The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Turn In Solid Showing At Kentucky Invitational
1/17/2009 | Track and Field
LEXINGTON, Ky. Ole Miss senior Wale Odetunde turned in an NCAA provisional mark in the triple jump and recorded one of the Rebels' 11 top-10 finishes Saturday afternoon at the Kentucky Invitational.
Odetunde leaped a distance of 50-08.00 in the triple jump on his way to a second place finish in the event. Freshman Caleb Lee posted a seventh place finish in the event with a mark of 48-04.00.
Also in field events, senior Derek McGuire turned in a distance of 55-11.75 in the shot put en route to a ninth place finish.
Junior Gabriel Ngwiri highlighted competition for the Rebels in running events as he finished in fourth place in the mile run with a time of 4:13.01.
On the women's side, sophomore LaJada Baldwin posted a third place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 23.96. Baldwin also raced to a ninth place finish in the 60 meters with a mark of 7.54.
Sophomore Sofie Persson finished in second place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:11.36, while Britney Barnard was close behind in seventh place with her time of 2:14.04.
The women's 4x400 meter relay team recorded a time of 3:44.93 and finished in fourth place in the event.
Sophomore Juliana Smith placed fourth in the weight throw with a distance of 57-05.00, while fellow sophomore Betty Williams earned an 11th place finish with her distance of 52-05.25. Williams went on to claim an eighth place finish in the shot put by recording the second furthest distance in school history with a mark of 47-05.75.
Ole Miss returns to action Jan. 30-31 when the Rebels travel to College Station, Texas to take part in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
AGATE
MEN
60 Meters Prelims
19. Keith Brown 6.92
30. Eric Williams 7.06
34. Michael Coleman 7.11
35. Brandon Cook 7.14
200 Meters
17. Michael Coleman 22.01
20. Keith Brown 22.10
29. Eric Williams 22.57
36. Ras-len Bully 23.10
400 Meters
20. Christopher Bush 48.70
24. Lee Ellis Moore 48.96
27. Matt Daniels 49.01
38. Carson Blanks 50.10
58. William Magee 53.24
800 Meters
20. Gabriel Ngwiri 1:58.69
21. Chad Berry 1:58.73
32. Ty Gillespie 2:08.58
3000 Meters
35. Alejandro Quintana 10:25.81
Mile Run
4. Gabriel Ngwiri 4:13.01
High Jump
13. Brian Knight 6-04.25
Long Jump
16. Brian Knight 20-07.25
Triple Jump
2. Adewale Odetunde 50-08.00P
7. Caleb Lee 48-04.00
11. Brian Knight 45-05.75
Shot Put
9. Derek McGuire 55-11.75
WOMEN
60 Meters Prelims
9. LaJada Baldwin 7.52q
21. Kristin Bridges 7.67
60 Meters Finals
9. LaJada Baldwin 7.54
200 Meters
3. LaJada Baldwin 23.96
18. Kristin Bridges 25.10
400 Meters
19. Jasmine Dacus 58.38
800 Meters
2. Sofie Persson 2:11.36
7. Britney Barnard 2:14.04
15. Lindsay Doucett 2:20.94
23. Julie Little 2:25.93
26. Allison Kneip 2:28.20
3000 Meters
31. Logan Waites 10:40.27
45. Anna Adams 11:11.25
Mile Run
26. Allison Kneip 5:24.89
29. Julie Little 5:32.11
4x400 Meter Relay
4. Ole Miss A' 3:44.93
Long Jump
17. Rachel Jenkins 17-08.25
24. Sugarius Larkin 16-11.25
29. Aria Gaines 16-02.25
Triple Jump
15. Aria Gaines 37-02.25
17. Rachel Jenkins 36-05.75
18. Sugarius Larkin 35-09.25
Weight Throw
4. Juliana Smith 57-05.00
11. Betty Williams 52-05.25
33. Christiana Coleman 39-05.75
Shot Put
8. Betty Williams 47-05.75
