The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebel Track And Field Hosts Mississippi Open Saturday
4/30/2010 | Track and Field
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss track and field team will host the second and final home meet of the season when the Rebels take part in the Mississippi Open Saturday from the Ole Miss Track and Field Complex.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw and the women's javelin throw. Admission to this year's Mississippi Open will be free of charge.
Ole Miss student-athletes will be collecting shoes for underprivileged youth in Haiti and Kenya Saturday during the meet. Fans are asked to donate gently used running shoes, cleats and spikes as part of the "Rebel Reruns" program. Smaller sizes are needed, but all shoes are greatly appreciated. Visiting track teams have also been asked to bring shoes to the meet.
Several teams from around the region are expected to compete this weekend, including Memphis, Mississippi State, Southern Miss and Tulane.
"We are really excited to host another meet here on campus," Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker said. "This is the last home meet for a fine group of seniors, and we hope we can have a good crowd to watch them finish their career at Ole Miss. This is also a good tune-up meet for our SEC preparations. We just hope the weather will hold off and allow us to have a great meet."
Individually, the Rebels feature some of the top talent in the nation and all are expected to be in action Saturday. The men's team enters the weekend 10th in the nation in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll and feature nine athletes ranked amongst the top-30 in the nation.
Freshman jumper Ricky Robertson ranks first in the country in the high jump after setting a new school record with a height of 7-05.75 at the Florida Relays. Sophomore Brian Knight is third in the NCAA in the high jump with a top height of 7-04.50 turned in at the Florida Relays.
Senior Colin Moleton stands 28th in the nation in the javelin throw with a top distance of 222-01.00 he posted earlier in the year at the Ole Miss Invitational.
Junior sprinter Jonathan Juin stands 11th in the NCAA in the 100 meters with a top time of 10.28, while freshman Mike Granger is 16th in the event with his top mark of 10.34. Juin also ranks 12th in the country in the 200 meters with a top time of 20.73.
In the 400 meter hurdles, junior Lee Ellis Moore is second in the nation with a top time of 49.52 set at the Ole Miss Invitational. Sophomore Carson Blanks is 17th in the country with his top mark of 50.87 he also recorded at the Ole Miss Invitational.
Distance runner Barnabas Kirui is fifth in the country in the 3000 meter steeplechase after recording a time of 8:43.72 earlier in the year at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet. His brother, Martin, Kirui, is ranked eighth in the NCAA in the event with his top time of 8:46.68 he posted en route to winning the individual title at the Drake Relays.
The women's team stands 41st in the nation in the latest USTFCCA poll and features five athletes ranked in the top-30.
Junior Sofie Persson is 18th in the nation in the 400 meters with a top time of 53.41, and she is 18th in the country in the 400 meter hurdles following her best mark of 58.33. In addition, Persson also runs the final leg for the 4x400 meter relay team that is ranked 15th in the NCAA with a top time of 3:34.60.
Sprinter LaJada Baldwin is ranked ninth in the nation in the 400 meters with a time of 52.98 and 28th in the 100 meters with a mark of 11.53. Baldwin also runs the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay.
In field events, junior thrower Betty Williams is 13th in the NCAA in the shot put after turning in a top distance of 53-05.75 at the Florida Relays, while senior Davina Orieukwu is 20th in the country in the event with a top distance of 52-00.00 she posted at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet.
Freshman Brittany Bozeman stands 28th in the NCAA in the heptathlon with a top total of 5,052 points she collected at the Alabama Relays.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw and the women's javelin throw. Admission to this year's Mississippi Open will be free of charge.
Ole Miss student-athletes will be collecting shoes for underprivileged youth in Haiti and Kenya Saturday during the meet. Fans are asked to donate gently used running shoes, cleats and spikes as part of the "Rebel Reruns" program. Smaller sizes are needed, but all shoes are greatly appreciated. Visiting track teams have also been asked to bring shoes to the meet.
Several teams from around the region are expected to compete this weekend, including Memphis, Mississippi State, Southern Miss and Tulane.
"We are really excited to host another meet here on campus," Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker said. "This is the last home meet for a fine group of seniors, and we hope we can have a good crowd to watch them finish their career at Ole Miss. This is also a good tune-up meet for our SEC preparations. We just hope the weather will hold off and allow us to have a great meet."
Individually, the Rebels feature some of the top talent in the nation and all are expected to be in action Saturday. The men's team enters the weekend 10th in the nation in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll and feature nine athletes ranked amongst the top-30 in the nation.
Freshman jumper Ricky Robertson ranks first in the country in the high jump after setting a new school record with a height of 7-05.75 at the Florida Relays. Sophomore Brian Knight is third in the NCAA in the high jump with a top height of 7-04.50 turned in at the Florida Relays.
Senior Colin Moleton stands 28th in the nation in the javelin throw with a top distance of 222-01.00 he posted earlier in the year at the Ole Miss Invitational.
Junior sprinter Jonathan Juin stands 11th in the NCAA in the 100 meters with a top time of 10.28, while freshman Mike Granger is 16th in the event with his top mark of 10.34. Juin also ranks 12th in the country in the 200 meters with a top time of 20.73.
In the 400 meter hurdles, junior Lee Ellis Moore is second in the nation with a top time of 49.52 set at the Ole Miss Invitational. Sophomore Carson Blanks is 17th in the country with his top mark of 50.87 he also recorded at the Ole Miss Invitational.
Distance runner Barnabas Kirui is fifth in the country in the 3000 meter steeplechase after recording a time of 8:43.72 earlier in the year at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet. His brother, Martin, Kirui, is ranked eighth in the NCAA in the event with his top time of 8:46.68 he posted en route to winning the individual title at the Drake Relays.
The women's team stands 41st in the nation in the latest USTFCCA poll and features five athletes ranked in the top-30.
Junior Sofie Persson is 18th in the nation in the 400 meters with a top time of 53.41, and she is 18th in the country in the 400 meter hurdles following her best mark of 58.33. In addition, Persson also runs the final leg for the 4x400 meter relay team that is ranked 15th in the NCAA with a top time of 3:34.60.
Sprinter LaJada Baldwin is ranked ninth in the nation in the 400 meters with a time of 52.98 and 28th in the 100 meters with a mark of 11.53. Baldwin also runs the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay.
In field events, junior thrower Betty Williams is 13th in the NCAA in the shot put after turning in a top distance of 53-05.75 at the Florida Relays, while senior Davina Orieukwu is 20th in the country in the event with a top distance of 52-00.00 she posted at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet.
Freshman Brittany Bozeman stands 28th in the NCAA in the heptathlon with a top total of 5,052 points she collected at the Alabama Relays.
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