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Cross Country Previews National Meet at Pre-National Invitational
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Rebels Among 22 Other Nationally Ranked Teams in Competition
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ole Miss men's and women's cross country will conclude its regular season among a sea of other nationally ranked squads, as the Rebels will take to the NCAA Championship course at the Pre-National Invitational, hosted by Florida State this Friday. The meet will act as a preview for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, which will also take place at FSU's Apalachee Regional Park on November 20.
A total of 74 teams will compete in the seeded Garnet races beginning at 7 a.m. CT on Friday morning, followed by dozens of other schools in the open races. Among those 74 squads, 22 currently reside within the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll – including Ole Miss, which ranks No. 14 in women's competition and No. 28 in the men's poll.
Those 28th-ranked Rebel men will be up first bright and early in the Garnet 8K race, and they will run into a stiff gauntlet of competition. Ole Miss will be among 12 nationally ranked schools in the men's race, running alongside No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 BYU, No. 7 Colorado, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 17 Wake Forest, No. 20 Florida State, No. 22 Alabama, No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Weber State and No. 30 Charlotte.
Ole Miss is coming off an eighth-place team showing at the similarly strong Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame two weeks ago, where senior Mario Garcia Romo led the Rebels with a ninth-place individual finish to open his 2021 campaign. Garcia Romo earned All-American honors last season following a 30th-place individual finish at the NCAA Championships, and he is also the reigning SEC Champion and SEC Runner of the Year. Returning to action this week are Michael Coccia and Ben Savino, who also posted top-20 finishes at Notre Dame, as well as Nick Moulai, who won the men's open race.
Other Rebel men running on Friday include: Jeriel Algarin-Marquez, Cade Bethmann, Aiden Britt, Dereck Elkins, Jack Filan, Baylor Franklin, Dalton Hengst, Miles Phillips, Ben Savino, Jamie Witmer and James Young.
The No. 14 Rebel women took sixth at Notre Dame their last time out, only finishing behind five top-10 teams and beating out six other nationally ranked squads. The task doesn't get any easier at Florida State on Friday, as Ole Miss will be squaring off against No. 5 Colorado, No. 10 Utah, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 15 Florida State, No. 16 Northern Arizona, No. 24 Georgetown, No. 27 Kentucky and No. 28 Toledo.
Indoor All-American Sintayehu Vissa is coming off consecutive career 5K races at both North Alabama and Notre Dame, and will look to lead the Rebel women again in their first 6K of 2021. Vissa finished 11th overall at Notre Dame at a 5K PR of 16:32.4, a four-second best after opening the season with a massive 2:28 personal best at UNA.
At Notre Dame, Ole Miss had four break the 17-minute plateau in the 5K for the second straight meet, with Vissa leading a scoring pack of Ryann Helmers (32nd, 16:50.5), Skylar Boogerd (37th, 16:54.8), Anna Elkin (47th, 16:59.2) and Loral Winn (78th, 17:18.6). Boogerd was the victor for the Rebel women at the North Alabama Showcase on Sept. 17, winning SEC Runner of the Week honors as a result.
All five return to the course tomorrow, as does Brooke Gilmore, Hannah Ielfield, Morgan Claire Rose, Cate Tracht, Kristel van den Berg and Lydia van Dijk.
The men's Garnet 8K race will open competition at 7 a.m. CT, followed by the women's Garnet 6K at 7:35 a.m. CT and the open races to follow immediately after.
Ole Miss Men's Roster
Jeriel Algarin-Marquez
Cade Bethmann
Aiden Britt
Michael Coccia
Dereck Elkins
Jack Filan
Baylor Franklin
Mario Garcia Romo
Dalton Hengst
Nick Moulai
Miles Phillips
Ben Savino
Jamie Witmer
James Young
Ole Miss Women's Roster
Skylar Boogerd
Anna Elkin
Brooke Gilmore
Ryann Helmers
Hannah Ielfield
Morgan Claire Rose
Cate Tracht
Kristel van den Berg
Lydia van Dijk
Sintayehu Vissa
Loral Winn
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Men's Garnet 8K Race • 7 AM CT
#22 Alabama
#8 Arkansas
Arizona State
Auburn
Bradley
Bucknell
#5 BYU
Cal Baptist
Central Arkansas
Charleston Southern
#30 Charlotte
Cincinnati
#7 Colorado
Duke
Florida
#20 Florida State
Georgetown
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Liberty
Miami (OH)
Montana State
North Florida
Northeastern
#1 Northern Arizona
#2 Notre Dame
Ohio State
#28 Ole Miss
Princeton
Rice
Santa Clara
South Alabama
Tennessee
#24 Texas
UCLA
Utah Valley
#17 Wake Forest
#25 Weber State
Wyoming
Women's Garnet 6K Race • 7:35 AM CT
Arizona
#11 Arkansas
Arkansas State
Auburn
Boston College
Cal Baptist
Central Arkansas
Central Florida
#5 Colorado
Duke
Elon
Florida
#15 Florida State
#24 Georgetown
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State
#27 Kentucky
Liberty
Miami (OH)
Montana State
#12 North Carolina
#16 Northern Arizona
Ohio State
#14 Ole Miss
Tennessee
#28 Toledo
UC Davis
UCLA
#10 Utah
Utah Valley
Wake Forest
Weber State
Wyoming
Men's Open 8K Race • 8:10 AM CT
#22 Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas State
Cal
Charleston Southern
#30 Charlotte
Cincinnati
#7 Colorado
Daytona State College
Elon
Georgia
Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida Gulf Coast
Florida International
#20 Florida State
Georgetown
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Lake Sumter State College
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Mobile
Morehead State
#1 Northern Arizona
North Florida
Northern Kentucky
#2 Notre Dame
Ohio State
#28 Ole Miss
Princeton
Rice
Richmond
South Florida
Stetson
Tallahassee CC
Tennessee
#24 Texas
Toledo
Troy
UC Davis
Wyoming
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
A total of 74 teams will compete in the seeded Garnet races beginning at 7 a.m. CT on Friday morning, followed by dozens of other schools in the open races. Among those 74 squads, 22 currently reside within the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll – including Ole Miss, which ranks No. 14 in women's competition and No. 28 in the men's poll.
Those 28th-ranked Rebel men will be up first bright and early in the Garnet 8K race, and they will run into a stiff gauntlet of competition. Ole Miss will be among 12 nationally ranked schools in the men's race, running alongside No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 BYU, No. 7 Colorado, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 17 Wake Forest, No. 20 Florida State, No. 22 Alabama, No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Weber State and No. 30 Charlotte.
Ole Miss is coming off an eighth-place team showing at the similarly strong Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame two weeks ago, where senior Mario Garcia Romo led the Rebels with a ninth-place individual finish to open his 2021 campaign. Garcia Romo earned All-American honors last season following a 30th-place individual finish at the NCAA Championships, and he is also the reigning SEC Champion and SEC Runner of the Year. Returning to action this week are Michael Coccia and Ben Savino, who also posted top-20 finishes at Notre Dame, as well as Nick Moulai, who won the men's open race.
Other Rebel men running on Friday include: Jeriel Algarin-Marquez, Cade Bethmann, Aiden Britt, Dereck Elkins, Jack Filan, Baylor Franklin, Dalton Hengst, Miles Phillips, Ben Savino, Jamie Witmer and James Young.
The No. 14 Rebel women took sixth at Notre Dame their last time out, only finishing behind five top-10 teams and beating out six other nationally ranked squads. The task doesn't get any easier at Florida State on Friday, as Ole Miss will be squaring off against No. 5 Colorado, No. 10 Utah, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 15 Florida State, No. 16 Northern Arizona, No. 24 Georgetown, No. 27 Kentucky and No. 28 Toledo.
Indoor All-American Sintayehu Vissa is coming off consecutive career 5K races at both North Alabama and Notre Dame, and will look to lead the Rebel women again in their first 6K of 2021. Vissa finished 11th overall at Notre Dame at a 5K PR of 16:32.4, a four-second best after opening the season with a massive 2:28 personal best at UNA.
At Notre Dame, Ole Miss had four break the 17-minute plateau in the 5K for the second straight meet, with Vissa leading a scoring pack of Ryann Helmers (32nd, 16:50.5), Skylar Boogerd (37th, 16:54.8), Anna Elkin (47th, 16:59.2) and Loral Winn (78th, 17:18.6). Boogerd was the victor for the Rebel women at the North Alabama Showcase on Sept. 17, winning SEC Runner of the Week honors as a result.
All five return to the course tomorrow, as does Brooke Gilmore, Hannah Ielfield, Morgan Claire Rose, Cate Tracht, Kristel van den Berg and Lydia van Dijk.
The men's Garnet 8K race will open competition at 7 a.m. CT, followed by the women's Garnet 6K at 7:35 a.m. CT and the open races to follow immediately after.
Ole Miss Men's Roster
Jeriel Algarin-Marquez
Cade Bethmann
Aiden Britt
Michael Coccia
Dereck Elkins
Jack Filan
Baylor Franklin
Mario Garcia Romo
Dalton Hengst
Nick Moulai
Miles Phillips
Ben Savino
Jamie Witmer
James Young
Ole Miss Women's Roster
Skylar Boogerd
Anna Elkin
Brooke Gilmore
Ryann Helmers
Hannah Ielfield
Morgan Claire Rose
Cate Tracht
Kristel van den Berg
Lydia van Dijk
Sintayehu Vissa
Loral Winn
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Men's Garnet 8K Race • 7 AM CT
#22 Alabama
#8 Arkansas
Arizona State
Auburn
Bradley
Bucknell
#5 BYU
Cal Baptist
Central Arkansas
Charleston Southern
#30 Charlotte
Cincinnati
#7 Colorado
Duke
Florida
#20 Florida State
Georgetown
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Liberty
Miami (OH)
Montana State
North Florida
Northeastern
#1 Northern Arizona
#2 Notre Dame
Ohio State
#28 Ole Miss
Princeton
Rice
Santa Clara
South Alabama
Tennessee
#24 Texas
UCLA
Utah Valley
#17 Wake Forest
#25 Weber State
Wyoming
Women's Garnet 6K Race • 7:35 AM CT
Arizona
#11 Arkansas
Arkansas State
Auburn
Boston College
Cal Baptist
Central Arkansas
Central Florida
#5 Colorado
Duke
Elon
Florida
#15 Florida State
#24 Georgetown
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State
#27 Kentucky
Liberty
Miami (OH)
Montana State
#12 North Carolina
#16 Northern Arizona
Ohio State
#14 Ole Miss
Tennessee
#28 Toledo
UC Davis
UCLA
#10 Utah
Utah Valley
Wake Forest
Weber State
Wyoming
Men's Open 8K Race • 8:10 AM CT
#22 Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas State
Cal
Charleston Southern
#30 Charlotte
Cincinnati
#7 Colorado
Daytona State College
Elon
Georgia
Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida Gulf Coast
Florida International
#20 Florida State
Georgetown
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Lake Sumter State College
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Mobile
Morehead State
#1 Northern Arizona
North Florida
Northern Kentucky
#2 Notre Dame
Ohio State
#28 Ole Miss
Princeton
Rice
Richmond
South Florida
Stetson
Tallahassee CC
Tennessee
#24 Texas
Toledo
Troy
UC Davis
Wyoming
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
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