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 II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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