The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, February 6
Albuquerque, N.M.
All Day
Ole Miss
at
New Mexico Classic
Track & Field Heads West for New Mexico Classic
2/5/2026 | Track and Field
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ole Miss track & field heads west this week to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Classic, which is set to run Feb. 6-7 and will stream live on FloTrack.
MEET NOTES
• Both Rebel squads remain in the national top-25 in the Week Two USTFCCCA Rating Index for the indoor season, with the Ole Miss men holding in the top-10 at No. 9 and the Rebel women coming in at No. 24. Of the 119 all-time indoor rankings in Ole Miss history, 11th-year head coach Connie Price-Smith owns 86 (51 women, 35 men). She also owns all 23 simultaneous team rankings indoor in Ole Miss history, with the first occurrence in Week Two of the 2021 season.
• At Ole Miss, Price-Smith's Rebels have earned 16 NCAA individual titles (22 champions), 14 NCAA runners-up, 188 First or Second-Team All-Americans, 422 NCAA points, 81 SEC individual champions and a bevy of the best team finishes in program history at both the SEC and NCAA levels. She owns 34 top-25 national team finishes across track (19) and cross country (15), as well as eight of the 11 all-time NCAA top-10 track finishes in Ole Miss history: 2025 men's outdoor (T-8th), 2025 men's indoor (T-10th), 2024 women's outdoor (5th), 2024 women's indoor (5th), 2023 women's indoor (10th), 2022 women's indoor (T-6th), 2022 men's indoor (T-10th) and 2021 men's indoor (10th).
• Entering competition this week, Ole Miss owns 25 times or marks within the national top-50, including four SEC-leading performances and a national lead courtesy of three-time NCAA Champion and All-American senior, Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – who, along with the rest of the Ole Miss throws crew, will take this weekend off.
• Defending NCAA Outdoor men's high jump champion Arvesta Troupe began his final year as a Rebel in excellent form, winning at Kentucky on an indoor PR of 2.23m/7-03.75. That height has Troupe second in the SEC and third nationally so far this indoor season. Troupe became the first national high jump champion in Ole Miss history last June on a career-best clearance of 2.27m/7-05.25.
• In the men's triple jump, key portal additions and fellow juniors Sterling Scott (Missouri) and Kyle Johnson (UConn) have instantly proven themselves among the best ever at Ole Miss. Scott's latest season-best 16.14m/52-11.50 from Clemson last week already has him fourth in school history and knocking on the door of becoming only the fourth 53-footer at Ole Miss indoors. This season, that ranks him fifth in the SEC and 11th nationally. This week, though, Scott is not scheduled to compete.
• Johnson's season-debut of 15.67m/51-5, meanwhile, ranks seventh in the conference and 31st nationally while also ranking him 11th in Ole Miss history indoors.
• Sophomore Jordan Urrutia is off to an explosive start to the 2026 season. Urrutia has taken down two Ole Miss records -- first with a 33.06 in the 300-meter at Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial to open the season -- and then an impressive 20.89 last week at Clemson to take down Kendrick Triggs' 2002 record of 20.90. Urrutia and Triggs are the lone Rebels to ever break 21 seconds indoors, and this season Urrutia's new record 20.89 ranks eighth in the SEC and 20th nationally.
• Last week, Urrutia also blazed a 46.63 in the 400-meter dash, ranking him fourth in school history as well as 32nd nationally. Urrutia is the lone runner in the SEC and one of two runners nationally this season (alongside Clemson's Grant Holliday) at sub-20.90 in the 200 and sub-46.70 in the 400. In Ole Miss history, Urrutia is the first to simultaneously break those barriers indoors.
• Urrutia has also been a crucial member of Ole Miss' 4x400-meter relay squad. In their season debut at Kentucky, the foursome of Urrutia, Joshua Knox, Wesley Todd and Cade Flatt clocked in at 3:08.85 -- the fastest relay at Ole Miss indoors since 2004 and currently fifth overall, thanks in large part to Urrutia's eye-opening 45.45 anchor leg. At Clemson, Urrutia alongside Knox, Carson Turner and Flatt improved to 3:08.61, the third-best ever at Ole Miss and again fastest since 2004 -- and again thanks in large part to a great 46.69 anchor split by Urrutia.
• When taking out secondary relays on the national leaderboard, that 3:08.85 currently has Ole Miss ranked 25th in the NCAA.
• Freshman Patchnalie Compere is off to a sparkling beginning to her Ole Miss career, already ranking among the best 200-meter runners in Rebel history -- as well as among the best sprinters claimed by Haiti of all-time.
• Compere, whose Haitian lineage gives her eligibility for their records, has set Haitian indoor all-time records already in the 60-meter (7.48), 200-meter (23.39) and 300-meter (37.40) dashes.
• Compere's 300 time came first at Kentucky to begin the season, with that 37.40 standing as an Ole Miss freshman record and just barely missing Olympian McKenzie Long's record 37.38 from 2023.
• Last week at Clemson, Compere catapulted herself all the way to fourth all-time at Ole Miss indoors in the 200 with her 23.39 -- another new Ole Miss freshman record. That time ranks 18th nationally and 10th in the SEC, and among freshman she ranks third among all sprinters in the NCAA.
• Junior college transfer Royanah Farmer has put together back-to-back excellent showings in the 60-meter dash, first with a 7.35 at Vanderbilt on Jan. 17 and then another improvement to 7.31 at Clemson last week. She already ranks tied for sixth in Ole Miss history, and nationally that time slots her at No. 28.
• Fellow junior college transfer Dekell Minor has followed a similar trajectory, highlighted by his latest improvement to 6.71 -- also tied for sixth in program history.
• Senior pole vaulter Logan Kelley is coming off the best performance of his career at Clemson last week, where he cleared 5.46m/17-11. That height currently ranks Kelley seventh in the SEC and 20th nationally, and it moved him up to second in school history indoors -- trailing only three-time Olympian Sam Kendricks' record 5.69m/18-08.25 from 2014.
• Senior Aiden Britt opened his final season with the Rebels in spectacular fashion at Clemson last week, clocking a four-second 3K best of 7:51.11 to move into third on Ole Miss' stacked all-time list. This year, Britt ranks fourth in the SEC and 26th nationally.
• Other Rebels entering the week within the national top-50 are: Max Armstrong in the men's 800-meter at 1:48.79 (NCAA No. 43, SEC No. 8); Kidus Misgina in the 5K at 13:38.45 (NCAA No. 43, SEC No. 9); Lily Beattie in the women's pole vault at 4.15m/13-07.25 (NCAA No. 43, SEC No. 8) and Lizzie Hatton in the women's long jump at 6.17m/20-3 (NCAA No. 48, SEC No. 14).
MEET NOTES
• Both Rebel squads remain in the national top-25 in the Week Two USTFCCCA Rating Index for the indoor season, with the Ole Miss men holding in the top-10 at No. 9 and the Rebel women coming in at No. 24. Of the 119 all-time indoor rankings in Ole Miss history, 11th-year head coach Connie Price-Smith owns 86 (51 women, 35 men). She also owns all 23 simultaneous team rankings indoor in Ole Miss history, with the first occurrence in Week Two of the 2021 season.
• At Ole Miss, Price-Smith's Rebels have earned 16 NCAA individual titles (22 champions), 14 NCAA runners-up, 188 First or Second-Team All-Americans, 422 NCAA points, 81 SEC individual champions and a bevy of the best team finishes in program history at both the SEC and NCAA levels. She owns 34 top-25 national team finishes across track (19) and cross country (15), as well as eight of the 11 all-time NCAA top-10 track finishes in Ole Miss history: 2025 men's outdoor (T-8th), 2025 men's indoor (T-10th), 2024 women's outdoor (5th), 2024 women's indoor (5th), 2023 women's indoor (10th), 2022 women's indoor (T-6th), 2022 men's indoor (T-10th) and 2021 men's indoor (10th).
• Entering competition this week, Ole Miss owns 25 times or marks within the national top-50, including four SEC-leading performances and a national lead courtesy of three-time NCAA Champion and All-American senior, Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – who, along with the rest of the Ole Miss throws crew, will take this weekend off.
• Defending NCAA Outdoor men's high jump champion Arvesta Troupe began his final year as a Rebel in excellent form, winning at Kentucky on an indoor PR of 2.23m/7-03.75. That height has Troupe second in the SEC and third nationally so far this indoor season. Troupe became the first national high jump champion in Ole Miss history last June on a career-best clearance of 2.27m/7-05.25.
• In the men's triple jump, key portal additions and fellow juniors Sterling Scott (Missouri) and Kyle Johnson (UConn) have instantly proven themselves among the best ever at Ole Miss. Scott's latest season-best 16.14m/52-11.50 from Clemson last week already has him fourth in school history and knocking on the door of becoming only the fourth 53-footer at Ole Miss indoors. This season, that ranks him fifth in the SEC and 11th nationally. This week, though, Scott is not scheduled to compete.
• Johnson's season-debut of 15.67m/51-5, meanwhile, ranks seventh in the conference and 31st nationally while also ranking him 11th in Ole Miss history indoors.
• Sophomore Jordan Urrutia is off to an explosive start to the 2026 season. Urrutia has taken down two Ole Miss records -- first with a 33.06 in the 300-meter at Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial to open the season -- and then an impressive 20.89 last week at Clemson to take down Kendrick Triggs' 2002 record of 20.90. Urrutia and Triggs are the lone Rebels to ever break 21 seconds indoors, and this season Urrutia's new record 20.89 ranks eighth in the SEC and 20th nationally.
• Last week, Urrutia also blazed a 46.63 in the 400-meter dash, ranking him fourth in school history as well as 32nd nationally. Urrutia is the lone runner in the SEC and one of two runners nationally this season (alongside Clemson's Grant Holliday) at sub-20.90 in the 200 and sub-46.70 in the 400. In Ole Miss history, Urrutia is the first to simultaneously break those barriers indoors.
• Urrutia has also been a crucial member of Ole Miss' 4x400-meter relay squad. In their season debut at Kentucky, the foursome of Urrutia, Joshua Knox, Wesley Todd and Cade Flatt clocked in at 3:08.85 -- the fastest relay at Ole Miss indoors since 2004 and currently fifth overall, thanks in large part to Urrutia's eye-opening 45.45 anchor leg. At Clemson, Urrutia alongside Knox, Carson Turner and Flatt improved to 3:08.61, the third-best ever at Ole Miss and again fastest since 2004 -- and again thanks in large part to a great 46.69 anchor split by Urrutia.
• When taking out secondary relays on the national leaderboard, that 3:08.85 currently has Ole Miss ranked 25th in the NCAA.
• Freshman Patchnalie Compere is off to a sparkling beginning to her Ole Miss career, already ranking among the best 200-meter runners in Rebel history -- as well as among the best sprinters claimed by Haiti of all-time.
• Compere, whose Haitian lineage gives her eligibility for their records, has set Haitian indoor all-time records already in the 60-meter (7.48), 200-meter (23.39) and 300-meter (37.40) dashes.
• Compere's 300 time came first at Kentucky to begin the season, with that 37.40 standing as an Ole Miss freshman record and just barely missing Olympian McKenzie Long's record 37.38 from 2023.
• Last week at Clemson, Compere catapulted herself all the way to fourth all-time at Ole Miss indoors in the 200 with her 23.39 -- another new Ole Miss freshman record. That time ranks 18th nationally and 10th in the SEC, and among freshman she ranks third among all sprinters in the NCAA.
• Junior college transfer Royanah Farmer has put together back-to-back excellent showings in the 60-meter dash, first with a 7.35 at Vanderbilt on Jan. 17 and then another improvement to 7.31 at Clemson last week. She already ranks tied for sixth in Ole Miss history, and nationally that time slots her at No. 28.
• Fellow junior college transfer Dekell Minor has followed a similar trajectory, highlighted by his latest improvement to 6.71 -- also tied for sixth in program history.
• Senior pole vaulter Logan Kelley is coming off the best performance of his career at Clemson last week, where he cleared 5.46m/17-11. That height currently ranks Kelley seventh in the SEC and 20th nationally, and it moved him up to second in school history indoors -- trailing only three-time Olympian Sam Kendricks' record 5.69m/18-08.25 from 2014.
• Senior Aiden Britt opened his final season with the Rebels in spectacular fashion at Clemson last week, clocking a four-second 3K best of 7:51.11 to move into third on Ole Miss' stacked all-time list. This year, Britt ranks fourth in the SEC and 26th nationally.
• Other Rebels entering the week within the national top-50 are: Max Armstrong in the men's 800-meter at 1:48.79 (NCAA No. 43, SEC No. 8); Kidus Misgina in the 5K at 13:38.45 (NCAA No. 43, SEC No. 9); Lily Beattie in the women's pole vault at 4.15m/13-07.25 (NCAA No. 43, SEC No. 8) and Lizzie Hatton in the women's long jump at 6.17m/20-3 (NCAA No. 48, SEC No. 14).
| 2026 New Mexico Classic, Master Schedule (all times CT) | ||
| Day One | Friday, February 6 | ||
| Time | Event | Athlete(s) |
| 10:45 AM | Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Dash) | William Numnum (Heat 2, Lane 4) |
| 11:10 AM | Women's Pentathlon (60-Meter Hurdles) | Nyajah Gordon (Heat 1, Lane 8) Carmela Coulter (Heat 3, Lane 2) |
| 11:25 AM | Men's Heptathlon (Long Jump) | William Numnum |
| 11:50 AM | Women's Pentathlon (High Jump) | Carmela Coulter Nyajah Gordon |
| 12:00 PM | Women's Pole Vault (B Section) | Mary Cate Doughty Aly Francolini Katelyn Hulsey |
| 12:40 PM | Men's Heptathlon (Shot Put) | William Numnum |
| 1:55 PM | Women's Pentathlon (Shot Put) | Carmela Coulter Nyajah Gordon |
| Men's Heptathlon (High Jump) | William Numnum | |
| 3:10 PM | Women's Pentathlon (Long Jump) | Carmela Coulter Nyajah Gordon |
| 3:30 PM | Women's Pole Vault (A Section) | Lily Beattie Rachel Homoly Katie McFarland |
| 4:15 PM | Men's High Jump | Arvesta Troupe |
| 4:30 PM | Men's 200-Meter Dash (Unseeded) | Joshua Knox (Heat 1, Lane 3) Wesley Todd (Heat 3, Lane 6) Tarique Wright (Heat 5, Lane 4) Dekell Minor (Heat 6, Lane 6) |
| ~5:25 PM | Women's Pentathlon (800-Meter) | Carmela Coulter Nyajah Gordon |
| 5:30 PM | Women's Long Jump | Indya Dotson (Flight 1) Lizzie Hatton (Flight 2) |
| 5:35 PM | Women's 200-Meter Dash (Unseeded) | Patchnalie Compere (Heat 1, Lane 6) Alicia Burnett (Heat 2, Lane 6) Royanah Farmer (Heat 10, Lane 6) Myla Reed (Heat 15, Lane 3) |
| 6:40 PM | Women's 600-Meter | Jordan Rochester (Heat 2, Lane 2) |
| 6:50 PM | Men's Mile | Marco Perez (Heat 1) |
| 7:20 PM | Men's 200-Meter Dash (Invite) | Jordan Urrutia (Heat 2, Lane 4) |
| 7:50 PM | Men's 800-Meter | Connor Henson (Heat 1) Chase Rose (Heat 1) Stone Smith (Heat 1) |
| 8:00 PM | Women's 800-Meter | Cassie Williamson (Heat 1) |
| Day Two | Saturday, February 7 | ||
| Time | Event | Athlete(s) |
| 10:20 AM | Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Hurdles) | William Numnum (Heat 3, Lane 8) |
| 11:00 AM | Men's Heptathlon (Pole Vault) | William Numnum |
| 11:30 AM | Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) | Jordan Rochester (Heat 3, Lane 1) Ashlyn Parish (Heat 4, Lane 2) |
| 11:50 AM | Men's 60-Meter Dash (Prelims) | Dekell Minor (Heat 1, Lane 3) Tarique Wright (Heat 4, Lane 2) Jordan Urrutia (Heat 8, Lane 8) |
| 12:00 PM | Women's Triple Jump | Indya Dotson (Flight 1) Bayli Major (Flight 1) Madison Martinez (Flight 2) |
| Men's Triple Jump | Solomon Finley (Flight 1) Mikoy Holmes (Flight 2) Kyle Johnson (Flight 2) |
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| 12:15 PM | Women's 60-Meter Dash (Prelims) | Alicia Burnett (Heat 3, Lane 4) Patchnalie Compere (Heat 5, Lane 3) Lizzie Hatton (Heat 7, Lane 1) Myla Reed (Heat 7, Lane 7) Royanah Farmer (Heat 8, Lane 4) Ashlyn Parish (Heat 9, Lane 8) |
| 12:40 PM | Men's 400-Meter Dash | Joshua Knox (Heat 13, Lane 5) Cade Flatt (Heat 14, Lane 4) Wesley Todd (Heat 16, Lane 5) |
| 2:00 PM | Men's Pole Vault (A Section) | Logan Kelley |
| ~3:20 PM | Men's Heptathlon (1000-Meter) | William Numnum |
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