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Kirui Posts NCAA Top Mark At LSU Alumni Gold Meet
4/18/2010 | Track and Field
BATON ROUGE, La. - Ole Miss distance runner Barnabas Kirui turned in the best 3000 meter steeplechase mark in the NCAA this year with a time of 8:43.72 on his way to a first place finish Saturday at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet.
Freshman Mike Granger placed sixth in the 100 meters with a time of 10.34, while junior Jonathan Juin took second in the 200 meters with a mark of 20.73. Junior Lee Ellis Moore posted a seventh place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 47.11.
Sophomore Carson Blanks captured the individual crown in the 400 meter hurdles with a mark of 50.87, marking the fourth-fastest time in school history. Middle distance runner Martin Kirui took ninth in the 800 meters following a time of 1:53.95. Kirui also placed sixth in the 1500 meters with a mark of 3:54.08.
Chad Berry won the 1500 meters with his time of 3:54.53 before Riley Young followed in second place with his time of 3:56.29. The 4x400 meter relay team of Blanks, Juin, Matt Daniels and Moore took third with a time of 3:09.61.
In field events, freshman Ricky Robertson won the high jump with a height of 7-02.25. Sophomore Caleb Lee place sixth in the long jump with a distance of 24-03.00, while freshman Morris Kersh placed fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 48.10.75. Brian Knight turned in an eighth place showing in the triple jump with a mark of 44-04.25.
Senior Colin Moleton won the javelin throw with a distance of 217-10.00, while Bryce Willen finished in fifth place with a mark of 209-05.00.
On the women's side, senior Jasmine Dacus placed fourth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.49 before taking fourth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.44. Freshman Marci Morman finished in sixth place in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.57.
Freshman Jasmine Williams took third in the 200 meters with a time of 24.48, while junior LaJada Baldwin placed second in the 400 meters with a time of 52.98. Sofie Persson raced to the fourth-fastest time in school history in the 400 meters with a time of 53.41 en route to a third place finish.
Middle distance runner Anne Threlkeld finished in third place in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:56.45, while Logan Waites placed second in the 5000 meters following her time of 17:42.82.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Lor'Rena De'Jurnett, Kristin Bridges, Williams and Baldwin finished in third place with a time of 44.96. The 4x400 meter relay team of Bridges, Baldwin, Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen and Persson recorded the fourth-fastest time in school history with a mark of 3:36.95 en route to a sixth place finish.
Freshman Brittany Bozeman finished in fourth place in the long jump with a distance of 18-11.75, while sophomore Aria Gaines placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 40-05.00.
Senior Davina Orieukwu took third in the shot put with a distance of 52-00.00 before placing fifth in the discus throw with a mark of 156-09.00 to mark the second-furthest mark in school history.
Junior Juliana Smith placed fourth in the hammer throw with distance of 181-11.00, while freshman Neal Tisher placed fourth in the pole vault with a height of 12-01.15.
Ole Miss returns to action April 22 when the Rebels travel to Des Moines, Iowa to take part in the historic Drake Relays.
AGATE
MEN
100 Meters
6. Mike Granger - 10.34
15. Jonathan Juin - 10.57
200 Meters
2. Jonathan Juin - 20.73
11. Mike Granger - 21.40
400 Meters
7. Lee Ellis Moore - 47.11
12. Matt Daniels - 48.86
400 Meter Hurdles
1. Carson Blanks - 50.87
19. William Magee - 58.24
800 Meters
9. Martin Kirui - 1:53.95
11. Chad Berry - 1:54.25
14. Riley Young - 1:55.13
1500 Meters
1. Chad Berry - 3:54.53
2. Riley Young - 3:56.29
6. Martin Kirui - 3:54.08
3000 Meter Steeplechase
1. Barnabas Kirui - 8:43.72
4x400 Meter Relay
3. Ole Miss 'A' - 3:09.61
High Jump
1. Ricky Robertson - 7-02.25
14. Jonathan Hodges - 6-04.25
Long Jump
6. Caleb Lee - 24-03.00
Triple Jump
5. Morris Kersh - 48-10.75
8. Brian Knight - 44-04.25
Javelin Throw
1. Colin Moleton - 217-10.00
5. Bryce Willen - 209-05.00
WOMEN
100 Meters
14. Jasmine Williams - 11.93
18. Lor'Rena De'Jurnett - 12.38
33. Jalicia Stewart - 12.58
100 Meter Hurdles
4. Jasmine Dacus - 14.49
6. Marci Morman - 14.57
14. Neal Tisher - 14.92
30. Brittany Bozeman - 15.90
200 Meters
3. Jasmine Williams - 24.48
33. Jalicia Stewart - 25.76
400 Meters
2. LaJada Baldwin - 52.98
3. Sofie Persson - 53.41
7. Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen - 55.57
10. Kristin Bridges - 54.89
15. Kerry Robinson - 56.84
16. Lauren Hollingsworth - 56.98
400 Meter Hurdles
4. Jasmine Dacus - 1:00.44
800 Meters
12. Allison Kneip - 2:23.83
1500 Meters
3. Anne Threlkeld - 4:56.45
5000 Meters
2. Logan Waites - 17:42.82
4x100 Meter Relay
3. Ole Miss 'A' - 44.96
4x400 Meter Relay
6. Ole Miss 'A' - 3:36.95
13. Ole Miss 'B' - 3:47.11
Long Jump
4. Brittany Bozeman - 18-11.75
7. Rachel Jenkins - 18-03.25
7. Marci Morman - 18-09.00
Triple Jump
3. Aria Gaines - 40-05.00
18. Kelly Norton - 35-05.25
Discus Throw
5. Davina Orieukwu - 156-09.00
Shot Put
3. Davina Orieukwu - 52-00.00
23. Brittany Bozeman - 33-01.25
Hammer Throw
4. Juliana Smith - 181-11.00
12. Jazmin Miller - 156-10.00
Javelin Throw
23. Neal Tisher - 114-07.00
27. Christiana Coleman - 110-11.00
34. Brittany Bozeman - 92-06.00
Pole Vault
4. Neal Tisher - 12-01.25
