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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Eight Rebels Earn USTFCCCA All-America Honors
6/13/2011 | Track and Field
June 13, 2011
NEW ORLEANS - Eight Ole Miss Rebels earned Outdoor All-America distinction from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced Monday following the 2011 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships.
Receiving first-team USTFCCCA All-America were sophomore high jumper Ricky Robertson, senior hurdler Lee Ellis Moore and sophomore sprinter Mike Granger. Second-team distinction went to junior hurdler Carson Blanks, senior sprinter Jonathan Juin, sophomore triple jumper Morris Kersh, junior long jumper Caleb Lee and sophomore women's triple jumper Marci Morman.
All seven men that Ole Miss sent to the championships earned All-America recognition.
"The large group of Ole Miss athletes selected as All-Americans just caps off a very fine year for our 2011 team," head coach Joe Walker said. "They have represented themselves and Ole Miss in exemplary fashion."
First-team USTFCCCA All-America honors were awarded to those who earned any portion of a team point or reached an eight-entrant final at the national championships in Des Moines this past week. Second-team All-America honors were handed out to those whose final placing in the national meet ranged from ninth to 16th place.
Robertson capped off a sensational sophomore season by finishing runner-up in the high jump to arch-rival Erik Kynard of Kansas State. The Hernando, Miss., native receives his fourth straight first-team All-America honor in four tries (two indoor, two outdoor) and recently earned his fourth straight SEC title in the high jump (two indoor, two outdoor).
Moore claimed a sixth-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles in Des Moines, while Granger placed seventh in the 100 meter dash. Moore was also an Outdoor All-American in 2009. Granger had earned All-America status in each of his two indoor seasons as a collegian.
Blanks finished 12th in the 400 meter hurdles, Juin was 11th in the 200 meters, Kersh was 14th in the triple jump, Lee was 14th in the long jump and Morman was 16th in the women's triple jump. Lee was a repeat All-American (2011 Indoor), while Blanks, Juin, Kersh and Morman earned the honors for the first time.
Additionally, all other participants at the national championships received honorable mention All-America status. That included Ole Miss women LaJada Baldwin (4x100 meter relay), Kristin Bridges (4x100 and 4x400 meter relays), Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen (4x400 meter relay), Lauren Hollingsworth (4x100 and 4x400 meter relays), Sofie Persson (400 meter hurdles and 4x400 meter relay), Juliana Smith (hammer throw), Neal Tisher (pole vault) and Jasmine Williams (4x100 meter relay).
