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War Eagle Invitational
Granger, Lee Shine At War Eagle Invitational
4/17/2011 | Track and Field
April 17, 2011
AUBURN, Ala. - Mike Granger won the 100 meters and Caleb Lee took the long jump title to lead the Rebel track team at the War Eagle Invitational on Saturday.
Granger, a sophomore who came into the meet ranked 10th in the nation in the 100 meters, took the sprint crown in Auburn with a time of 10.49 in the finals. Senior Jonathan Juin came in fourth with a time of 10.60. In the preliminaries, the duo finished 1-2 with Granger posting a time of 10.36 and Juin 10.38. Granger's best time of the year is 10.22.
Entering the weekend 11th in the nation in the long jump, Lee jumped a personal-best 25-06.00 to beat all other competitors in Auburn. The junior now ranks eighth in school history in the event.
Also standing out on the men's side were the Rebel 400 meter hurdlers. Ole Miss had three of the top eight finishers in the event, led by senior Lee Ellis Moore's second-place showing at 50.29. Junior Carson Blanks came in third at 50.50, and junior Ras-Len Bully crossed the line in eighth with a personal-best 52.39. Moore and Blanks came into the meet ranked fourth and eighth in the country, respectively.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team, which ranks top 10 nationally, dropped the baton during its race before picking it up and finishing in sixth place.
A pair of senior throwers led the way for the Rebel women. Juliana Smith and Betty Williams both entered the weekend ranked top 10 in the nation in their events, and they did not disappoint.
Smith placed third in the hammer throw with a distance of 200-07 that is just off her school-record mark of 202-11 set earlier this year at the Florida Pepsi Relays.
Williams finished third in the discus with a throw of 171-05, which is just off her school record toss of 176-11 set earlier this year at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge.
Also performing well was Kristin Bridges in the 400 meters. The junior who entered the meet ranked 20th in the nation, crossed the finish line in a personal-best 53.55 to place third. She ranks fifth-best in the event in school history.
Long-distance runner Katie Breathitt, who used to play soccer for the Rebels, won the 5,000 meter open race with a time of 17:21.67 that ranks her second in school history in the event.
Aria Gaines placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 41-02.50 that was just shy of her personal-best leap of 41-06.50 that ranks her top-five in the event in school history.
"We had some good performances this meet, but not the quality of effort we showed last week," Ole Miss head coach Joe Walker said. "We will be working hard as we prepare for our second home meet this next weekend."
Ole Miss returns to the track this Saturday and Sunday when the Rebels host the Mississippi Open. Most of the events will take place Saturday between 9 a.m. and 7:40 p.m., while part of the women's heptathlon is scheduled to conclude Sunday morning.
AGATE
Men
100 Meter Finals
1. Mike Granger - 10.49
4. Jonathan Juin - 10.60
100 Meter Prelims
1. Mike Granger - 10.36q
2. Jonathan Juin - 10.38q
400 Meters
9. Dante Oliver - 47.33
16. Christopher Bush - 48.41
22. Montez Griffin - 49.05
28. Creighton Serrette - 49.58
29. Brian Word - 49.58
800 Meters
24. Chad Berry - 1:57.25
25. Riley Young - 1:57.65
1500 Meters
5. Riley Young - 3:55.85
400 Meter Hurdles
2. Lee Ellis Moore - 50.29
3. Carson Blanks - 50.50
8. Ras-Len Bully - 52.39
4x100 Meter Relay
5. Ole Miss `A' - 40.74
4x400 Meter Relay 6. Ole Miss `A' - 3:12.58
10. Ole Miss `B' - 3:14.96
Long Jump
1. Caleb Lee - 25-06.00
7. Ras-Len Bully - 23-08.25
21. Morris Kersh - 21-04.75
Triple Jump
7. Kentrell Sanders - 49-05.75
Morris Kersh - FOUL
Discus Throw
Peyton Wilhoite - FOUL
Javelin Throw
7. Benjamin Lapane - 181-08
Women
100 Meter Prelims
11. LaJada Baldwin - 11.85
19. Jasmine Williams - 12.03
200 Meters
18. LaJada Baldwin - 24.24
20. Jasmine Williams - 24.31
49. Brittany Bozeman - 25.61
73. Christiana Coleman - 27.18
400 Meters
3. Kristin Bridges - 53.55
9. Lauren Hollingsworth - 54.59
800 Meters
16. Tia Leake - 2:14.86
29. Kayleigh Skinner - 2:19.41
1500 Meters
3. Anne Threlkeld - 4:44.12
11. Allison Kneip - 4:55.96
5000 Meters
1. Katie Breathitt - 17:21.67
100 Meter Hurdle Prelims
14. Fabia McDonald - 14.39
29. Neal Tisher - 14.90
43. Christiana Coleman - 16.05
45. Brittany Bozeman - 16.13
49. Mary Ashton Nall - 18.01
400 Meter Hurdles
7. Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen - 1:00.56
4x100 Meter Relay
5. Ole Miss `A' - 46.04
4x400 Meter Relay
6. Ole Miss `A' - 3:41.54
High Jump
19. Fabia McDonald - 5-03.75
Mary Ashton Nall - NH
Pole Vault
12. Mary Ashton Nall - 10-10.00
Neal Tisher - NH
Long Jump
15. Marci Morman - 18-10.75
17. Brittany Bozeman - 18-09.00
Triple Jump
3. Aria Gaines - 41-02.50
10. Marci Morman - 38-06.75
Discus Throw
3. Betty Williams - 171-05
Hammer Throw
3. Juliana Smith - 200-07
19. Jazmin Miller - 155-09
Christiana Coleman - FOUL
