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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
NCAA Championships
Rebel Men Finish 19th At NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/11/2011 | Track and Field
June 11, 2011
2011 NCAA Outdoor Championship Final Results 
DES MOINES, Iowa - Ole Miss capped off the 2011 track and field season with the Rebel men placing 19th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium.
Three Rebels scored points for the men, led by sophomore Ricky Robertson's runner-up performance in the high jump on Friday. Also on Friday, senior Lee Ellis Moore placed sixth in the 400 meter hurdles and Mike Granger got seventh in the 100 meter dash.
The Rebel men finished fourth among Southeastern Conference schools.
The Ole Miss men put the final touches on a 2011 season that also included an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March. The women had a school-record nine participants in the outdoor championships and finished 23rd at the indoor championships this year.
"I'm really pleased that we were able to finish in the top 20," said head coach Joe Walker. "It's impressive for this team to have done it indoor and outdoor this year."
A native of Hernando, Miss., Robertson earned his fourth career top-five NCAA finish and third career runner-up finish. The sophomore placed second in his two NCAA Indoor Championship appearances and added a runner-up outdoor performance to arch-rival Erik Kynard of Kansas State on Friday, as he earned eight points for the Rebels. Robertson's jump of 7-05.00 is one inch off his own school record. He is also a four-time SEC Champion in the event (two indoor, two outdoor).
"It was an amazing competition and the whole crowd was in it," Walker said. "R.J. (Robertson) had a great clutch third attempt to clear at 7-5. Then he cleared the bar at 7-6, and the crowd roared, and then the bar fell. We still don't know how it fell. It looked like a clean clearance, but then the bar dropped."
After extensive rain and lightning delays on Thursday and Friday, a pair of Ole Miss runners endured slick conditions to put more points on the board Friday evening. Moore crossed the finish line sixth with a time of 50.20 in the 400 meter hurdles to grab three more points for his team. It was the second time in his career that the senior from Cordova, Tenn., has scored points for Ole Miss at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also doing so in 2009.
Granger placed seventh in the 100 meters with a time of 10.33, earning two points for his team. The sophomore from Hickory, Miss., followed up a second-place showing in the 60 meters at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships to cap off an outstanding year in the short sprints.
"Robertson, as well as Lee Moore and Mike Granger, really showed how competitive our guys are," Walker added. "We're very proud of this team."
On Saturday, Morris Kersh was the final competitor for Ole Miss at the championships, earning a 14th-place result in the men's triple jump with a distance of 51-05.75.
Also competing on Friday was sophomore Marci Morman, who placed 16th in the women's triple jump (personal-best 41-03.25), senior Juliana Smith in the women's hammer throw and sophomore Neal Tisher in the women's pole vault. Smith and Tisher were unable to record any marks in their events.
Thursday's action saw six more Rebels cap off fine seasons of their own. Junior Caleb Lee placed 14th in the men's long jump (25-02.50). Senior Jonathan Juin finished 11th among men's 200 meter runners (20.87) in Thursday's semifinals to just miss a spot in Saturday's finals (top eight advance). The women's 4x400 meter relay squad of Kristin Bridges, Lauren Hollingsworth, Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen and Sofie Persson placed 17th in the semifinals with a time of 3:36.31.
On Wednesday, Granger finished second in his heat of the 100 meter semifinals to advance to the finals, and Moore also finished second in his heat of the 400 meter hurdles to advance to the finals.
Several other Rebels had their fantastic seasons and careers come to an end on Wednesday.
Junior Carson Blanks finished 12th in the men's 400 meter hurdles (50.73) to just miss a spot in the finals.
Senior Sofie Persson ran a 58.40 in the women's 400 meter hurdles to place 20th overall.
The Ole Miss women placed 19th in the 4x100 meter relay semifinals. The squad of Kristin Bridges, Lauren Hollingsworth, Jasmine Williams and LaJada Baldwin clocked a season-best time of 44.71 that ranks them fifth-best in school history. Baldwin's stellar collegiate career comes to a close after the St. Louis native earned three All-America honors and racked up some of the top times in the school record books.
FULL AGATE
Men
100 Meter Finals
7. Mike Granger - 10.33
100 Meter Semifinals
10. Mike Granger - 10.37q
200 Meter Semifinals
11. Jonathan Juin - 20.87
400 Meter Hurdle Finals
6. Lee Ellis Moore - 50.20
400 Meter Hurdle Semifinals
5. Lee Ellis Moore - 50.06q
12. Carson Blanks - 50.73
High Jump Finals
2. Ricky Robertson - 7-05.00
Long Jump Finals
14. Caleb Lee - 25-02.50
Triple Jump Finals
14. Morris Kersh - 51-05.75
Women
400 Meter Hurdle Semifinals
20. Sofie Persson - 58.40
4x100 Meter Relay Semifinals
19. Ole Miss - 44.71
4x400 Meter Relay Semifinals
17. Ole Miss - 3:36.31
Triple Jump Finals
16. Marci Morman - 41-03.25
Pole Vault Finals
Neal Tisher - NH
Hammer Throw Finals
Juliana Smith - foul
