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Impressive Field in Oxford for 2021 Joe Walker Invite
4/8/2021 | Track and Field
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A Total of 26 Schools and 523 Athletes to Compete at Ole Miss This Weekend
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss track & field will host one of the premiere meets in the nation this weekend at the fourth iteration of the Joe Walker Invite at the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex this weekend. Competition is set to begin with the beginning of the multi events at noon Friday before an action-packed evening of distance races. The meet will conclude on Saturday with competition resuming at 9:45 a.m. CT and a senior ceremony to honor 18 Rebels in their final home meet at 1:30 p.m. CT.
MEET NOTES
• This is the fourth Joe Walker Invite, which is named for the former Ole Miss track & field head coach who led the Rebels to 11 top-20 national finishes, 124 All-America honors, 12 NCAA individual champions and 60 SEC individual titles during his 30-year career in Oxford. Known for his ability to groom elite-level jumpers and hurdlers and for his warm and caring persona, Walker was inducted into the Ole Miss M-Club Alumni Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
• Oxford will be greeted by a large, star-studded field for the Joe Walker Invite this weekend. In attendance are 26 schools, 45 total teams, seven teams within the USTFCCCA top-25, 523 total athletes and 711 total entries into the meet.
• Schools in competition include (rankings are men/women):
#12/12 Auburn
Belmont
Bradley
Eastern Kentucky
Furman
Georgetown
Illinois State
#8/-- Iowa State (men only)
#9/10 Kentucky
Lamar (men only)
Lipscomb
Miami (Ohio)
Middle Tennessee
Mississippi Valley State
New Orleans
#--/25 Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
South Dakota State
Southeastern Louisiana (men only)
Southern Miss (women only)
#23/-- Stephen F. Austin
Toledo (women only)
Tulsa
Villanova (men only)
Western Illinois (men only)
• The crown jewel of the meet will be a series of high-octane invitational distance races set for Friday evening. Following the women's and men's 200-meter dashes set to begin at 6:30 p.m. CT, the mini carnival will begin with the men's 800-meter invite at 6:50 p.m., followed by the women's 1500-meter invite (7:05 p.m.), men's 3000-meter steeplechase invite (7:25 p.m.), women's 3000-meter steeplechase invite (7:45 p.m.), men's 1500-meter invite (8 p.m.), women's 800-meter invite (8:45 p.m.), women's 5K invite (8:55 p.m.) and men's 5K invite (9:35 p.m.)
• Attendance is open and free to the public. Spectators must wear masks upon entry, while in transit throughout the complex and are encouraged while seated. Fans are also encouraged to remain socially distanced throughout the stands. Spectators will be limited to the grandstand side of the facility and must enter through the northeast gate (near the corner of Hill Drive and Manning Way). Interaction between spectators and competing athletes/staff is prohibited.
• Spectators will be allowed to park in any unreserved lots near the track facility. For more information, please visit OleMissGameday.com/track-field
• The 2017 season was the first for the renovated Ole Miss Track & Field Complex, which received $7.2 million in upgrades and can seat 1,500 spectators in its new design.
OLE MISS SENIORS
• Kieshonna Brooks
• James Burnett
• Cole Colozzo
• Anna Elkin
• Toni Glatz
• Lexi King
• Maddie King
• Emma McClellan
• Clio Ozanne-Jaques
• Nicole Rice
• Griffin Riley
• Orianna Shaw
• Victoria Simmons
• Robinson Snider
• Waleed Suliman
• Ylvi Traxler
• Lisa Vogelgesang
• Alvin Westbrook
WOMEN'S NCAA TOP-50
18. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m (178-10)
19. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.16m (13-07.75)
19. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 64.33m (211-01)
23. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m (208-05)
24. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.38 (0.1)
27. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m (53-04.50)
33. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.07m (13-04.25)
37. Kieshonna Brooks – Long Jump – 6.14m/20-01.75 (3.1)
37. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 16.05m (52-08.00)
46. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 15.82m (51-11.00)
MEN'S NCAA TOP-50
17. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.93
17. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.15m (7-00.50)
19. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m (216-04)
20. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.70m/25-03.25 (1.4)
24. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (2.7)
31. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m (60-03.75)
32. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m (17-00.75)
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.
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
MEET NOTES
• This is the fourth Joe Walker Invite, which is named for the former Ole Miss track & field head coach who led the Rebels to 11 top-20 national finishes, 124 All-America honors, 12 NCAA individual champions and 60 SEC individual titles during his 30-year career in Oxford. Known for his ability to groom elite-level jumpers and hurdlers and for his warm and caring persona, Walker was inducted into the Ole Miss M-Club Alumni Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
• Oxford will be greeted by a large, star-studded field for the Joe Walker Invite this weekend. In attendance are 26 schools, 45 total teams, seven teams within the USTFCCCA top-25, 523 total athletes and 711 total entries into the meet.
• Schools in competition include (rankings are men/women):
#12/12 Auburn
Belmont
Bradley
Eastern Kentucky
Furman
Georgetown
Illinois State
#8/-- Iowa State (men only)
#9/10 Kentucky
Lamar (men only)
Lipscomb
Miami (Ohio)
Middle Tennessee
Mississippi Valley State
New Orleans
#--/25 Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
South Dakota State
Southeastern Louisiana (men only)
Southern Miss (women only)
#23/-- Stephen F. Austin
Toledo (women only)
Tulsa
Villanova (men only)
Western Illinois (men only)
• The crown jewel of the meet will be a series of high-octane invitational distance races set for Friday evening. Following the women's and men's 200-meter dashes set to begin at 6:30 p.m. CT, the mini carnival will begin with the men's 800-meter invite at 6:50 p.m., followed by the women's 1500-meter invite (7:05 p.m.), men's 3000-meter steeplechase invite (7:25 p.m.), women's 3000-meter steeplechase invite (7:45 p.m.), men's 1500-meter invite (8 p.m.), women's 800-meter invite (8:45 p.m.), women's 5K invite (8:55 p.m.) and men's 5K invite (9:35 p.m.)
• Attendance is open and free to the public. Spectators must wear masks upon entry, while in transit throughout the complex and are encouraged while seated. Fans are also encouraged to remain socially distanced throughout the stands. Spectators will be limited to the grandstand side of the facility and must enter through the northeast gate (near the corner of Hill Drive and Manning Way). Interaction between spectators and competing athletes/staff is prohibited.
• Spectators will be allowed to park in any unreserved lots near the track facility. For more information, please visit OleMissGameday.com/track-field
• The 2017 season was the first for the renovated Ole Miss Track & Field Complex, which received $7.2 million in upgrades and can seat 1,500 spectators in its new design.
OLE MISS SENIORS
• Kieshonna Brooks
• James Burnett
• Cole Colozzo
• Anna Elkin
• Toni Glatz
• Lexi King
• Maddie King
• Emma McClellan
• Clio Ozanne-Jaques
• Nicole Rice
• Griffin Riley
• Orianna Shaw
• Victoria Simmons
• Robinson Snider
• Waleed Suliman
• Ylvi Traxler
• Lisa Vogelgesang
• Alvin Westbrook
WOMEN'S NCAA TOP-50
18. Tedreauna Britt – Discus – 54.51m (178-10)
19. Lyndsey Reed – Pole Vault – 4.16m (13-07.75)
19. Shey Taiwo – Hammer – 64.33m (211-01)
23. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 63.54m (208-05)
24. Brandee Presley – 100-Meter Dash – 11.38 (0.1)
27. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.27m (53-04.50)
33. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.07m (13-04.25)
37. Kieshonna Brooks – Long Jump – 6.14m/20-01.75 (3.1)
37. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 16.05m (52-08.00)
46. Tedreauna Britt – Shot Put – 15.82m (51-11.00)
MEN'S NCAA TOP-50
17. Cade Bethmann – 800-Meter – 1:48.93
17. Allen Gordon – High Jump – 2.15m (7-00.50)
19. Joseph Benedetto – Hammer – 65.95m (216-04)
20. Allen Gordon – Long Jump – 7.70m/25-03.25 (1.4)
24. Kenney Broadnax – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.90 (2.7)
31. Daniel Viveros – Shot Put – 18.38m (60-03.75)
32. Peyton Weissmann – Pole Vault – 5.20m (17-00.75)
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.
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
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