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Track And Field Senior Salute: Mary Betsy Minkler

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

Friday's final senior salute is .

Event: Distance
Hometown: Bakersfield, Mo.

Career Highlights

  • Two-year member of the Memphis track and field distance group and cross country team
  • Transferred to the University of Memphis from Williams Baptist College (Walnut Ridge, Ark.) prior to the 2016-17 year
  • Ran in two American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships (2016, 2017)
  • Member of the 2016 cross country squad posted its highest finish at a postseason conference race, placing third
  • The 2016 Tigers also were ranked in the regional poll for the first time in school history and remained in the poll for a school-record five weeks
  • Ran in the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships as a member of that 2016 team
  • Posted a personal-best 6k time of 22:46.