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Track And Field Senior Salute: Aaron Persinger

The University of Memphis track and field/cross country program's celebration of its 2018 senior class continues with the 10 of the 23 Tigers seniors.

Friday's first senior salute is .

Event: Hurdles
Hometown: Des Moines, Wash.

Career Highlights

  • One of the anchors of the men's hurdles group the past four years
  • Running in his eighth American Athletic Conference Championships meet (indoor/outdoor combined) in Cincinnati this weekend
  • Earned two All-American Athletic Conference honors in the hurdles
  • A 2016 NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles
  • Won silver in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in February
  • Placed second in the event in a personal-best time of 8.