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Men’s Track & Field Ties Program Record with Third-Place Finish at SEC Indoor Championships
3/1/2025 | Track and Field
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Ole Miss men's track & field received multiple scoring performances and a second title from Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan to push to a record-tying third place finish to conclude an excellent stay at the SEC Indoor Championships on Saturday.
The No. 17 Ole Miss men tied with No. 9 Oklahoma for third place at 56.5 points, behind No. 1 Arkansas in second with 102 points and No. 4 Texas A&M at 107.5 points. The third-place finish for Ole Miss ties for its best indoor finish – men or women – joining previous third-place finishes in 1983, 1984, 2016 and 2017, with 10th-year head coach Connie Price-Smith now owning three of those five.
One year after becoming the first athlete in SEC history to sweep the men's shot put and weight throw, junior and Bowerman watch list member Robinson-O'Hagan did so again with his victory in the shot put on Saturday.
Robinson-O'Hagan held command of the competition from the second round onward, and he sealed victory with his fourth-round throw of 20.81m/68-03.25 that wound up winning by more than 2.5 feet.
In addition to winning his second SEC title of the weekend, this marks Robinson-O'Hagan's seventh career SEC crown (fourth indoor) and he owns a whopping 84 career SEC points.
In the men's 800-meter final, senior Marcus Dropik concluded his excellent Ole Miss career in superb fashion. In seventh place at the bell, Dropik charged all the way up to fourth place at the line at 1:49.00 – good for five crucial points that contributed to Ole Miss' record third-place tie. Across his Rebel career, Dropik was a two-time SEC Champion in the distance medley relay, a four-time SEC scorer with 12 career points and among the fastest 800-meter runners in program history.
In the women's 3K final, senior midyear transfer Greta Karinauskaite claimed fourth overall at 9:11.90, adding five points to the women's score. Fellow senior Beth Arentz won the first section at a career-best 9:25.01, which finished 13th overall and ranks her 11th in school history.
Meanwhile, in the men's 3K final, senior midyear transfer Kidus Misgina clocked in at 7:57.57 to take seventh overall, adding two crucial points to the men's total. Senior Elyas Ayyoub won the first heat and took ninth overall at a career-best 8:00.63.
Sophomore Mensi Stiff finished seventh with a throw of 16.84m/55-3 in a strong women's shot put competition, adding two points to the women's score.
Heading into the men's 4x400-meter relay tied with Oklahoma, the Rebel quartet of Wesley Todd, Jordan Urrutia, Carson Turner and Joshua Knox knew they had to finish ahead of the Sooners to at least stay ahead of OU in the team standings. The Rebels did just that, as Joshua Knox tracked down the Oklahoma anchor and brought Ole Miss across the line in 3:10.15 – the fastest relay by the Rebels since 2012 and the eighth-best in program history.
Ole Miss finished just outside of the scoring in ninth place, but received four strong efforts out of Todd (47.45), Urrutia (46.89), Turner (47.89) and Knox (47.94).
Up next for Ole Miss will be the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships, this year held in Virginia Beach. Qualifying lists for the national meet will be released in the coming days.
Final Men's Team Scores
1. #4 Texas A&M – 107.5
2. #1 Arkansas – 102
T3. #17 Ole Miss – 56.5 (ties program record)
T3. #9 Oklahoma – 56.5
5. Alabama – 48
6. Auburn – 47
7. Tennessee – 21
8. South Carolina – 36
9. Georgia – 34.5
10. #23 Missouri – 33
11. LSU – 30.5
12. Kentucky – 4
13. #15 Mississippi State – 19.5
14. Texas – 16
15. #12 Florida – 15
Final Women's Team Scores
1. #1 Arkansas – 117.5
2. #10 Oklahoma – 62
3. #9 LSU – 60.33
4. #7 Georgia – 57
5. #12 Texas A&M – 13
6. #16 Tennessee – 47
7.#13 South Carolina – 42
8. Auburn – 40.33
9. #22 Alabama – 8
10. Kentucky – 36
11. #18 Florida – 34
12. Texas – 32
13. Ole Miss – 22
T14. Missouri – 13
T14. Vanderbilt – 13
16. Mississippi State – 1
Specialty Awards
Co-Men's Cliff Harper Trophy (Most Points): Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan (20)
Day Three Medalists
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Men's Shot Put, Gold Medal
Other Day Three Scorers
Marcus Dropik – Men's 800-Meter, 4th Place
Greta Karinauskaite – Women's 3K, 4th Place
Kidus Misgina – Men's 3K, 7th Place
Mensi Stiff – Women's Shot Put, 7th Place
Day Two Medalists
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Men's Weight Throw, Gold Medal
Skylar Soli – Women's Weight Throw, Silver Medal
Arvesta Troupe – Men's High Jump, Silver Medal
Other Day Two Scorers
Akaoma Odeluga – Women's Weight Throw, 5th Place
Bryson Smith – Men's Weight Throw, 5th Place
Mason Hickel – Men's Weight Throw, 6th Place
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 THREE COMPETITION
Men's 800-Meter – Final
4. Marcus Dropik — 1:49.00
Women's 3K – Final
4. Greta Karinauskaite – 9:11.90
13. Beth Arentz – 9:25.01 – PR, No. 11 Ole Miss History
20. Emilia Mikszuta – 9:36.79 – PR
23. Hannah Ielfield – 9:38.91
31. Ainhoa Brea – 9:45.63
36. Chanelle Kruger – 9:57.67
Men's 3K – Final
7. Kidus Misgina – 7:57.57
9. Elyas Ayyoub – 8:00.63 – PR
17. Evan Thornton-Sherman – 8:03.55 – PR
19. Aiden Britt – 8:04.71
22. Gabe Scales – 8:06.99
36. Ky Hehir – 8:13.84
42. Landen McNair – 8:19.07
DNF Aidan Hodge
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay – Final
9. Wesley Todd, Jordan Urrutia, Carson Turner, Joshua Knox – 3:10.15 – No. 8 Ole Miss History, Fastest since 2012
Splits:
Todd: 47.45
Urrutia: 46.89
Turner: 47.89
Knox: 47.94
Women's Pole Vault – Final
11. Samara McConnell – 4.11m/13-05.75
T12. Lily Beattie – 4.11m/13-05.75 – PR, No. 6 Ole Miss History Indoors
T15. Katie McFarland – 3.96m/12-11.75
Women's Triple Jump – Final
23. Kyla McLaurin – 11.70m/38-04.75
FOUL Madison Martinez
Men's Triple Jump – Final
9. Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley – 15.67m/51-5 – Indoor PR, No. 11 Ole Miss History Indoors
15. Gavin Nembhard – 14.65m/48-00.75
Women's Shot Put – Final
7. Mensi Stiff – 16.84m/55-3
15. Akaoma Odeluga – 14.92m/48-11.50
17. Skylar Soli – 14.66m/48-01.25 – PR, No. 11 Ole Miss History
Men's Shot Put – Final
1. Tarik Robinson O'Hagan – 20.81m/68-03.25 – Facility Record
15. Mason Hickel – 17.17m/56-4
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REBELS IN DAY TWO COMPETITION
Men's 800-Meter – Prelims
5. Marcus Dropik – 1:49.37 (q)
15. Carson Turner – 1:50.39
19. Max Armstrong – 1:51.07
Women's Mile – Prelims
25. Sophie Baumann – 4:57.05
Men's Mile – Prelims
11. Evan Thornton-Sherman – 4:04.70
15. Ky Hehir – 4:05.76
20. Gabe Scales – 4:06.83
21. Aidan Hodge – 4:06.98
29. Landen McNair – 4:09.95
Men's High Jump – Final
2. Arvesta Troupe – 2.22m/7-03.25 – PR, No. 3 Ole Miss History Indoors, 2025 NCAA No. 9
NH Guy Bond
Women's Weight Throw – Final
2. Skylar Soli – 21.74m/71-4 – PR, No. 6 Ole Miss History
5. Akaoma Odeluga – 20.94m/68-08.50
Men's Weight Throw – Final
1. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – 24.35m/79-10.75 – PR, Facility Record, Meet Record, School Record, No. 2 SEC History, No. 12 Collegiate History
5. Bryson Smith – 22.06m/72-04.50 – PR, No. 2 Ole Miss History
6. Mason Hickel – 21.87m/71-9 – PR, No. 3 Ole Miss History
11. Costen Campion – 20.89m/68-06.50 – PR, No. 5 Ole Miss History
13. Jake Dalton – 20.53m/67-04.25 – PR, No. 8 Ole Miss History
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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 No. 17 Ole Miss men tied with No. 9 Oklahoma for third place at 56.5 points, behind No. 1 Arkansas in second with 102 points and No. 4 Texas A&M at 107.5 points. The third-place finish for Ole Miss ties for its best indoor finish – men or women – joining previous third-place finishes in 1983, 1984, 2016 and 2017, with 10th-year head coach Connie Price-Smith now owning three of those five.
One year after becoming the first athlete in SEC history to sweep the men's shot put and weight throw, junior and Bowerman watch list member Robinson-O'Hagan did so again with his victory in the shot put on Saturday.
Robinson-O'Hagan held command of the competition from the second round onward, and he sealed victory with his fourth-round throw of 20.81m/68-03.25 that wound up winning by more than 2.5 feet.
In addition to winning his second SEC title of the weekend, this marks Robinson-O'Hagan's seventh career SEC crown (fourth indoor) and he owns a whopping 84 career SEC points.
In the men's 800-meter final, senior Marcus Dropik concluded his excellent Ole Miss career in superb fashion. In seventh place at the bell, Dropik charged all the way up to fourth place at the line at 1:49.00 – good for five crucial points that contributed to Ole Miss' record third-place tie. Across his Rebel career, Dropik was a two-time SEC Champion in the distance medley relay, a four-time SEC scorer with 12 career points and among the fastest 800-meter runners in program history.
In the women's 3K final, senior midyear transfer Greta Karinauskaite claimed fourth overall at 9:11.90, adding five points to the women's score. Fellow senior Beth Arentz won the first section at a career-best 9:25.01, which finished 13th overall and ranks her 11th in school history.
Meanwhile, in the men's 3K final, senior midyear transfer Kidus Misgina clocked in at 7:57.57 to take seventh overall, adding two crucial points to the men's total. Senior Elyas Ayyoub won the first heat and took ninth overall at a career-best 8:00.63.
Sophomore Mensi Stiff finished seventh with a throw of 16.84m/55-3 in a strong women's shot put competition, adding two points to the women's score.
Heading into the men's 4x400-meter relay tied with Oklahoma, the Rebel quartet of Wesley Todd, Jordan Urrutia, Carson Turner and Joshua Knox knew they had to finish ahead of the Sooners to at least stay ahead of OU in the team standings. The Rebels did just that, as Joshua Knox tracked down the Oklahoma anchor and brought Ole Miss across the line in 3:10.15 – the fastest relay by the Rebels since 2012 and the eighth-best in program history.
Ole Miss finished just outside of the scoring in ninth place, but received four strong efforts out of Todd (47.45), Urrutia (46.89), Turner (47.89) and Knox (47.94).
Up next for Ole Miss will be the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships, this year held in Virginia Beach. Qualifying lists for the national meet will be released in the coming days.
Final Men's Team Scores
1. #4 Texas A&M – 107.5
2. #1 Arkansas – 102
T3. #17 Ole Miss – 56.5 (ties program record)
T3. #9 Oklahoma – 56.5
5. Alabama – 48
6. Auburn – 47
7. Tennessee – 21
8. South Carolina – 36
9. Georgia – 34.5
10. #23 Missouri – 33
11. LSU – 30.5
12. Kentucky – 4
13. #15 Mississippi State – 19.5
14. Texas – 16
15. #12 Florida – 15
Final Women's Team Scores
1. #1 Arkansas – 117.5
2. #10 Oklahoma – 62
3. #9 LSU – 60.33
4. #7 Georgia – 57
5. #12 Texas A&M – 13
6. #16 Tennessee – 47
7.#13 South Carolina – 42
8. Auburn – 40.33
9. #22 Alabama – 8
10. Kentucky – 36
11. #18 Florida – 34
12. Texas – 32
13. Ole Miss – 22
T14. Missouri – 13
T14. Vanderbilt – 13
16. Mississippi State – 1
Specialty Awards
Co-Men's Cliff Harper Trophy (Most Points): Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan (20)
Day Three Medalists
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Men's Shot Put, Gold Medal
Other Day Three Scorers
Marcus Dropik – Men's 800-Meter, 4th Place
Greta Karinauskaite – Women's 3K, 4th Place
Kidus Misgina – Men's 3K, 7th Place
Mensi Stiff – Women's Shot Put, 7th Place
Day Two Medalists
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Men's Weight Throw, Gold Medal
Skylar Soli – Women's Weight Throw, Silver Medal
Arvesta Troupe – Men's High Jump, Silver Medal
Other Day Two Scorers
Akaoma Odeluga – Women's Weight Throw, 5th Place
Bryson Smith – Men's Weight Throw, 5th Place
Mason Hickel – Men's Weight Throw, 6th Place
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 THREE COMPETITION
Men's 800-Meter – Final
4. Marcus Dropik — 1:49.00
Women's 3K – Final
4. Greta Karinauskaite – 9:11.90
13. Beth Arentz – 9:25.01 – PR, No. 11 Ole Miss History
20. Emilia Mikszuta – 9:36.79 – PR
23. Hannah Ielfield – 9:38.91
31. Ainhoa Brea – 9:45.63
36. Chanelle Kruger – 9:57.67
Men's 3K – Final
7. Kidus Misgina – 7:57.57
9. Elyas Ayyoub – 8:00.63 – PR
17. Evan Thornton-Sherman – 8:03.55 – PR
19. Aiden Britt – 8:04.71
22. Gabe Scales – 8:06.99
36. Ky Hehir – 8:13.84
42. Landen McNair – 8:19.07
DNF Aidan Hodge
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay – Final
9. Wesley Todd, Jordan Urrutia, Carson Turner, Joshua Knox – 3:10.15 – No. 8 Ole Miss History, Fastest since 2012
Splits:
Todd: 47.45
Urrutia: 46.89
Turner: 47.89
Knox: 47.94
Women's Pole Vault – Final
11. Samara McConnell – 4.11m/13-05.75
T12. Lily Beattie – 4.11m/13-05.75 – PR, No. 6 Ole Miss History Indoors
T15. Katie McFarland – 3.96m/12-11.75
Women's Triple Jump – Final
23. Kyla McLaurin – 11.70m/38-04.75
FOUL Madison Martinez
Men's Triple Jump – Final
9. Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley – 15.67m/51-5 – Indoor PR, No. 11 Ole Miss History Indoors
15. Gavin Nembhard – 14.65m/48-00.75
Women's Shot Put – Final
7. Mensi Stiff – 16.84m/55-3
15. Akaoma Odeluga – 14.92m/48-11.50
17. Skylar Soli – 14.66m/48-01.25 – PR, No. 11 Ole Miss History
Men's Shot Put – Final
1. Tarik Robinson O'Hagan – 20.81m/68-03.25 – Facility Record
15. Mason Hickel – 17.17m/56-4
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REBELS IN DAY TWO COMPETITION
Men's 800-Meter – Prelims
5. Marcus Dropik – 1:49.37 (q)
15. Carson Turner – 1:50.39
19. Max Armstrong – 1:51.07
Women's Mile – Prelims
25. Sophie Baumann – 4:57.05
Men's Mile – Prelims
11. Evan Thornton-Sherman – 4:04.70
15. Ky Hehir – 4:05.76
20. Gabe Scales – 4:06.83
21. Aidan Hodge – 4:06.98
29. Landen McNair – 4:09.95
Men's High Jump – Final
2. Arvesta Troupe – 2.22m/7-03.25 – PR, No. 3 Ole Miss History Indoors, 2025 NCAA No. 9
NH Guy Bond
Women's Weight Throw – Final
2. Skylar Soli – 21.74m/71-4 – PR, No. 6 Ole Miss History
5. Akaoma Odeluga – 20.94m/68-08.50
Men's Weight Throw – Final
1. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – 24.35m/79-10.75 – PR, Facility Record, Meet Record, School Record, No. 2 SEC History, No. 12 Collegiate History
5. Bryson Smith – 22.06m/72-04.50 – PR, No. 2 Ole Miss History
6. Mason Hickel – 21.87m/71-9 – PR, No. 3 Ole Miss History
11. Costen Campion – 20.89m/68-06.50 – PR, No. 5 Ole Miss History
13. Jake Dalton – 20.53m/67-04.25 – PR, No. 8 Ole Miss History
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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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