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Rebel Greats Vie for Team USA Slots at 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships
7/24/2019 | Track and Field
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Fans Can Watch the Action on the NBC Family of Networks
DES MOINES, Iowa – Some of the most decorated athletes in Ole Miss track & field history will descend upon Drake Stadium this week for the 2019 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships, which will serve as qualifying for coveted spots on Team USA for the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar from September 27 until October 6.
Ole Miss athletes have won 29 U.S. titles across both the indoor and outdoor seasons, with 17 coming outdoors and 14 of those outdoor champions coming since 2008. Combined, 11 Ole Miss affiliated athletes in competition this week own five Olympic Games berths, three Olympic medals, 21 U.S. titles, 23 international medals, 22 World Championships berths, nine NCAA titles and 59 All-American honors.
Competition runs July 25-28 and fans can watch the action via the NBC family of networks. Read below for a full schedule of events and more info on the Rebel USA qualifiers.
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Broadcast Schedule (All Times CT)
Day One (Thurs., July 25)
2:45-10:00 PM – NBC Sports Gold
Day Two (Fri., July 26)
12:30-8:00 PM – NBC Sports Gold
6:00-8:00 PM – NBC Sports Network
Day Three (Sat., July 27)
1:00-5:00 PM – NBC Sports Gold
3:00-5:00 PM – NBC
Day Four (Sun., July 28)
3:00-8:00 – NBC Sports Gold
6:00-7:00 – NBC Sports Network
7:00-8:00 – NBC
Isiah Young • Men's 100-Meter Dash • Men's 200-Meter Dash
Hometown / High School: Junction City, Kansas / Junction City HS
First Round: 100: Thurs., July 25, 5:05 p.m. CT | 200: Sat., July 27, 1:58 p.m. CT
Semifinals: 100: Fri., July 26, 6:02 p.m. CT | 200: Sun., July 28, 5 p.m. CT
Finals: 100: Fri., July 27, 7:53 p.m. CT | 200: Sun., July 28, 7:51 p.m. CT
Personal Best (Wind-Legal): 100: 9.92 (+0.7, 2018) | 200: 19.86 (+1.6, 2013)
Personal Best (All-Conditions): 100: 9.82 (+3.0, 2015) | 200: 19.75 (+4.1, 2015)
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 100: 9.99 (+1.8) | 200: 20.29 (+0.1)
Season Best (All-Conditions): 200: 20.15 (+2.2)
World Rank: 100: T-14th | 200: T-40th
U.S. Rank: 100: 5th | 200: 12th
IAAF 100-Meter Standard? Yes (10.10)
IAAF 200-Meter Standard? Yes (20.40)
Quick Facts: 2012 Olympian (200-Meter) … 3x World Championships qualifier for Team USA (2013, 200-meter; 2015, 200-meter; 2017, 200-meter) … Ran on silver medal 4x100-meter relay at IAAF World Relays in Japan in May … 2017 World finalist in the 200-meter (8th) … 3x USA Outdoor medalist … 2013 USA Outdoor Champion in the 200-meter … 2013 NCAA Outdoor runner-up in the 200-meter … 5x All-American … 2x SEC Champion … 2013 USTFCCCA South Region Track Athlete of the Year … 2013 SEC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year … 2013 SEC Outdoor Commissioner's Trophy winner
Brian Williams • Men's Discus
Hometown / High School: Warren Mich. / Fraser HS
Finals: Thurs., July 25, 5:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 65.42m/214-07 (2019)
Season Best: 65.42m/214-07 (Elite Classic, May 18)
World Rank: 18th
U.S. Rank: 3rd
IAAF Standard? Yes (65.00m/213-03)
Quick Facts: Has thrown at least 60.62m (198-10) in each meet this season, throwing at least 63.35m (207-10) in six of nine meets … Threw career-best 65.42m (214-07) to win Elite Classic in Arizona in May … Finished fourth in the discus at the 2017 USA Outdoor Championships, ninth in 2018 … 3x All-American … 2x SEC Champion (first to repeat as the SEC discus champion since 2010-11) … Owns the discus, indoor shot and outdoor shot school records … Was a national champion and 4x All-American while at Iowa Central Community College
Ryan Manahan • Men's 800-Meter
Hometown / High School: Marcellus, N.Y. / Marcellus HS
First Round: Thurs., July 25, 6:47 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., July 26, 6:32 p.m. CT
Finals: Sun., July 28, 6:02 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 1:46.87 (2017 USATF Championships)
Season Best: 1:48.00 (Hoka One Invite, May 3)
World Rank: 212th
U.S. Rank: 41st
IAAF Standard? No (1:45.80)
Quick Facts: 2017 U.S. semifinalist in the 800-meter (14th place) … Part of two NCAA Championship qualifying Rebel cross country teams … Second-Team All-SEC in cross country in 2016 … Second-Team All-American indoors in 2016 in the 800-meter … On school record DMR team in 2016 … Part of SEC title DMR team in 2016 … Still holds the fastest 800-meter indoors at Ole Miss since 1991 at 1:47.37 … First-Team All-American indoors at Georgetown in 2014 in the 800-meter (fifth place)
MJ Erb • Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
Hometown / High School: Farmington, N.Y. / Victor HS
First Round: Thurs., July 25, 8:21 p.m. CT
Finals: Sat., July 27, 3:54 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 8:26.75 (2017 USATF Championships)
Season Best: 8:28.62 (2018 USATF Championships)
World Rank: --
U.S. Rank: --
IAAF Standard? No (8:29.00)
Quick Facts: 3x U.S. finalist in the steeplechase … Has finished seventh in the steeple in each of the last two seasons; finished 15th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials … 3x All-American … 3x SEC Champion … 2016 Cross Country All-American; top Ole Miss finisher in sixth, helping the Rebels to their highest team finish ever in fourth
Craig Engels • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Pfafftown, N.C. / Ronald Reagan HS
First Round: Fri., July 26, 4:30 p.m. CT
Finals: Sun., July 28, 7:33 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:35.32 (2019)
Season Best: 3:35.32 (Portland Festival, June 9)
World Rank: T-31st
U.S. Rank: 3rd
IAAF Standard? Yes (3:36.00)
Quick Facts: 3x U.S. finalist in the 1500-meter … 2017 NCAA DMR Champion … 6x All-American … 5x SEC Champion … 2018 IAAF World Indoor Finalist (1500-meter, 7th place) … 2018 USA Indoor bronze medalist (1500-meter) … 2017 Academic All-American
Janeah Stewart • Women's Hammer
Hometown / High School: Calumet City, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Finals: Sat., July 27, 12:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 75.43m/247-05 (2019) | 5th in U.S. history
Season Best: 75.43m/247-05 (June 22)
World Rank: 6th
U.S. Rank: 4th
IAAF Standard? Yes (71.00m/232-11)
Quick Facts: PR makes her the fifth-best in U.S. history in the hammer (12th-best throw) … 2019 U.S. indoor weight throw champion … Ranks third in world history in the weight throw (24.82m/81-05.25) … 2018 U.S. finalist in both the hammer (fourth) and shot put (fifth) … 2018 NCAA Champion in the hammer … Hit a 15-foot PR and school record of 72.92m (239-03) to win NCAA title, making her No. 4 hammer thrower in NCAA history with the 10th-best throw ever … 10x All-American (school record) … 3x SEC Champion … 10x SEC Medalist … 3x SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner … Scored 80 career SEC points and 25 career NCAA points
Sam Kendricks • Men's Pole Vault
Hometown / High School: Oxford, Miss. / Oxford HS
Finals: Sat., July 27, 2 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 6.00m/19-08.25 (2017 USATF Championships) | T-4th in U.S. history
Season Best: 5.95m/19-06.25 (Lausanne Diamond League, July 5)
World Rank: T-3rd
U.S. Rank: T-1st
IAAF Standard? Yes (5.71m/18-08.75)
Quick Facts: 5x defending U.S. outdoor champion; first American man to win five in a row outdoors since Cornelius Warmerdam from 1940-44 … 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist … 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Gold Medalist … 4x World qualifier, 3x World medalist … 8x USA Champion (5 outdoors, 3 indoors) … 2x NCAA Champion … 2014 NCAA Runner-Up … 5x All-American … 2x SEC Champion … 2013 World University Games Gold Medalist … 2014 SEC Indoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year … 16x IAAF Diamond League champion … 2017 USATF Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year … 22nd member of the six-meter club
Brittney Reese • Women's Long Jump
Hometown / High School: Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS
Finals: Sat., July 27, 3 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 7.31m/23-11.75, +1.7 (2016 U.S. Olympic Trials) | 3rd in U.S. history, 11th world history
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 6.95m/22-09.75, +0.7 (Jim Bush, June 29)
Season Best (All-Conditions): 7.01m/23-00.00, +2.2 (Chula Vista, May 26)
World Rank: 2nd
U.S. Rank: 1st
IAAF Standard? Yes (6.72m/22-00.75)
Quick Facts: 3x Olympian and 2x Olympic medalist … Has made the Olympic final in the long jump in each of her trips in 2008 (Beijing, fourth), 2012 (London, gold) and 2016 (Rio, silver) … First Rebel woman to ever medal at the Olympic Games, first Rebel in general to ever win gold … 10x World Championships qualifier for Team USA (six outdoors, four indoors) … 8x World Championships medalist, including seven gold medals … 16x U.S. medalist … 11x U.S. national champion … 2x NCAA Champion at Ole Miss … 5x All-American … 5x SEC Champion … 4x SEC runner-up … 3x SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Year … 2x SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner … First Rebel to win national athlete of the year, taking USTFCCCA Women's Field Athlete of the Year in 2008 … Still ranks fourth indoors (6.87m/22-06.50) and outdoors (6.93m/22-09) in NCAA history … Outdoor mark was the best in NCAA in 31 years at the time
Ricky Robertson • Men's High Jump
Hometown / High School: Hernando, Miss. / Hernando HS
Finals: Sun., July 28, 4:35 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 2.32m/7-07.25 (2018)
Season Best: 2.17m/7-01.50 (Chula Vista, June 19)
World Rank: T-168th
U.S. Rank: T-37th
IAAF Standard? No (2.30m/7-06.50)
Quick Facts: Finished fourth at 2018 U.S. Championships … 2016 Olympian in the high jump … 2x World qualifier … 2x USA Indoor medalist … 3x NCAA Runner-Up … 7x All-American (leads all Rebel men) … 7x SEC Champion (only athlete to ever win seven SEC high jump titles) … 2x USTFCCCA South Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year … 2x SEC Field Athlete of the Year … 2x SEC Freshman of the Year indoors and outdoors in 2010 … 2x SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner
Volunteer Coach Jessica Ramsey • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Boynton Beach, Fla. / Boynton Beach HS
Finals: Sun., July 28, 6:20 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.23m/63-01.25 (2018 USATF Championships)
Season Best: 18.90m/62-00.25 (April 28)
World Rank: 6th
U.S. Rank: 2nd
IAAF Standard? Yes (18.00m/59-00.75)
Quick Facts: 2018 U.S. runner-up in the shot put at 4-foot career-best 19.23m (63-01.25); fell within two inches of a U.S. title … Represented Team USA at the 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto, winning a bronze medal in the shot put … Has thrown on the Diamond League circuit in 2018 and 2019 … 2019 U.S. indoor bronze medalist in the shot put … Tripled at the NCAA Outdoor meet for Western Kentucky in 2014, earning First-Team All-American honors in the shot put in eighth place … Has been training with Ole Miss head coach Connie Price-Smith and throws coach John Smith since 2015
Volunteer Coach Jeneva Stevens • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Dolton, Ill. / Thornridge HS
Finals: Sun., July 28, 6:20 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.11m/62-08.50 (2016)
Season Best: 18.72m/61-05.00 (June 22)
World Rank: 10th
U.S. Rank: 4th
IAAF Standard? Yes (18.00m/59-00.75)
Quick Facts: 2013 World University Games Gold Medalist in the hammer, the first American woman to ever medal in the event in worldwide competition … 3x World finalist … 3x NCAA Champion at Southern Illinois … 3x NCAA Runner-Up … 13x All-American … 34th-best NCAA Outdoor scorer (44) … 28th-best NCAA Indoor scorer (38)
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
Ole Miss athletes have won 29 U.S. titles across both the indoor and outdoor seasons, with 17 coming outdoors and 14 of those outdoor champions coming since 2008. Combined, 11 Ole Miss affiliated athletes in competition this week own five Olympic Games berths, three Olympic medals, 21 U.S. titles, 23 international medals, 22 World Championships berths, nine NCAA titles and 59 All-American honors.
Competition runs July 25-28 and fans can watch the action via the NBC family of networks. Read below for a full schedule of events and more info on the Rebel USA qualifiers.
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Broadcast Schedule (All Times CT)
Day One (Thurs., July 25)
2:45-10:00 PM – NBC Sports Gold
Day Two (Fri., July 26)
12:30-8:00 PM – NBC Sports Gold
6:00-8:00 PM – NBC Sports Network
Day Three (Sat., July 27)
1:00-5:00 PM – NBC Sports Gold
3:00-5:00 PM – NBC
Day Four (Sun., July 28)
3:00-8:00 – NBC Sports Gold
6:00-7:00 – NBC Sports Network
7:00-8:00 – NBC
| 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Master Schedule (all times CT) | |||
| Day One | Thursday, July 25 | |||
| Time | Event | Live Coverage | Athlete(s) |
| 5:05 p.m. | Men's 100-Meter Dash, First Round | NBC Sports Gold | Isiah Young |
| 5:30 p.m. | Men's Discus Final | NBC Sports Gold | Brian Williams |
| 6:47 p.m. | Men's 800-Meter, First Round | NBC Sports Gold | Ryan Manahan |
| 8:21 p.m. | Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase, First Round | NBC Sports Gold | MJ Erb |
| Day Two | Friday, July 26 | |||
| 4:30 p.m. | Men's 1500-Meter, First Round | NBC Sports Gold | Craig Engels |
| 6:02 p.m. | Men's 100-Meter Dash Semifinal | NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Gold |
Isiah Young |
| 6:32 p.m. | Men's 800-Meter Semifinal | NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Gold |
Ryan Manahan |
| 7:53 p.m. | Men's 100-Meter Dash Final | NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Gold |
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| Day Three | Saturday, July 27 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | Women's Hammer Final | NBC Sports Gold | Janeah Stewart |
| 2:30 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault Final | NBC Sports Gold | Sam Kendricks |
| 2:45 p.m. | Men's 200-Meter Dash, First Round | NBC Sports Gold | Isiah Young |
| 3:00 p.m. | Women's Long Jump Final | NBC NBC Sports Gold |
Brittney Reese |
| Day Four | Sunday, July 28 | |||
| 4:35 p.m. | Men's High Jump Final | NBC Sports Gold | Ricky Robertson |
| 5:00 p.m. | Men's 200-Meter Dash Semifinal | NBC Sports Gold | Isiah Young |
| 6:20 p.m. | Women's Shot Put Final | NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Gold |
Jessica Ramsey Jeneva Stevens |
| 7:33 p.m. | Men's 1500-Meter Final | NBC NBC Sports Gold |
Craig Engels |
| 7:51 p.m. | Men's 200-Meter Dash Final | NBC NBC Sports Gold |
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Isiah Young • Men's 100-Meter Dash • Men's 200-Meter Dash
Hometown / High School: Junction City, Kansas / Junction City HS
First Round: 100: Thurs., July 25, 5:05 p.m. CT | 200: Sat., July 27, 1:58 p.m. CT
Semifinals: 100: Fri., July 26, 6:02 p.m. CT | 200: Sun., July 28, 5 p.m. CT
Finals: 100: Fri., July 27, 7:53 p.m. CT | 200: Sun., July 28, 7:51 p.m. CT
Personal Best (Wind-Legal): 100: 9.92 (+0.7, 2018) | 200: 19.86 (+1.6, 2013)
Personal Best (All-Conditions): 100: 9.82 (+3.0, 2015) | 200: 19.75 (+4.1, 2015)
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 100: 9.99 (+1.8) | 200: 20.29 (+0.1)
Season Best (All-Conditions): 200: 20.15 (+2.2)
World Rank: 100: T-14th | 200: T-40th
U.S. Rank: 100: 5th | 200: 12th
IAAF 100-Meter Standard? Yes (10.10)
IAAF 200-Meter Standard? Yes (20.40)
Quick Facts: 2012 Olympian (200-Meter) … 3x World Championships qualifier for Team USA (2013, 200-meter; 2015, 200-meter; 2017, 200-meter) … Ran on silver medal 4x100-meter relay at IAAF World Relays in Japan in May … 2017 World finalist in the 200-meter (8th) … 3x USA Outdoor medalist … 2013 USA Outdoor Champion in the 200-meter … 2013 NCAA Outdoor runner-up in the 200-meter … 5x All-American … 2x SEC Champion … 2013 USTFCCCA South Region Track Athlete of the Year … 2013 SEC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year … 2013 SEC Outdoor Commissioner's Trophy winner
Brian Williams • Men's Discus
Hometown / High School: Warren Mich. / Fraser HS
Finals: Thurs., July 25, 5:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 65.42m/214-07 (2019)
Season Best: 65.42m/214-07 (Elite Classic, May 18)
World Rank: 18th
U.S. Rank: 3rd
IAAF Standard? Yes (65.00m/213-03)
Quick Facts: Has thrown at least 60.62m (198-10) in each meet this season, throwing at least 63.35m (207-10) in six of nine meets … Threw career-best 65.42m (214-07) to win Elite Classic in Arizona in May … Finished fourth in the discus at the 2017 USA Outdoor Championships, ninth in 2018 … 3x All-American … 2x SEC Champion (first to repeat as the SEC discus champion since 2010-11) … Owns the discus, indoor shot and outdoor shot school records … Was a national champion and 4x All-American while at Iowa Central Community College
Ryan Manahan • Men's 800-Meter
Hometown / High School: Marcellus, N.Y. / Marcellus HS
First Round: Thurs., July 25, 6:47 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., July 26, 6:32 p.m. CT
Finals: Sun., July 28, 6:02 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 1:46.87 (2017 USATF Championships)
Season Best: 1:48.00 (Hoka One Invite, May 3)
World Rank: 212th
U.S. Rank: 41st
IAAF Standard? No (1:45.80)
Quick Facts: 2017 U.S. semifinalist in the 800-meter (14th place) … Part of two NCAA Championship qualifying Rebel cross country teams … Second-Team All-SEC in cross country in 2016 … Second-Team All-American indoors in 2016 in the 800-meter … On school record DMR team in 2016 … Part of SEC title DMR team in 2016 … Still holds the fastest 800-meter indoors at Ole Miss since 1991 at 1:47.37 … First-Team All-American indoors at Georgetown in 2014 in the 800-meter (fifth place)
MJ Erb • Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
Hometown / High School: Farmington, N.Y. / Victor HS
First Round: Thurs., July 25, 8:21 p.m. CT
Finals: Sat., July 27, 3:54 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 8:26.75 (2017 USATF Championships)
Season Best: 8:28.62 (2018 USATF Championships)
World Rank: --
U.S. Rank: --
IAAF Standard? No (8:29.00)
Quick Facts: 3x U.S. finalist in the steeplechase … Has finished seventh in the steeple in each of the last two seasons; finished 15th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials … 3x All-American … 3x SEC Champion … 2016 Cross Country All-American; top Ole Miss finisher in sixth, helping the Rebels to their highest team finish ever in fourth
Craig Engels • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Pfafftown, N.C. / Ronald Reagan HS
First Round: Fri., July 26, 4:30 p.m. CT
Finals: Sun., July 28, 7:33 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:35.32 (2019)
Season Best: 3:35.32 (Portland Festival, June 9)
World Rank: T-31st
U.S. Rank: 3rd
IAAF Standard? Yes (3:36.00)
Quick Facts: 3x U.S. finalist in the 1500-meter … 2017 NCAA DMR Champion … 6x All-American … 5x SEC Champion … 2018 IAAF World Indoor Finalist (1500-meter, 7th place) … 2018 USA Indoor bronze medalist (1500-meter) … 2017 Academic All-American
Janeah Stewart • Women's Hammer
Hometown / High School: Calumet City, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Finals: Sat., July 27, 12:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 75.43m/247-05 (2019) | 5th in U.S. history
Season Best: 75.43m/247-05 (June 22)
World Rank: 6th
U.S. Rank: 4th
IAAF Standard? Yes (71.00m/232-11)
Quick Facts: PR makes her the fifth-best in U.S. history in the hammer (12th-best throw) … 2019 U.S. indoor weight throw champion … Ranks third in world history in the weight throw (24.82m/81-05.25) … 2018 U.S. finalist in both the hammer (fourth) and shot put (fifth) … 2018 NCAA Champion in the hammer … Hit a 15-foot PR and school record of 72.92m (239-03) to win NCAA title, making her No. 4 hammer thrower in NCAA history with the 10th-best throw ever … 10x All-American (school record) … 3x SEC Champion … 10x SEC Medalist … 3x SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner … Scored 80 career SEC points and 25 career NCAA points
Sam Kendricks • Men's Pole Vault
Hometown / High School: Oxford, Miss. / Oxford HS
Finals: Sat., July 27, 2 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 6.00m/19-08.25 (2017 USATF Championships) | T-4th in U.S. history
Season Best: 5.95m/19-06.25 (Lausanne Diamond League, July 5)
World Rank: T-3rd
U.S. Rank: T-1st
IAAF Standard? Yes (5.71m/18-08.75)
Quick Facts: 5x defending U.S. outdoor champion; first American man to win five in a row outdoors since Cornelius Warmerdam from 1940-44 … 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist … 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Gold Medalist … 4x World qualifier, 3x World medalist … 8x USA Champion (5 outdoors, 3 indoors) … 2x NCAA Champion … 2014 NCAA Runner-Up … 5x All-American … 2x SEC Champion … 2013 World University Games Gold Medalist … 2014 SEC Indoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year … 16x IAAF Diamond League champion … 2017 USATF Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year … 22nd member of the six-meter club
Brittney Reese • Women's Long Jump
Hometown / High School: Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS
Finals: Sat., July 27, 3 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 7.31m/23-11.75, +1.7 (2016 U.S. Olympic Trials) | 3rd in U.S. history, 11th world history
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 6.95m/22-09.75, +0.7 (Jim Bush, June 29)
Season Best (All-Conditions): 7.01m/23-00.00, +2.2 (Chula Vista, May 26)
World Rank: 2nd
U.S. Rank: 1st
IAAF Standard? Yes (6.72m/22-00.75)
Quick Facts: 3x Olympian and 2x Olympic medalist … Has made the Olympic final in the long jump in each of her trips in 2008 (Beijing, fourth), 2012 (London, gold) and 2016 (Rio, silver) … First Rebel woman to ever medal at the Olympic Games, first Rebel in general to ever win gold … 10x World Championships qualifier for Team USA (six outdoors, four indoors) … 8x World Championships medalist, including seven gold medals … 16x U.S. medalist … 11x U.S. national champion … 2x NCAA Champion at Ole Miss … 5x All-American … 5x SEC Champion … 4x SEC runner-up … 3x SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Year … 2x SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner … First Rebel to win national athlete of the year, taking USTFCCCA Women's Field Athlete of the Year in 2008 … Still ranks fourth indoors (6.87m/22-06.50) and outdoors (6.93m/22-09) in NCAA history … Outdoor mark was the best in NCAA in 31 years at the time
Ricky Robertson • Men's High Jump
Hometown / High School: Hernando, Miss. / Hernando HS
Finals: Sun., July 28, 4:35 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 2.32m/7-07.25 (2018)
Season Best: 2.17m/7-01.50 (Chula Vista, June 19)
World Rank: T-168th
U.S. Rank: T-37th
IAAF Standard? No (2.30m/7-06.50)
Quick Facts: Finished fourth at 2018 U.S. Championships … 2016 Olympian in the high jump … 2x World qualifier … 2x USA Indoor medalist … 3x NCAA Runner-Up … 7x All-American (leads all Rebel men) … 7x SEC Champion (only athlete to ever win seven SEC high jump titles) … 2x USTFCCCA South Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year … 2x SEC Field Athlete of the Year … 2x SEC Freshman of the Year indoors and outdoors in 2010 … 2x SEC Commissioner's Trophy winner
Volunteer Coach Jessica Ramsey • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Boynton Beach, Fla. / Boynton Beach HS
Finals: Sun., July 28, 6:20 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.23m/63-01.25 (2018 USATF Championships)
Season Best: 18.90m/62-00.25 (April 28)
World Rank: 6th
U.S. Rank: 2nd
IAAF Standard? Yes (18.00m/59-00.75)
Quick Facts: 2018 U.S. runner-up in the shot put at 4-foot career-best 19.23m (63-01.25); fell within two inches of a U.S. title … Represented Team USA at the 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto, winning a bronze medal in the shot put … Has thrown on the Diamond League circuit in 2018 and 2019 … 2019 U.S. indoor bronze medalist in the shot put … Tripled at the NCAA Outdoor meet for Western Kentucky in 2014, earning First-Team All-American honors in the shot put in eighth place … Has been training with Ole Miss head coach Connie Price-Smith and throws coach John Smith since 2015
Volunteer Coach Jeneva Stevens • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Dolton, Ill. / Thornridge HS
Finals: Sun., July 28, 6:20 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.11m/62-08.50 (2016)
Season Best: 18.72m/61-05.00 (June 22)
World Rank: 10th
U.S. Rank: 4th
IAAF Standard? Yes (18.00m/59-00.75)
Quick Facts: 2013 World University Games Gold Medalist in the hammer, the first American woman to ever medal in the event in worldwide competition … 3x World finalist … 3x NCAA Champion at Southern Illinois … 3x NCAA Runner-Up … 13x All-American … 34th-best NCAA Outdoor scorer (44) … 28th-best NCAA Indoor scorer (38)
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
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