Tigers Capture Seven Victories in Birmingham

Friday, February 6

Birmingham, Ala.

University of Memphis

UAB Green and Gold Invite

Feb 07, 2026 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

UAB Green and Gold Invitational Results UAB Invite Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Memphis track and field team dominated the weekend at the Birmingham CrossPlex, capturing seven event titles and securing several national rankings across the UAB Green and Gold Invitational and UAB Invite.

The Tigers capitalized on the back-to-back, one-day meets to secure 36 top-five finishes and a remarkable 20 personal-bests. A full list of the seven wins, top-five finishes and PRs can be found below. Comprehensive meet results can be found in the link above.

The Tigers' weekend was highlighted by dominant performances in the field and distance events. Poorna Raorane delivered a standout weekend in the shot put, consistently climbing the national leaderboards. On Friday, she claimed victory with a toss of 15.16 meters, a mark that ranked 69th in NCAA Division I. She topped that performance on Saturday with a second-place finish, improving her mark to 15.28 meters and jumping to 65th in the national rankings. Jazmyn James also secured a top spot for the Tigers on Saturday, winning the shot put with a career-best throw of 16.04 meters, the 37th-best mark in the nation.

Oageng Mdlela's 15.41 meters in the triple jump secured a first-place victory and a 51st placement in NCAA Division I on Friday. The next day, Mdlela recorded a third-place finish in the long jump at 6.92 meters.

Memphis ended Friday evening with a victory in the men's 4x400-meter relay. The team of Jacari Simpson, Bryson Wilson, Kouto Anyika and Courtland Noble clocked a winning time of 3:13.73.

On the track Saturday, Ann-Marie Braese and Robert Randall won their respective 5,000-meter races. Braese finished in 17:51.98, while Randall set a new personal best at 14:45.60. Kenny Guy followed Randall in the men's race, taking second place at 15:12.51.

Tigers are back on the track next week in Nashville, Tennessee at the Music City Challenge on Friday, February 13th, and Saturday, February 14th.

Wins

UAB Green and Gold Invitational
Poorna Raorane, Women's Shot Put, 15.16m
Natalie Albert, Women's Weight Throw, 18.34m
Oageng Mdlela, Men's Triple Jump, 15.41m
Jacari Simpson, Bryson Wilson, Kouto Anyika, Courtland Noble, Men's 4x400 Relay, 3:13.73

UAB Invitational
Ann-Marie Braese, Women's 5000m, 17:51.98
Robert Randall, Men's 5000m, 14:45.60
Jazmyn James, Women's Shot Put, 16.04m (D1 37)

Top Finishes (Top 5)

UAB Green and Gold Invitational
Lilith Stenger, 2^nd, Women's High Jump, 1.71m
Meghan Porterfield, 4^th, Women's Shot Put, 13.02m
Gianna Clayton, 2^nd, Women's Weight Throw, 17.53m
Jamal Mitchell, 4^th, Men's Weight Throw, 17.67m
Amir White, 5^th, Men's Weight Throw, 17.34m
Jean Yves Thimble Marco, 3^rd, Men's Logn Jump, 6.90m
Daryl Smith Jr., 2^nd, Men's Triple Jump, 14.88m
Genesis Surlin, 2^nd, Women's Triple Jump, 11.60m
Trinity Brown, 5^th, Women's Triple Jump, 11.30m
Dajuan Montague, 4^th, Men's High Jump, 2.06m
Judy Elful, 2^nd, Women's 400m, 56.20
Kaseiana Meriweather, 2^nd, Women's 60m, 7.54
Destiny Jenkins, 3^rd, Women's 60m, 7.59
Rickaiya Whitman, 5^th, Women's 60m, 7.63
Kouto Anyika, 4^th, Men's 200m, 21.51
Courtland Noble, 5^th, Men's 200m, 21.60
Tyler Bickerman, 3^rd, Men's 800m, 1:55.14
Alex Bobak, 4^th, Men's One Mile, 4:23.96
Robert Randall, 2^nd, Men's 3000m, 8:31.39
Urko Extebeste, 5^th, Men's 3000m, 8:37.03
Ann-Marie Braese, 2^nd, Women's 3000m, 10:06.31

UAB Invitational
Kenny Guy, 2^nd, Men's 5000m, 15:12.51
Urko Extebeste, 5^th, Men's One Mile. 4:21.00
Reese McDevitt, 5^th, Women's 5000m, 18:48.67
Poorna Raorane, 2^nd, Women's Shot Put, 15.28m
Oageng Mdlela, 3^rd, Men's Long Jump, 6.92m
Jean Yves Thimble Marco, 5^th, Men's Long Jump, 6.77m
Trinity Brown, 4^th, Women's Long Jump, 5.39m
Zion Smith, 5^th, Women's Long Jump, 5.36m
Tyler Bickerman, 2^nd, Men's 800m, 1:54.26
Kaseiana Meriweather, 2^nd, Women's 200m, 24.28
Genesis Surlin, 4^th, Women's Triple Jump, 11.63m
Trinity Brown, 5^th, Women's Triple Jump, 11.53m
Jamal Mitchell, 4^th, Men's Weight Throw, 18.04m
Darrell Harden, 5^th, Men's Weight Throw, 17.34m
Lilith Stenger, 2^nd, Women's High Jump, 1.69m

PRs
Lilith Stenger, Women's High Jump, 1.71m
Judy Elful, Women's 400m, 56.20
Robert Randall, Men's 5000m, 14:45.60
Cassidy Yaley, Women's One Mile, 5:52.37
Urko Extebeste, Men's One Mile. 4:21.00
Judy Elful, Women's 600m, 1:40.41
Rickaiya Whitman, Women's 60m, 7.63
Resse Martin, Women's 800m, 2:26.18
Robert Randall, Men's 3000m, 8:31.39
Jackson Turner, Men's 3000m, 8:58.14
Ann-Marie Braese, Women's 3000m, 10:06.31
Jackson Turner, Men's 3000m, 8:58.14
Reese McDevitt, Women's 3000m, 10:52.46
Elizabeth Markwell, Women's 3000m, 11:08.25
Amir White, Men's Weight Throw, 17.34m
Jazmyn James, Women's Shot Put, 16.04m
Jagger Noel, Men's 800m, 2:03.16
Reese McDevitt, Women's 5000m, 18:48.67
Elizabeth Markwell, Women's 5000m, 19:00.32
Darrell Harden, Men's Weight Throw, 17.34m

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