decathlon
10:30 a.m. – 100m Dash – Adria Navajon, Wichita State – 10.61
11:10 a.m. – Long Jump – Adria Navajon, Wichita State – 7.50m
12:10 p.m. – Shot Put – Phil Cotton, North Texas – 14.16m
1:15 p.m. – High Jump – Luke Czarnecki, Wichita State – 2.00m
2:30 p.m. – 400m Dash – Vincent Arousell, Rice – 49.53
Track Events
7:30 a.m. – Women’s 10,000m Run (FINAL) – Chloe Hershenow, Tulsa – 37:47.04
8:15 a.m. – Men’s 10,000m Run (FINAL) – Nikolas Scudder, Charlotte – 30:33.64
6:30 p.m. – Women’s 1500m Run (TRIALS) Top Qualifier: Taigen Hunter-Galvin, Rice – 4:31.22
6:45 p.m. – Men’s 1500m Run (TRIALS) Top Qualifier: Elliot Metcalf, Rice – 3:49.72
7:00 p.m. – Women’s 200m Dash (TRIALS) Top Qualifier: Joyasia Smith, Charlotte – 22.56
7:15 p.m. – Men’s 200m Dash (TRIALS) Top Qualifier: Shevioe Reid, South Florida – 20.29
7:30 p.m. – Women’s 400m Hurdles (TRIALS) Top Qualifier: Chakiya Plummer, South Florida – 59.17
7:40 p.m. – Men’s 400m Hurdles (TRIALS) Top Qualifier: Markel Jones, South Florida – 50.53
SATURDAY, MAY 11
Field Events
3:00 p.m. – Women’s Long Jump – Funminiyi Olajide, SMU – 6.59m
3:30 p.m. – Women’s Shot Put – Poorna Raorane, Memphis – 16.10m
4:30 p.m. – Women’s Pole Vault – Riley Felts, Charlotte – 4.33m
5:00 p.m. – Men’s Long Jump – Goodness Iredia, South Florida – 7.69m
5:30 p.m. – Men’s Shot Put – Sascha Schmidt, Memphis – 19.26m
Heptathlon – Eliza Kraule, Rice – 5,774 points *meet record*
11:00 a.m. – Long Jump – Eliza Kraule, Rice – 6.14 *meet record*
1:00 p.m. – Javelin – Tess Roman, Wichita State – 46.25m
2:30 p.m. – 800m Run – Sadie Millard, Wichita State – 2:16.78
Decathlon – Adria Navajon, Wichita State – 7,213 points
10:30 a.m. – 110m Hurdles – Hudson Bailey, Wichita State – 14.59
11:20 a.m. – Discus – Starrett Vesper, East Carolina – 44.82m
12:30 p.m. – Pole Vault – Starrett Vesper, East Carolina – 4.80m
3:30 p.m. – Javelin – Connor Wetherinton, Charlotte – 55.95m
5:00 p.m. – 1500m Run – Luke Porter, Wichita State – 4:39.87
Track Events
5:25 p.m. – Women’s 100m Hurdles (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Sydni McMillan, East Carolina – 13.37
5:45 p.m. – Men’s 110m Hurdles (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Michael Bourne III, South Florida – 14.01
6:00 p.m. – Women’s 800m Run (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Jessica Lambert, Florida Atlantic – 2:09.72
6:15 p.m. – Men’s 800m Run (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Bryce Anderson, Charlotte – 1:51.53
6:30 p.m. – Women’s 400m Dash (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Amenda Saint Louis, South Florida – 53.40
6:45 p.m. – Men’s 400m Dash (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Gabriel Moronta, South Florida – 45.81
7:00 p.m. – Women’s 100m Dash (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Melicia Mouzzon, East Carolina – 11.41
7:15 p.m. – Men’s 100m Dash (TRIALS) – Top Qualifier: Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, South Florida – 10.33
7:30 p.m. – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase (FINAL) – Katharina Pesendorfer, Tulsa – 10:29.73
7:45 p.m. – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase (FINAL) – Hunter White, Charlotte – 8:49.36
SUNDAY, MAY 12 – ESPN+
Field Events
2:30 p.m. – Men’s High Jump
2:30 p.m. – Women’s Triple Jump
2:30 p.m. – Women’s Discus
3:30 p.m. – Men’s Pole Vault
4:30 p.m. – Women’s High Jump
4:30 p.m. – Men’s Triple Jump
4:30 p.m. – Men’s Discus
Track Events
4:30 p.m. – Women’s 400m Relay (FINAL)
4:40 p.m. – Men’s 400m Relay (FINAL)
4:50 p.m. – Women’s 1500m Run (FINAL)
5:00 p.m. – Men’s 1500m Run (FINAL)
5:10 p.m. – Women’s 100m Hurdles (FINAL)
5:20 p.m. – Men’s 110m Hurdles (FINAL)
5:30 p.m. – Women’s 400m Dash (FINAL)
5:35 p.m. – Men’s 400m Dash (FINAL)
5:45 p.m. – Women’s 100m Dash (FINAL)
5:50 p.m. – Men’s 100m Dash (FINAL)
6:00 p.m. – Women’s 800m Run (FINAL)
6:05 p.m. – Men’s 800m Run (FINAL)
6:15 p.m. – Women’s 400m Hurdles (FINAL)
6:20 p.m. – Men’s 400m Hurdles (FINAL)
6:30 p.m. – Women’s 200m Dash (FINAL)
6:35 p.m. – Men’s 200m Dash (FINAL)
6:45 p.m. – Women’s 5000m Run (FINAL)
7:10 p.m. – Men’s 5000m Run (FINAL)
7:35 p.m. – Women’s 1600m Relay (FINAL)
7:45 p.m. – Men’s 1600m Relay (FINAL)
