The University of Mississippi Athletics
Four Track And Field Rebels Earn All-America Honors
3/15/2010 | Track and Field
NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Monday that four Ole Miss student-athletes have received USTFCCCA All-America honors following their performances at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Rebel underclassmen Ricky Robertson, Brian Knight, Mike Granger and Sofie Persson were all tabbed All-Americans after finishing in the top eight in their respective events last weekend.
Robertson set a new school record and finished runner-up in the high jump with a height of 7-04.50 to help the men's team finish tied for 20th place. He surpassed his own previous school record of 7-04.25 he set earlier in the year at the SEC Indoor Championships.
Knight posted an eighth place finish in the high jump with a height of 7-02.25 and picked up one point for the Rebels.
Granger finished in eighth place in the 60 meters with a time of 6.74 and was the only freshman to reach the finals. In the preliminaries, he turned in a mark of 6.66 to mark the third-fastest time in school history.
Persson raced to a seventh place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.85 to score two points for the Rebels. She recorded a time of 2:05.27 Friday in the preliminaries en route to a sixth place showing.
Ole Miss returns to action Saturday when the Rebels travel to Memphis, Tenn., to take part in the Rhodes Invitational to open the outdoor season.
Rebel underclassmen Ricky Robertson, Brian Knight, Mike Granger and Sofie Persson were all tabbed All-Americans after finishing in the top eight in their respective events last weekend.
Robertson set a new school record and finished runner-up in the high jump with a height of 7-04.50 to help the men's team finish tied for 20th place. He surpassed his own previous school record of 7-04.25 he set earlier in the year at the SEC Indoor Championships.
Knight posted an eighth place finish in the high jump with a height of 7-02.25 and picked up one point for the Rebels.
Granger finished in eighth place in the 60 meters with a time of 6.74 and was the only freshman to reach the finals. In the preliminaries, he turned in a mark of 6.66 to mark the third-fastest time in school history.
Persson raced to a seventh place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.85 to score two points for the Rebels. She recorded a time of 2:05.27 Friday in the preliminaries en route to a sixth place showing.
Ole Miss returns to action Saturday when the Rebels travel to Memphis, Tenn., to take part in the Rhodes Invitational to open the outdoor season.
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