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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Five Rebels Qualify For NCAA Championships At MidEast Regional
5/31/2009 | Track and Field
Along with the five individual automatic qualifiers, both the men’s and women’s team finished in the top-12 of the meet. The men’s team took seventh place out of 42 teams with a total of 34 points, while the women’s team placed 12th out of 39 teams with 21 points. “We had an outstanding meet against some of the top teams in the country,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker said. “There were around 80 teams here this weekend and to come out and place like we did says a lot about how well our team competed.” Derek McGuire automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships in the shot put after placing second with a school record distance of 59-10.25. He surpassed the previous school record of 59-04.25 he set earlier in the year at the Mississippi Open. Colin Moleton took third place in the javelin throw with a school record distance of 226-00.00 to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. His mark broke the previous school record of 211-11.00 he set earlier in the year at the Ole Miss Invitational. Fellow junior Bryce Willen finished sixth in the event with a mark of 220-02.00 to record the second furthest distance in school history. In the triple jump, senior Wale Odetunde posted his best mark of the season and automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships following a fifth place finish with a distance of 52-06.50. Sophomore Lee Ellis Moore also earned a spot in the NCAA Championships as he took second place in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 50.45. Freshman Carson Blanks tallied two points for the Rebels by placing seventh with a time of 51.66. The Rebel 4x400 meter relay team of Michael Coleman, Matt Daniels, Christopher Bush and Moore collected two points for Ole Miss after finishing in sixth place with a time of 3:07.62. LaJada Baldwin finished in first place for the women’s team in the 400 meters to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships after setting a new facility record with a time of 51.99. Sophomore Sofie Persson scored two points for the Rebels after finishing sixth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 58.72. The Ole Miss 4x100 meter relay team comprised of Kadeshia Fortune, Baldwin, Dacus and Kristin Bridges placed seventh in the preliminaries with a time of 45.74 to reach the finals. With Rachel Jenkins running the final leg in place of an injured Bridges, the Rebels finished in sixth place in the finals with a time of 46.16 to record two points. The 4x400 meter relay team of Jasmine Dacus, Persson, Britney Barnard and Baldwin picked up five points after taking fourth with a time of 3:34.69 to post the second fastest time in school history. Ole Miss returns to action June 10-13 when the Rebels’ automatic qualifiers and at-large selections take part in the NCAA Championships from AGATE MEN 100 Meter Prelims 24. Keith Brown 10.86 400 Meter Hurdle Prelims 2. Lee Ellis Moore 50.95q 5. 400 Meter Hurdle Finals 2. Lee Ellis Moore 50.45 7. 5000 Meters 11. Kyle Lewis 14:37.57 4x400 Meter Relay 6. Ole Miss A’ 3:07.62 High Jump 10. Brian Knight 6-10.25 Long Jump 14. Caleb Lee 24-02.25 19. Wale Odetunde 23-07.25 Triple Jump 5. Wale Odetunde 52-06.50 16. Brian Knight 48-06.00 20. Caleb Lee 47-06.50 Shot Put 2. Derek McGuire 59-10.25sr Javelin Throw 3. Colin Moleton 226-00.00sr 6. Bryce Willen 220-02.00 WOMEN 100 Meter Prelims 23. Kristin Bridges 13.00 400 Meter Prelims 1. LaJada Baldwin 52.92q 400 Meter Finals 1. LaJada Baldwin 51.99 800 Meter Prelims 12. Britney Barnard 2:09.61 400 Meter Hurdle Prelims 2. Sofie Persson 58.41q 20. Jasmine Dacus 1:01.93 400 Meter Hurdle Finals 6. Sofie Persson 58.72 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims 7. Ole Miss A’ 45.74q 4x100 Meter Relay Finals 6. Ole Miss A’ 46.16 4x400 Meter Relay 4. Ole Miss A’ 3:34.69 Long Jump 29. Rachel Jenkins 18-09.75 Triple Jump 22. Aria Gaines 37-09.50 Discus Throw 22. Betty Williams 144-03.00 Shot Put 18. Betty Williams 49-01.74 21. Davina Orieukwu 48-09.50 Javelin Throw 13. Marlee Kevech 139-09.00
