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Rebels Past and Present Represent Ole Miss at U.S. Olympic Trials
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Spots on Team USA Up for Grabs at Hayward Field from June 18-27
EUGENE, Ore. – A total of 14 past and present Ole Miss track & field athletes will vie for spots on Team USA at the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials, held June 18-27 at the newly renovated Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.
This group of Rebels will be among some of the best in the world at the Trials, which returns after being postponed (along with the Olympics) in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The goal in Eugene this week isn't just for the crown of being a U.S. champion, but for a qualifying spot on Team USA for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in July. To qualify, athletes must finish within the top-three in their events and also own the Olympic qualifying standard. Thus, if an athlete finishes fourth and owns the standard but one of the top three do not, the third and final qualifying spot goes to the next person with the standard. That is good news for a large portion of the Ole Miss contingent in Eugene this week, as several already own the Olympic standard. Marks and times accepted as standards for both the Trials and the Olympics can come from as far back as 2019 due to the heavily downsized 2020 competition season for athletes around the globe.
The Trials return to Eugene and Hayward Field for the seventh time in its history, joining national qualifying meets also held in 1972, 1976, 1980, 2008, 2012 and 2016. However, this will be the first time in the newly renovated version of Hayward Field, which just wrapped up hosting the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships back on June 9-12. In addition to those seven U.S. Olympic Trials, Hayward Field has been the site of 17 NCAA Championship meets (1962, '64, '72, '78, '84, '88, '91, '96, 2001, '10, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '21), seven U.S. Track & Field Championships (1986, '93, '99, 2001, '09, '11) and will also be host to the upcoming 2022 World Championships.
Ole Miss athletes have won 33 U.S. titles across both the indoor and outdoor seasons, with 20 coming outdoors and 17 of those outdoor champions coming since 2008. Combined, the 14 Ole Miss affiliated athletes in competition in Eugene own six Olympic Games berths, three Olympic medals, 25 U.S. titles, 25 international medals, 22 World Championships berths and nine NCAA titles. In its history, Ole Miss has secured 21 berths to the Summer Olympic Games – 13 of which have come from the Rebel track & field program.
Competition runs June 18-27 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 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE (All times CT)
TV coverage will be available during specific primetime broadcast windows via NBC and NBC Sports Network, while online streaming for field events is available via NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app (subscription required).
Day 1 (Fri., June 18)
6:00-9:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
9:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 2 (Sat., June 19)
7:00-9:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
9:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 3 (Sun., June 20)
8:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 4 (Mon., June 21)
6:00-7:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
7:00-8:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 7 (Thurs., June 24)
8:00-11:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
Day 8 (Fri., June 25)
4:00-7:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
Day 9 (Sat., June 26)
8:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 10 (Sun., June 27)
6:00-7:30 PM CT – NBC
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (All times CT)
Day 1 (Fri., June 18)
8:37 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) – Shannon Ray
Day 2 (Sat., June 19)
6:30 PM – Men's Pole Vault (Qualifying) – Sam Kendricks
7:34 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) – Isiah Young
8:03 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash (Semifinals) – Shannon Ray (if qualified)
9:51 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash (Final) – Shannon Ray (if qualified)
Day 3 (Sun., June 20)
8:19 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash (Semifinals) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
9:52 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash (Final) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
Day 4 (Mon., June 21)
5:30 PM – Men's Pole Vault (Final) – Sam Kendricks (if qualified)
Day 7 (Thurs., June 24)
3:25 PM – Women's Hammer (Qualifying) – Jasmine Mitchell, Shey Taiwo
3:30 PM – Women's Shot Put (Qualifying) – Jalani Davis, Jessica Ramsey, Raven Saunders
7:45 PM – Women's Long Jump (Qualifying) – Brittney Reese
8:04 PM – Men's 1500-Meter (First Round) – Robert Domanic, Craig Engels, Waleed Suliman
9:05 PM – Men's Discus (Qualifying) – Brian Williams
10 PM – Women's Shot Put (Final) – Jalani Davis, Jessica Ramsey, Raven Saunders (if qualified)
Day 8 (Fri., June 25)
3:30 PM – Men's Long Jump (Qualifying) – Allen Gordon
4:04 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash (First Round) – Isiah Young
5:30 PM – Men's Discus (Final) – Brian Williams (if qualified)
6:05 PM – Men's 1500-Meter (Semifinals) – Robert Domanic, Craig Engels, Waleed Suliman (if qualified)
Day 9 (Sat., June 26)
6:05 PM – Women's Hammer (Final) – Jasmine Mitchell, Shey Taiwo (if qualified)
8:30 PM – Women's Long Jump (Final) – Brittney Reese (if qualified)
9:33 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash (Semifinals) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
Day 10 (Sun., June 27)
5:45 PM – Men's Long Jump (Final) – Allen Gordon (if qualified)
6:40 PM – Men's 1500-Meter (Final) – Robert Domanic, Craig Engels, Waleed Suliman (if qualified)
6:52 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash (Final) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
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Shannon Ray • Women's 100-Meter Dash
Hometown / High School: New Orleans, La. / St. Katharine Drexel
First Round: Fri., June 18, 8:37 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Sat., June 19, 8:03 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 19, 9:51 p.m. CT
Personal-Best (Wind-Legal): 11.26 (+1.8) | May 2, 2021
Season-Best (Wind-Legal): 11.26 (+1.8) | May 2, 2021
World Rank: T-88th
U.S. Rank: T-40th
Olympic Standard? No (11.15)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 5x NCAA qualifier ... First-Team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay in 2015 (7th) ... Three-time Second-Team All-American (2x 4x100-meter relay, 1x 200-meter) ... 3x SEC scorer ... Still ranks in the Ole Miss top-10 indoors in the 60-meter dash (9th, 7.42) and 200-meter dash (9th, 23.92), and outdoors in the 100-meter dash (3rd, 11.25) and 200-meter dash (4th, 23.15).
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Sam Kendricks • Men's Pole Vault
Hometown / High School: Oxford, Miss. / Oxford HS
Qualifying: Sat., June 19, 6:30 p.m. CT
Final: Mon., June 21, 5:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 6.06m/19-10.50 (2019 U.S. Championships) | American Record, 3rd World History
Season Best: 5.86m/19-02.75 | April 26, 2021 (Drake Relays)
World Rank: T-6th
U.S. Rank: 2nd
Olympic Standard? Yes (5.80m/19-00.25)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Sam Kendricks, 2016, bronze)
Quick Facts: Track & Field News favorite to win … Set the American record at the 2019 U.S. Championships, clearing 6.06m (19-10.50) to win his record sixth consecutive U.S. outdoor title … Ranks No. 3 on the all-time world outdoor list behind Mondo Duplantis's 6.15m/20-02.00 from 2020 and Sergey Bubka's 6.14m/20-01.75 from 1994 … Two-time reigning World Outdoor Champion (2017, 2019) … 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist … 5x World qualifier, 4x World medalist … 9x USA Champion (6 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 … 19x IAAF Diamond League champion … 2017 USATF Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year … 22nd member of the six-meter club.
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Isiah Young • Men's 100-Meter Dash, 200-Meter Dash
Hometown / High School: Junction City, Kansas / Junction City HS
100-Meter First Round: Sat., June 19, 7:34 p.m. CT
100-Meter Semifinals: Sun., June 20, 8:19 p.m. CT
100-Meter Final: Sun., June 20, 9:52 p.m. CT
200-Meter First Round: Fri., June 25, 4:04 p.m. CT
200-Meter Semifinals: Sat., June 26, 9:33 p.m. CT
200-Meter Final: Sun., June 27, 7:22 p.m. CT
100-Meter Personal-Best (Wind-Legal): 9.89 (+0.2) | May 30, 2021 | T-16th in U.S. history
100-Meter Season-Best (Wind-Legal): 9.89 (+0.2) | May 30, 2021
100-Meter World Rank: 3rd
100-Meter U.S. Rank: 3rd
100-Meter Olympic Standard? Yes (10.05)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
200-Meter Personal-Best (Wind-Legal): 19.86 (+1.6) | June 23, 2013 (USA Championships) | T-20th in U.S. history
200-Meter Season-Best (Wind-Legal): 20.63 (+0.9) | April 16, 2021 (Tom Jones Memorial)
200-Meter World Rank: T-129th
200-Meter U.S. Rank: T-56th
200-Meter Olympic Standard? No (20.24) | Entered Trials under 20.29 from July 6, 2019
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Isiah Young, 2012, Semifinals)
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.
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Jasmine Mitchell • Women's Hammer
Hometown / High School: Hazel Crest, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:25 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 26, 6:05 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 66.37m/217-09 | April 9, 2010 (Joe Walker Invite) | No. 3 all-time at Ole Miss
Season Best: 66.37m/217-09 | April 9, 2010 (Joe Walker Invite)
World Rank: 95th
U.S. Rank: 19th
Olympic Standard? No (72.50m/237-10)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 2x All-American … 2021 NCAA Indoor First-Team All-American in the weight throw (4th place) … 2021 NCAA East Regional qualifier (hammer, shot put, discus) … Part of first weight throw teammate duo in NCAA history to eclipse 23 meters in the same season alongside Shey Taiwo … 2021 SEC Champion in the weight throw … Two-time SEC medalist (won silver in the weight in 2020) … One of four Rebels to ever win an SEC weight throw title … Helped Ole Miss win its fourth weight throw title in the last five years … Went to the same high school as teammate Shey Taiwo and Rebel NCAA Champion thrower, Janeah Stewart.
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Shey Taiwo • Women's Hammer
Hometown / High School: South Holland, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:25 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 26, 6:05 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 71.27m/233-10 | June 10, 2021 (NCAA Championships) | No. 2 all-time at Ole Miss, No. 6 NCAA meet history, No. 9 NCAA history
Season Best: 71.27m/233-10 | June 10, 2021 (NCAA Championships)
World Rank: 26th
U.S. Rank: 6th
Olympic Standard? No (72.50m/237-10)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 2021 NCAA Runner-Up in the hammer at a 16-foot PR of 71.27m/233-10 … Mark would have won every NCAA final from 1996-2014 … First Rebel women's NCAA Outdoor runner-up since Olympian Brittney Reese in 2007 … 2021 NCAA Indoor bronze medalist in the weight throw … 4x NCAA qualifier … 4x All-American … 2021 SEC runner-up in the weight throw … 2020 SEC Champion in the weight throw … Went to the same high school as teammate Jasmine Mitchell and Rebel NCAA Champion thrower, Janeah Stewart.
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Jalani Davis • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Hampton, Va. / Bethel HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Thurs., June 24, 10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 17.52m/57-05.75 | May 14, 2021 (SEC Championships) | No. 2 all-time at Ole Miss
Season Best: 17.52m/57-05.75 | May 14, 2021 (SEC Championships)
World Rank: 64th
U.S. Rank: 21st
Olympic Standard? No (18.50m/60-08.50)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Raven Saunders, 2016, 5th place)
Quick Facts: Finished Second-Team All-American in the hammer (16th) and discus (14th), was Honorable Mention All-American in the shot put (20th) … Only thrower in the NCAA this year to triple at the national meet in the hammer, shot put and discus; second in Ole Miss history (2017, Janeah Stewart) … One of only two triplers at NCAA Outdoor Championships alongside Texas A&M's Tyra Gittens (high jump, long jump, heptathlon) … Set a new PR in all three events within the last three meets … 2021 SEC Outdoor silver medalist in the shot put … Scored 13 SEC points.
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Jessica Ramsey (Volunteer Coach) • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Boynton Beach, Fla. / Boynton Beach HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Thurs., June 24, 10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.50m/63-11.75 | Feb. 21, 2021 (ATL Fayetteville)
Season Best: 19.50m/63-11.75 | Feb. 21, 2021 (ATL Fayetteville)
World Rank: 6th
U.S. Rank: 3rd
Olympic Standard? Yes (18.50m/60-08.50)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Raven Saunders, 2016, 5th place)
Quick Facts: 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist in the shot put … 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.
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Raven Saunders • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Charleston, S.C. / Burke HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Thurs., June 24, 10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.76m/64-10.00 | June 24, 2017 (U.S. Championships) | No. 4 in U.S. history
Season Best: 19.57m/64-02.50 | Feb. 21, 2021 (ATL Fayetteville)
World Rank: 4th
U.S. Rank: 1st
Olympic Standard? Yes (18.50m/60-08.50)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Raven Saunders, 2016, 5th place)
Quick Facts: 2016 Olympic finalist in the shot put (5th place) … 2017 USA Outdoor champion in the shot put … Finished 10th at the 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships … 4x NCAA Champion … 7x All-American … At the time was one of only four women in NCAA history to break 19 meters indoors and the first to do so outdoors … First woman in NCAA history to break 19 meters twice in the same series … Broke both collegiate records during her career … 2017 USTFCCCA Women's Indoor Co-National Field Athlete of the Year … 2016 Bowerman Award Finalist.
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Brittney Reese • Women's Long Jump
Hometown / High School: Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 7:45 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 26, 8:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best (Wind-Legal): 7.31m/23-11.75 (+1.7) | July 2, 2016 (U.S. Olympic Trials) | No. 3 U.S. history, No. 11 world history
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 6.80m/22-03.75 (+0.4)
World Rank: T-15th
U.S. Rank: T-5th
Olympic Standard? Yes (6.82m/22-04.50) | Entered under 7.00m/22-11.75 (+1.8) from 2019
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 3x Brittney Reese (2008 5th place; 2012, gold; 2016, silver)
Quick Facts: Won her eighth U.S. outdoor title in 2019, putting her in a tie for third all-time with Olympic Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee … 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 … 11x World Championships qualifier for Team USA (seven outdoors, four indoors) … 8x World Championships medalist, including seven gold medals … 17x U.S. medalist … 12x 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 … Outdoor mark was the best in NCAA in 31 years at the time.
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Robert Domanic • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Lewisville, Texas / Hebron HS
First Round: Thurs., June 24, 8:04 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., June 25, 6:05 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 7:10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:36.33 | April 20, 2018 | Ole Miss record, No. 9 NCAA history (at the time)
Season Best: 3:42.47 | May 15, 2021
World Rank: 394th
U.S. Rank: 100th
Olympic Standard? No (3:35.00) | Entered under 3:37.70 from 2019
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: U.S. finalist in 2018 right out of college (5th place) ... 2017 NCAA DMR Champion ... 6x All-American ... 5x SEC Champion.
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Craig Engels • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Pfafftown, N.C. / Ronald Reagan HS
First Round: Thurs., June 24, 8:04 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., June 25, 6:05 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 7:10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:33.64 | May 29, 2021 | No. 16 U.S. history
Season Best: 3:33.64 | May 29, 2021
World Rank: 15th
U.S. Rank: 1st
Olympic Standard? Yes (3:35.00)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: World finalist in the 1500 in 2019 (10th place) … Won his first U.S. outdoor title in the 1500-meter in 2019 … Held off defending Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz, winning by four hundredths of a second at 3:44.93 … Also won the U.S. indoor title in the mile in 2019 … First American to complete the indoor/outdoor sweep since 2016 (Centrowitz) … First Rebel to medal in the U.S. outdoor 1500-meter race … 5x 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 and 2020 USA Indoor bronze medalist (1500-meter) … 2017 Academic All-American.
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Waleed Suliman • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Richmond, Va. | Freeman HS
First Round: Thurs., June 24, 8:04 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., June 25, 6:05 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 7:10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:36.53 | April 10, 2021 (Joe Walker Invite) | No. 2 Ole Miss history
Season Best: 3:36.53 | April 10, 2021 (Joe Walker Invite)
World Rank: 74th
U.S. Rank: 14th
Olympic Standard? No (3:35.00)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 5x All-American … Earned two NCAA bronze medals in 2021, finishing third outdoors in the 1500-meter and in the mile indoors … First American to break 1:47 in the 800-meter (1:47.00) and 3:37 in the 1500-meter (3:36.53) this outdoor season … First Rebel to earn cross country All-American multiple times (20th in 2019, 36th in 2018) … 6x SEC Champion (3x DMR, 2x mile, 1x 1500-meter) … Broke SEC meet record en route to second career indoor mile title at SEC Championships at 3:58.28, breaking 45-year-old record … Helped Rebel men win their sixth mile title in the last seven years … Ran leadoff leg on title-winning DMR team … One of 19 men's athletes to double at the indoor national meet this year … One of three that pulled off the mile/3K double alongside Oregon's Cole Hocker and Virginia Tech's Benjamin Nibbelink … Scored 12.5 points at the SEC Indoor Championships … Holds mile school record at 3:55.60 … Became a U.S. citizen in late 2019 after spending his childhood across Sudan, Jordan and Virginia.
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Brian Williams • Men's Discus
Hometown / High School: Warren, Mich. | Fraser HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 9:05 p.m. CT
Final: Fri., June 25, 5:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 65.76m/215-09 | July 25, 2019 (U.S. Championships)
Season Best: 65.65m/215-04 | June 13, 2021
World Rank: 20th
U.S. Rank: 5th
Olympic Standard? No (66.00m/216-06)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: Earned first career U.S. medal to punch ticket to World Championships, throwing a one-foot PR of 65.76m (215-09) for silver at the 2019 U.S. Outdoor Championships … Finished 13th at 2019 World Championships … First Rebel to ever medal in the discus at the U.S. Championships … 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.
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Allen Gordon • Men's Long Jump
Hometown / High School: Omaha, Neb. | Omaha North HS
Qualifying: Fri., June 25, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 3:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best (Wind-Legal): 7.89m/25-10.75 (+0.4) | May 10, 2019 (SEC Championships)
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 7.73m/25-04.50 | March 12, 2021 (NCAA Indoor Championships)
World Rank: --
U.S. Rank: 49th
Olympic Standard? No (8.22m/26-11.75)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Savante' Stringfellow, 2000)
Quick Facts: 6x NCAA qualifier … Doubled at both the 2021 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the high jump and long jump … First Rebel to ever pull off the high jump/long jump double at the outdoor national meet … First Rebel jumper to double since Olympian Ricky Robertson in 2012 (high jump/triple jump) … One of five to attempt high jump/long jump double … Only jumper in Ole Miss history and the only jumper to finish the NCAA regular season at 7' 2.25" in the high jump, 25' 11.50" in the long jump and 51' 6.5" in the triple jump … Was also the first Rebel to ever double in the high jump/long jump indoors this past season, and was first Rebel jumper to double indoors since Robertson did so in 2013 (high jump/triple jump) … One of just two high jump/long jump doublers indoors alongside LSU's JuVaughn Harrison.
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This group of Rebels will be among some of the best in the world at the Trials, which returns after being postponed (along with the Olympics) in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The goal in Eugene this week isn't just for the crown of being a U.S. champion, but for a qualifying spot on Team USA for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in July. To qualify, athletes must finish within the top-three in their events and also own the Olympic qualifying standard. Thus, if an athlete finishes fourth and owns the standard but one of the top three do not, the third and final qualifying spot goes to the next person with the standard. That is good news for a large portion of the Ole Miss contingent in Eugene this week, as several already own the Olympic standard. Marks and times accepted as standards for both the Trials and the Olympics can come from as far back as 2019 due to the heavily downsized 2020 competition season for athletes around the globe.
The Trials return to Eugene and Hayward Field for the seventh time in its history, joining national qualifying meets also held in 1972, 1976, 1980, 2008, 2012 and 2016. However, this will be the first time in the newly renovated version of Hayward Field, which just wrapped up hosting the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships back on June 9-12. In addition to those seven U.S. Olympic Trials, Hayward Field has been the site of 17 NCAA Championship meets (1962, '64, '72, '78, '84, '88, '91, '96, 2001, '10, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '21), seven U.S. Track & Field Championships (1986, '93, '99, 2001, '09, '11) and will also be host to the upcoming 2022 World Championships.
Ole Miss athletes have won 33 U.S. titles across both the indoor and outdoor seasons, with 20 coming outdoors and 17 of those outdoor champions coming since 2008. Combined, the 14 Ole Miss affiliated athletes in competition in Eugene own six Olympic Games berths, three Olympic medals, 25 U.S. titles, 25 international medals, 22 World Championships berths and nine NCAA titles. In its history, Ole Miss has secured 21 berths to the Summer Olympic Games – 13 of which have come from the Rebel track & field program.
Competition runs June 18-27 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 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE (All times CT)
TV coverage will be available during specific primetime broadcast windows via NBC and NBC Sports Network, while online streaming for field events is available via NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app (subscription required).
Day 1 (Fri., June 18)
6:00-9:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
9:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 2 (Sat., June 19)
7:00-9:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
9:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 3 (Sun., June 20)
8:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 4 (Mon., June 21)
6:00-7:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
7:00-8:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 7 (Thurs., June 24)
8:00-11:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
Day 8 (Fri., June 25)
4:00-7:00 PM CT – NBC Sports Network
Day 9 (Sat., June 26)
8:00-10:00 PM CT – NBC
Day 10 (Sun., June 27)
6:00-7:30 PM CT – NBC
COMPETITION SCHEDULE (All times CT)
Day 1 (Fri., June 18)
8:37 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) – Shannon Ray
Day 2 (Sat., June 19)
6:30 PM – Men's Pole Vault (Qualifying) – Sam Kendricks
7:34 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) – Isiah Young
8:03 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash (Semifinals) – Shannon Ray (if qualified)
9:51 PM – Women's 100-Meter Dash (Final) – Shannon Ray (if qualified)
Day 3 (Sun., June 20)
8:19 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash (Semifinals) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
9:52 PM – Men's 100-Meter Dash (Final) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
Day 4 (Mon., June 21)
5:30 PM – Men's Pole Vault (Final) – Sam Kendricks (if qualified)
Day 7 (Thurs., June 24)
3:25 PM – Women's Hammer (Qualifying) – Jasmine Mitchell, Shey Taiwo
3:30 PM – Women's Shot Put (Qualifying) – Jalani Davis, Jessica Ramsey, Raven Saunders
7:45 PM – Women's Long Jump (Qualifying) – Brittney Reese
8:04 PM – Men's 1500-Meter (First Round) – Robert Domanic, Craig Engels, Waleed Suliman
9:05 PM – Men's Discus (Qualifying) – Brian Williams
10 PM – Women's Shot Put (Final) – Jalani Davis, Jessica Ramsey, Raven Saunders (if qualified)
Day 8 (Fri., June 25)
3:30 PM – Men's Long Jump (Qualifying) – Allen Gordon
4:04 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash (First Round) – Isiah Young
5:30 PM – Men's Discus (Final) – Brian Williams (if qualified)
6:05 PM – Men's 1500-Meter (Semifinals) – Robert Domanic, Craig Engels, Waleed Suliman (if qualified)
Day 9 (Sat., June 26)
6:05 PM – Women's Hammer (Final) – Jasmine Mitchell, Shey Taiwo (if qualified)
8:30 PM – Women's Long Jump (Final) – Brittney Reese (if qualified)
9:33 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash (Semifinals) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
Day 10 (Sun., June 27)
5:45 PM – Men's Long Jump (Final) – Allen Gordon (if qualified)
6:40 PM – Men's 1500-Meter (Final) – Robert Domanic, Craig Engels, Waleed Suliman (if qualified)
6:52 PM – Men's 200-Meter Dash (Final) – Isiah Young (if qualified)
| 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, Master Schedule (all times CT) | |||
| Day 1 | Friday, June 18 | |||
| Time | Event | Live Coverage | Athlete(s) |
| 8:37 p.m. | Women's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) | NBC Sports Network | Shannon Ray |
| Day 2 | Saturday, June 19 | |||
| Time | Event | Live Coverage | Athlete(s) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault (Qualifying) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Sam Kendricks |
| 7:34 p.m. | Men's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) | NBC Sports Network | Isiah Young |
| Day 3 | Sunday, June 20 | |||
| 8:19 p.m. | Men's 100-Meter Dash (Semifinals) | NBC | Isiah Young |
| 9:52 p.m. | Men's 100-Meter Dash (Final) | NBC | Isiah Young |
| Day 4 | Monday, June 21 | |||
| 5:30 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault (Final) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Sam Kendricks |
| Day 7 | Thursday, June 24 | |||
| 3:25 p.m. | Women's Hammer (Qualifying) | NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App | Jasmine Mitchell Shey Taiwo |
| 3:30 p.m. | Women's Shot Put (Qualifying) | NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App | Jalani Davis Jessica Ramsey Raven Saunders |
| 7:45 p.m. | Women's Long Jump (Qualifying) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Brittney Reese |
| 8:04 p.m. | Men's 1500-Meter (First Round) | NBC Sports Network | Robert Domanic Craig Engels Waleed Suliman |
| 9:05 p.m. | Men's Discus (Qualifying) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Brian Williams |
| 10:00 p.m. | Women's Shot Put (Final) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Jalani Davis Jessica Ramsey Raven Saunders |
| Day 8 | Friday, June 25 | |||
| 3:30 p.m. | Men's Long Jump (Qualifying) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Allen Gordon |
| 4:04 p.m. | Men's 200-Meter Dash (First Round) | NBC Sports Network | Isiah Young |
| 5:30 p.m. | Men's Discus (Final) | NBC Sports Network NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Brian Williams |
| 6:05 p.m. | Men's 1500-Meter (Semifinals) | NBC Sports Network | Craig Engels Waleed Suliman |
| Day 9 | Saturday, June 26 | |||
| 8:30 p.m. | Women's Long Jump (Final) | NBC NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App |
Brittney Reese |
| 9:33 p.m. | Men's 200-Meter Dash (Semifinals) | NBC | Isiah Young |
| Day 10 | Sunday, June 27 | |||
| 5:45 p.m. | Men's Long Jump (Final) | NBCOlympics/NBC Sports App | Allen Gordon |
| 6:40 p.m. | Men's 1500-Meter (Final) | NBC | Craig Engels Waleed Suliman |
| 6:52 p.m. | Men's 200-Meter Dash (Final) | NBC | Isiah Young |
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Shannon Ray • Women's 100-Meter Dash
Hometown / High School: New Orleans, La. / St. Katharine Drexel
First Round: Fri., June 18, 8:37 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Sat., June 19, 8:03 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 19, 9:51 p.m. CT
Personal-Best (Wind-Legal): 11.26 (+1.8) | May 2, 2021
Season-Best (Wind-Legal): 11.26 (+1.8) | May 2, 2021
World Rank: T-88th
U.S. Rank: T-40th
Olympic Standard? No (11.15)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 5x NCAA qualifier ... First-Team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay in 2015 (7th) ... Three-time Second-Team All-American (2x 4x100-meter relay, 1x 200-meter) ... 3x SEC scorer ... Still ranks in the Ole Miss top-10 indoors in the 60-meter dash (9th, 7.42) and 200-meter dash (9th, 23.92), and outdoors in the 100-meter dash (3rd, 11.25) and 200-meter dash (4th, 23.15).
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Sam Kendricks • Men's Pole Vault
Hometown / High School: Oxford, Miss. / Oxford HS
Qualifying: Sat., June 19, 6:30 p.m. CT
Final: Mon., June 21, 5:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 6.06m/19-10.50 (2019 U.S. Championships) | American Record, 3rd World History
Season Best: 5.86m/19-02.75 | April 26, 2021 (Drake Relays)
World Rank: T-6th
U.S. Rank: 2nd
Olympic Standard? Yes (5.80m/19-00.25)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Sam Kendricks, 2016, bronze)
Quick Facts: Track & Field News favorite to win … Set the American record at the 2019 U.S. Championships, clearing 6.06m (19-10.50) to win his record sixth consecutive U.S. outdoor title … Ranks No. 3 on the all-time world outdoor list behind Mondo Duplantis's 6.15m/20-02.00 from 2020 and Sergey Bubka's 6.14m/20-01.75 from 1994 … Two-time reigning World Outdoor Champion (2017, 2019) … 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist … 5x World qualifier, 4x World medalist … 9x USA Champion (6 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 … 19x IAAF Diamond League champion … 2017 USATF Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year … 22nd member of the six-meter club.
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Isiah Young • Men's 100-Meter Dash, 200-Meter Dash
Hometown / High School: Junction City, Kansas / Junction City HS
100-Meter First Round: Sat., June 19, 7:34 p.m. CT
100-Meter Semifinals: Sun., June 20, 8:19 p.m. CT
100-Meter Final: Sun., June 20, 9:52 p.m. CT
200-Meter First Round: Fri., June 25, 4:04 p.m. CT
200-Meter Semifinals: Sat., June 26, 9:33 p.m. CT
200-Meter Final: Sun., June 27, 7:22 p.m. CT
100-Meter Personal-Best (Wind-Legal): 9.89 (+0.2) | May 30, 2021 | T-16th in U.S. history
100-Meter Season-Best (Wind-Legal): 9.89 (+0.2) | May 30, 2021
100-Meter World Rank: 3rd
100-Meter U.S. Rank: 3rd
100-Meter Olympic Standard? Yes (10.05)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
200-Meter Personal-Best (Wind-Legal): 19.86 (+1.6) | June 23, 2013 (USA Championships) | T-20th in U.S. history
200-Meter Season-Best (Wind-Legal): 20.63 (+0.9) | April 16, 2021 (Tom Jones Memorial)
200-Meter World Rank: T-129th
200-Meter U.S. Rank: T-56th
200-Meter Olympic Standard? No (20.24) | Entered Trials under 20.29 from July 6, 2019
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Isiah Young, 2012, Semifinals)
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.
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Jasmine Mitchell • Women's Hammer
Hometown / High School: Hazel Crest, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:25 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 26, 6:05 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 66.37m/217-09 | April 9, 2010 (Joe Walker Invite) | No. 3 all-time at Ole Miss
Season Best: 66.37m/217-09 | April 9, 2010 (Joe Walker Invite)
World Rank: 95th
U.S. Rank: 19th
Olympic Standard? No (72.50m/237-10)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 2x All-American … 2021 NCAA Indoor First-Team All-American in the weight throw (4th place) … 2021 NCAA East Regional qualifier (hammer, shot put, discus) … Part of first weight throw teammate duo in NCAA history to eclipse 23 meters in the same season alongside Shey Taiwo … 2021 SEC Champion in the weight throw … Two-time SEC medalist (won silver in the weight in 2020) … One of four Rebels to ever win an SEC weight throw title … Helped Ole Miss win its fourth weight throw title in the last five years … Went to the same high school as teammate Shey Taiwo and Rebel NCAA Champion thrower, Janeah Stewart.
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Shey Taiwo • Women's Hammer
Hometown / High School: South Holland, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:25 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 26, 6:05 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 71.27m/233-10 | June 10, 2021 (NCAA Championships) | No. 2 all-time at Ole Miss, No. 6 NCAA meet history, No. 9 NCAA history
Season Best: 71.27m/233-10 | June 10, 2021 (NCAA Championships)
World Rank: 26th
U.S. Rank: 6th
Olympic Standard? No (72.50m/237-10)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 2021 NCAA Runner-Up in the hammer at a 16-foot PR of 71.27m/233-10 … Mark would have won every NCAA final from 1996-2014 … First Rebel women's NCAA Outdoor runner-up since Olympian Brittney Reese in 2007 … 2021 NCAA Indoor bronze medalist in the weight throw … 4x NCAA qualifier … 4x All-American … 2021 SEC runner-up in the weight throw … 2020 SEC Champion in the weight throw … Went to the same high school as teammate Jasmine Mitchell and Rebel NCAA Champion thrower, Janeah Stewart.
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Jalani Davis • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Hampton, Va. / Bethel HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Thurs., June 24, 10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 17.52m/57-05.75 | May 14, 2021 (SEC Championships) | No. 2 all-time at Ole Miss
Season Best: 17.52m/57-05.75 | May 14, 2021 (SEC Championships)
World Rank: 64th
U.S. Rank: 21st
Olympic Standard? No (18.50m/60-08.50)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Raven Saunders, 2016, 5th place)
Quick Facts: Finished Second-Team All-American in the hammer (16th) and discus (14th), was Honorable Mention All-American in the shot put (20th) … Only thrower in the NCAA this year to triple at the national meet in the hammer, shot put and discus; second in Ole Miss history (2017, Janeah Stewart) … One of only two triplers at NCAA Outdoor Championships alongside Texas A&M's Tyra Gittens (high jump, long jump, heptathlon) … Set a new PR in all three events within the last three meets … 2021 SEC Outdoor silver medalist in the shot put … Scored 13 SEC points.
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Jessica Ramsey (Volunteer Coach) • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Boynton Beach, Fla. / Boynton Beach HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Thurs., June 24, 10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.50m/63-11.75 | Feb. 21, 2021 (ATL Fayetteville)
Season Best: 19.50m/63-11.75 | Feb. 21, 2021 (ATL Fayetteville)
World Rank: 6th
U.S. Rank: 3rd
Olympic Standard? Yes (18.50m/60-08.50)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Raven Saunders, 2016, 5th place)
Quick Facts: 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist in the shot put … 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.
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Raven Saunders • Women's Shot Put
Hometown / High School: Charleston, S.C. / Burke HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Thurs., June 24, 10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 19.76m/64-10.00 | June 24, 2017 (U.S. Championships) | No. 4 in U.S. history
Season Best: 19.57m/64-02.50 | Feb. 21, 2021 (ATL Fayetteville)
World Rank: 4th
U.S. Rank: 1st
Olympic Standard? Yes (18.50m/60-08.50)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Raven Saunders, 2016, 5th place)
Quick Facts: 2016 Olympic finalist in the shot put (5th place) … 2017 USA Outdoor champion in the shot put … Finished 10th at the 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships … 4x NCAA Champion … 7x All-American … At the time was one of only four women in NCAA history to break 19 meters indoors and the first to do so outdoors … First woman in NCAA history to break 19 meters twice in the same series … Broke both collegiate records during her career … 2017 USTFCCCA Women's Indoor Co-National Field Athlete of the Year … 2016 Bowerman Award Finalist.
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Brittney Reese • Women's Long Jump
Hometown / High School: Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 7:45 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., June 26, 8:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best (Wind-Legal): 7.31m/23-11.75 (+1.7) | July 2, 2016 (U.S. Olympic Trials) | No. 3 U.S. history, No. 11 world history
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 6.80m/22-03.75 (+0.4)
World Rank: T-15th
U.S. Rank: T-5th
Olympic Standard? Yes (6.82m/22-04.50) | Entered under 7.00m/22-11.75 (+1.8) from 2019
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 3x Brittney Reese (2008 5th place; 2012, gold; 2016, silver)
Quick Facts: Won her eighth U.S. outdoor title in 2019, putting her in a tie for third all-time with Olympic Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee … 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 … 11x World Championships qualifier for Team USA (seven outdoors, four indoors) … 8x World Championships medalist, including seven gold medals … 17x U.S. medalist … 12x 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 … Outdoor mark was the best in NCAA in 31 years at the time.
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Robert Domanic • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Lewisville, Texas / Hebron HS
First Round: Thurs., June 24, 8:04 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., June 25, 6:05 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 7:10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:36.33 | April 20, 2018 | Ole Miss record, No. 9 NCAA history (at the time)
Season Best: 3:42.47 | May 15, 2021
World Rank: 394th
U.S. Rank: 100th
Olympic Standard? No (3:35.00) | Entered under 3:37.70 from 2019
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: U.S. finalist in 2018 right out of college (5th place) ... 2017 NCAA DMR Champion ... 6x All-American ... 5x SEC Champion.
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Craig Engels • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Pfafftown, N.C. / Ronald Reagan HS
First Round: Thurs., June 24, 8:04 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., June 25, 6:05 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 7:10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:33.64 | May 29, 2021 | No. 16 U.S. history
Season Best: 3:33.64 | May 29, 2021
World Rank: 15th
U.S. Rank: 1st
Olympic Standard? Yes (3:35.00)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: World finalist in the 1500 in 2019 (10th place) … Won his first U.S. outdoor title in the 1500-meter in 2019 … Held off defending Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz, winning by four hundredths of a second at 3:44.93 … Also won the U.S. indoor title in the mile in 2019 … First American to complete the indoor/outdoor sweep since 2016 (Centrowitz) … First Rebel to medal in the U.S. outdoor 1500-meter race … 5x 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 and 2020 USA Indoor bronze medalist (1500-meter) … 2017 Academic All-American.
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Waleed Suliman • Men's 1500-Meter
Hometown / High School: Richmond, Va. | Freeman HS
First Round: Thurs., June 24, 8:04 p.m. CT
Semifinals: Fri., June 25, 6:05 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 7:10 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 3:36.53 | April 10, 2021 (Joe Walker Invite) | No. 2 Ole Miss history
Season Best: 3:36.53 | April 10, 2021 (Joe Walker Invite)
World Rank: 74th
U.S. Rank: 14th
Olympic Standard? No (3:35.00)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: 5x All-American … Earned two NCAA bronze medals in 2021, finishing third outdoors in the 1500-meter and in the mile indoors … First American to break 1:47 in the 800-meter (1:47.00) and 3:37 in the 1500-meter (3:36.53) this outdoor season … First Rebel to earn cross country All-American multiple times (20th in 2019, 36th in 2018) … 6x SEC Champion (3x DMR, 2x mile, 1x 1500-meter) … Broke SEC meet record en route to second career indoor mile title at SEC Championships at 3:58.28, breaking 45-year-old record … Helped Rebel men win their sixth mile title in the last seven years … Ran leadoff leg on title-winning DMR team … One of 19 men's athletes to double at the indoor national meet this year … One of three that pulled off the mile/3K double alongside Oregon's Cole Hocker and Virginia Tech's Benjamin Nibbelink … Scored 12.5 points at the SEC Indoor Championships … Holds mile school record at 3:55.60 … Became a U.S. citizen in late 2019 after spending his childhood across Sudan, Jordan and Virginia.
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Brian Williams • Men's Discus
Hometown / High School: Warren, Mich. | Fraser HS
Qualifying: Thurs., June 24, 9:05 p.m. CT
Final: Fri., June 25, 5:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best: 65.76m/215-09 | July 25, 2019 (U.S. Championships)
Season Best: 65.65m/215-04 | June 13, 2021
World Rank: 20th
U.S. Rank: 5th
Olympic Standard? No (66.00m/216-06)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: N/A
Quick Facts: Earned first career U.S. medal to punch ticket to World Championships, throwing a one-foot PR of 65.76m (215-09) for silver at the 2019 U.S. Outdoor Championships … Finished 13th at 2019 World Championships … First Rebel to ever medal in the discus at the U.S. Championships … 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.
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Allen Gordon • Men's Long Jump
Hometown / High School: Omaha, Neb. | Omaha North HS
Qualifying: Fri., June 25, 3:30 p.m. CT
Final: Sun., June 27, 3:30 p.m. CT
Personal Best (Wind-Legal): 7.89m/25-10.75 (+0.4) | May 10, 2019 (SEC Championships)
Season Best (Wind-Legal): 7.73m/25-04.50 | March 12, 2021 (NCAA Indoor Championships)
World Rank: --
U.S. Rank: 49th
Olympic Standard? No (8.22m/26-11.75)
Ole Miss Olympic History in Event: 1 qualifier (Savante' Stringfellow, 2000)
Quick Facts: 6x NCAA qualifier … Doubled at both the 2021 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the high jump and long jump … First Rebel to ever pull off the high jump/long jump double at the outdoor national meet … First Rebel jumper to double since Olympian Ricky Robertson in 2012 (high jump/triple jump) … One of five to attempt high jump/long jump double … Only jumper in Ole Miss history and the only jumper to finish the NCAA regular season at 7' 2.25" in the high jump, 25' 11.50" in the long jump and 51' 6.5" in the triple jump … Was also the first Rebel to ever double in the high jump/long jump indoors this past season, and was first Rebel jumper to double indoors since Robertson did so in 2013 (high jump/triple jump) … One of just two high jump/long jump doublers indoors alongside LSU's JuVaughn Harrison.
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