The University of Mississippi Athletics
Stringellow Wins Athlete Of The Week Honors
1/26/2000 | Track and Field
Jan. 26, 2000
OXFORD, Miss. -- In recognition of his accomplishments at the SEC Quadrangular in Fayetteville, Ark. this past weekend, Ole Miss Rebel Savante' Stringfellow was named Southeastern Conference track and field co-Athlete of the Week.
In addition to Stringfellow's accomplishment, the Rebel track and field team jumped up three spots to 18th in the nation in the latest Trackwire Online poll.
Stringfellow, a junior from Jackson, Miss., broke Ralph Spry's 17-year-old school indoor long jump record and automatically qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in March. His leap of 26-7, surpassed Spry's mark by 10 inches and vaulted Stringfellow into the national lead this season. He shared athlete of the week honors with Auburn sprinter Coby Miller.
The Rebels, who finished second at the SEC Quad. behind top-ranked Arkansas, defeated LSU, who was ranked 10th at the time. The Tigers have since dropped to 11th in the polls.
Ole Miss is one of eight SEC schools to be ranked in the top 25, along with Arkansas and LSU, Florida ranks fourth, Alabama ranks fifth, South Carolina comes in at 15th and Georgia and Tennessee are tied with the Rebels at 18th.
The Lady Rebels also finished second at the SEC Quad. behind 5th ranked Arkansas but defeated top-ranked LSU by 23 points.
The Rebels and Lady Rebels now travel to Baton Rouge, La. this weekend to compete in the LSU Indoor Invitational.