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Track And Field Senior Salute: Michael Criticos

The University of Memphis track and field/cross country program's celebration of its 2018 senior class continues with the 17of the 23 Tigers seniors.

Sunday's first senior salute is .

Event: Throws
Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Career Highlights

  • Threw almost exclusively in the javelin throughout his Memphis career
  • Won 17 career javelin titles, including 10 in the last two outdoor seasons (2017, 2018)
  • Two-time All-America second team in the javelin (2015, 2017)
  • Placed 13thin the javelin at the 2015 and 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Three-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the javelin
  • Four-time medalist in the javelin at the American Athletic Conference Championships
  • Won the 2016 American Athletic Conference javelin title with a school-record throw
  • His throw of 235-9 (71.