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The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Ole Miss Invitational
Rebels, Lady Rebels Dominate Ole Miss Invitational
4/13/2003 | Track and Field
April 13, 2003
OXFORD, Miss. -
April 12, 2003
Ole Miss Invitational Complete Results
OXFORD, Miss. -
The Rebels and Lady Rebels dominated the field at the Ole Miss Invitational, as they both won the team competition by scoring 191 and 216 points, respectively, in front of 750 people at the Ole Miss Track and Field Complex.
The Rebels collected 11 first-place finishes on their way to tallying 191 points. Alcorn State finished second in the men's team standings with 137 points. Arkansas State was third with 99 points, Rhodes College finished fourth with 88 points and Mississippi College rounded out the field with 38 points.
The Lady Rebels recorded 10 first-place finishes and 216 total points. Arkansas State was second in the women's team standings with 130 points. Alcorn State finished third with 127 points and Rhodes College was fourth with 60 points. Tennessee-Martin finished fifth with 47 points, Mississippi College was sixth with three points, while Rust College finished seventh with two points.
"Today was a great day for Ole Miss Track and Field," said Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker. "Not only did we perform well as a team, but our tremendous new facility was finally put to good use. We have one of the top facilities in the country and it was obvious by the performances out there today."
Leading the way individually for the Rebels were sophomore Antwon Hicks, junior Kendrick Triggs and senior Stacy Andrews, who each finished with three first-place finishes.
Hicks, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the World in the 110-meter hurdles, won the event with his time of 13.69. Hicks also finished first in the high jump with his mark of 6-9.5. Hicks and Triggs joined forces with sophomores Taye Biddle and Shantel Glass to win the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 40.44.
Triggs won both the 100 meters and the 200 meters, in addition to his relay title. The Memphis, Tenn., native turned in a time of 10.42 in the 100 meters and 20.92 in the 200 meters, which currently ranks sixth in the NCAA.
"We have been traveling around competing at meets every since I have been at Ole Miss," said Triggs. "It was so nice to be at home for once and be well rested and ready to run. We had great weather and support from the Ole Miss fans and it was good to get out and perform well."
While Hicks and Triggs dominated the track, Andrews took to the field for his three victories. Andrews won the shot put with his toss of 51-4.25. He also won the discus with his mark of 185-1 and the hammer throw with his distance of 179-9.
Former Rebel great Savante' Stringfellow turned in a dazzling performance for the Ole Miss faithful as he took home top honors in the long jump. Stringfellow, who finished the 2002 season ranked No. 1 in the World, turned in the best mark in the World for the 2003 season with his leap of 27-9.25. He also placed third in the 100 meters with his time of 10.57.
"Today was a good day for me," said Stringfellow, who was a three-time NCAA Champion while competing for Ole Miss. "I wanted to start out my season with a good jump and I definitely did that today. The weather was great and the fan support was phenomenal. I had no choice but to go out and show the fans what they came to see."
Glass came in second behind Stringfellow in the long jump, turning in the top collegiate mark in the event. He leaped 24-7.75 to place second. Fellow sophomore Brandon Atkinson finished second overall and first among collegiate competitors in the triple jump with his personal best mark of 52-6.5. Glass is currently ranked seventh in the NCAA in the long jump, while Atkinson's mark moves him into a tie for fifth-place in the NCAA.
A trio of sophomores took the top three spots in the heptathlon as Antisha Anderson qualified for the NCAA Championships with her first-place point total of 5210. Anderson also set a new Ole Miss school record with her two-day total. She topped Andrea Beltz's mark of 5033 set in 1995. Following Anderson was LaToya McBride in second place with 4894. McBride's mark moves her into third place on the Ole Miss all-time chart. Kesia Bass placed third with a two-day point total of 4537.
Sophomores Chiquita Stephens and Camilia Pittman dominated the short sprints for the Lady Rebels and Stephens finished first in the 100 meters (11.75) with Pittman in second (11.85). Pittman took over finishing first in the 200 meters (24.24) and Stephens crossed the line in second (24.31).
Freshman Rachel Ellison claimed the top spot in the 800 meters with her personal best time of 2:13.33. Ellison, Stephens and Pittman joined forces with sophomore Octavia Carter to win the 4x400-meter relay with their time of 3:52.40.
Carter finished second in the 100-meter hurdles with her regional qualifying time of 13.91. She also placed first in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:01.98.
The Lady Rebel 4x100-meter relay team composed of Stephens, Pittman and sophomores Marquita Aldridge and Antisha Anderson placed first with their time of 45.58. Freshman Robyn Gaunder claimed the top spot in the discus throw with her winning toss of 151- 5. The mark is a regional qualifying mark. Fellow freshman Kristi Stillwell placed second in the discus with her toss of 133-10.
Senior Monique McClure took top honors in the javelin with her toss of 122-10, while Gaunder placed second with her mark of 114-2. McClure also placed second in the shot put with her mark of 41-10.
After going nearly three years without a home track and field meet, the Rebels and Lady Rebels will compete at home for the second-straight weekend when they host the Mississippi Invitational on Saturday, April 19, at the Ole Miss Track and Field Complex.
