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Meyo Invitational
Rebels Win Five Events At Meyo Invitational
2/5/2011 | Track and Field
Feb. 5, 2011
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Ole Miss claimed victory in five events in a strong showing at the Meyo Invitational indoor track meet over the weekend.
"It was an encouraging weekend for our team," head coach Joe Walker said. "We had good performances that came from all of our areas - throws, jumps, sprints and distance."
The Rebel men nearly swept the jumping events. Sophomore Ricky Robertson, ranked second in the nation in the high jump, won the event with another spectacular height of 7-04.25. Junior Caleb Lee won the long jump with a personal-best leap of 25-06.75, and sophomore Morris Kersh finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 49-01.50.
On Friday, Juliana Smith broke her own school record in the weight throw. A senior from Loganville, Ga., she hurled her weight to a record distance of 66-04.00, a full three feet past her previous school record of 63-04.00 that she recorded in 2009. Her throw is just shy of the NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 68-10.00 and ranks among the top 10 throws in the nation this year.
Lee shattered his previous personal best by six inches with his long jump that ranks 10th in the NCAA this year and makes Lee the fourth-best performer in school history. Robertson placed fifth with a personal-best jump of 24-01.75.
Sophomore Mike Granger won the 60 meters on Saturday with a time of 6.67 after he tied his personal best of 6.66 to claim the top spot in Friday's preliminaries. It was an excellent weekend for Granger, who missed the Rebels' last meet with an injury. The Hickory, Miss., native ran a 6.66 at last year's SEC and NCAA Championships and was ranked 11th in the country this year with a previous season-best time of 6.67.
The men's 4x400 meter relay quartet of Dante Oliver, Christopher Bush, Matt Daniels and Lee Ellis Moore claimed victory with a season-best time of 3:10.79.
Jonathan Juin ran 21.61 in the 200 meters to finish in third place.
Sofie Persson was edged in the 800 meters as she finished second with a season-best time of 2:06.77. She came into the meet ranked 10th in the nation in that event.
In the triple jump, Aria Gaines topped her previous best by jumping 40-11.50 to place third.
Betty Williams posted a shot put distance of 50-05.25 to take third place in the event with a mark just over two feet shy of her own school record.
Logan Waites, who owns the top 5,000 meter time among Southeastern Conference females this year, was unable to finish the 5,000 on Friday due to illness. However, her long distance counterpart of Katie Breathitt ran a 10:04.32 in the 3,000 meters to become the second-ranked performer in that event in school history.
Next for the Ole Miss track and field squad is next weekend's Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., followed by the SEC Championships, also in Fayetteville, on Feb. 25-27.
AGATE
MEN
60 Meter Prelims
1. Mike Granger - 6.66q
9. Jonathan Juin - 6.87q
28. Bradley Shields - 7.07
46. Benjamin Lapane - 7.35
60 Meter Finals
1. Mike Granger - 6.67
8. Jonathan Juin - 6.91
200 Meters (Seeded)
3. Jonathan Juin - 21.61
400 Meters (Seeded)
5. Dante Oliver - 48.13
12. Christopher Bush - 48.87
400 Meters (Unseeded)
3. Matt Daniels - 48.57
7. Carson Blanks - 49.11
15. Montez Griffin - 49.85
21. Creighton Serrette - 49.99
800 Meters (Unseeded)
15. Lee Ellis Moore - 1:54.69
19. Riley Young - 1:55.43
5,000 Meters
30. Max Holman - 15:17.68
4x400 Meter Relay
1. Ole Miss `A' - 3:10.79 (Oliver, Bush, Daniels, Moore)
High Jump
1. Ricky Robertson - 7-04.25
Long Jump
1. Caleb Lee - 25-06.75
5. Ricky Robertson - 24-01.75
14. Morris Kersh - 22-03.75
Triple Jump
2. Morris Kersh - 49-01.50
3. Caleb Lee - 48-10.75
Shot Put
19. Benjamin Lapane - 44-03.25
WOMEN
60 Meter Prelims
9. Jasmine Williams - 7.66q
60 Meter Finals
8. Jasmine Williams - 7.63
200 Meters (Seeded)
6. Jasmine Williams - 24.69
400 Meters (Seeded)
4. Kristin Bridges - 55.22
9. LaJada Baldwin - 56.73
400 Meters (Unseeded)
4. Kerry Robinson - 55.66
13. Lauren Hollingsworth - 56.84
27. Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen - 57.59
800 Meters (Seeded)
2. Sofie Persson - 2:06.77
800 Meters (Unseeded)
29. Tia Leake - 2:16.93
3,000 Meters (Unseeded)
6. Katie Breathitt - 10:04.32
5,000 Meters
Logan Waites - DNF
60 Meter Hurdle Prelims
18. Fabia McDonald - 8.92
21. Neal Tisher - 8.95
40. Mary Ashton Nall - 9.27
4x400 Meter Relay
4. Ole Miss `A' - 3:44.42 (Hollingsworth, Hellberg-Jonsen, Robinson, Bridges)
High Jump
Neal Tisher - NH
Mary Ashton Nall - NH
Long Jump
10. Marci Morman - 18-10.75
18. Alexius Hightower - 18-05.00
19. Aria Gaines - 18-05.00
24. Fabia McDonald - 18-02.50
Triple Jump
3. Aria Gaines - 40-11.50
17. Alexius Hightower - 38-06.75
27. Kelly Norton - 36-09.75
Pole Vault
3. Neal Tisher - 12-07.50
20. Mary Ashton Nall - 10-08.00
Shot Put
3. Betty Williams - 50-05.25
Weight Throw
1. Juliana Smith - 66-04.00 (SR)
6. Jazmin Miller - 56-08.00
