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The University of Mississippi Athletics
What They’re Saying: McKenzie Long, Ole Miss Women’s Sprinters Turning Heads at NCAAs
6/7/2024 | Track and Field
On Thursday in Eugene, Long, Akilah Lewis, Gabrielle Mathews and Jahniya Bowers put down the fastest time in the nation this season in the 4x100-meter relay semifinal, a collegiate-leading 42.22. The group broke their own school record and rank fifth in collegiate history.
Long's day was far from done. About an hour later, she dominated her 100-meter semifinal heat with a wind-legal PR of 10.91 (+0.0) – putting her into a tie for sixth worldwide in 2024 as well as into a tie for No. 10 in the collegiate record books.
Less than an hour later, facing the end of a three-sprint gauntlet, Long threw down a gauntlet of her own in the 200-meter. She again outclassed her competition as she extended her world lead and broke the 22-second barrier for the first time in her career with a legal wind, crossing the line with ease at a mesmerizing 21.95 (+0.3).
Click here for a full recap of Thursday at NCAAs and the long list of feats accomplished by the Rebel sprinters. Scroll on to see what they're saying about McKenzie Long and the rest of the Rebel women's sprinters.
Ummm are we just going to sleep on the fact that Ole Miss became the 5th fastest 4x100m team in NCAA history?🤯
— Anderson Emerole (@EmeroleAnderson) June 7, 2024
Can they grab the NCAA win this weekend?pic.twitter.com/rcbxuvLoWs
Ole Miss! With a collegiate lead to kick off the 4x100 with a time of 42.22. 🤯#NCAATF x @OleMissTrack pic.twitter.com/XTjGtUH2Yw
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 7, 2024
Smooth baton exchanges by Ole Miss, clocking 42.22s to lead 4x100m qualifiers into the final at the NCAA Championships!pic.twitter.com/JXWVFDSI9b
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) June 7, 2024
Collegiate lead 👀@OleMissTrack logs a school record and collegiate-leading 42.22 to advance as the fastest qualifier from the women's 4x100m semifinals.
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 7, 2024
2️⃣ @RazorbackTF - 42.45
3️⃣ @LSUTrackField - 42.63#NCAATF pic.twitter.com/rbsHGWQ5PR
She's locked in 🤝
— RoriDunk (@FitzDunk) June 7, 2024
Being the favorite doesn't make it easier
McKenzie Long showed that pressure did not faze her when she qualified for both the 100m and 200m with the fastest time, taking care of business.
The double is the only thing on her mind🧘 pic.twitter.com/CeCi3FmElQ
No. 6 in the WORLD this year 🌎
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 7, 2024
McKenzie Long posted a time of 10.91 for a personal best in the women's 100m semifinals.
📺 ESPN2#NCAATF x @OleMissTrack pic.twitter.com/p64DoY1Pn7
McKenzie Long today 🔥 @kenzielong21 #NCAATF
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) June 7, 2024
10.91 - 100m = 10th fastest in collegiate history
21.95 - 200m = 3rd fastest in collegiate historypic.twitter.com/JWpeKPVMIZ
Fastest 200m races in collegiate history #NCAATF
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) June 7, 2024
21.80 - Abby Steiner (2022)
21.91 - Julien Alfred (2023)
21.95 - McKenzie Long (2024)⬇️ @kenzielong21 pic.twitter.com/Aa79nmDaSR
21.95! Ole Miss' McKenzie Long improves her world lead in the 200m and the wind reading was just +0.3m/s wind. What will she have in store in Saturday's final?!pic.twitter.com/QcrYPnI3Nf
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) June 7, 2024
Taking care of business 💼
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 7, 2024
McKenzie Long runs through the finish line and right off the track after clocking the sixth-fastest time in the 🌎 this year pic.twitter.com/m9BQRImBuy
🗣️: "I can't even put that to words."
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 7, 2024
McKenzie Long of @OleMissTrack reacts to going under 22 seconds and improving on her world lead in the women's 200m semis with her 21.95 (+0.0) at NCAAs#NCAATF
🎥: https://t.co/yIcaXXDLWb pic.twitter.com/LLoFzOhTHU
That world lead feeling 😄
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) June 7, 2024
@OleMissTrack's McKenzie Long keeps her incredible start to #NCAATF going, clocking a 21.95 to win her heat of the 200m semifinals.
Thats the first wind-legal sub-22 by anyone in the world this year. pic.twitter.com/8bEghHSjNp
Sub-22 🤫
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 7, 2024
McKenzie Long (@OleMissTrack) is on a TEAR today as she logs 21.95 (+0.3) in the semis to improve on her women's 200m world lead.
2️⃣ JaMeesia Ford (@GamecockTrack) - 22.14 (+1.2)
3️⃣ Jadyn Mays (@OregonTF) - 22.27 (+1.1)#NCAATF pic.twitter.com/HMBdJx5wy5
No. 6 in the WORLD this year 🌎
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) June 7, 2024
McKenzie Long (@OleMissTrack) CRUISED to a 10.91 (+0.0) personal best in the women's 100m semifinals.
2️⃣ Brianna Lyston (@LSUTrackField) - 10.99 (+0.7)
3️⃣ Jadyn Mays (@OregonTF) - 11.04 (+1.5)#NCAATF pic.twitter.com/E31z8HXa14
THE REBELS AREN'T MESSING AROUND!!!! 🔵🔴
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 7, 2024
With a time of 10.91, Mackenzie Long OWNED the 100M!
📺 ESPN2#NCAATF x @OleMissTrack pic.twitter.com/8KFPcWCBWs
