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Distance Leads Way for Ole Miss Track & Field at Day One of SEC Indoor
2/27/2025 | Track and Field
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Ole Miss track & field received several scoring performances from its distance squads to open competition for the Rebels at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships on Thursday evening.
The biggest haul came from the men's 5K, where the Rebels notched seven total meet points after scoring performances from seniors Kidus Misgina and Toby Gillen. Misgina – a midyear addition to the Ole Miss roster after transferring from Florida State – clocked an overall PR of 13:42.99 to finish fourth overall. Tonight was Misgina's first 5K as a Rebel, and it already moves him to No. 3 in program history indoors.
Gillen, meanwhile, tacked on two points for the Rebels in seventh place at 13:52.36. Junior Aiden Britt ran a career-best of his own in 10th place at 13:58.06, as did senior Elyas Ayyoub in 18th place at 14:07.49 – with those times ranking ninth and 15th in Ole Miss history indoors, respectively.
In the men's distance medley relay to close out the night, the Rebel quartet of Gabe Scales (1200-meter; 2:53.97), Marcus Dropik (400-meter; 47.59), Max Armstrong (800-meter; 1:52.20) and Evan Thornton-Sherman (mile; 4:02.07) passed the stick in 9:35.82 to take fourth place – adding five more meet points to Ole Miss' total.
Closing out the scoring for the Rebel men was sophomore John Kendricks in the pole vault, who tied for fifth place at 5.20m/17-00.75 for 2.5 meet points – pushing Ole Miss to a Day One total of 14.5.
In the women's 5K, senior midyear transfer Greta Karinauskaite put the Rebel women on the board with a sixth-place finish at an indoor career-best of 15:55.51 – just narrowly missing out on breaking Skylar Boogerd's 2024 record of 15:55.16. Karinauskaite joins Boogerd as the lone Rebel women to ever break the 16-minute barrier indoors, and overall across both indoor and outdoor she is now the fifth to do so.
Ole Miss also received career-best efforts out of junior Hannah Ielfield in 17th place at 16:38.35 (No. 13 Ole Miss history indoors) and senior Ainhoa Brea in 18th place (16:53.13).
The Rebels return to action on Friday morning with the men's weight throw at 11 a.m. CT. For more info and for details on how to follow along with the action at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships, check out our meet preview HERE.
Day One Men's Team Scores (Through Four Events)
1. #4 Texas A&M – 30.5
2. Tennessee – 21
3. #1 Arkansas – 20
4. Alabama – 19
5. Georgia – 17.5
6. #9 Oklahoma – 16.5
7. #17 Ole Miss – 14.5
8. South Carolina – 6
T9. #23 Missouri – 4
T9. Texas – 4
11. Kentucky – 2
12. #12 Florida – 1
– #7 Auburn
– LSU
– #15 Mississippi State
Day One Women's Team Scores (Through Four Events)
1. #1 Arkansas – 32
2. #10 Oklahoma – 31
3. #9 LSU – 19
4. #12 Texas A&M – 13
5. #18 Florida – 11
6. Texas – 10
7. Vanderbilt – 9
T8. #22 Alabama – 8
T8. Auburn – 8
T8. #13 South Carolina – 8
T11. Ole Miss – 3
T11. Kentucky – 3
13. Mississippi State – 1
– #7 Georgia
– Missouri
– #16 Tennessee
Day One Scorers
Max Armstrong – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
Marcus Dropik – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
Kidus Misgina – Men's 5K, 4th Place
Gabe Scales – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
Evan Thornton-Sherman – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
John Kendricks – Men's Pole Vault, T-5th Place
Greta Karinauskaite – Women's 5K, 6th Place
Toby Gillen – Men's 5K, 7th Place
REBELS IN DAY ONE COMPETITION
Women's 5K – Final
6. Greta Karinauskaite – 15:55.51 – Indoor PR, No. 2 Ole Miss History Indoors
17. Hannah Ielfield – 16:38.35 – Overall PR, No. 13 Ole Miss History Indoors
18. Ainhoa Brea – 16:53.13 – Overall PR
DNF Beth Arentz
Men's 5K – Final
4. Kidus Misgina – 13:42.99 – Overall PR, No. 3 Ole Miss History Indoors
7. Toby Gillen – 13:52.36
10. Aiden Britt – 13:58.06 – PR, No. 9 Ole Miss History Indoors
18. Elyas Ayyoub – 14:07.49 – Ole Miss Best, No. 15 Ole Miss History Indoors
Men's Distance Medley Relay – Final
4. Gabe Scales, Marcus Dropik, Max Armstrong, Evan Thornton-Sherman – 9:35.82
Splits:
Scales (1200m): 2:53.97
Dropik (400m): 47.59
Armstrong (800m): 1:52.20
Thornton-Sherman (Mile): 4:02.07
Men's Pole Vault – Final
T5. John Kendricks – 5.20m/17-00.75
NH Drew O'Connor
NH Logan Kelley
Women's Long Jump – Final
20 Lizzie Hatton – 5.82m/19-01.25
23. Indya Dotson – 5.63m/18-05.75
The biggest haul came from the men's 5K, where the Rebels notched seven total meet points after scoring performances from seniors Kidus Misgina and Toby Gillen. Misgina – a midyear addition to the Ole Miss roster after transferring from Florida State – clocked an overall PR of 13:42.99 to finish fourth overall. Tonight was Misgina's first 5K as a Rebel, and it already moves him to No. 3 in program history indoors.
Gillen, meanwhile, tacked on two points for the Rebels in seventh place at 13:52.36. Junior Aiden Britt ran a career-best of his own in 10th place at 13:58.06, as did senior Elyas Ayyoub in 18th place at 14:07.49 – with those times ranking ninth and 15th in Ole Miss history indoors, respectively.
In the men's distance medley relay to close out the night, the Rebel quartet of Gabe Scales (1200-meter; 2:53.97), Marcus Dropik (400-meter; 47.59), Max Armstrong (800-meter; 1:52.20) and Evan Thornton-Sherman (mile; 4:02.07) passed the stick in 9:35.82 to take fourth place – adding five more meet points to Ole Miss' total.
Closing out the scoring for the Rebel men was sophomore John Kendricks in the pole vault, who tied for fifth place at 5.20m/17-00.75 for 2.5 meet points – pushing Ole Miss to a Day One total of 14.5.
In the women's 5K, senior midyear transfer Greta Karinauskaite put the Rebel women on the board with a sixth-place finish at an indoor career-best of 15:55.51 – just narrowly missing out on breaking Skylar Boogerd's 2024 record of 15:55.16. Karinauskaite joins Boogerd as the lone Rebel women to ever break the 16-minute barrier indoors, and overall across both indoor and outdoor she is now the fifth to do so.
Ole Miss also received career-best efforts out of junior Hannah Ielfield in 17th place at 16:38.35 (No. 13 Ole Miss history indoors) and senior Ainhoa Brea in 18th place (16:53.13).
The Rebels return to action on Friday morning with the men's weight throw at 11 a.m. CT. For more info and for details on how to follow along with the action at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships, check out our meet preview HERE.
Day One Men's Team Scores (Through Four Events)
1. #4 Texas A&M – 30.5
2. Tennessee – 21
3. #1 Arkansas – 20
4. Alabama – 19
5. Georgia – 17.5
6. #9 Oklahoma – 16.5
7. #17 Ole Miss – 14.5
8. South Carolina – 6
T9. #23 Missouri – 4
T9. Texas – 4
11. Kentucky – 2
12. #12 Florida – 1
– #7 Auburn
– LSU
– #15 Mississippi State
Day One Women's Team Scores (Through Four Events)
1. #1 Arkansas – 32
2. #10 Oklahoma – 31
3. #9 LSU – 19
4. #12 Texas A&M – 13
5. #18 Florida – 11
6. Texas – 10
7. Vanderbilt – 9
T8. #22 Alabama – 8
T8. Auburn – 8
T8. #13 South Carolina – 8
T11. Ole Miss – 3
T11. Kentucky – 3
13. Mississippi State – 1
– #7 Georgia
– Missouri
– #16 Tennessee
Day One Scorers
Max Armstrong – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
Marcus Dropik – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
Kidus Misgina – Men's 5K, 4th Place
Gabe Scales – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
Evan Thornton-Sherman – Men's Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place
John Kendricks – Men's Pole Vault, T-5th Place
Greta Karinauskaite – Women's 5K, 6th Place
Toby Gillen – Men's 5K, 7th Place
REBELS IN DAY ONE COMPETITION
Women's 5K – Final
6. Greta Karinauskaite – 15:55.51 – Indoor PR, No. 2 Ole Miss History Indoors
17. Hannah Ielfield – 16:38.35 – Overall PR, No. 13 Ole Miss History Indoors
18. Ainhoa Brea – 16:53.13 – Overall PR
DNF Beth Arentz
Men's 5K – Final
4. Kidus Misgina – 13:42.99 – Overall PR, No. 3 Ole Miss History Indoors
7. Toby Gillen – 13:52.36
10. Aiden Britt – 13:58.06 – PR, No. 9 Ole Miss History Indoors
18. Elyas Ayyoub – 14:07.49 – Ole Miss Best, No. 15 Ole Miss History Indoors
Men's Distance Medley Relay – Final
4. Gabe Scales, Marcus Dropik, Max Armstrong, Evan Thornton-Sherman – 9:35.82
Splits:
Scales (1200m): 2:53.97
Dropik (400m): 47.59
Armstrong (800m): 1:52.20
Thornton-Sherman (Mile): 4:02.07
Men's Pole Vault – Final
T5. John Kendricks – 5.20m/17-00.75
NH Drew O'Connor
NH Logan Kelley
Women's Long Jump – Final
20 Lizzie Hatton – 5.82m/19-01.25
23. Indya Dotson – 5.63m/18-05.75
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