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Saturday, April 29
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Yarbrough Wins Title At Drake Relays

4/29/2006 | Track and Field

April 29, 2006

DES MOINES, Iowa - John Yarbrough won the preliminaries of the 110 meter hurdles on Friday at the Drake Relays with a personal best time of 13.94. On Saturday Yarbrough one upped himself to win the finals of the 110 meter hurdles with a record time of 13.71.

"John just ran an amazing race today," said Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker, who coached last year's NCAA Indoor 60 meter hurdles champion Antwon Hicks. "John told me he wanted to win a title and I told him that there is no better place to do that than the Drake Relays."

Yarbrough winning time of 13.71 moved him into third place in Ole Miss history, behind NCAA All-America hurdlers Tony Dees and Antwon Hicks. Yarbrough`s title was the first for Ole Miss since Clarence Daniels and Tony Dees both took home titles in 1984.

"This victory is what I have been working for," said Yarbrough, a sophomore from Houston, Texas. "To win a title at one of the most prestigious meets in the country has been a goal since I came to Ole Miss."

Ed McCall also ran in the finals of the 100 meter dash, finishing in seventh place. McCall's time of 10.80 was identical to his preliminaries time.

`The conditions were rough today," said Walker. "The wind and the rain made it very difficult for the athletes. I am very proud of what Ed and John were able to accomplish."

Ole Miss is off next weekend as they prepare for the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning May 11, in Fayetteville, Ark.

Compete Agate

Men's Results

100m

Prelims

8. Ed McCall - 10.80

Finals

7. Ed McCall - 10.80

4x400m Relay

5. Ole Miss - 3:10.91

110m Hurdles

Prelims

1. John Yarbrough - 13.94 R

Finals

1. John Yarbrough - 13.71 R

400m Hurdles

22. John Yarbrough - 55.92

5,000m

4. Barnabas Kirui - 14:13.93 R

Long Jump

15. Charles Bailey - 23-10.25 17. Ed McCall - 23-05.50

Javelin

-- Lamar Daley - FOUL

Women's Results

100m

Prelims

4. Cachet Murray - 11.79 R 9. Kim Mulkey - 11.89 12. Kadeshia Fortune - 11.95

800m

11. Lindsay Doucett - 2:13.17 13. Kirby Patterson - 2:17.62

10,000m

14. Shannon Chandler - 39:15.04

4x100m Relay

Prelims

4. Ole Miss - 45.55 R

4x400m Relay

Prelims

4. Ole Miss - 3:42.62

100m Hurdles

23. Francis Vital - 14.61

High Jump

10. Carmia Carroll - 5-05.00

Hammer Throw

--Kristi Stillwell - FOUL

Javelin

--Susan Legatova - ND

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