Feb. 23, 2001

Houston, Texas-- - The University of Memphis women's track team is tied for eighth following the first day of competition, but the Lady Tigers may already be sending one student-athlete to the NCAA Indoor Championships. Junior Kameilah Amaya (Carbondale, Ill.) provisionally qualified with a toss of 18.05 meters (59-2.75), Friday.

Amaya finished second in the weight throw, breaking her own school record of 56-4 from last season in the process. This is the first time Amaya has hit the provisionally-qualifying mark of 17.70 meters in her career.

Freshman Keenan Gibson advanced from her heat of the 200-meter preliminary to Saturday's final with a time of 24.95. Gibson won her heat in the 200 and finished third in her heat in the 60-meter dash with a time 7.60.

Junior Emily Mayer also broke her own school record when she cleared 2.90 meters (9-6.25). Mayer had tied her record earlier in the season, but added another 0.25 inches and finished 11th in the pole vault finals, Friday.

Standings After Day One
1. South Florida, 36.50 points
2. Houston, 29 points
3. Cincinnati, 26 points
4. Marquette, 24 points, 4. Louisville, 24 points
6. Charlotte, 16.50 points
7.Tulane, 14 points
8. Memphis, 11 points
8. DePaul, 11 points
10.Southern Miss, 2 points
11.UAB, 1 point.

60-meter dash, prelims
Heat 1 - 3. Keenan Gibson, 7.60, 6. Shameika Johnson, 7.76

200-meter dash
Heat 1 - 1. Keenan Gibson, 24.95
Heat 5 - 3. Genita Brown, 26.93

400-meter dash, prelins
Heat 2- 4. Leslie-Ann Daley, 1:02.95
Heat 4 - 3. Candice Harden, 1:03.32

800-meter run, prelims
Heat 2 - Leslie-Ann Daley, 2:25.41

60-meter hurdle, prelims
Heat 3 - Shameika Johnson, 9.12

Pole Vault
11. Emily Mayer, 2.90 meters (9-6.25)

20# Weight Throw
2. Kameilah Amaya, 18.05 meters (59-2.75)**NCAA provisional qualifier, new U of Memphis record
6. Carla Hardy, 15.81 meters (51-10.50)