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Arvesta Troupe Repeats as SEC Silver Medalist in Thrilling High Jump Final
5/17/2025 | Track and Field
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ole Miss track & field All-American junior Arvesta Troupe won his third career SEC medal and his second consecutive silver medal in the high jump after a dramatic fight for the crown with the national leader at the final day of the 2025 SEC Outdoor Championships.
Troupe was sublime on Saturday, clearing each of his first five bars clean on his first attempts before a second-attempt PR 2.26m/7-5 to put him square in a jump-off with the NCAA's top-ranked high jumper, Georgia's Riyon Rankin. With the bar up to 2.29m/7-6, both athletes were down to their third and final tries. Troupe wasn't able to get a jump off, while Rankin cleared for the walk-off win.
This was the second consecutive SEC high jump final for Troupe that came down to the final attempts between him and one other competitor, a mirror-image of his indoor silver medal finish back in February.
Troupe is in the midst of a career season, increasing his prior year personal best by more than four inches – with his latest improvement tonight ranking him second in school history behind Olympian Ricky Robertson.
Troupe was sublime on Saturday, clearing each of his first five bars clean on his first attempts before a second-attempt PR 2.26m/7-5 to put him square in a jump-off with the NCAA's top-ranked high jumper, Georgia's Riyon Rankin. With the bar up to 2.29m/7-6, both athletes were down to their third and final tries. Troupe wasn't able to get a jump off, while Rankin cleared for the walk-off win.
This was the second consecutive SEC high jump final for Troupe that came down to the final attempts between him and one other competitor, a mirror-image of his indoor silver medal finish back in February.
Troupe is in the midst of a career season, increasing his prior year personal best by more than four inches – with his latest improvement tonight ranking him second in school history behind Olympian Ricky Robertson.
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