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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Lady Rebels Finish Eighth at Alabama Relays
6/21/1999 | Track and Field
March 29, 1998
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Lady Rebel track and field team recorded a top 10 finish after final-day action at the Alabama Relays on Sunday. The Lady Rebels finished in eighth place among 23 teams with 14 points.
On the men's side, Ole Miss finished 13th in a 24-team field.
The women's squad posted three top-five finishes in the relays held on Sunday. The Lady Rebel 400-meter relay team placed third (46.08), while the 3200-meter (9:59.77) and sprint medley (3:59.95) relay squads both recorded fifth-place finishes. In the triple jump, freshman Monica Barnett placed 10th with a mark of 36-11.5.
Junior Marcus Jones led the Rebel effort in final-day action at the relays. Jones finished third in the high jump (6-9) and seventh in the triple jump (49-6.5). Freshman Savante' Stringfellow placed fourth in the high jump with a mark of 6-9. The Rebels had two relay teams finish among the top 10, with the 1600-meter squad placing fourth (3:11.42) and the 800-meter team placing seventh (1:26.73).
ALABAMA RELAYS (Final Day Results)
Men's Team Results: 1. Troy State 31; 2. Pittsburgh 29; 3. Alabama 28; 3. Drake 28; 5. Memphis 24; 6. Mississippi State 19; 7. West Virginia 18; 8. Alabama State 14; 8. Butler 14; 8. Samford 14; 11. Murray State 13; 12. Chattanooga 10; 13. OLE MISS 9; 13. Tulane 9; 15. Southern Illinois 8; 15. Middle Tennessee 8; 17 Notre Dame 7; 18. Western Illinois 6; 19. Bethune-Cookman 5; 20. Morris Brown 2; 20. Loyola-Chicago 20; 22. Southeast Missouri State 1; 22. Maryland 1; 22. Georgia 1
Women's Team Results: 1. West Virginia 49; 2. Vanderbilt 45; 3. Pittsburgh 43; 4. Mississippi State 32; 5. Southeast Missouri State 17; 6. Georgia 16; 6. Alabama 16; 8. OLE MISS 14; 9. Arkansas State 10; 10. Maryland 9; 11. Tulane 8; 11. Butler 8; 13. Troy State 7; 14. UAB 6; 15. Memphis 5; 15. Tennessee-Martin 5; 15. Alabama State 5; 18. Drake 4; 19. Western Illinois 3; 19. Western Kentucky 3; 21. Middle Tennessee 2; 21. Southern Miss. 2; 23. Loyola-Chicago 1
Ole Miss Results
Men's Results
High Jump -- 3. Marcus Jones, 6-9; 4. Savante' Stringfellow, 6-9;
Triple Jump -- 7. Marcus Jones, 49-6
