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Track & Field Splits for Regular Season Finale at MSU and LSU
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Last Competition for Ole Miss Before 2021 SEC Outdoor Championships
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Ole Miss men's and women's track & field splits for the final regular season weekend of the year, with the Rebel distance runners and throwers heading to Mississippi State for the Maroon and White Invite (April 30-May 1), and the remainder heading to Baton Rouge for the LSU Invitational on Saturday (May 1).
MEN'S NOTES
• Ole Miss jumped into the men's national top-25 this past week, coming in at No. 25 in the Week Five USTFCCCA Rating Index as one of 11 ranked men's teams in the SEC. This is the first appearance outdoors for Ole Miss since the 2018 outdoor season.
• The dynamic Rebel distance squad will return to the track en masse at Mississippi State this weekend. In the latest USTFCCCA index, the Ole Miss distance runners are accounting for 73.55 of 85.67 total points – 67.1 alone from Waleed Suliman and Mario Garcia Romo. Suliman owns 41.24 of those points following spectacular races in the 1500-meter (No. 2 NCAA, 3:36.53) and 800-meter (No. 11 NCAA, 1:47.74), while Garcia Romo's 3:37.17 (No. 4 NCAA) is chipping in 25.86 points. In total, Ole Miss is receiving 17.29 points from the 800-meter and 56.26 from the 1500-meter.
• Ole Miss stands as the second-best 1500-meter squad nationally at an impressive average time of 3:39.63. Leading that charge is All-American senior Waleed Suliman, who led one of the fastest 1500-meter races this season at the distance-heavy Joe Walker Invite. He clocked in at the NCAA's second-best time at 3:36.53, a U.S. Olympic Trials standard for Suliman who became a U.S. citizen in late 2019 after spending his childhood across Sudan, Jordan and Virginia. Suliman's time puts him at No. 2 in Ole Miss history as well behind Robert Domanic's 2018 record of 3:36.33, which was the ninth-fastest in NCAA history at the time it was run.
• Mario Garcia Romo was right behind Suliman in that blazing 1500-meter race, finishing at what is now the NCAA's fourth-best time of 3:37.17. Also contributing in the 1500-meter are Cade Bethmann (3:41.96, 44th NCAA) and Everett Smulders (3:42.86, 57th NCAA).
• Ole Miss also owns the second-best 800-meter team in the latest USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings, led by Waleed Suliman's 1:47.74 from Florida's Tom Jones Memorial (11th NCAA), and followed by Baylor Franklin (1:48.27, 17th NCAA), Cade Bethmann (1:48.76, 27th NCAA) and Everett Smulders (1:50.30, 92nd NCAA).
• Joseph Benedetto will return to the hammer ring at MSU this week. He currently ranks No. 31 in the NCAA and No. 19 in the East Region at his career-best heave of 65.95m (216-05), the second-best throw in school history.
• Daniel Viveros also returns to action this week at MSU in both the shot put and discus. Viveros' PR of 18.38m (60-03.75) ranks 45th in the NCAA and 24th in the East Region, and ranks third in school history.
• All-American senior jumper Allen Gordon is also chipping in 10.83 points by himself across the long jump (7.91m/25-11.50, 12th NCAA) and high jump (2.16m/7-1, 27th NCAA). Gordon is currently the only jumper in the NCAA to have jumped 7' 1" in the high jump, 25' 11.50" in the long jump and 50' 2" in the triple jump this year, and is alongside reigning NCAA Indoor champion JuVaughn Harrison of LSU as the only jumpers to have cleared those distances in the high jump and long jump this outdoor season. Gordon and Harrison will go head-to-head in the long jump this Saturday at LSU.
No. 25 Rebel Men • USTFCCCA Week 5 Rankings • 85.67 Points
2. Waleed Suliman – 1500-Meter – 3:36.53 – 30.22 Points
4. Mario Garcia Romo – 1500-Meter – 3:37.17 – 25.86 Points
11. Waleed Suliman – 800-Meter – 1:47.74 – 11.02 Points
12. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6) – 9.81 Points
17. Baylor Franklin – 800-Meter – 1:48.27 – 5.09 Points
27. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.76 – 1.18 Points
27. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.16m/7-1 – 1.02 Points
31. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m/216-05 – 0.67 Points
36. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (+2.7) – 0.42 Points
44. Cade Bethmann – 1500-Meter – 0.18 Points
45. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m/60-03.75 – 0.13 Points
47. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75 – 0.08 Points
No. 25 Rebel Men • NCAA Top-50
2. Waleed Suliman – 1500-Meter – 3:36.53
4. Mario Garcia Romo – 1500-Meter – 3:37.17
11. Waleed Suliman – 800-Meter – 1:47.74
12. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6)
17. Baylor Franklin – 800-Meter – 1:48.27
27. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.76
27. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.16m/7-1
31. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m/216-05
36. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (+2.7)
44. Cade Bethmann – 1500-Meter – 3:41.96
45. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m/60-03.75
48. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75
No. 25 Rebel Men • NCAA East Region Top-48
2. Waleed Suliman – 1500-Meter – 3:36.53
3. Mario Garcia Romo – 1500-Meter – 3:37.17
4. Waleed Suliman – 800-Meter – 1:47.74
7. Baylor Franklin – 800-Meter – 1:48.27
7. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6)
12. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.76
16. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.16m/7-1
17. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75
19. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (+2.7)
19. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m/216-05
23. Cade Bethmann – 1500-Meter – 3:41.96
24. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m/60-03.75
30. Everett Smulders – 1500-Meter – 3:42.86
30. Cole Colozzo – Pole Vault – 5.10m/16-08.75
39. Allen Gordon – Triple Jump – 15.29m/50-2
41. James Burnett – 400-Meter Dash – 47.03
46. Everett Smulders – 800-Meter – 1:50.30
No. 25 Rebel Men • #EventSquad Top-10 Rankings
Average of top-four marks or times per team in each event nationally
2. 1500-Meter
Average: 3:39.63
2. Waleed Suliman – 3:36.53
4. Mario Garcia Romo – 3:37.17
44. Cade Bethmann – 3:41.96
57. Everett Smulders – 3:42.86
2. 800-Meter
Average: 1:48.77
11. Waleed Suliman – 1:47.74
17. Baylor Franklin – 1:48.27
27. Cade Bethmann – 1:48.76
92. Everett Smulders – 1:50.30
WOMEN'S NOTES
• Ole Miss enters the weekend ranked within the USTFCCCA's #EventSquad Top-10 in four different events on the women's side: hammer (1st), discus (3rd), shot put (6th) and pole vault (6th).
• The deep Rebel women's throws squad returns to action at MSU this week following a week of rest. Combined, the Rebel throwers are accounting for 22.95 of the total 42.78 points the No. 44 Ole Miss women own in the Week Five rankings.
• Ole Miss stands as one of two schools with three women's hammer throwers at or beyond 200 feet (North Dakota State, four), and one of two (alongside Cal) with multiple beyond 217 feet – Jasmine Mitchell (13th NCAA, 66.37m/217-09) and Shey Taiwo (14th NCAA, 66.35m/217-08). Jalani Davis also ranks in the NCAA top-50 in 30th at 63.54m (208-06), with Deborah Bulai sitting 41st in the East Region at 58.99m (193-06).
• Jalani Davis' big day in the shot put from Florida's Tom Jones Memorial two weeks ago of 17.01m (55-09.75) ranks 18th in the NCAA, while Tedreauna Britt's career-best discus mark of 54.51m (178-10) sits at No. 31.
• The Ole Miss pole vault squad will be at full strength, and enter not only as one of the top teams nationally but also with two of the top standouts so far this season. Lyndsey Reed currently sits 10th in the nation at 4.28m (14-00.50), the second-best height in school history that also made her just the second Rebel to ever join the 14-foot club indoors or outdoors. Samara McConnell also ranks in the top-25 in 24th at her outdoor PR of 4.19m (13-9), the fourth-best in school history.
• Like the men, the women's distance squad will be at full force across both meets this weekend. Sintayahu Vissa and Loral Winn will both look to lower their already fast 800-meter times at LSU on Saturday, with Vissa entering with the NCAA's No. 25 time at 2:05.01. That time ranks second all-time at Ole Miss and was the fastest by a Rebel since 2015. Vissa also owns the school record in the 1500-meter, which she dismantled by three seconds at 4:16.70 (No. 33 NCAA) in her first career attempt on April 9.
• Anna Elkin will lead a deep group in the 1500-meter at Mississippi State on Friday night. Elkin's last race was a school-record 5K of 16:01.34 (No. 41 NCAA), run at the Virginia Challenge on April 16.
No. 44 Rebel Women • USTFCCCA Week 5 Rankings • 42.78 Points
10. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.28m/14-00.50 – 12.78 Points
13. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 66.37m/217-09 – 8.79 Points
14. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 66.35m/217-08 – 7.78 Points
18. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 17.01m/55-09.75 – 4.65 Points
22. 4x100-Meter Relay (Presley, Eckford, Brooks, Glatz) – 44.68
24. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.19m/13-9 – 1.24 Points
25. Sintayehu Vissa – 800-Meter – 2:05.01 – 1.25 Points
30. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m/208-06 – 0.70 Points
31. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m/178-10 – 0.68 Points
32. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.39 (+0.1) – 0.80 Points
33. Sintayehu Vissa – 1500-Meter – 4:16.70 – 0.80 Points
38. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m/53-04.50 – 0.30 Points
41. Anna Elkin – 5K – 16:01.34 – 0.28 Points
43. Brandee Presley – 200-Meter Dash – 23.40 (+1.3) – 0.18 Points
45. Kristel van den Berg – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:17.46 – 0.13 Points
48. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 16.10m/52-10 – 0.05 Points
No. 44 Rebel Women • NCAA Top-50
10. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.28m/14-00.50
13. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 66.37m/217-09
14. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 66.35m/217-08
18. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 17.01m/55-09.75
24. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.19m/13-9
25. Sintayehu Vissa – 800-Meter – 2:05.01
30. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m/208-06
31. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m/178-10
32. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.39 (+0.1)
33. Sintayehu Vissa – 1500-Meter – 4:16.70
37. 4x100-Meter Relay (Presley, Eckford, Brooks, Glatz) – 44.68
38. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m/53-04.50
41. Anna Elkin – 5K – 16:01.34
43. Brandee Presley – 200-Meter Dash – 23.40 (+1.3)
45. Kristel van den Berg – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:17.46
48. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 16.10m/52-10
No. 44 Rebel Women • NCAA East Region Top-48
5. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.28m/14-00.50
5. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 66.37m/217-09
6. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 66.35m/217-08
8. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 17.01m/55-09.75
13. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.19m/13-9
13. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m/178-10
16. Sintayehu Vissa – 800-Meter – 2:05.01
16. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m/208-06
18. Sintayehu Vissa – 1500-Meter – 4:16.70
20. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.39 (+0.1)
20. 4x100-Meter Relay (Presley, Eckford, Brooks, Glatz) – 44.68
20. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m/53-04.50
21. Anna Elkin – 5K – 16:01.34
22. Brandee Presley – 200-Meter Dash – 23.40 (+1.3)
25. Kristel van den Berg – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:17.46
26. Kieshonna Brooks – Long Jump – 6.21m/20-04.50 (+1.9)
27. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 16.10m/52-10
29. Kieshonna Brooks – 100-Meter Hurdles – 13.42 (+2.8)
30. Jalani Davis – Discus – 51.92m/170-04
34. Loral Winn – 1500-Meter – 4:19.00
35. Victoria Simmons – 10K – 35:18.00
41. Deborah Bulai – Hammer – 58.99m/193-06
48. Morgan Claire Rose – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:34.55
No. 44 Rebel Women • #EventSquad Top-10 Rankings
Average of top-four marks or times per team in each event nationally
1. Hammer
Average: 63.81m/209-04
13. Jasmine Mitchell – 66.37m/217-09
14. Shey Taiwo – 66.35m/217-08
30. Jalani Davis – 63.54m/208-06
75. Deborah Bulai – 58.99m/193-07
3. Discus
Average: 51.40m/168-08
31. Tedreauna Britt – 54.51m/178-10
63. Jalani Davis – 51.92m/170-04
98. Shey Taiwo – 49.62m/162-10
99. Jasmine Mitchell – 49.53m/162-06
6. Shot Put
Average: 15.54m/51-0
18. Jalani Davis – 17.01m/55-09.75
38. Jasmine Mitchell – 16.27m/53-04.50
48. Tedreauna Britt – 16.10m/52-10
-- Shey Taiwo – 12.79m/41-11.50
6. Pole Vault
Average: 4.06m/13-03.50
10. Lyndsey Reed – 4.28m/14-00.50
24. Samara McConnell – 4.19m/13-9
-- Elizabeth Nix – 3.89m/12-9
-- Alex Brooks – 3.86m/12-8
TEAM NOTES
• Ole Miss is in year six under head coach Connie Price-Smith, who has led the Rebels to new heights in her time in Oxford with seven NCAA top-25 team finishes, four NCAA individual titles, 39 SEC individual titles and 98 First or Second-Team All-American awards. In 20 years as a head coach at both Ole Miss and Southern Illinois dating back to 2002, Price-Smith has collected 12 NCAA event titles and mentored 167 All-Americans on the track.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (Maroon & White Invite)
Day One (Fri., April 30)
12:00 PM – Women's Hammer – Deborah Bulai (Flight 2), Jalani Davis (Flight 2), Jasmine Mitchell (Flight 2), Shey Taiwo (Flight 2)
12:00 PM – Men's Hammer (after women) – Joseph Benedetto (Flight 2), Joseph Lanham (Flight 2)
4:30 PM – Women's Discus – Tedreauna Britt (Flight 2), Deborah Bulai (Flight 2), Jalani Davis (Flight 2), Jasmine Mitchell (Flight 2), Shey Taiwo (Flight 2)
4:30 PM – Men's Discus (after women) – Daniel Viveros
5:45 PM – Men's 800-Meter Invitational – Cade Bethmann (Heat 1), Baylor Franklin (Heat 1), Mario Garcia Romo (Heat 1), John Rivera Jr. (Heat 1), Everett Smulders (Heat 1), Waleed Suliman (Heat 1), Marcus Dropik (Heat 2), Jacob Lough (Heat 2)
6:30 PM – Women's 1500-Meter Invitational – Skylar Boogerd, Anna Elkin, Makayla Fick, Ryann Helmers, Morgan Claire Rose, Cate Tracht, Kristel van den Berg
6:40 PM – Men's 1500-Meter Invitational – Michael Coccia, Dalton Hengst, Nick Moulai
6:50 PM – Women's 5K – Makayla Fick, Brooke Gilmore, Morgan Claire Rose
Day Two (Sat., May 1)
11:00 AM – Women's Shot Put – Tedreauna Britt (Flight 2), Jalani Davis (Flight 2), Jasmine Mitchell (Flight 2)
11:00 AM – Men's Shot Put – Daniel Viveros
1:40 PM – Men's 1500-Meter – Mario Garcia Romo (Heat 1), Waleed Suliman (Heat 1)
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (LSU Invitational)
Sat., May 1
11:00 AM – Men's Discus – Pierce Genereux, Peyton Lowery
11:00 AM – Men's Pole Vault – Cole Colozzo, Ryan Roark, Miles Walden, Peyton Weissmann
12:15 PM – Women's High Jump – Meg Goebel, Sara Van Aken
12:30 PM – Women's Javelin – Meg Goebel, Sara Van Aken
12:30 PM – Men's Javelin – Luke Etherton, Pierce Genereux, Peyton Lowery
12:30 PM – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay – Olivia Womack, Brandee Presley, Jayda Eckford, Toni Glatz
12:35 PM – Men's 4x100-Meter Relay – Isaiah Teer, Elijah Dryer, Kenney Broadnax, Tristyn Wooley
1:05 PM – Women's 100-Meter Hurdles – Kieshonna Brooks (Heat 2), Meg Goebel (Heat 3), Sara Van Aken (Heat 3)
1:15 PM – Men's 110-Meter Hurdles – Kenney Broadnax (Heat 1)
1:15 PM – Women's Long Jump – Kieshonna Brooks, Skye Gross
1:25 PM – Women's 400-Meter Dash – Toni Glatz (Heat 2), Orianna Shaw (Heat 2)
1:45 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash – Brandee Presley (Heat 1), Olivia Womack (Heat 2), Kelly Rowe (Heat 3)
1:55 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash – Isaiah Teer (Heat 2)
2:00 PM – Women's Pole Vault – Alex Brooks, Remy Guertel, Samara McConnell, Elizabeth Nix, Lyndsey Reed
2:05 PM – Women's 800-Meter – Sintayehu Vissa (Heat 1), Loral Winn (Heat 1)
2:30 PM – Men's High Jump – Allen Gordon, Ukurugenzi Kojo
2:40 PM – Women's 200-Meter Dash – Jayda Eckford (Heat 3), Olivia Womack (Heat 3)
2:55 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash – Elijah Dryer (Heat 2), Isaiah Teer (Heat 2)
3:00 PM – Women's Triple Jump – Kyla McLaurin
3:00 PM – Men's Triple Jump – Demond Fleming, Allen Gordon
3:40 PM – Women's 4x400-Meter Relay – Orianna Shaw, Brandee Presley, Toni Glatz, Jayda Eckford
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MEN'S NOTES
• Ole Miss jumped into the men's national top-25 this past week, coming in at No. 25 in the Week Five USTFCCCA Rating Index as one of 11 ranked men's teams in the SEC. This is the first appearance outdoors for Ole Miss since the 2018 outdoor season.
• The dynamic Rebel distance squad will return to the track en masse at Mississippi State this weekend. In the latest USTFCCCA index, the Ole Miss distance runners are accounting for 73.55 of 85.67 total points – 67.1 alone from Waleed Suliman and Mario Garcia Romo. Suliman owns 41.24 of those points following spectacular races in the 1500-meter (No. 2 NCAA, 3:36.53) and 800-meter (No. 11 NCAA, 1:47.74), while Garcia Romo's 3:37.17 (No. 4 NCAA) is chipping in 25.86 points. In total, Ole Miss is receiving 17.29 points from the 800-meter and 56.26 from the 1500-meter.
• Ole Miss stands as the second-best 1500-meter squad nationally at an impressive average time of 3:39.63. Leading that charge is All-American senior Waleed Suliman, who led one of the fastest 1500-meter races this season at the distance-heavy Joe Walker Invite. He clocked in at the NCAA's second-best time at 3:36.53, a U.S. Olympic Trials standard for Suliman who became a U.S. citizen in late 2019 after spending his childhood across Sudan, Jordan and Virginia. Suliman's time puts him at No. 2 in Ole Miss history as well behind Robert Domanic's 2018 record of 3:36.33, which was the ninth-fastest in NCAA history at the time it was run.
• Mario Garcia Romo was right behind Suliman in that blazing 1500-meter race, finishing at what is now the NCAA's fourth-best time of 3:37.17. Also contributing in the 1500-meter are Cade Bethmann (3:41.96, 44th NCAA) and Everett Smulders (3:42.86, 57th NCAA).
• Ole Miss also owns the second-best 800-meter team in the latest USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings, led by Waleed Suliman's 1:47.74 from Florida's Tom Jones Memorial (11th NCAA), and followed by Baylor Franklin (1:48.27, 17th NCAA), Cade Bethmann (1:48.76, 27th NCAA) and Everett Smulders (1:50.30, 92nd NCAA).
• Joseph Benedetto will return to the hammer ring at MSU this week. He currently ranks No. 31 in the NCAA and No. 19 in the East Region at his career-best heave of 65.95m (216-05), the second-best throw in school history.
• Daniel Viveros also returns to action this week at MSU in both the shot put and discus. Viveros' PR of 18.38m (60-03.75) ranks 45th in the NCAA and 24th in the East Region, and ranks third in school history.
• All-American senior jumper Allen Gordon is also chipping in 10.83 points by himself across the long jump (7.91m/25-11.50, 12th NCAA) and high jump (2.16m/7-1, 27th NCAA). Gordon is currently the only jumper in the NCAA to have jumped 7' 1" in the high jump, 25' 11.50" in the long jump and 50' 2" in the triple jump this year, and is alongside reigning NCAA Indoor champion JuVaughn Harrison of LSU as the only jumpers to have cleared those distances in the high jump and long jump this outdoor season. Gordon and Harrison will go head-to-head in the long jump this Saturday at LSU.
No. 25 Rebel Men • USTFCCCA Week 5 Rankings • 85.67 Points
2. Waleed Suliman – 1500-Meter – 3:36.53 – 30.22 Points
4. Mario Garcia Romo – 1500-Meter – 3:37.17 – 25.86 Points
11. Waleed Suliman – 800-Meter – 1:47.74 – 11.02 Points
12. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6) – 9.81 Points
17. Baylor Franklin – 800-Meter – 1:48.27 – 5.09 Points
27. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.76 – 1.18 Points
27. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.16m/7-1 – 1.02 Points
31. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m/216-05 – 0.67 Points
36. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (+2.7) – 0.42 Points
44. Cade Bethmann – 1500-Meter – 0.18 Points
45. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m/60-03.75 – 0.13 Points
47. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75 – 0.08 Points
No. 25 Rebel Men • NCAA Top-50
2. Waleed Suliman – 1500-Meter – 3:36.53
4. Mario Garcia Romo – 1500-Meter – 3:37.17
11. Waleed Suliman – 800-Meter – 1:47.74
12. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6)
17. Baylor Franklin – 800-Meter – 1:48.27
27. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.76
27. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.16m/7-1
31. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m/216-05
36. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (+2.7)
44. Cade Bethmann – 1500-Meter – 3:41.96
45. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m/60-03.75
48. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75
No. 25 Rebel Men • NCAA East Region Top-48
2. Waleed Suliman – 1500-Meter – 3:36.53
3. Mario Garcia Romo – 1500-Meter – 3:37.17
4. Waleed Suliman – 800-Meter – 1:47.74
7. Baylor Franklin – 800-Meter – 1:48.27
7. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6)
12. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.76
16. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.16m/7-1
17. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75
19. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (+2.7)
19. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m/216-05
23. Cade Bethmann – 1500-Meter – 3:41.96
24. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m/60-03.75
30. Everett Smulders – 1500-Meter – 3:42.86
30. Cole Colozzo – Pole Vault – 5.10m/16-08.75
39. Allen Gordon – Triple Jump – 15.29m/50-2
41. James Burnett – 400-Meter Dash – 47.03
46. Everett Smulders – 800-Meter – 1:50.30
No. 25 Rebel Men • #EventSquad Top-10 Rankings
Average of top-four marks or times per team in each event nationally
2. 1500-Meter
Average: 3:39.63
2. Waleed Suliman – 3:36.53
4. Mario Garcia Romo – 3:37.17
44. Cade Bethmann – 3:41.96
57. Everett Smulders – 3:42.86
2. 800-Meter
Average: 1:48.77
11. Waleed Suliman – 1:47.74
17. Baylor Franklin – 1:48.27
27. Cade Bethmann – 1:48.76
92. Everett Smulders – 1:50.30
WOMEN'S NOTES
• Ole Miss enters the weekend ranked within the USTFCCCA's #EventSquad Top-10 in four different events on the women's side: hammer (1st), discus (3rd), shot put (6th) and pole vault (6th).
• The deep Rebel women's throws squad returns to action at MSU this week following a week of rest. Combined, the Rebel throwers are accounting for 22.95 of the total 42.78 points the No. 44 Ole Miss women own in the Week Five rankings.
• Ole Miss stands as one of two schools with three women's hammer throwers at or beyond 200 feet (North Dakota State, four), and one of two (alongside Cal) with multiple beyond 217 feet – Jasmine Mitchell (13th NCAA, 66.37m/217-09) and Shey Taiwo (14th NCAA, 66.35m/217-08). Jalani Davis also ranks in the NCAA top-50 in 30th at 63.54m (208-06), with Deborah Bulai sitting 41st in the East Region at 58.99m (193-06).
• Jalani Davis' big day in the shot put from Florida's Tom Jones Memorial two weeks ago of 17.01m (55-09.75) ranks 18th in the NCAA, while Tedreauna Britt's career-best discus mark of 54.51m (178-10) sits at No. 31.
• The Ole Miss pole vault squad will be at full strength, and enter not only as one of the top teams nationally but also with two of the top standouts so far this season. Lyndsey Reed currently sits 10th in the nation at 4.28m (14-00.50), the second-best height in school history that also made her just the second Rebel to ever join the 14-foot club indoors or outdoors. Samara McConnell also ranks in the top-25 in 24th at her outdoor PR of 4.19m (13-9), the fourth-best in school history.
• Like the men, the women's distance squad will be at full force across both meets this weekend. Sintayahu Vissa and Loral Winn will both look to lower their already fast 800-meter times at LSU on Saturday, with Vissa entering with the NCAA's No. 25 time at 2:05.01. That time ranks second all-time at Ole Miss and was the fastest by a Rebel since 2015. Vissa also owns the school record in the 1500-meter, which she dismantled by three seconds at 4:16.70 (No. 33 NCAA) in her first career attempt on April 9.
• Anna Elkin will lead a deep group in the 1500-meter at Mississippi State on Friday night. Elkin's last race was a school-record 5K of 16:01.34 (No. 41 NCAA), run at the Virginia Challenge on April 16.
No. 44 Rebel Women • USTFCCCA Week 5 Rankings • 42.78 Points
10. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.28m/14-00.50 – 12.78 Points
13. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 66.37m/217-09 – 8.79 Points
14. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 66.35m/217-08 – 7.78 Points
18. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 17.01m/55-09.75 – 4.65 Points
22. 4x100-Meter Relay (Presley, Eckford, Brooks, Glatz) – 44.68
24. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.19m/13-9 – 1.24 Points
25. Sintayehu Vissa – 800-Meter – 2:05.01 – 1.25 Points
30. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m/208-06 – 0.70 Points
31. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m/178-10 – 0.68 Points
32. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.39 (+0.1) – 0.80 Points
33. Sintayehu Vissa – 1500-Meter – 4:16.70 – 0.80 Points
38. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m/53-04.50 – 0.30 Points
41. Anna Elkin – 5K – 16:01.34 – 0.28 Points
43. Brandee Presley – 200-Meter Dash – 23.40 (+1.3) – 0.18 Points
45. Kristel van den Berg – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:17.46 – 0.13 Points
48. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 16.10m/52-10 – 0.05 Points
No. 44 Rebel Women • NCAA Top-50
10. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.28m/14-00.50
13. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 66.37m/217-09
14. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 66.35m/217-08
18. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 17.01m/55-09.75
24. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.19m/13-9
25. Sintayehu Vissa – 800-Meter – 2:05.01
30. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m/208-06
31. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m/178-10
32. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.39 (+0.1)
33. Sintayehu Vissa – 1500-Meter – 4:16.70
37. 4x100-Meter Relay (Presley, Eckford, Brooks, Glatz) – 44.68
38. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m/53-04.50
41. Anna Elkin – 5K – 16:01.34
43. Brandee Presley – 200-Meter Dash – 23.40 (+1.3)
45. Kristel van den Berg – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:17.46
48. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 16.10m/52-10
No. 44 Rebel Women • NCAA East Region Top-48
5. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.28m/14-00.50
5. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 66.37m/217-09
6. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 66.35m/217-08
8. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 17.01m/55-09.75
13. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.19m/13-9
13. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m/178-10
16. Sintayehu Vissa – 800-Meter – 2:05.01
16. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m/208-06
18. Sintayehu Vissa – 1500-Meter – 4:16.70
20. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.39 (+0.1)
20. 4x100-Meter Relay (Presley, Eckford, Brooks, Glatz) – 44.68
20. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m/53-04.50
21. Anna Elkin – 5K – 16:01.34
22. Brandee Presley – 200-Meter Dash – 23.40 (+1.3)
25. Kristel van den Berg – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:17.46
26. Kieshonna Brooks – Long Jump – 6.21m/20-04.50 (+1.9)
27. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 16.10m/52-10
29. Kieshonna Brooks – 100-Meter Hurdles – 13.42 (+2.8)
30. Jalani Davis – Discus – 51.92m/170-04
34. Loral Winn – 1500-Meter – 4:19.00
35. Victoria Simmons – 10K – 35:18.00
41. Deborah Bulai – Hammer – 58.99m/193-06
48. Morgan Claire Rose – 3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10:34.55
No. 44 Rebel Women • #EventSquad Top-10 Rankings
Average of top-four marks or times per team in each event nationally
1. Hammer
Average: 63.81m/209-04
13. Jasmine Mitchell – 66.37m/217-09
14. Shey Taiwo – 66.35m/217-08
30. Jalani Davis – 63.54m/208-06
75. Deborah Bulai – 58.99m/193-07
3. Discus
Average: 51.40m/168-08
31. Tedreauna Britt – 54.51m/178-10
63. Jalani Davis – 51.92m/170-04
98. Shey Taiwo – 49.62m/162-10
99. Jasmine Mitchell – 49.53m/162-06
6. Shot Put
Average: 15.54m/51-0
18. Jalani Davis – 17.01m/55-09.75
38. Jasmine Mitchell – 16.27m/53-04.50
48. Tedreauna Britt – 16.10m/52-10
-- Shey Taiwo – 12.79m/41-11.50
6. Pole Vault
Average: 4.06m/13-03.50
10. Lyndsey Reed – 4.28m/14-00.50
24. Samara McConnell – 4.19m/13-9
-- Elizabeth Nix – 3.89m/12-9
-- Alex Brooks – 3.86m/12-8
TEAM NOTES
• Ole Miss is in year six under head coach Connie Price-Smith, who has led the Rebels to new heights in her time in Oxford with seven NCAA top-25 team finishes, four NCAA individual titles, 39 SEC individual titles and 98 First or Second-Team All-American awards. In 20 years as a head coach at both Ole Miss and Southern Illinois dating back to 2002, Price-Smith has collected 12 NCAA event titles and mentored 167 All-Americans on the track.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (Maroon & White Invite)
Day One (Fri., April 30)
12:00 PM – Women's Hammer – Deborah Bulai (Flight 2), Jalani Davis (Flight 2), Jasmine Mitchell (Flight 2), Shey Taiwo (Flight 2)
12:00 PM – Men's Hammer (after women) – Joseph Benedetto (Flight 2), Joseph Lanham (Flight 2)
4:30 PM – Women's Discus – Tedreauna Britt (Flight 2), Deborah Bulai (Flight 2), Jalani Davis (Flight 2), Jasmine Mitchell (Flight 2), Shey Taiwo (Flight 2)
4:30 PM – Men's Discus (after women) – Daniel Viveros
5:45 PM – Men's 800-Meter Invitational – Cade Bethmann (Heat 1), Baylor Franklin (Heat 1), Mario Garcia Romo (Heat 1), John Rivera Jr. (Heat 1), Everett Smulders (Heat 1), Waleed Suliman (Heat 1), Marcus Dropik (Heat 2), Jacob Lough (Heat 2)
6:30 PM – Women's 1500-Meter Invitational – Skylar Boogerd, Anna Elkin, Makayla Fick, Ryann Helmers, Morgan Claire Rose, Cate Tracht, Kristel van den Berg
6:40 PM – Men's 1500-Meter Invitational – Michael Coccia, Dalton Hengst, Nick Moulai
6:50 PM – Women's 5K – Makayla Fick, Brooke Gilmore, Morgan Claire Rose
Day Two (Sat., May 1)
11:00 AM – Women's Shot Put – Tedreauna Britt (Flight 2), Jalani Davis (Flight 2), Jasmine Mitchell (Flight 2)
11:00 AM – Men's Shot Put – Daniel Viveros
1:40 PM – Men's 1500-Meter – Mario Garcia Romo (Heat 1), Waleed Suliman (Heat 1)
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (LSU Invitational)
Sat., May 1
11:00 AM – Men's Discus – Pierce Genereux, Peyton Lowery
11:00 AM – Men's Pole Vault – Cole Colozzo, Ryan Roark, Miles Walden, Peyton Weissmann
12:15 PM – Women's High Jump – Meg Goebel, Sara Van Aken
12:30 PM – Women's Javelin – Meg Goebel, Sara Van Aken
12:30 PM – Men's Javelin – Luke Etherton, Pierce Genereux, Peyton Lowery
12:30 PM – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay – Olivia Womack, Brandee Presley, Jayda Eckford, Toni Glatz
12:35 PM – Men's 4x100-Meter Relay – Isaiah Teer, Elijah Dryer, Kenney Broadnax, Tristyn Wooley
1:05 PM – Women's 100-Meter Hurdles – Kieshonna Brooks (Heat 2), Meg Goebel (Heat 3), Sara Van Aken (Heat 3)
1:15 PM – Men's 110-Meter Hurdles – Kenney Broadnax (Heat 1)
1:15 PM – Women's Long Jump – Kieshonna Brooks, Skye Gross
1:25 PM – Women's 400-Meter Dash – Toni Glatz (Heat 2), Orianna Shaw (Heat 2)
1:45 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash – Brandee Presley (Heat 1), Olivia Womack (Heat 2), Kelly Rowe (Heat 3)
1:55 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash – Isaiah Teer (Heat 2)
2:00 PM – Women's Pole Vault – Alex Brooks, Remy Guertel, Samara McConnell, Elizabeth Nix, Lyndsey Reed
2:05 PM – Women's 800-Meter – Sintayehu Vissa (Heat 1), Loral Winn (Heat 1)
2:30 PM – Men's High Jump – Allen Gordon, Ukurugenzi Kojo
2:40 PM – Women's 200-Meter Dash – Jayda Eckford (Heat 3), Olivia Womack (Heat 3)
2:55 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash – Elijah Dryer (Heat 2), Isaiah Teer (Heat 2)
3:00 PM – Women's Triple Jump – Kyla McLaurin
3:00 PM – Men's Triple Jump – Demond Fleming, Allen Gordon
3:40 PM – Women's 4x400-Meter Relay – Orianna Shaw, Brandee Presley, Toni Glatz, Jayda Eckford
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