Elful Breaks 400-Meter Hurdles Record at Bulldog Relays

Thursday, March 26

Starkville, Miss.

University of Memphis

Bulldog Relays

Photo by: Logan Orman

Elful Breaks 400-Meter Hurdles Record at Bulldog Relays

Mar 28, 2026 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Final Results

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Judy Elful surged to the second-fastest time in the nation Friday, clocking a 57.20 to win the 400-meter hurdles and break a 12-year-old school record at the Bulldog Relays.

Five distance runners, Kenny Guy, Jackson Turner, Robert Randall, Ben Huey and Urko Etxebeste set new personal-bests in their respective events at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday.

The Tigers put up one victory, 16 top-five finishes and 22 personal-bests. A full list of the lone victory, top-five finishes and PRs can be found below. Comprehensive meet results can be found in the link above.

Both of the 4x400-meter relay teams finished second in their respective races. The men's team, consisting of Bryson Wilson, Jacari Simpson, Kouto Anyika and Courtland Noble, recorded a time of 3:11.30. On the women's side, the team of Kaseiana Meriweather, Alex Allen, Rickaiya Whitman and Dejona Simpson put up a time of 3:46.01.

Marek Waltke and Isabelle Cruickshank made the podium in the javelin event. Waltke threw a personal-best at 69.23 meters while Cruickshank threw 48.36 meters for both individuals to finished third.

Kaseiana Meriweather ran career-best of 23.70 for a third-place finish in the 200-meter. Rickaiya Whitman followed in fifth with a personal-best of 23.81.

Tyler Bickerman put up a personal-best at the 800-meter with a time of 1:53.81.

Memphis returns to action next week in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in the Joey Haines Invite that starts on Friday, April 3.

Wins
Judy Elful, Women's 400m Hurdles, 57.20

Top Finishes (Top 5)
Meghan Porterfield, 4^th, Women's Hammer, 53.98m
Gianna Clayton, 2^nd, Women's Discus Throw, 48.00m
Lilith Stenger, 2^nd, Women's High Jump, 1.66m
Kaseiana Meriweather, 3^rd, Women's 200 Meter, 23.70
Rickaiya Whitman, 5^th, Women's 200 Meter, 23.81
Isabelle Cruickshank, 3^rd, Women's Javelin, 48.36m
Adela Mullerova, 5^th, Women's Javelin, 44.83m
Tyler Bickerman, 3^rd, Men's 800 Meter, 1:53.81
Rickaiya Whitman, 5^th, Women's 100 Meter, 11.71
Jazmyn James, 4^th, Women's Shot Put, 15.21m
Gianna Clayton, 5^th, Women's Shot Put, 14.07m
Marek Waltke, 3^rd, Men's Javelin, 69.23m
Kaseiana Meriweather, Alex Allen, Rickaiya Whitman, Dejona Simpson, 2^nd, Women's 4x400 Relay, 3:46.01
Daryl Smith Jr., 4^th, Men's Triple Jump, 15.00m
Oageng Mdlela, 5^th, Men's Triple Jump, 14.91m
Bryson Wilson, Jacari Simpson, Kouto Anyika, Courtland Noble, 2^nd, Men's 4x400 Relay, 3:11.30

PRs
Meghan Porterfield, Women's Hammer, 53.98m
Gianna Clayton, Women's Discus Throw, 48.00m
Amir White, Men's Discus Throw, 42.47m
Judy Elful, Women's 400m Hurdles, 57.20
Kaseiana Meriweather, Women's 200 Meter, 23.70
Rickaiya Whitman, Women's 200 Meter, 23.81
Rickaiya Whitman, Women's 100 Meter, 11.71
Bryson Wilson, Men's 200 Meter, 21.65
Grace Schaff, Women's 5,000 Meter, 19:06.04
Jay Prettyman, Men's 5,000 Meter, 16:04.60
Chrysanthemum Osorio, Women's Javelin, 44.05m
Kenny Guy, Men's 5,000 Meter, 14:33.93
Jackson Turner, Men's 5,000 Meter, 15:21.83
Robert Randall, Men's 10,000 Meter, 29:54.06
Ben Huey, Men's 10,000 Meter, 32:42.63
Urko Etxebeste, Men's 3,000 Steeple, 9:15.30
Reese Martin, Women's 800 Meter, 2:23.39
Tyler Bickerman, Men's 800 Meter, 1:53.81
Gianna Clayton, Women's Shot Put, 14.07m
Alex Allen, Women's 100 Meter, 12.63
Zion Smith, Women's Triple Jump, 11.71m
Marek Waltke, Men's Javelin, 69.23m

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