The University of Mississippi Athletics
Tisha Parker Finishes Seventh In Long Jump At NCAA Championships
6/1/2000 | Track and Field
June 1, 2000
DURHAM, N.C. -- Ole Miss track and field junior Tisha Parker of Houston, Texas, posted a seventh place finish in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with a leap of 20-feet , 7.75 inches Thursday night at Wallace Wade Stadium on the campus of Duke University.
With her seventh-place finish, Parker earns All-America honors for the second time in her career and the first time outdoors. She garnered All-America accolades in the indoor long jump in 1999. Parker becomes the third Lady Rebel outdoor All-American joining Angelia Clay (1996) and Stacy Hudson (1994) on the list.
The 2000 SEC Champion in the long jump, Parker entered the NCAAs with the sixth best jump in the world and second in the NCAA this year. She became the first ever Ole Miss Lady Rebel SEC Champion in either indoor or outdoor track and field. Parker, who holds the school record in the long jump at 21-feet 9 inches, has already qualified for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials for the Sydney games that will be held in September.
Junior Teneeshia Jones of Shannon, Miss., qualified for Friday night's semifinals of the women's 100-meter dash. Jones finished second in her heat with a time of 11.36, the fourth fastest time of the day. Jones had already advanced to the 200-meter semifinals, which will also be run on Friday. She qualified for the 200 semifinals on the first day with the third fastest time of 23.21.
NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Durham, N.C.
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP (FINALS)
1. Jenny Adams, Houston, 21-05.50, 2. Nolle Graham, Seton Hall, 21-05.25, 3. Tasha Mahone, Georgia,21-01.50, 4. Tiffany Greer, Arizona St., 21-00.75, 5. Dalhia Ingram, Nebraska, 20-10.50, 6. Keisha Spencer, LSU, 20-09, 7. Tisha Parker, OLE MISS, 20-07.75, 8. Monique Freeman, LSU, 20-05.75, 9. Tameshia King, Notre Dame, 20-05.25, 10. Jada Phelps, Ball State, 20-03.75, 11. Kirstin Bolm, BYU, 20-03.50, 12. Ola Sesay, N. Carolina, 20-03.50, 13. Alice Falaiye, Rice, 20-02.50, 14. Antoinette Wilks, So. Carolina, 20-01.50, 15. Brandi Bentley, Michigan, 20-00.25, 16. Tisha Ponder, Illinois, 19-11.75, 17. Brianna Glenn, Arizona, 19-10.25, 18. Jernae Wright, Florida, 19-09.50, 19. Tyleana Hanner, Tenn-Chatt., 19-08.75, 20. Keyon Soley, UCLA, 19-05.25, 21. Agneta Rosenblad, Wash. State, 18-08.50.
WOMEN'S 100-METER DASH (PRELIMINARIES)
HEAT 1 - 1. Angela Williams, USC 11.25, 2. Teneeshia Jones, OLE MISS 11.36, 3. Shaunta Pelham, Florida A&M 11.38, 4. Ayanna Hutchinson, UNLV 11.42, 5. Valma Bass, LSU 11.52, 6. Heather Sumpter, Tennessee 11.58, 7. Tami Zachery, Texas Tech 11.65.
HEAT 2 - 1. Peta-Gaye Dowdie, LSU 11.21, 2. Tonya Carter, Florida St. 11.30, 3. LaKeesha White, Texas 11.45, 4. Aleah Williams, Texas 11.47, 5. SaDonna Thornton, LSU 11.49, 6. Rachelle Boone, Indiana 11.53, 7. Monique Wright-Cruse, Texas Tech 11.80.
HEAT 3 -: 1. Shakedia Jones, UCLA 11.40, 2. Brianna Glenn, Arizona 11.42, 3. Erica Burrell, Southern 11.52, 4. Mary Grant, Alabama 11.56, 5. Oluwaseun Adetiba, Iowa State 11.59, 6. Wyllesheia Myrick, Miami - Fla. 11.60, 7. Rodena Barr, So. Carolina 11.62, 8. LaQuinta Manahan, UT-Arlington 11.64.