The University of Mississippi Athletics

Men's Track and Field Wins Ole Miss Invitational

6/21/1999 | Track and Field

May 3, 1999

OXFORD, Miss. - Rebel sophomore Savante Stringfellow won the long and high jumps and also ran a leg on the first-place 4x400 meter relay team to lead the Ole Miss men's track and field team to a first-place finish at the Ole Miss Invitational on Saturday. Sophomore Teneeshia Jones won three events to lead the Lady Rebels to a second-place finish in the women's competition.

Ole Miss won the men's meet with a total of 155 points. Arkansas State was second with 127 points, followed by Mississippi State in third with 103 points. On the women's side, Mississippi State won the meet with a total of 175.5 points. The Lady Rebels were second with 105.5 points, with Louisiana Tech in third with 96 points.

Stringfellow won the high jump with a mark of 7-0 1/4 and the long jump with a mark of 25-8 1/4. He also ran a leg on the Ole Miss 4x400 meter relay team which placed first with a time of 3:06.80. Jimmy Love, Alonzo Banks and Wayne Woollery were the other members of the Rebels' 4x400 meter relay team.

Other first-place finishers for the Rebels were Banks in the 400 meters (45.92 seconds), Chad Dixon in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:51.85), Bernie Kuria in the 5000 meters (14:58.70), Woollery in the 400-meter hurdles (51.58), and Marcus Jones in the triple jump (52-1 3/4).

In the women's meet, Jones led the Lady Rebel effort with first-place finishes in the 100 meters (11.48), 200 meters (23.79) and 100-meter hurdles (13.55). Jones' times in the 100 meters and 100-meter hurdles set new meet and stadium records.

Other first-place finishers for the Ole Miss women's team were Chika Chuku in the 800 meters (2:09.40), Brandy Mack in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.23), Brandy Barnett in the high jump (5-8), and the 4x400 meter relay (3:45.07).

Ole Miss Invitational - at Oxford, Miss.
Men's Team Scores - 1. Ole Miss, 155; 2. Arkansas State, 127; 3. Mississippi State, 103; 4. Memphis, 76; 5. Louisiana Tech, 73; 6. Belmont, 21; 7. Western Kentucky, 14

Women's Team Scores - 1. Mississippi State, 175.50; 2. Ole Miss, 105.50; 3. Louisiana Tech, 96; 4. Memphis, 80; 5. Arkansas State, 44; 6. Belmont, 36; 7. Western Kentucky, 24

Men's Results
100M - 1. Tomas Alexander, LTU, 10.44; 2. Willie Moore, OM, 10.52; 3. Larry Crawford, Memphis, 10.53; 4. Fred Collier, MSU, 10.59; 5. Antonio Smith, unatt., 10.79; 6. Theus Spates, LTU, 10.84; 7. Mark Yatzi, unatt., 11.47; 8. Terry Rhodes, unatt., 11.74; 9. Brad Smith, Belmont, 12.30

200M - 1. Larry Crawford, Memphis, 21.30; 2. Willie Moore, OM, 21.42; 3. Dedric Ruffin, MSU, 21.45; 4. Shantez Bean, LTU, 21.68; 5. Theus Spates, LTU, 21.83; 6. Antonio Smith, unatt., 22.24; 7. Roderick Wilburn, ASU, 22.43; 8. Jason Hinton, ASU, 22.67; 9. Brandy Jarnigan, Belmont, 22.80; 10. Clint Bunker, ASU, 23.20; 11. Marcus Christoffersen, OM, 23.25; 12. Bill Goff, Belmont, 23.45; 13. Brad Smith, Belmont, 24.56

400M - 1. Alonzo Banks, OM, 45.92; 2. Rudy Sylvan, Memphis, 46.62; 3. Chris Trenn, ASU, 47.82; 4. Stanley Samuel, MSU, 47.92; 5. Nick Gibbs, LTU, 47.98; 6. Roderick Wilburn, ASU, 48.39; 7. Julius Sedame, MSU, 48.79; 8. Carlos Northcross, Memphis, 49.78; 9. Francis Quaye, ASU, 50.06; 10. Clint Bunker, ASU, 50.36; 11. Jeff Patty, LTU, 50.42; 12. Bryan Kelly, Belmont, 50.45; 13. Lorenzo Wright, MSU, 50.49; 14. Cedric Nelso, MSU, 53.47 800M 1. Jason Wood, Memphis, 1:52.12; 2. Kenny Stephens, MSU, 1:53.16; 3. Robert Walterscheid, LTU, 1:53.30; 4. James Horne, ASU, 1:54.09; 5. Tyler Simon, OM, 1:55.70; 6. Charles Baine, LTU, 1:56.18; 7. Keith Wellman, LTU, 1:56.61; 8. Larry Henderson, OM, 1:56.66; 9. Bryce Ashby, unatt., 1:56.90; 10. Levi Sybert, Belmont, 1:57.64; 11. Paul Bartlett, ASU, 1:58.48; 12. Chris Schmallegger, Memphis, 1:58.57; 13. Hank Campbell, OM, 1:59.97; 14. Jody Corbett, unatt., 2:00.32; 15. Dan Spinnenweber, unatt., 2:01.24; 16. Jasdon Klavenga, Belmont, 2:01.47; 17. Delarris Ingram, ASU, 2:02.49; 18. Elliott Shearon, MSU, 2:03.61; 18. Stephan Matschiner, Memphis, 2:03.61; 20. Robert Goode, Memphis, 2:05.08; 21. Scott Thompson, OM, 2:05.14; 22. Kevin Visconti, Belmont, 2:06.15; 23. Reinhard Waldinger, Belmont, 2:06.27; 24. Thomas Billings, Belmont, 2:06.48; 25. Bryan Heidaker, ASU, 2:07.00; 26. David Robinson, Belmont, 2:14.37

1500M - 1. Chris Schmallegger, Memphis, 3:54.38; 2. Kevin Foltz, Memphis, 3:54.84; 3. Larry Henderson, OM, 3:56.53; 4. Paul Bartlett, ASU, 4:02.23; 5. Reinhard Waldinger, Belmont, 4:03.20; 6. Brian Sucher, Belmont, 4:05.95; 7. Dave Thomasson, unatt., 4:08.01; 8. Hank Campbell, OM, 4:08.73; 9. Christopher Anderrson, LTU, 4:09.06; 10. Wayne Antione, ASU, 4:09.46; 11. Elliott Shearon, MSU, 4:11.33; 12. Ryan Smith, Memphis, 4:12.21; 13. Bryan Heidaker, ASU, 4:14.19; 14. Scott Thompson, OM, 4:14.42; 15. Trey Allen, LTU, 4:19.05; 16. David Robinson, Belmont, 4:20.07; 17. Carrey Dowdy, LTU, 4:24.25; 18. Thomas Billings, Belmont, 4:29.01 3000M Steeplechase 1. Chad Dixon, OM, 9:51.85; 2. Adam Staples, ASU, 10:23.01; 3. Brian Agee, ASU, 10:43.80; 4. Bryan Bridges, MSU, 10:52.77

5000M - 1. Bernie Kuria, OM, 14:58.70; 2. Kyle McPhee, Belmont, 15:29.17; 3. Calvin Thigpen, OM, 15:37.86; 4. Chad Dixon, OM, 15:43.27; 5. Wayne Antoine, ASU, 15:48.33; 6. Micah McGowan, Belmont, 15:55.95; 7. Kevin Foltz, Memphis, 16:03.98; 8. Brian Sucher, Belmont, 16:20.25; 8. Adam Staples, ASU, 16:20.25; 10. David Hudson, Belmont, 16:23.18; 11. Brian Gaylord, MSU, 17:12.04; 12. Paul Bartlett, ASU, 18:08.89; 13. Jarrod Stroud, ASU, 18:18.33

110M Hurdles - 1. Dedric Ruffin, MSU, 14.37; 2. Chris Trenn, ASU, 14.95; 3. Jason Hinton, ASU, 15.17; 4. Kevin O'Connell, Memphis, 16.93

400M Hurdles - 1. Wayne Woollery, OM, 51.58; 2. Jay Parham, ASU, 54.04; 3. Chris Davis, Belmont, 56.04; 4. Dustin Worthey, ASU, 59.36; 5. J.J. Downs, MSU, 59.91

4x100M Relay - 1. MSU, 40.22; 2. OM, 40.32; 3. LTU, 40.33; 4. Memphis, 40.73; 5. WKU, 43.34

4x400M Relay - 1. OM, 3:06.80; 2. Memphis, 3:10.63; 3. MSU, 3:16.51; 4. LTU, 3:21.57; 5. Belmont, 3:29.20

High Jump - 1. Savante Stringfellow, OM, 7-0 1/4; 2. Marcus Jones, OM, 7-0 1/4; 3. Rod Newton, MSU, 7-0 1/4; 4. J.R. Lee, MSU, 6-7; 5. Latwan Ross, ASU, 6-7

Long Jump - 1. Savante Stringfellow, OM, 25-8; 2. Fred Collier, MSU, 25-6 3/4; 3. Kino Mosley, OM, 25-1 1/4; 4. Erik Jenkins, WKU, 24-8 ; 5. Jay Parham, ASU, 24-5 3/4; 6. Marcus Jones, OM, 24-2 1/4; 7. Jason Hinton, ASU, 24-0 3/4; 8. Latwan Ross, 23-8 1/4; 9. Courtland Perry, Memphis, 23-4; 10. Lennie Johnson, ASU, 22-11 3/4; 11. Mark Yatzi, unatt., 22-7 3/4; 12. Theus Spates, LTU, 22-3 3/4

Triple Jump - 1. Marcus Jones, OM, 52-1 3/4; 2. Ian Robertson, MSU, 49-11 1/4; 3. Theus Spates, LTU, 47-5; 4. J.R. Lee, MSU, 46-2

Shot Put - 1. Ahville Black, LTU, 53-5 3/4; 2. Andrew Rootz, ASU, 49-1 ; 3. John Nespoli, unatt., 48-10 3/4; 4. Andre Oates, MSU, 47-9; 5. Mike Dysput, LTU, 47-5 1/4; 6. Kevin O'Connell, Memphis, 44-8 3/4; 7. John Frierson, OM, 44-8 1/4; 8. Matt Perry, WKU, 43-2 ; 9. Justin Garrison, Memphis, 42-11 3/4; 10. Patrick Paine, Belmont, 37-11 1/4; 11. Sean Neff, Belmont, 35-9 1/4 Hammer Throw 1. Faith Eryildirin, unatt., 200-2; 2. Andrew Rootz, ASU, 173-10; 3. Andre Oates, MSU, 170-2; 4. John Frierson, OM, 142-4

Discus - 1. Ahville Black, LTU, 179-6; 2. Jason Wood, ASU, 175-9; 3. Mike Dysput, LTU, 171-7; 4. Lambros Iacovow, Memphis, 166-7; 5. Kevin O'Connell, Memphis, 138-5; 6. Andre Oates, MSU, 130-3; 7. Daniel Ryland, ASU, 120-9; 8. Matt Perry, WKU, 117-9; 9. John Frierson, OM, 114-11; 10. Sean Neff, Belmont, 114-8

Javelin - 1. Michael Sawyer, ASU, 158-7; 2. Matt Perry, WKU, 153-5; 3. Daniel Ryland, ASU, 150-9; 4. Mark Garrison, MSU, 135-5; 5. Clint Bunker, ASU, 128-6; 6. Marcus Christoffersen, OM, 121-11; 7. Chris Moore, MSU, 101-4

Pole Vault - 1. Gustavo Rehder, ASU, 17-7; 2. Lon Badou, unatt., 17-5; 3. Kyle Wallace, OM, 16-6 3/4; 4. Brad Tyler, ASU, 16-0 3/4; 5. Jeb Gooding, ASU, 15-1; 6. William Jones, unatt., 15-1; 6. Wes True, OM, 15-1; 8. Michael Sawyer, ASU, 15-1; 9. Kevin O'Connell, Memphis, 15-1; 10. Chris Moore, MSU, 15-1; 11. Jeff Larusso, Memphis, 14-7 1/4; 12. Dave Lexerf, unatt., 13-7 1/4; 13. Ryan Palmer, OM, 13-1

Women's Results
100M - 1. Teneeshia Jones, OM, 11.48; 2. Camille Harper, MSU, 11.69; 3. Natalie Martindale, Memphis, 11.84; 4. Nieka Greenhouse, LTU, 11.88; 5. Crystal Gibbs, MSU, 12.07; 6. Millissa Abraham, Memphis, 12.15; 7. Alisa Gardner, Memphis, 12.16; 8. Karen Lee, MSU, 12.28; 9. Tia Lee, LTU, 12.29; 10. Summer Smothers, LTU, 12.31; 11. Ryneshia Rankin, ASU, 12.37; 12. Kenisha Davis, Memphis, 12.41; 13. Kelly Rigler, ASU, 12.81; 14. Keisha Hamilton, WKU, 12.89

200M - 1. Teneeshia Jones, OM, 23.79; 2. Natalie Martindale, Memphis, 24.26; 3. Camille Harper, MSU, 24.78; 4. Krystal Cunningham, LTU, 24.93; 5. Tisha Parker, unatt., 25.48; 6. Karen Lee, MSU, 25.83; 7. Kelly Rigler, ASU, 26.00; 8. Tomisha Edwards, ASU, 26.18; 9. Andrea Buie, MSU, 26.53; 10. Keisha Hamilton, WKU, 26.97; 11. Sonya Butler, WKU, 26.99; 12. Holly Wilder, WKU, 27.41; 13. Jen Richardson, Belmont, 28.09; 14. Tyane Deal, Memphis, 29.89

400M - 1. Andrea Ingleton, MSU, 55.24; 2. Ann Marie Anderson, MSU, 57.15; 3. April Grandberry, WKU, 57.16; 4. Candice Cattron, OM, 57.35; 5. Dawn Dickerson, OM, 57.56; 6. Carla Ross, Memphis, 57.88; 7. Courtney Suggs, 57.89; 8. Tomisha Edwards, ASU, 58.23; 9. Paulette Grey, LTU, 58.29; 10. Tamara Thompson, ASU, 58.38; 11. Monique May, LTU, 59.10; 12. Rawanda Mendoza, LTU, 59.45; 13. Tamika Johnson, Memphis, 1:00.02; 14. Liza Marlett, unatt., 1:00.36; 15. Tyane Deal, Memphis, 1:06.34

800M - 1. Chika Chuku, OM, 2:09.40; 2. Latoya Stephens, MSU, 2:11.50; 3. Karin Haber, MSU, 2:16.60; 4. Melissa Greer, Memphis, 2:17.20; 5. Natalie Gerke, OM, 2:21.30; 6. Tiffany Smith, OM, 2:23.90; 7. Wendy Reid, ASU, 2:26.70; 8. Leyna Edson, Belmont, 2:27.90; 9. Angel Gantt, LTU, 2:28.20; 10. Chastity May, unatt., 2:28.50; 11. Taryn Stuart, ASU, 2:32.50; 12. Julie Doegen, OM, 2:51.90

1500M - 1. Leeann Ripstra, MSU, 4:40.74; 2. Karin Haber, MSU, 4:43.23; 3. Allison Mills, Belmont, 4:49.92; 4. Jessica Harris, Belmont, 4:53.02; 5. Wendy Rigle, Memphis, 4:56.06; 6. Christi Johnston, Belmont, 5:01.27; 7. Lauren Beaulieu, OM, 5:07.22; 8. Kelly Gable, OM, 5:16.67; 9. Jessalynn Adams, LTU, 5:27.26

3000M - 1. Christine Sawaski, MSU, 10:19.05; 2. Leeann Ripstra, MSU, 10:31.85; 3. Sarah Davey, Belmont, 10:54.18; 4. Wendy Ragle, Memphis, 10:58.83; 5. Leslie Hall, Belmont, 11:45.80; 6. Angela Westbrook, OM, 11:52.63; 7. Ginger Lewellyn, ASU, 13:02.65; 8. Denise Lukes, Memphis, 13:22.79

5000M - 1. Emily Ferguson, unatt., 18:38.60; 2. Monika Haber, MSU, 18:45.72; 3. Elizabeth Davis, MSU, 18:58.60; 4. Leah White, OM, 20:26.15; 5. Andrea Dahlman, Memphis, 22:00.42; 6. Denise Lukes, Memphis, 23:03.51

100M Hurdles - 1. Teneeshia Jones, OM, 13.55; 2. Shundra Smith, ASU, 14.42; 3. Tanya Watson, WKU, 14.81; 4. Ranette Releford, WKU, 14.88; 5. Cheryl Faubion, OM, 14.93; 6. Tamara Thompson, ASU, 15.03; 7. Sonya Butler, WKU, 15.08; 8. Natasha Coleman, MSU, 15.17; 9. Holly Wilder, WKU, 15.67; 10. Tiffany Gerloff, Belmont, 16.27

400M Hurdles - 1. Brandy Mack, OM, 1:01.23; 2. Cece Brown, MSU, 1:05.42; 3. Cheryl Faubion, OM, 1:06.25; 4. Camille Harris, Memphis, 1:06.33; 5. Tanya Watkins, WKU, 1:07.90; 6. Tiffany Gerloff, Belmont; 1:08.44; 7. Anna Junilla, MSU, 1:08.59; 8. Zanate Ivy, 1:10.76

4x100M Relay - 1. MSU, 45.55; 2. OM, 45.81; 3. LTU, 47.38; 4. WKU, 48.98; 5. ASU, 49.15

4x400M Relay - 1. OM, 3:45.07; 2. MSU, 3:50.09; 3. LTU, 3:51.63; 4. Memphis, 3:56.46

High Jump - 1. Brandy Barnett, OM, 5-8; 2. Elena Semyonova, ASU, 5-8; 3. Tiffany Gerloff, Belmont, 5-3 3/4; 3. Pat Barr, MSU, 5-3 3/4; 5. Holly Wilder, WKU, 5-3 3/4; 6. Angela Brown, LTU, 5-1 3/4

Long Jump - 1. Tisha Parker, unatt., 20-5 3/4; 2. Natasha Coleman, MSU, 18-6 ; 3. Adrienne Russell, LTU, 18-4 ; 4. Edith Montgomery, ASU, 18-0 ; 5. Erica Scott, LTU, 17-11 3/4; 6. Andrea Buie, MSU, 17-11 ; 6. Monica Barnett, OM, 17-11 ; 8. Zambia Richison, LTU, 17-5 1/4; 9. Summer Smothers, LTU, 17-4; 9. Pat Barr, MSU, 17-4; 11. Shundra Smith, ASU, 17-0 ; 12. Tiffany Gerloff, Belmont, 16-11 1/4; 13. Jen Richardson, Belmont, 14-3 1/4

Triple Jump - 1. Elena Semyonova, ASU, 39-10 ; 2. Pat Barr, MSU, 38-4; 3. Tisha Parker, unatt., 38-2 1/4; 4. Summer Smothers, LTU, 37-10; 5. Zambia Richison, LTU, 37-1 3/4; 6. Andrea Buie, MSU, 34-1 1/4

Shot Put - 1. April Malveo, LTU, 48-0 ; 2. Raymona Papilion, LTU, 43-9; 3. Fran Vicnair, LTU, 42-3 ; 4. Barbara Winn, Memphis, 42 3 1/4; 5.Amy Walters, Belmont, 42-0 ; 6. Trisha Curtis, MSU, 40-7 3/4; 7. Carla Hardy, Memphis, 38-10 ; 8. Mandy Olsen, LTU, 38-0 3/4; 9. Shundra Smith, ASU, 36-10 1/4; 10. Brandy Barnett, OM, 36-0 3/4; 11. Jessie Hardcastle, MSU, 35-8 ; 12. Jennifer Hawley, MSU, 34-3 ; 13. Holly Wilder, WKU, 31-5 3/4; 14. Antoinette Bierman, Belmont, 29-1 3/4

Hammer Throw - 1. Trisha Curtis, MSU, 160-4; 2. Kameilah Amaya, Memphis, 155-8; 3. Montia Gardner, Memphis, 143-11; 4. Carla Hardy, Memphis, 141-0; 5. Jessie Hardcastle, MSU, 131-0

Javelin - 1. Olivia McKoy, LTU, 182-0; 2. Shundra Smith, ASU, 137-0; 3. Jessie Hardcastle, MSU, 113-8; 4. Tiffany Gerloff, Belmont, 110-11; 5. Jen Richardson, Belmont, 106-8; 6. Jennifer Hawley, MSU, 97-11; 7. Judy Galambos, ASU, 80-1; 8. Holly Wilder, WKU, 77-4

Discus - 1. April Malveo, LTU, 166-9; 2. Montia Gardner, Memphis, 146-10; 3. Olivia McKoy, LTU, 142-2; 4. Amy Walters, Belmont, 139-11; 5. Fran Vicknair, LTU, 138-9; 6. Mandy Olson, LTU, 137-6; 7. Raymona Papilion, LTU, 136-10; 8. Kameilah Amaya, Memphis, 126-0; 9. Trisha Curtis, MSU, 124-6; 10. Jessie Hardcastle, MSU, 118-8; 11. Lee Bednarcik, Belmont, 113-8; 12. Antoinette Bierman, Belmont, 92-5

Pole Vault - 1. Kelly Shuttle, unatt., 14-2; 2. Shannon Gallagher, unatt., 11-11 3/4; 3. Jen Leman, unatt., 10-11 3/4; 4. Sara Kaznica, unatt., 10-0; 5. Emily Mayer, Memphis, 9-0 1/4

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