The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Rank Among Indoor Track National Leaders
1/18/2011 | Track and Field
Jan. 18, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - Every year, Ole Miss boasts some of the nation's elite track and field athletes, and 2011 is no different.
Ole Miss has an athlete among the nation's top 10 in seven different events this indoor season.
Leading the way is sophomore All-American Mike Granger, who owns the nation's top time of 6.21 in the 55 meters, which he ran at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic. That time is not only best in the nation this year, but second-fastest in school history. Granger ranks third in the country in the 60 meters with his time of 6.67 at the Arkansas Invitational.
Sophomore All-American Ricky Robertson's school-record leap of 7-05.00 in the high jump at the Kickoff Klassic is the third-best in the nation this year and is an NCAA automatic qualifying mark.
Other Rebel men ranked top 10 in their event are junior Caleb Lee (eighth in long jump - 24-11.25 at the Arkansas Invitational) and freshman Dante Oliver (ninth in 400 meters - 47.56 at Kickoff Klassic).
Junior All-American Sofie Persson's time of 53.93 in the 400 meters at the Kickoff Klassic ranks third in the country this year and fourth in school history.
Freshman Fabia McDonald has the nation's sixth-best pentathlon score of 3,535 points, which she achieved at the Kickoff Klassic, as well.
Ole Miss will participate at indoor meets in each of the next four weekends before competing at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships Feb. 25-27 in Fayetteville, Ark. The Rebels travel to Jonesboro, Ark., this Saturday for the Arkansas State Invitational.
