Two Tigers look to national meet after winning AAC titles
Memphis Tigers triple jumper Oagenga Mdlela (left) and Memphis Tigers shot putter Sascha Salesius Schmidt. (Memphis Athletics)
Memphis Tigers triple jumper Oagenga Mdlela entered the American Athletic Conference Championships filled with doubt.
The Refilwe, South Africa, native hadn’t had the type of outdoor 2025 track season he anticipated, after already having a disappointing end to the indoor season. He placed sixth at the AAC indoor championships, which he described as a heartbreaking moment.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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