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Rebels Dominate Despite Weather at Powerful Day One of Joe Walker Invite
4/9/2021 | Track and Field
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OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss men's and women's track & field put on a clinic in one of the most competitive meets nationwide this week, winning six events and recording several spectacular performances at Day One of the Joe Walker Invite on Friday. Inclement weather rolling through the Oxford area Friday evening forced the men's 1500-meter invitational, women's 800-meter invitational and both invitational editions of the 5K races to be postponed until Saturday.
The hype surrounding Friday centered around a dynamite distance lineup in the evening, but the Rebel field athletes did not disappoint throughout the day, winning five of those six events in demonstrative fashion.
Ole Miss received two more superb outings from newcomers Jasmine Mitchell and Jalani Davis in the women's hammer and shot put, respectively. Mitchell stunned with a monster 23-foot, 8-inch career-best toss of 66.37m (217-09) to win by more than 12 feet. This is only the third time Mitchell has ever thrown the hammer as a Rebel, and she already ranks second all-time behind NCAA Champion Janeah Stewart's 2018 national title winning toss of 72.92m (239-03). Additionally, Mitchell ranks eighth in the NCAA at the moment.
Davis had another stellar week in the shot put, winning by more than three feet at a two-foot PR of 16.49m (54-01.25). She already ranks fourth all-time at Ole Miss as just the fourth member of the 54-foot club, and at the moment she sits No. 23 in the NCAA.
Newcomers dominated the women's pole vault as well. Lyndsey Reed and Samara McConnell provided yet another one-two punch for the Rebels, with Reed becoming just the second member of the 14-foot club in Ole Miss history. Reed won in the jump-off against her teammate McConnell, clearing 4.28m (14-00.50) to join All-American Lindsey Murray above 14 feet in school history. McConnell settled for runner-up at a still strong outdoor PR of 4.18m (13-08.50), the third-best in school history. The duo currently rank No. 7 and No. 17 in the NCAA, respectively.
Ole Miss swept both the men's and women's long jump, with All-American Allen Gordon winning on a new season-best 7.71m/25-03.25 (0.5), and senior Kieshonna Brooks coming out hot with a near-PR of 6.16m/20-02.50 (1.0).
The Rebels excelled in the much-hyped mini distance carnival Friday night as well. Ole Miss newcomer Sintayehu Vissa shattered the school record in the women's 1500-meter in her first career attempt, finishing fifth at 4:16.70 in a bonkers invitational section that featured nine sub-4:20 times and the top three times in the NCAA this season. Vissa's new record took down Shelby Brown's 2017 record of 4:19.09, and currently puts her at No. 11 in the NCAA.
Other Rebel women clocking strong times in the 1500-meter invitational were Anna Elkin at 4:22.02 (No. 6 all-time) and Loral Winn at 4:22.55 (No. 7 all-time).
Baylor Franklin (fourth, 1:48.27) and Cade Bethmann (eighth, 1:48.76) both clocked NCAA top-15 times in the men's 800-meter invitational, a race that featured the NCAA's top time from Miami of Ohio's Finley McLear (1:46.51). For Franklin, it registers as an overall PR and the No. 11 time in school history. The duo currently rank No. 11 and No. 14 in the NCAA, respectively.
All-American sprinter Brandee Presley claimed the spotlight early on the track, taking advantage of a rare calm moment in the wind to clock a wind-legal PR in the 200-meter dash at 23.40 (1.3) – the sixth-best time in school history and the No. 21 time in the NCAA this season. Fellow All-American Elijah Dryer took third in the men's 200, tying his PR at 21.00 (0.4).
Competition is set to resume at the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex at 10 a.m. CT with the resumption of the men's decathlon.
REBELS IN COMPETITION
Men's 200-Meter Dash
3. Elijah Dryer – 21.00 (+0.4) – T-PR, No. 14 all-time, No. 47 NCAA
4. James Burnett – 21.07 (+0.4) -- PR
5. Isaiah Teer – 21.15 (+0.4) -- PR
12. Kenney Broadnax – 21.87 (+1.6) -- SB
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Brandee Presley – 23.40 (+1.3) – PR, No. 21 NCAA, No. 6 all-time
4. Olivia Womack – 24.40 (+2.7) – PR
5. Orianna Shaw – 24.53 (+1.3)
7. Kelly Rowe – 24.70 (+1.3)
Men's 800-Meter Invite
4. Baylor Franklin – 1:48.27 – PR, No. 11 all-time, No. 11 NCAA
8. Cade Bethmann – 1:48.76 – SB, No. 14 NCAA
Women's 800-Meter Invite
POSTPONED
Men's 1500-Meter Invite
POSTPONED
Women's 1500-Meter Invite
5. Sintayehu Vissa – 4:16.70 – School Record, No. 11 NCAA
12. Anna Elkin – 4:22.02 – PR, No. 6 all-time, No. 43 NCAA
13. Loral Winn – 4:22.55 – PR, No. 7 all-time
18. Kristel van den Berg – 4:42.28
27. Lisa Vogelgesang – 4:32.98 -- SB
Men's 5K Invite
POSTPONED
Women's 5K Invite
POSTPONED
Men's Pole Vault
2. Peyton Weissmann – 4.88m/16-00.00
4. Miles Walden – 4.78m/15-08.25
T5. Ryan Roark – 4.63m/15-02.25
Women's Pole Vault
1. Lyndsey Reed – 4.28m/14-00.50 – PR, No. 2 all-time, No. 6 NCAA
2. Samara McConnell – 4.18m/13-08.50 – PR, No. 3 all-time, No. 18 NCAA
3. Alex Brooks – 3.73m/12-02.50
T7. Elizabeth Nix – J3.73m/12-02.75
9. Remy Guertel – J3.73m/12-02.75 -- PR
Men's Long Jump
1. Allen Gordon – 7.71m/25-03.25 (+0.5) – SB, T-No. 19 NCAA
4. Torrence Tuberville – 6.69m/21-11.50 (+1.3)
5. Ukurugenzi Kojo – 6.53m/21-05.25 (+1.1) -- PR
Women's Long Jump
1. Kieshonna Brooks – 6.16m/20-02.50 (+1.0) – SB, T-33 NCAA
4. Skye Gross – 5.92m/19-05.25 (+1.6) – PR,
5. Tyra Weathersby – 5.48m/17-11.75 (+1.1) -- PR
Men's Shot Put
3. Daniel Viveros – 17.55m/57-07.00
5. Danny Guiliani – 16.43m/53-11.00
Women's Shot Put
1. Jalani Davis – 16.49m/54-01.25 – PR, No. 4 all-time, No. 23 NCAA
4. Tedreauna Britt – 15.26m/50-00.75
8. Jasmine Mitchell – 14.35m/47-01.00
Men's Hammer
8. Joseph Lanham – 54.14m/177-07.00
Women's Hammer
1. Jasmine Mitchell – 66.37m/217-09 – No. 2 all-time, No. 8 NCAA
2. Shey Taiwo – 62.55m/205-02
3. Jalani Davis – 60.96m/200-00
5. Deborah Bulai – 58.99m/193-06
Men's Decathlon (Through Five Events)
Peyton Lowery – 3104 Points, 1st Place
100m Dash: 1st, 11.44 (+1.4), 765 points
Long Jump: 1st place, 6.33m/20-09.25 (+3.1), 659 points
Shot Put: 3rd place, 9.59m/31-05.75, 461 points
High Jump: 3rd place, 1.68m/5-06.00, 528 points
400m Dash: 2nd place, 54.54, 617 points -- PR
Pierce Genereux – 2914 Points, 3rd Place
100m Dash: 3rd, 12.09 (+1.4), 633 points -
Long Jump: 3rd place, 5.90m/19-04.25 (+3.4), 565 points
Shot Put: 1st place, 11.31m/37-01.25, 565 points
High Jump: 1st place, 1.80m/5-10.75, 627 points
400m Dash: 3rd place, 56.93, 524 points
Women's Heptathlon (Through Four Events)
Sara Van Aken – 2943 Points, 4th Place
100m Hurdles: 5th place, 15.10 (+1.2), 828 points
High Jump: 3rd place, 1.65m/5-05.00, 795 points
Shot Put: 5th place, 10.50m/34-05.50, 562 points
200m Dash: 5th place, 26.45 (+1.2), 758 points -- PR
Meg Goebel – 2919 Points, 5th Place
100m Hurdles: 3rd place, 14.56 (+1.2), 901 points -- PR
High Jump: 4th place, 1.62m/5-03.75, 759 points
Shot Put: 8th place, 8.97m/29-05.25, 462 points
200m Dash: 2nd place, 26.00 (+1.2), 797 points
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
The hype surrounding Friday centered around a dynamite distance lineup in the evening, but the Rebel field athletes did not disappoint throughout the day, winning five of those six events in demonstrative fashion.
Ole Miss received two more superb outings from newcomers Jasmine Mitchell and Jalani Davis in the women's hammer and shot put, respectively. Mitchell stunned with a monster 23-foot, 8-inch career-best toss of 66.37m (217-09) to win by more than 12 feet. This is only the third time Mitchell has ever thrown the hammer as a Rebel, and she already ranks second all-time behind NCAA Champion Janeah Stewart's 2018 national title winning toss of 72.92m (239-03). Additionally, Mitchell ranks eighth in the NCAA at the moment.
Davis had another stellar week in the shot put, winning by more than three feet at a two-foot PR of 16.49m (54-01.25). She already ranks fourth all-time at Ole Miss as just the fourth member of the 54-foot club, and at the moment she sits No. 23 in the NCAA.
Newcomers dominated the women's pole vault as well. Lyndsey Reed and Samara McConnell provided yet another one-two punch for the Rebels, with Reed becoming just the second member of the 14-foot club in Ole Miss history. Reed won in the jump-off against her teammate McConnell, clearing 4.28m (14-00.50) to join All-American Lindsey Murray above 14 feet in school history. McConnell settled for runner-up at a still strong outdoor PR of 4.18m (13-08.50), the third-best in school history. The duo currently rank No. 7 and No. 17 in the NCAA, respectively.
Ole Miss swept both the men's and women's long jump, with All-American Allen Gordon winning on a new season-best 7.71m/25-03.25 (0.5), and senior Kieshonna Brooks coming out hot with a near-PR of 6.16m/20-02.50 (1.0).
The Rebels excelled in the much-hyped mini distance carnival Friday night as well. Ole Miss newcomer Sintayehu Vissa shattered the school record in the women's 1500-meter in her first career attempt, finishing fifth at 4:16.70 in a bonkers invitational section that featured nine sub-4:20 times and the top three times in the NCAA this season. Vissa's new record took down Shelby Brown's 2017 record of 4:19.09, and currently puts her at No. 11 in the NCAA.
Other Rebel women clocking strong times in the 1500-meter invitational were Anna Elkin at 4:22.02 (No. 6 all-time) and Loral Winn at 4:22.55 (No. 7 all-time).
Baylor Franklin (fourth, 1:48.27) and Cade Bethmann (eighth, 1:48.76) both clocked NCAA top-15 times in the men's 800-meter invitational, a race that featured the NCAA's top time from Miami of Ohio's Finley McLear (1:46.51). For Franklin, it registers as an overall PR and the No. 11 time in school history. The duo currently rank No. 11 and No. 14 in the NCAA, respectively.
All-American sprinter Brandee Presley claimed the spotlight early on the track, taking advantage of a rare calm moment in the wind to clock a wind-legal PR in the 200-meter dash at 23.40 (1.3) – the sixth-best time in school history and the No. 21 time in the NCAA this season. Fellow All-American Elijah Dryer took third in the men's 200, tying his PR at 21.00 (0.4).
Competition is set to resume at the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex at 10 a.m. CT with the resumption of the men's decathlon.
REBELS IN COMPETITION
Men's 200-Meter Dash
3. Elijah Dryer – 21.00 (+0.4) – T-PR, No. 14 all-time, No. 47 NCAA
4. James Burnett – 21.07 (+0.4) -- PR
5. Isaiah Teer – 21.15 (+0.4) -- PR
12. Kenney Broadnax – 21.87 (+1.6) -- SB
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Brandee Presley – 23.40 (+1.3) – PR, No. 21 NCAA, No. 6 all-time
4. Olivia Womack – 24.40 (+2.7) – PR
5. Orianna Shaw – 24.53 (+1.3)
7. Kelly Rowe – 24.70 (+1.3)
Men's 800-Meter Invite
4. Baylor Franklin – 1:48.27 – PR, No. 11 all-time, No. 11 NCAA
8. Cade Bethmann – 1:48.76 – SB, No. 14 NCAA
Women's 800-Meter Invite
POSTPONED
Men's 1500-Meter Invite
POSTPONED
Women's 1500-Meter Invite
5. Sintayehu Vissa – 4:16.70 – School Record, No. 11 NCAA
12. Anna Elkin – 4:22.02 – PR, No. 6 all-time, No. 43 NCAA
13. Loral Winn – 4:22.55 – PR, No. 7 all-time
18. Kristel van den Berg – 4:42.28
27. Lisa Vogelgesang – 4:32.98 -- SB
Men's 5K Invite
POSTPONED
Women's 5K Invite
POSTPONED
Men's Pole Vault
2. Peyton Weissmann – 4.88m/16-00.00
4. Miles Walden – 4.78m/15-08.25
T5. Ryan Roark – 4.63m/15-02.25
Women's Pole Vault
1. Lyndsey Reed – 4.28m/14-00.50 – PR, No. 2 all-time, No. 6 NCAA
2. Samara McConnell – 4.18m/13-08.50 – PR, No. 3 all-time, No. 18 NCAA
3. Alex Brooks – 3.73m/12-02.50
T7. Elizabeth Nix – J3.73m/12-02.75
9. Remy Guertel – J3.73m/12-02.75 -- PR
Men's Long Jump
1. Allen Gordon – 7.71m/25-03.25 (+0.5) – SB, T-No. 19 NCAA
4. Torrence Tuberville – 6.69m/21-11.50 (+1.3)
5. Ukurugenzi Kojo – 6.53m/21-05.25 (+1.1) -- PR
Women's Long Jump
1. Kieshonna Brooks – 6.16m/20-02.50 (+1.0) – SB, T-33 NCAA
4. Skye Gross – 5.92m/19-05.25 (+1.6) – PR,
5. Tyra Weathersby – 5.48m/17-11.75 (+1.1) -- PR
Men's Shot Put
3. Daniel Viveros – 17.55m/57-07.00
5. Danny Guiliani – 16.43m/53-11.00
Women's Shot Put
1. Jalani Davis – 16.49m/54-01.25 – PR, No. 4 all-time, No. 23 NCAA
4. Tedreauna Britt – 15.26m/50-00.75
8. Jasmine Mitchell – 14.35m/47-01.00
Men's Hammer
8. Joseph Lanham – 54.14m/177-07.00
Women's Hammer
1. Jasmine Mitchell – 66.37m/217-09 – No. 2 all-time, No. 8 NCAA
2. Shey Taiwo – 62.55m/205-02
3. Jalani Davis – 60.96m/200-00
5. Deborah Bulai – 58.99m/193-06
Men's Decathlon (Through Five Events)
Peyton Lowery – 3104 Points, 1st Place
100m Dash: 1st, 11.44 (+1.4), 765 points
Long Jump: 1st place, 6.33m/20-09.25 (+3.1), 659 points
Shot Put: 3rd place, 9.59m/31-05.75, 461 points
High Jump: 3rd place, 1.68m/5-06.00, 528 points
400m Dash: 2nd place, 54.54, 617 points -- PR
Pierce Genereux – 2914 Points, 3rd Place
100m Dash: 3rd, 12.09 (+1.4), 633 points -
Long Jump: 3rd place, 5.90m/19-04.25 (+3.4), 565 points
Shot Put: 1st place, 11.31m/37-01.25, 565 points
High Jump: 1st place, 1.80m/5-10.75, 627 points
400m Dash: 3rd place, 56.93, 524 points
Women's Heptathlon (Through Four Events)
Sara Van Aken – 2943 Points, 4th Place
100m Hurdles: 5th place, 15.10 (+1.2), 828 points
High Jump: 3rd place, 1.65m/5-05.00, 795 points
Shot Put: 5th place, 10.50m/34-05.50, 562 points
200m Dash: 5th place, 26.45 (+1.2), 758 points -- PR
Meg Goebel – 2919 Points, 5th Place
100m Hurdles: 3rd place, 14.56 (+1.2), 901 points -- PR
High Jump: 4th place, 1.62m/5-03.75, 759 points
Shot Put: 8th place, 8.97m/29-05.25, 462 points
200m Dash: 2nd place, 26.00 (+1.2), 797 points
For more information on Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country, follow the Rebels on Twitter (@OleMissTrack), Facebook and Instagram.
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