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Mississippi Invitational
Plyler Hits Top Mark At Mississippi Invitational
4/17/2004 | Track and Field
April 17, 2004
Mississippi Invitational Results
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss junior Brandie Plyler set a new Ole Miss record in the pole vault to lead the Lady Rebels at the Mississippi Invitational on Saturday. Plyler recorded a height of 12-3.5 to take home first place at the Ole Miss Track and Field Complex, with her mark earning her an NCAA Regional Meet berth.
"I thought today's meet was great," said Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker. "Brandie really stepped up today and had a good showing. Hopefully she will continue to get better each meet.
"I thought we had several nice performances on both the track and the field this weekend. The weather was beautiful and we got to put our new facility to good use."
The Rebels again dominated the 400-meter dash field, only this week it was senior Franz Bernard taking the top honors. Bernard crossed the finish line first with his personal best time of 46.74. Freshman Kao Wokoma also turned in a personal best performance as he finished second with his time of 47.10. Both times were NCAA Regional qualifying times.
Sophomore Rachel Ellison turned in another top-notch performance in the 1,500 meters. Ellison clocked in at 4:25.30 to claim first place. Ellison's performance in the 1,500 meters was an NCAA Regional qualifying time.
Lady Rebel freshman Tiffany Taggert led a trio of Ole Miss finishers in the long jump. Taggert was the top finisher with her leap of 18-9, while fellow freshmen Allyson Robertson (18-7) and Amber Bledsoe (18-5) finished second and third, respectively.
Junior Octavia Carter finished first in the 100-meter hurdles (13.87) and junior Chiquita Stephens placed first in the 100 meters (11.56). Sophomore Kristi Stillwell placed second in the hammer throw (143-11) and freshman Crystal Stewart placed second in the discus with her personal best toss of 136-5.
At the conclusion of the first day of the heptathlon, Ole Miss junior LaToya McBride stands in second place with 3,081 points. McBride finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (15.31, 801 points), second in the high jump (5-5.75, 818 points), third in the shot put (34-4.25, 560 points) and second in the 200 meters (24.84, 902 points). McBride and the rest of the women in the heptathlon will return to the track tomorrow for the conclusion of the event.
On the men's side, junior Brandon Atkinson was the top finisher in the triple jump with his leap of 51-3, while freshman Charles Bailey was second in the long jump with his mark of 23-11, while Atkinson was third at 23-10. Senior Brett Canale won the hammer throw with his mark of 178-11, while junior Darius Leland finished second in the javelin with his toss of 155-4.
Freshman John McDowell was the second finisher in the 110-meter hurdles. McDowell turned in a personal best mark of 14.79. Junior Antwon Hicks placed third in the 100 meters with his personal best mark of 10.83. Bernard placed third in the 200 meters with his time of 21.24.
Ole Miss will return to the track next weekend when they travel to Des Moines, Iowa, for the Drake Relays.
Ole Miss Results
Women's Results
Hammer Throw
2. Kristi Stillwell, 143-11; 5. Crystal Stewart, 140-8; 6. Amanda Tackett, 120-0; 7. Robyn Gaunder, 116-3
Javelin
5. Jenna Wix, 106-1
Pole Vault
1. Brandie Plyler, 12-3.5; 5. Jenna Wix, 9-5.75
Long Jump
1. Tiffany Taggert, 18-9; 2. Allyson Robertson, 18-7; 3. Amber Bledsoe, 18-5
Discus
2. Crystal Stewart, 136-5; 4. Kristi Stillwell, 126-8; 5. Robyn Gaunder, 125-9
High Jump
4. Alesha Johnson, 5-3.25
5,000 Meters
Shannon Chandler, 21:16.94; Carolyn Hill, 21:29.69
1,500 Meters
1. Ellison, 4:25.30; Erin Jordan, 5:00.63; Micah Pioreck, 5:07.22; Mallory Hamsher, 5:20.03
100-Meters Hurdles
1. Octavia Carter, 13.87
400 Meters
2. Kimberly Mulkey, 56.35; 4. Allyson Robertson, 56.38; Danielle Marcoux, 1:06.07
800 Meters
3. Rachel Ellison, 2:11.88; 8. Rachel Taff, 2:27.15;
100 Meters
1. Chiquita Stephens, 11.56; 6. Amber Bledsoe, 12.03
400-Meter Hurdles
4. Octavia Carter, 1:03.27
200 Meters
1. Chiquita Stephens, 24.05; 2. Kim Mulkey, 24.07; Amber Bledsoe, 25.85
4x400-Meter Relay
2. Ole Miss, 3:56.77
Women's Hepthathlon
100-Meter Hurdles
5. LaToya McBride, 15.31 (801 points)
High Jump
2. LaToya McBride, 5-5.75 (818 points)
Shot Put
3. LaToya McBride, 34-4.25 (560 points)
200 Meters
2. LaToya McBride, 24.84
Men's Results
Javelin
2. Darius Leland, 155-4; 6. Sean Digeorge, 118-2; 7. Bernard Jones, 99-11
Hammer Throw
1. Brett Canale, 178-11; 6. Paul Coselli, 142-7; 7. Bernard Jones, 83-0
Discus
Brett Canale, 130-1
Long Jump
2. Charles Bailey, 23-11; 3. Brandon Atkinson, 23-10; Justin Campbell, 21-7.25; Sean Digeorge, 18-2.5
Triple Jump
1. Brandon Atkinson, 51-3; Justin Campbell, 43-8
Shot Put
6. Paul Coselli, 46-5.5; Brett Canale, 45-11.25
Pole Vault
6. Sean Digeorge, 11-5.75
5,000 Meters
3. Justin Jernigan, 15:52.70; 4. Matthew Merritt, 17:05.81; 5. Michael Atkins, 17:10.59; 6. Bryce McKay, 18:04.91; 7. Ryan LaPorte, 18:25.67
1,500 Meters
6. Caleb Hammons, 4:12.11; 7. Devin Darnall, 4:15.42
110-Meter Hurdles
2. John McDowell, 14.79; 6. Raphew Reed, 15.01; 8. Darius Leland, 15.61; Sean Digeorge, 17.28
400 Meters
1. Franz Bernard, 46.74; 3. Kao Wokoma, 47.10; Demondrick Shumaker, 47.28; 6. Mark Gregory, 48.60; 7. Demarco Potts, 48.72; Stephen Taylor, 49.03; Clinton Fletcher, 49.27; Damon Harris, 49.34
100 Meters
3. Antwon Hicks, 10.83; 6. James Shelton, 10.90;
800 Meters
7. Devin Darnall 1:58. 51; Caleb Hammons, 2:05.58
400-Meter Hurdles
7. Sean Digeorge, 1:02.62
200 Meters
3. Franz Bernard, 21.24; 4. Mark Gregory, 21.76; 5. Kao Wokoma, 21.81; Clinton Fletcher, 22.15; Antwon Hicks, 22.16; Stephen Taylor, 22.21; Damon Harris, 22.70; Demarco Potts, 22.72; Raphew Reed, 23.81
4x400-Meter Relay
1. Ole Miss 'A', 3:10.73; 4. Ole Miss 'B', 3:18.12
