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Track & Field Ready for National Stage at 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships
3/10/2026 | Track and Field
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Ole Miss track & field will have nine total entries on the biggest stage of the collegiate indoor season at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, held this weekend at the University of Arkansas on March 13-14.
To qualify for the national meet, student-athletes needed to finish within the top-16 of their individual events or top-12 as a relay by the end of the regular season. Those 16 in each event will be competing not only for team or individual national championships, but also to grasp one of the coveted top-eight scoring spots for First-Team All-American status. Places nine-through-16 receive Second-Team distinction.
The Rebel men rank No. 11 and the women No. 12 in the Week Seven USTFCCCA National Rating Index released on Tuesday, wrapping their first consecutive wire-to-wire ranked indoor seasons since 2012-2013. Ole Miss rose as high as No. 7 in the Week Two rankings on Feb. 4 and only fell as low as No. 15 in the Week Six edition on March 3. The Rebel women, meanwhile, are at their highest ranking indoors since a No. 7 slot at the end of the 2024 season. This final ranking of the indoor season only uses entries to the national meet as a basis in its calculation.
ESPN+ will carry the action both days, with a dedicated field event stream that will begin in the mornings and an evening window for the track events.
Read below for more details on how to follow along, Ole Miss' history at the indoor national meet, and full profiles of all three Rebel qualifiers.
ON THE AIR
Friday, March 13
Field Event Stream – Starts at 11 a.m. CT
Track Stream – Starts at 5 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 14
Field Event Stream – Starts at 11:30 a.m. CT
Track Stream – Starts at 4 p.m. CT
Live Results
Flash Results
SCHEDULE (All Times CT)
Day One – Fri., March 13
4:00 PM – Men's Weight Throw – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Bryson Smith
5:35 PM – Women's 60-Meter Dash (Semifinal) – Alicia Burnett
7:30 PM – Women's Weight Throw – Akaoma Odeluga, Skylar Soli
Day Two – Sat., March 14
1:00 PM – Men's Shot Put – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan
1:45 PM – Men's High Jump – Arvesta Troupe
2:45 PM – Women's Shot Put – Akaoma Odeluga
4:30 PM – Women's 60-Meter Dash (Final)
5:00 PM – Men's Triple Jump – Sterling Scott
Team Superlatives
• Nine team entries third-most in Ole Miss history indoors, trailing only a record 12 by the Rebels in 2022 and 10 apiece in 2021 and 2017 – all under head coach Connie Price-Smith.
• Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan is looking to become one of only four in Division I history to win four consecutive indoor shot put titles alongside Kansas' Karl Salb (1969-71), UTEP's Hans Hoglund (1973-75) and Arizona State's Ryan Whiting (2008-10).
• A win in either event would give Robinson-O'Hagan the most NCAA titles in Ole Miss indoor history (3) … Currently tied for the record with Antwon Hicks (2) and Jalani Davis (2).
• A win in either event would give Robinson-O'Hagan the most NCAA titles in Ole Miss history across both the indoor and outdoor seasons (4) … Currently tied for the record with McKenzie Long (3) and Savante' Stringfellow (3).
• Fourth ever shot/weight double, all by Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan (2023, '24, '25, '26); one of two this year attempting the men's shot/weight double (Texas Tanner, Air Force).
• First time in school history with multiple qualifiers in the men's weight throw … Before Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, the lone qualifier in Ole Miss history was Stacy Andrews in 2003 (fifth).
• A win in both the men's shot put and weight throw by Robinson-O'Hagan would be the first by the same athlete since North Dakota State's Payton Otterdahl in 2019, and would mark only the third occurrence in collegiate history alongside Otterdahl and Ohio State's Dan Taylor in 2004. Schools to sweep regardless of the athlete include North Dakota State (2019), Arizona State (2009), Ohio State (2004), SMU (1981, 1983, 2000) and UTEP (1975).
• A win in both the men's and women's shot puts would be the first by the same school since Arizona State in 2022 (Jorinde Van Klinken, Turner Washington), and would be just the fifth-such instance alongside that Arizona State sweep in 2022 and a trio by UCLA in 1991 (Tracie Mullett, Eric Bergreen), 1995 (Dawn Dumble, John Godina) and 1996 (Valeyta Althouse, Jonathan Ogden).
• Akaoma Odeluga attempting the ninth shot/weight double in Ole Miss women's history, all since 2017, first to do so since Jalani Davis in 2024 … One of two women attempting the double nationally this season alongside Minnesota's Anthonett Nabwe.
• Akaoma Odeluga gives Ole Miss its fifth consecutive NCAA appearance in the women's shot put indoors, as well as its seventh in the last nine national indoor meets (outside the cancelled 2020 edition).
• A win in both the women's shot put and weight throw would mark the first NCAA sweep of those events in collegiate history, either by the same person or the same school.
• Sixth year in the last seven that multiple Rebel women have qualified in the weight throw … Ole Miss is one of three schools with multiple entries in the women's weight throw alongside Illinois (3) and Minnesota (2).
• Arvesta Troupe is the first repeat qualifier in the men's high jump since Olympian Ricky Robertson, who qualified four straight years from 2010-13.
• A top-eight performance for Troupe would make him only the second to repeat as a scorer alongside Robertson's 2010 (second) and 2011 (second) performances.
• Alicia Burnett is the first Rebel to qualify in the women's 60-meter dash since McKenzie Long in 2023 (seventh place).
• Sterling Scott is the first Rebel to qualify in the triple jump since 2015 (Phillip Young, eighth).
Individual Superlatives
• Alicia Burnett: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, first at Ole Miss and second indoors across both Ole Miss and Missouri … Second national ticket in the 60-meter dash.
• Akaoma Odeluga: Fourth and fifth career NCAA qualifying berth, now owns three national tickets indoors … First career national double across either season … Ninth women's shot/weight double in Ole Miss history.
• Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan: 13th and 14th NCAA qualifying berths, seventh and eighth indoors ... Only Rebel to ever double in the shot and weight, has done so now four times (2023, '24, '25, '26) ... One of two nationally this year attempting the shot/weight double.
• Sterling Scott: Fourth career NCAA qualifying berth in the triple jump, first at Ole Miss and third straight indoors across both Ole Miss and Missouri.
• Bryson Smith: Second career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors.
• Skylar Soli: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors.
• Arvesta Troupe: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, second indoors.
Ole Miss Best NCAA Indoor Finishes (in events qualified)
Women's 60-Meter Dash: 3rd (2000, Teneeshia Jones)
Men's High Jump: 2nd (2010 & 2011, Ricky Robertson)
Men's Triple Jump: 5th (1991, Alvin Haynes)
Women's Shot Put: 1st (2017, Raven Saunders)
Men's Shot Put: 1st (2024 & 25, Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan)
Women's Weight Throw: 1st (2022, Shey Taiwo; 2023 & 2024, Jalani Davis)
Men's Weight Throw: 3rd (2023, Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan)
Ole Miss NCAA Indoor Champions (14 titles, 17 champions)
1991 – George Kersh, Men's 800-Meter
1994 – Greg Saddler, Men's 55-Meter Dash
2001 – Savante' Stringfellow, Men's Long Jump
2004 – Antwon Hicks, Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
2005 – Antwon Hicks, Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
2008 – Brittney Reese, Women's Long Jump
2017 – Raven Saunders, Women's Shot Put
2017 – Men's Distance Medley Relay (Robert Domanic, Nick DeRay, Sean Tobin, Craig Engels)
2022 – Mario Garcia Romo, Men's Mile
2022 – Shey Taiwo, Women's Weight Throw
2023 – Jalani Davis, Women's Weight Throw
2024 – Jalani Davis, Women's Weight Throw
2024 – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Men's Shot Put
2025 – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Men's Shot Put
Ole Miss NCAA Indoor Runners-Up (16)
2001 – James Shelton, Men's 60-Meter Dash
2010 – Ricky Robertson, Men's High Jump
2011 – Mike Granger, Men's 60-Meter Dash
2011 – Ricky Robertson, Men's High Jump
2014 – Sam Kendricks, Men's Pole Vault
2021 – Men's Distance Medley Relay (Everett Smulders, Elijah Dryer, John Rivera Jr., Mario Garcia Romo)
2022 – Sintayehu Vissa, Women's Mile
2022 – Jasmine Mitchell, Women's Weight Throw
2023 – Men's Distance Medley Relay (Shane Bracken, Cade Flatt, Tiarnan Crorken, Anthony Camerieri)
2024 – McKenzie Long, Women's 200-Meter Dash
Ole Miss NCAA Indoor Top-25 Finishes (24)
1990 – Ole Miss Men – T-23rd (6 points)
1991 – Ole Miss Men – T-9th (14 points)
1994 – Ole Miss Men – T-19th (10 points)
2000 – Ole Miss Women – 18th (10 points)
2001 – Ole Miss Men – 10th (18 points)
2004 – Ole Miss Men – 22nd (11 points)
2005 – Ole Miss Men – T-22nd (10 points)
2008 – Ole Miss Women – 13th (17 points)
2010 – Ole Miss Men – T-20th (10 points)
2011 – Ole Miss Men – T-11th (16 points)
2011 – Ole Miss Women – T-23rd (10 points)
2013 – Ole Miss Men – T-23rd (2 points)
2014 – Ole Miss Men – T-24th (9 points)
2017 – Ole Miss Women – T-12th (13 points)
2017 – Ole Miss Men – T-16th (12 points)
2021 – Ole Miss Men – 10th (20 points)
2021 – Ole Miss Women – 19th (12 points)
2022 – Ole Miss Women – T-6th (29 points)
2022 – Ole Miss Men – T-10th (20 points)
2023 – Ole Miss Women – 10th (23 points)
2023 – Ole Miss Men – T-12th (17 points)
2024 – Ole Miss Women – 5th (30 points)
2024 – Ole Miss Men – T-15th (14 points)
2025 – Ole Miss Men – T-10th (20 points)
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ATHLETE PROFILES (In Competition Order)
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan • Men's Weight Throw / Shot Put
Weight Throw Final: Fri., March 13 • 4 p.m. CT
Shot Put Final: Sat., March 14 • 1 p.m. CT
Class: Senior
Major: Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Hometown / High School: Woonsocket, Rhode Island / Woonsocket
Weight Throw Season-Best: 23.78m/78-00.25 • 2026 World No. 7, U.S. No. 6, NCAA No. 4 • Jan. 9, 2026 (Rod McCravy Memorial)
Weight Throw Career-Best: 24.35m/79-10.75 • SEC Meet Record, Ole Miss Record, No. 2 SEC History, No. 13 Collegiate History • Feb. 28, 2025 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Weight Throw NCAA Seed: 4th
Weight Throw SEC Finish: 1st
Shot Put Season-Best: 21.18m/69-6 • Ole Miss Overall Record, No. 2 SEC History Indoors, No. 20 Collegiate History Indoors • 2026 Collegiate Leader, World No. 8, U.S. No. 4 • Jan. 31, 2026 (Bob Pollock Invitational)
Shot Put Career-Best: Same
Shot Put NCAA Seed: 1st
Shot Put SEC Finish: 1st
NCAA History: 14x NCAA qualifier (8x indoor, 6x outdoor) … 12x All-American (10x First-Team) … 3x NCAA Champion in the shot put (2024, indoor; 2024, outdoor; 2025 indoor) … One of 10 men in Division I history to win at least three consecutive NCAA shot put titles, one of two in SEC history alongside South Carolina's Brad Snyder (1998 indoor, '98 outdoor, '99 indoor) … Tied for most overall NCAA individual titles in Ole Miss history (3; McKenzie Long, Savante' Stringfellow) and most indoor titles (2; Antwon Hicks, Jalani Davis) … In 2024, became first true sophomore to win NCAA Outdoor men's shot put since 2005 and one of 17 men in NCAA Division I history to complete the indoor/outdoor NCAA title sweep in the shot put … Youngest to sweep since 1989, fourth-youngest all-time … First Rebel to win a men's NCAA title in the shot put, indoors or outdoors … One of four Rebels to sweep an NCAA title in the same season … First underclassman to win men's shot title indoors since world record holder Ryan Crouser did so as a redshirt freshman with Texas in 2014 … 59 career NCAA points (34 indoor, 25 outdoor) … Seventh career NCAA double attempt, fourth indoors (shot/weight) … First Rebel to ever attempt either the shot/weight or shot/hammer double, let alone in multiple seasons … Has scored in each weight and hammer NCAA final of his career, all of which have registered as the toughest finals in NCAA history in each successive season … In the weight, finished third as a freshman in 2023 (best by any freshman nationally since 2013) before finishing fifth in both 2024 and 2025 … Finished eighth in the hammer as a freshman in 2023, seventh in 2024 and an Ole Miss record third in 2025 … Set collegiate freshman NCAA Indoor meet record in 2023 at 22.96m/75-4.
Quick Facts: Undefeated in the shot put against collegiate competition indoors since the 2024 Razorback Invitational; across both seasons, has only lost once since April 2024 (2025 NCAA Outdoor) … Has only lost to fellow collegians five times in the weight throw in his career, three times in the NCAA final … 2x semifinalist for The Bowerman … 11x watch list selection for The Bowerman … 3x U.S. finalist … 11x SEC Champion (6x indoor, 5x outdoor) … 12x SEC medalist … 124 career SEC points scored … 4x SEC points trophy winner (3x indoor) … 4x SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Year, swept both indoor and outdoor awards in 2024 and 2025 … Owns most SEC Field Athlete of the Year awards in Ole Miss history, surpassing Brittney Reese's three … 2x USTFCCCA South Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year … First in SEC history to sweep the men's weight and shot put indoors, has done so three times now (2024, '25, '26) … Has swept the shot and hammer outdoors in 2024 and 2025, one of three in SEC history alongside Georgia's Denzel Comenentia (2017, '18) and Auburn's Cory Martin (2007, '08) … Has won three straight SEC weight throw titles, one of only three in SEC history to three-peat alongside Georgia's Andras Haklits (2000-02) and LSU's Walter Henning (2009-11) … Has won three straight SEC Indoor shot put titles, one of five in SEC history alongside Georgia's Brent Noon (1993-95), South Carolina's Brad Snyder (1996-99), Kentucky's Jeff Chakouian (2001-04) and Florida's Kemal Mesic (2010-12) … Has won three straight SEC hammer titles, one of only three in SEC history alongside Georgia's Andras Haklits (2000-02) and LSU's Walter Henning (2009-11) … Has led Ole Miss men to best-ever SEC finish indoors (2026, second) and a tie for their best-ever NCAA finish (2025 outdoor, eighth) … Led Ole Miss hammer scoring units that notched 24 (2024) and 23 (2025) SEC points in the event, the most by a school since the 2003 Georgia squad (26) … In 2024, became one of two in conference history to break 68 feet in a shot field series twice at the SEC meet, joining Georgia's Brett Noon in 1995 … First Rebel to ever win an SEC men's weight throw title … Became first Rebel to ever win an SEC hammer title, man or woman, as a freshman in 2023 … Indoors, ranks second in SEC history and 20th in collegiate history in the shot put (21.18m/69-6) … Ranks second in SEC history and 13th in collegiate history in the weight throw (24.35m/79-10.75) … Outdoors, ranks third in SEC history and 13th in collegiate history in the hammer (76.78m/251-10), No. 4 among American-born collegians … Owns combined collegiate record in the shot and hammer outdoors at 97.89m, breaking previous record of 97.68m set by Georgia's Denzel Comenentia in 2019 … Ranks second in collegiate history in combined weight and indoor shot PRs (45.53m); one of three collegians all-time to break 21 meters in the shot and 24 in the weight throw, one of two to break 21/23 within the same meet (has done so three times) … Owns Ole Miss records in the shot put indoors (21.18m/69-6) and outdoors (20.98m/68-10), weight throw (24.35m/79-10.75) and hammer (76.78m/251-10) … Made toughest U.S. finals all-time in the hammer and shot at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials (6th hammer, 8th shot) … Ended 2024 as lone collegian and one of two worldwide at 21 meters in the shot put, 74 in the hammer … 13x winner SEC weekly award winner … One of three collegiate men since 2015 to break 72 meters in the hammer and 20 in the shot put alongside Arizona's Jordan Geist in 2023 and Georgia's Denzel Comenentia in both 2018 and 2019; of them, Robinson-O'Hagan was the youngest to perform the feat as a sophomore … Set the collegiate freshman record in the weight throw in 2023 at 23.62m/77-6 ... 2022 World U20 Champion in the shot put, finalist in the hammer ... 2022 U.S. U20 Champion in both the shot put and hammer ... 2x high school national champion ... No. 4 U.S. boys high school history in the junior shot put, No. 3 in the junior hammer and No. 7 in the high school hammer.
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Bryson Smith • Men's Weight Throw
Final: Fri., March 13 • 4 p.m. CT
Class: Redshirt Senior
Major: Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Hometown / High School / Previous School: Madera, California / Madera / San Jose State
Season-Best: 22.29m/73-01.75 • No. 2 Ole Miss History • Feb. 27, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 16th
SEC Finish: 3rd
NCAA History: Second career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors … Second-Team All-American in the hammer outdoors in 2025 (13th place) … 2x NCAA regional qualifier.
Quick Facts: SEC bronze medalist in the weight throw at career-best 22.29m/73-01.75, first career SEC medal … Third Rebel to ever break 73 feet, ranks No. 2 in Ole Miss history … Also ranks fourth all-time at Ole Miss in the hammer (69.12m/226-9) … 14 career SEC points … Part of hammer crew in 2025 that scored 23 SEC points, which trails only 2003 Georgia (26) and 2024 Ole Miss (24) in event history … 4x Mountain West medalist, scored 28 career conference points during two-year career at San Jose State … Earned 14 varsity letters in high school, was part of a 2019 men's volleyball state title team at Madera High School.
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Alicia Burnett • Women's 60-Meter Dash
Prelim: Fri., March 13 • 5:35 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., March 14 • 4:30 p.m. CT
Class: Redshirt Senior
Major: M.S.W. in Social Work
Hometown / High School / Previous School: St. Peters, Mo. / Parkway North / Missouri
Season-Best: 7.08 • SEC Meet Record, Ole Miss Record, T-No. 10 Collegiate History, T-No. 21 U.S. History • 2026 World T-No. 10, U.S. T-No. 2, NCAA T-No. 1 • Feb. 28, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships, Final)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: T-1st
SEC Finish: 1st
NCAA History: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, second indoors and first at Ole Miss … 2x Second-Team All-American, once in the 100-meter outdoors in 2025 (11th) and again indoors in 2024 in the 60-meter (12th) … 2x NCAA West Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: First SEC 60-meter dash champion in Ole Miss women's history … First SEC women's title for Ole Miss indoors in an event shorter than the mile … Broke Olympian McKenzie Long's 2023 school record 7.10 run at altitude … Ran a PR 7.14 in the SEC prelim as well, was the top qualifier … Also ranks 10th in Ole Miss history indoors in the 200-meter dash (23.75) … 12 career SEC points scored (10 at Ole Miss) … Ran for Missouri from 2023-25 … Left Mizzou as school record holder in the 60-meter (7.21), 100-meter (11.10) and indoor 200-meter (23.35), also ranked second in the 200-meter outdoors (23.18) … 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic … Began career at Southern Illinois in 2021, did not compete in either indoor or outdoor season … 7x Missouri state champion at Parkway North High School … Set Missouri state record in the 100-meter … Completed her bachelor's in psychology at Missouri, currently working toward her master's in social work at Ole Miss.
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Akaoma Odeluga • Women's Weight Throw / Shot Put
Weight Throw Final: Fri., March 13 • 7:30 p.m. CT
Shot Put Final: Sat., March 14 • 2:45 p.m. CT
Class: Junior
Major: Political Science
Hometown / High School: Munster, Ind. / Munster
Weight Throw Season-Best: 23.08m/75-08.75 • No. 5 Ole Miss History • 2026 World No. 9, U.S. No. 6, NCAA No. 5 • Feb. 13, 2026 (Tyson Invitational)
Weight Throw Career-Best: Same
Weight Throw NCAA Seed: 5th
Weight Throw SEC Finish: 2nd
Shot Put Indoor Career-Best: 18.69m/61-4 • No. 2 Ole Miss History, No. 13 Collegiate History • 2026 World T-No. 14, U.S. No. 4, NCAA No. 3 • Feb. 28, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Shot Put Season-Best: Same
Shot Put Overall Career-Best: 18.93m/62-01.25 • No. 2 Ole Miss History Outdoors, No. 9 American Collegiate History Outdoors, No. 13 Collegiate History Outdoors • March 30, 2025 (Battle on the Bayou)
Shot Put NCAA Seed: 3rd
Shot Put SEC Finish: 2nd
NCAA History: Fourth and fifth career NCAA qualifying berths, second and third indoors … First career national double attempt, ninth shot/weight double in Ole Miss women's history … 3x Second-Team All-American … 3x NCAA East Region qualifier … Simultaneously with teammate Mensi Stiff, became one of the two first freshmen in Ole Miss history to qualify for the women's shot put outdoors in 2024.
Quick Facts: One of two women in collegiate history at 62 feet in the shot put and 210 feet in the hammer alongside former Arizona State national champion Maggie Ewen … Ranks 13th in collegiate history outdoors in the shot put, ninth among Americans, at her overall career-best outdoors in 2025 at 18.93m/62-01.25, No. 2 in Ole Miss history behind Olympian Raven Saunders … Also ranks 13th in indoor collegiate history, second to Saunders at Ole Miss, at indoor PR 18.69m/61-4 this season at SEC Indoor Championships … 4x SEC medalist (three silver, one bronze) … 35 career SEC points scored … 2024 SEC Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year outdoors (first Rebel woman to ever win) … 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic … 2025 CSC Academic All-District … 2024 World U20 shot put champion … 2024 U.S. U20 shot put silver medalist … 2x U.S. finalist, finished sixth in the shot put in 2025 and was 11th at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials … Became second-best American-born U20 shot putter all-time in 2024 at 18.13m/59-05.75 from the 2024 Olympic Trials … Four-year letterwinner in basketball and track & field … Part of three conference champion and sectional champion track teams … 2x track team MVP … 2023 All-State, 2x First-Team All-Conference in track … 2023 Sectional Shot Put champion … 2x Regional champion … 2022 Second-Team All-Conference in the discus … Discus school record holder … 2022 basketball team MVP … 2x First-Team All-Conference in basketball … 4x Scholar-Athlete … 2023 Academic All-Conference … Full first name is Akaomachukwu … Has four siblings … Brother, Kenenna Odeluga, is a linebacker at Illinois … Cousin, Abuchi Obinwa, plays for FC Kitzbühel.
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Skylar Soli • Women's Weight Throw
Final: Fri., March 13 • 7:30 p.m. CT
Class: Junior
Major: Integrated Marketing Communications
Hometown / High School: College Park, Ga. / Douglas County
Season-Best: 22.34m/73-03.50 • No. 6 Ole Miss History • Feb. 13, 2026 (Tyson Invitational)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 9th
SEC Finish: 3rd
NCAA History: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors … Was the first true freshman in Ole Miss history to qualify in the hammer outdoors in 2024, where she finished 18th for Honorable Mention All-America status … 2x NCAA East Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: 2x SEC medalist, winning a silver in the weight indoors in 2025 and a bronze in 2026 … 5x SEC scorer, 25 career SEC points … One of eight Rebel women all-time to break 200 feet in the hammer outdoors, ranks sixth at 64.39m/211-3 … Ranks sixth in Ole Miss history indoors in the weight throw at 22.34m/73-03.50 … Also ranks 12th in the indoor shot put (14.66m/48-01.25) and 11th outdoors (14.92m/48-11.50), as well as 11th in the discus (46.73m/153-3) … First freshman in Ole Miss women's history to break 200 feet in the hammer … 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic … 2025 CSC Academic All-District … 2023 Pan-Am U20 silver medalist in the hammer … Won a silver medal for Team USA at the 2023 Pan-American U20 Championships the summer before enrolling at Ole Miss ... Was also the U.S. runner-up in the hammer and a finalist in the discus (eighth) ... Earned six varsity letters at Douglas County High School … Won state titles in the shot put in 2022 and the discus in 2023 ... Named team captain for volleyball, basketball and track & field … Junior Soli, father, played football at Arkansas and played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers … Mataio Soli, brother, played football for Arkansas and Hawaii.
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Arvesta Troupe • Men's High Jump
Final: Sat., March 14 • 1:45 p.m. CT
Class: Senior
Major: Sport & Recreation Administration
Hometown / High School: Fulton, Mississippi / Itawamba Agricultural
Indoor Career-Best: 2.23m/7-03.75 • No. 3 Ole Miss History • Jan. 10, 2026 (Rod McCravy Memorial)
Season-Best: Same
Outdoor Career-Best: 2.27m/7-05.25 • No. 2 Ole Miss History • June 13, 2025 (NCAA Outdoor Championships)
NCAA Seed: 6th
SEC Finish: 5th
NCAA History: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, second indoors … 2025 NCAA Outdoor Champion in the men's high jump … First high jump title in Ole Miss history … First overall men's champion in the jumps at Ole Miss since Olympian Savante' Stringfellow won the long jump outdoors in 2001, first of either gender since Brittney Reese won the 2008 outdoor long jump … Helped push Rebel men to a tie for eighth place outdoors in 2025, tied for the best men's finish nationally in program history … Third-place finish indoors in 2025 best by a Rebel since Olympian Ricky Robertson's runner-up finish in 2011 and the first points by a Rebel since Robertson's sixth-place finish in 2013 … 2x First-Team All-American … 16 career NCAA points … 3x NCAA East Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: One of only two Rebels to ever clear 7-5 alongside Olympian Ricky Robertson … 3x SEC high jump medalist (2025 outdoor, silver; 2025 indoor, silver; 2024 outdoor, bronze) … 2025 SEC Indoor silver marked highest finish by Rebel in men's high jump since Ricky Robertson's win in 2013 … 3x Second-Team All-SEC … 6x SEC scorer … 30.25 career SEC points … Ranks third in Ole Miss history indoors (2.23m/7-03.75), second outdoors (2.27m/7-05.25) … Six varsity letters in high school across track & field, basketball, football and baseball … Received offers to play basketball … 2021 MHSAA 4A runner-up in the high jump … 2x MHSAA 4A North Half high jump champion.
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Sterling Scott • Men's Triple Jump
Final: Sat., March 14 • 5 p.m. CT
Class: Junior
Major: Exercise Science
Hometown / High School / Previous School: Starkville, Mississippi / Starkville / Missouri
Career-Best: 16.28m/53-5 • No. 2 Ole Miss History Indoors • Feb. 28, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Season-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 15th
SEC Finish: 6th
NCAA History: Fourth career NCAA qualifying berth, first at Ole Miss and third indoors across career … 3x All-American, one First-Team honor indoors in 2025 (eighth) and two Second-Team finishes as a freshman indoors (11th) and outdoors (14th) in 2024 … 1 career NCAA point … 2x NCAA West Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: Ranks second in Ole Miss history indoors at 16.28m/53-5, which tied his career-best from Missouri … First Rebel to qualify in the triple jump indoors since 2015 … 5x SEC scorer … 15 career SEC points … Owns one SEC medal, a bronze as a freshman indoors in 2024 … Finished fifth in the final of the World U20 Championships in 2024 following his freshman season at Mizzou … Was the 2024 U.S. U20 runner-up, one of two such medals in his career … 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic … Won gold for Team USA at 2023 Pan-American U20 Championships the summer before enrolling at Missouri ... High school national champion in the triple jump, fifth place in the long jump ... Three-time Mississippi state champion at Starkville High School ... Was a standout soccer player for Starkville in addition to track & field … Son of Ole Miss jumps coach Andre Scott and Colleen Scott ... Father, Andre, was a seven-time All-American and three-time SEC Champion at Auburn ... Mother, Colleen, was a professional jumper for native Jamaica.
To qualify for the national meet, student-athletes needed to finish within the top-16 of their individual events or top-12 as a relay by the end of the regular season. Those 16 in each event will be competing not only for team or individual national championships, but also to grasp one of the coveted top-eight scoring spots for First-Team All-American status. Places nine-through-16 receive Second-Team distinction.
The Rebel men rank No. 11 and the women No. 12 in the Week Seven USTFCCCA National Rating Index released on Tuesday, wrapping their first consecutive wire-to-wire ranked indoor seasons since 2012-2013. Ole Miss rose as high as No. 7 in the Week Two rankings on Feb. 4 and only fell as low as No. 15 in the Week Six edition on March 3. The Rebel women, meanwhile, are at their highest ranking indoors since a No. 7 slot at the end of the 2024 season. This final ranking of the indoor season only uses entries to the national meet as a basis in its calculation.
ESPN+ will carry the action both days, with a dedicated field event stream that will begin in the mornings and an evening window for the track events.
Read below for more details on how to follow along, Ole Miss' history at the indoor national meet, and full profiles of all three Rebel qualifiers.
ON THE AIR
Friday, March 13
Field Event Stream – Starts at 11 a.m. CT
Track Stream – Starts at 5 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 14
Field Event Stream – Starts at 11:30 a.m. CT
Track Stream – Starts at 4 p.m. CT
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SCHEDULE (All Times CT)
Day One – Fri., March 13
4:00 PM – Men's Weight Throw – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Bryson Smith
5:35 PM – Women's 60-Meter Dash (Semifinal) – Alicia Burnett
7:30 PM – Women's Weight Throw – Akaoma Odeluga, Skylar Soli
Day Two – Sat., March 14
1:00 PM – Men's Shot Put – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan
1:45 PM – Men's High Jump – Arvesta Troupe
2:45 PM – Women's Shot Put – Akaoma Odeluga
4:30 PM – Women's 60-Meter Dash (Final)
5:00 PM – Men's Triple Jump – Sterling Scott
Team Superlatives
• Nine team entries third-most in Ole Miss history indoors, trailing only a record 12 by the Rebels in 2022 and 10 apiece in 2021 and 2017 – all under head coach Connie Price-Smith.
• Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan is looking to become one of only four in Division I history to win four consecutive indoor shot put titles alongside Kansas' Karl Salb (1969-71), UTEP's Hans Hoglund (1973-75) and Arizona State's Ryan Whiting (2008-10).
• A win in either event would give Robinson-O'Hagan the most NCAA titles in Ole Miss indoor history (3) … Currently tied for the record with Antwon Hicks (2) and Jalani Davis (2).
• A win in either event would give Robinson-O'Hagan the most NCAA titles in Ole Miss history across both the indoor and outdoor seasons (4) … Currently tied for the record with McKenzie Long (3) and Savante' Stringfellow (3).
• Fourth ever shot/weight double, all by Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan (2023, '24, '25, '26); one of two this year attempting the men's shot/weight double (Texas Tanner, Air Force).
• First time in school history with multiple qualifiers in the men's weight throw … Before Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, the lone qualifier in Ole Miss history was Stacy Andrews in 2003 (fifth).
• A win in both the men's shot put and weight throw by Robinson-O'Hagan would be the first by the same athlete since North Dakota State's Payton Otterdahl in 2019, and would mark only the third occurrence in collegiate history alongside Otterdahl and Ohio State's Dan Taylor in 2004. Schools to sweep regardless of the athlete include North Dakota State (2019), Arizona State (2009), Ohio State (2004), SMU (1981, 1983, 2000) and UTEP (1975).
• A win in both the men's and women's shot puts would be the first by the same school since Arizona State in 2022 (Jorinde Van Klinken, Turner Washington), and would be just the fifth-such instance alongside that Arizona State sweep in 2022 and a trio by UCLA in 1991 (Tracie Mullett, Eric Bergreen), 1995 (Dawn Dumble, John Godina) and 1996 (Valeyta Althouse, Jonathan Ogden).
• Akaoma Odeluga attempting the ninth shot/weight double in Ole Miss women's history, all since 2017, first to do so since Jalani Davis in 2024 … One of two women attempting the double nationally this season alongside Minnesota's Anthonett Nabwe.
• Akaoma Odeluga gives Ole Miss its fifth consecutive NCAA appearance in the women's shot put indoors, as well as its seventh in the last nine national indoor meets (outside the cancelled 2020 edition).
• A win in both the women's shot put and weight throw would mark the first NCAA sweep of those events in collegiate history, either by the same person or the same school.
• Sixth year in the last seven that multiple Rebel women have qualified in the weight throw … Ole Miss is one of three schools with multiple entries in the women's weight throw alongside Illinois (3) and Minnesota (2).
• Arvesta Troupe is the first repeat qualifier in the men's high jump since Olympian Ricky Robertson, who qualified four straight years from 2010-13.
• A top-eight performance for Troupe would make him only the second to repeat as a scorer alongside Robertson's 2010 (second) and 2011 (second) performances.
• Alicia Burnett is the first Rebel to qualify in the women's 60-meter dash since McKenzie Long in 2023 (seventh place).
• Sterling Scott is the first Rebel to qualify in the triple jump since 2015 (Phillip Young, eighth).
Individual Superlatives
• Alicia Burnett: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, first at Ole Miss and second indoors across both Ole Miss and Missouri … Second national ticket in the 60-meter dash.
• Akaoma Odeluga: Fourth and fifth career NCAA qualifying berth, now owns three national tickets indoors … First career national double across either season … Ninth women's shot/weight double in Ole Miss history.
• Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan: 13th and 14th NCAA qualifying berths, seventh and eighth indoors ... Only Rebel to ever double in the shot and weight, has done so now four times (2023, '24, '25, '26) ... One of two nationally this year attempting the shot/weight double.
• Sterling Scott: Fourth career NCAA qualifying berth in the triple jump, first at Ole Miss and third straight indoors across both Ole Miss and Missouri.
• Bryson Smith: Second career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors.
• Skylar Soli: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors.
• Arvesta Troupe: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, second indoors.
Ole Miss Best NCAA Indoor Finishes (in events qualified)
Women's 60-Meter Dash: 3rd (2000, Teneeshia Jones)
Men's High Jump: 2nd (2010 & 2011, Ricky Robertson)
Men's Triple Jump: 5th (1991, Alvin Haynes)
Women's Shot Put: 1st (2017, Raven Saunders)
Men's Shot Put: 1st (2024 & 25, Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan)
Women's Weight Throw: 1st (2022, Shey Taiwo; 2023 & 2024, Jalani Davis)
Men's Weight Throw: 3rd (2023, Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan)
Ole Miss NCAA Indoor Champions (14 titles, 17 champions)
1991 – George Kersh, Men's 800-Meter
1994 – Greg Saddler, Men's 55-Meter Dash
2001 – Savante' Stringfellow, Men's Long Jump
2004 – Antwon Hicks, Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
2005 – Antwon Hicks, Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
2008 – Brittney Reese, Women's Long Jump
2017 – Raven Saunders, Women's Shot Put
2017 – Men's Distance Medley Relay (Robert Domanic, Nick DeRay, Sean Tobin, Craig Engels)
2022 – Mario Garcia Romo, Men's Mile
2022 – Shey Taiwo, Women's Weight Throw
2023 – Jalani Davis, Women's Weight Throw
2024 – Jalani Davis, Women's Weight Throw
2024 – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Men's Shot Put
2025 – Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan, Men's Shot Put
Ole Miss NCAA Indoor Runners-Up (16)
2001 – James Shelton, Men's 60-Meter Dash
2010 – Ricky Robertson, Men's High Jump
2011 – Mike Granger, Men's 60-Meter Dash
2011 – Ricky Robertson, Men's High Jump
2014 – Sam Kendricks, Men's Pole Vault
2021 – Men's Distance Medley Relay (Everett Smulders, Elijah Dryer, John Rivera Jr., Mario Garcia Romo)
2022 – Sintayehu Vissa, Women's Mile
2022 – Jasmine Mitchell, Women's Weight Throw
2023 – Men's Distance Medley Relay (Shane Bracken, Cade Flatt, Tiarnan Crorken, Anthony Camerieri)
2024 – McKenzie Long, Women's 200-Meter Dash
Ole Miss NCAA Indoor Top-25 Finishes (24)
1990 – Ole Miss Men – T-23rd (6 points)
1991 – Ole Miss Men – T-9th (14 points)
1994 – Ole Miss Men – T-19th (10 points)
2000 – Ole Miss Women – 18th (10 points)
2001 – Ole Miss Men – 10th (18 points)
2004 – Ole Miss Men – 22nd (11 points)
2005 – Ole Miss Men – T-22nd (10 points)
2008 – Ole Miss Women – 13th (17 points)
2010 – Ole Miss Men – T-20th (10 points)
2011 – Ole Miss Men – T-11th (16 points)
2011 – Ole Miss Women – T-23rd (10 points)
2013 – Ole Miss Men – T-23rd (2 points)
2014 – Ole Miss Men – T-24th (9 points)
2017 – Ole Miss Women – T-12th (13 points)
2017 – Ole Miss Men – T-16th (12 points)
2021 – Ole Miss Men – 10th (20 points)
2021 – Ole Miss Women – 19th (12 points)
2022 – Ole Miss Women – T-6th (29 points)
2022 – Ole Miss Men – T-10th (20 points)
2023 – Ole Miss Women – 10th (23 points)
2023 – Ole Miss Men – T-12th (17 points)
2024 – Ole Miss Women – 5th (30 points)
2024 – Ole Miss Men – T-15th (14 points)
2025 – Ole Miss Men – T-10th (20 points)
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ATHLETE PROFILES (In Competition Order)
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan • Men's Weight Throw / Shot Put
Weight Throw Final: Fri., March 13 • 4 p.m. CT
Shot Put Final: Sat., March 14 • 1 p.m. CT
Class: Senior
Major: Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Hometown / High School: Woonsocket, Rhode Island / Woonsocket
Weight Throw Season-Best: 23.78m/78-00.25 • 2026 World No. 7, U.S. No. 6, NCAA No. 4 • Jan. 9, 2026 (Rod McCravy Memorial)
Weight Throw Career-Best: 24.35m/79-10.75 • SEC Meet Record, Ole Miss Record, No. 2 SEC History, No. 13 Collegiate History • Feb. 28, 2025 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Weight Throw NCAA Seed: 4th
Weight Throw SEC Finish: 1st
Shot Put Season-Best: 21.18m/69-6 • Ole Miss Overall Record, No. 2 SEC History Indoors, No. 20 Collegiate History Indoors • 2026 Collegiate Leader, World No. 8, U.S. No. 4 • Jan. 31, 2026 (Bob Pollock Invitational)
Shot Put Career-Best: Same
Shot Put NCAA Seed: 1st
Shot Put SEC Finish: 1st
NCAA History: 14x NCAA qualifier (8x indoor, 6x outdoor) … 12x All-American (10x First-Team) … 3x NCAA Champion in the shot put (2024, indoor; 2024, outdoor; 2025 indoor) … One of 10 men in Division I history to win at least three consecutive NCAA shot put titles, one of two in SEC history alongside South Carolina's Brad Snyder (1998 indoor, '98 outdoor, '99 indoor) … Tied for most overall NCAA individual titles in Ole Miss history (3; McKenzie Long, Savante' Stringfellow) and most indoor titles (2; Antwon Hicks, Jalani Davis) … In 2024, became first true sophomore to win NCAA Outdoor men's shot put since 2005 and one of 17 men in NCAA Division I history to complete the indoor/outdoor NCAA title sweep in the shot put … Youngest to sweep since 1989, fourth-youngest all-time … First Rebel to win a men's NCAA title in the shot put, indoors or outdoors … One of four Rebels to sweep an NCAA title in the same season … First underclassman to win men's shot title indoors since world record holder Ryan Crouser did so as a redshirt freshman with Texas in 2014 … 59 career NCAA points (34 indoor, 25 outdoor) … Seventh career NCAA double attempt, fourth indoors (shot/weight) … First Rebel to ever attempt either the shot/weight or shot/hammer double, let alone in multiple seasons … Has scored in each weight and hammer NCAA final of his career, all of which have registered as the toughest finals in NCAA history in each successive season … In the weight, finished third as a freshman in 2023 (best by any freshman nationally since 2013) before finishing fifth in both 2024 and 2025 … Finished eighth in the hammer as a freshman in 2023, seventh in 2024 and an Ole Miss record third in 2025 … Set collegiate freshman NCAA Indoor meet record in 2023 at 22.96m/75-4.
Quick Facts: Undefeated in the shot put against collegiate competition indoors since the 2024 Razorback Invitational; across both seasons, has only lost once since April 2024 (2025 NCAA Outdoor) … Has only lost to fellow collegians five times in the weight throw in his career, three times in the NCAA final … 2x semifinalist for The Bowerman … 11x watch list selection for The Bowerman … 3x U.S. finalist … 11x SEC Champion (6x indoor, 5x outdoor) … 12x SEC medalist … 124 career SEC points scored … 4x SEC points trophy winner (3x indoor) … 4x SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Year, swept both indoor and outdoor awards in 2024 and 2025 … Owns most SEC Field Athlete of the Year awards in Ole Miss history, surpassing Brittney Reese's three … 2x USTFCCCA South Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year … First in SEC history to sweep the men's weight and shot put indoors, has done so three times now (2024, '25, '26) … Has swept the shot and hammer outdoors in 2024 and 2025, one of three in SEC history alongside Georgia's Denzel Comenentia (2017, '18) and Auburn's Cory Martin (2007, '08) … Has won three straight SEC weight throw titles, one of only three in SEC history to three-peat alongside Georgia's Andras Haklits (2000-02) and LSU's Walter Henning (2009-11) … Has won three straight SEC Indoor shot put titles, one of five in SEC history alongside Georgia's Brent Noon (1993-95), South Carolina's Brad Snyder (1996-99), Kentucky's Jeff Chakouian (2001-04) and Florida's Kemal Mesic (2010-12) … Has won three straight SEC hammer titles, one of only three in SEC history alongside Georgia's Andras Haklits (2000-02) and LSU's Walter Henning (2009-11) … Has led Ole Miss men to best-ever SEC finish indoors (2026, second) and a tie for their best-ever NCAA finish (2025 outdoor, eighth) … Led Ole Miss hammer scoring units that notched 24 (2024) and 23 (2025) SEC points in the event, the most by a school since the 2003 Georgia squad (26) … In 2024, became one of two in conference history to break 68 feet in a shot field series twice at the SEC meet, joining Georgia's Brett Noon in 1995 … First Rebel to ever win an SEC men's weight throw title … Became first Rebel to ever win an SEC hammer title, man or woman, as a freshman in 2023 … Indoors, ranks second in SEC history and 20th in collegiate history in the shot put (21.18m/69-6) … Ranks second in SEC history and 13th in collegiate history in the weight throw (24.35m/79-10.75) … Outdoors, ranks third in SEC history and 13th in collegiate history in the hammer (76.78m/251-10), No. 4 among American-born collegians … Owns combined collegiate record in the shot and hammer outdoors at 97.89m, breaking previous record of 97.68m set by Georgia's Denzel Comenentia in 2019 … Ranks second in collegiate history in combined weight and indoor shot PRs (45.53m); one of three collegians all-time to break 21 meters in the shot and 24 in the weight throw, one of two to break 21/23 within the same meet (has done so three times) … Owns Ole Miss records in the shot put indoors (21.18m/69-6) and outdoors (20.98m/68-10), weight throw (24.35m/79-10.75) and hammer (76.78m/251-10) … Made toughest U.S. finals all-time in the hammer and shot at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials (6th hammer, 8th shot) … Ended 2024 as lone collegian and one of two worldwide at 21 meters in the shot put, 74 in the hammer … 13x winner SEC weekly award winner … One of three collegiate men since 2015 to break 72 meters in the hammer and 20 in the shot put alongside Arizona's Jordan Geist in 2023 and Georgia's Denzel Comenentia in both 2018 and 2019; of them, Robinson-O'Hagan was the youngest to perform the feat as a sophomore … Set the collegiate freshman record in the weight throw in 2023 at 23.62m/77-6 ... 2022 World U20 Champion in the shot put, finalist in the hammer ... 2022 U.S. U20 Champion in both the shot put and hammer ... 2x high school national champion ... No. 4 U.S. boys high school history in the junior shot put, No. 3 in the junior hammer and No. 7 in the high school hammer.
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Bryson Smith • Men's Weight Throw
Final: Fri., March 13 • 4 p.m. CT
Class: Redshirt Senior
Major: Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Hometown / High School / Previous School: Madera, California / Madera / San Jose State
Season-Best: 22.29m/73-01.75 • No. 2 Ole Miss History • Feb. 27, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 16th
SEC Finish: 3rd
NCAA History: Second career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors … Second-Team All-American in the hammer outdoors in 2025 (13th place) … 2x NCAA regional qualifier.
Quick Facts: SEC bronze medalist in the weight throw at career-best 22.29m/73-01.75, first career SEC medal … Third Rebel to ever break 73 feet, ranks No. 2 in Ole Miss history … Also ranks fourth all-time at Ole Miss in the hammer (69.12m/226-9) … 14 career SEC points … Part of hammer crew in 2025 that scored 23 SEC points, which trails only 2003 Georgia (26) and 2024 Ole Miss (24) in event history … 4x Mountain West medalist, scored 28 career conference points during two-year career at San Jose State … Earned 14 varsity letters in high school, was part of a 2019 men's volleyball state title team at Madera High School.
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Alicia Burnett • Women's 60-Meter Dash
Prelim: Fri., March 13 • 5:35 p.m. CT
Final: Sat., March 14 • 4:30 p.m. CT
Class: Redshirt Senior
Major: M.S.W. in Social Work
Hometown / High School / Previous School: St. Peters, Mo. / Parkway North / Missouri
Season-Best: 7.08 • SEC Meet Record, Ole Miss Record, T-No. 10 Collegiate History, T-No. 21 U.S. History • 2026 World T-No. 10, U.S. T-No. 2, NCAA T-No. 1 • Feb. 28, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships, Final)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: T-1st
SEC Finish: 1st
NCAA History: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, second indoors and first at Ole Miss … 2x Second-Team All-American, once in the 100-meter outdoors in 2025 (11th) and again indoors in 2024 in the 60-meter (12th) … 2x NCAA West Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: First SEC 60-meter dash champion in Ole Miss women's history … First SEC women's title for Ole Miss indoors in an event shorter than the mile … Broke Olympian McKenzie Long's 2023 school record 7.10 run at altitude … Ran a PR 7.14 in the SEC prelim as well, was the top qualifier … Also ranks 10th in Ole Miss history indoors in the 200-meter dash (23.75) … 12 career SEC points scored (10 at Ole Miss) … Ran for Missouri from 2023-25 … Left Mizzou as school record holder in the 60-meter (7.21), 100-meter (11.10) and indoor 200-meter (23.35), also ranked second in the 200-meter outdoors (23.18) … 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic … Began career at Southern Illinois in 2021, did not compete in either indoor or outdoor season … 7x Missouri state champion at Parkway North High School … Set Missouri state record in the 100-meter … Completed her bachelor's in psychology at Missouri, currently working toward her master's in social work at Ole Miss.
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Akaoma Odeluga • Women's Weight Throw / Shot Put
Weight Throw Final: Fri., March 13 • 7:30 p.m. CT
Shot Put Final: Sat., March 14 • 2:45 p.m. CT
Class: Junior
Major: Political Science
Hometown / High School: Munster, Ind. / Munster
Weight Throw Season-Best: 23.08m/75-08.75 • No. 5 Ole Miss History • 2026 World No. 9, U.S. No. 6, NCAA No. 5 • Feb. 13, 2026 (Tyson Invitational)
Weight Throw Career-Best: Same
Weight Throw NCAA Seed: 5th
Weight Throw SEC Finish: 2nd
Shot Put Indoor Career-Best: 18.69m/61-4 • No. 2 Ole Miss History, No. 13 Collegiate History • 2026 World T-No. 14, U.S. No. 4, NCAA No. 3 • Feb. 28, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Shot Put Season-Best: Same
Shot Put Overall Career-Best: 18.93m/62-01.25 • No. 2 Ole Miss History Outdoors, No. 9 American Collegiate History Outdoors, No. 13 Collegiate History Outdoors • March 30, 2025 (Battle on the Bayou)
Shot Put NCAA Seed: 3rd
Shot Put SEC Finish: 2nd
NCAA History: Fourth and fifth career NCAA qualifying berths, second and third indoors … First career national double attempt, ninth shot/weight double in Ole Miss women's history … 3x Second-Team All-American … 3x NCAA East Region qualifier … Simultaneously with teammate Mensi Stiff, became one of the two first freshmen in Ole Miss history to qualify for the women's shot put outdoors in 2024.
Quick Facts: One of two women in collegiate history at 62 feet in the shot put and 210 feet in the hammer alongside former Arizona State national champion Maggie Ewen … Ranks 13th in collegiate history outdoors in the shot put, ninth among Americans, at her overall career-best outdoors in 2025 at 18.93m/62-01.25, No. 2 in Ole Miss history behind Olympian Raven Saunders … Also ranks 13th in indoor collegiate history, second to Saunders at Ole Miss, at indoor PR 18.69m/61-4 this season at SEC Indoor Championships … 4x SEC medalist (three silver, one bronze) … 35 career SEC points scored … 2024 SEC Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year outdoors (first Rebel woman to ever win) … 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic … 2025 CSC Academic All-District … 2024 World U20 shot put champion … 2024 U.S. U20 shot put silver medalist … 2x U.S. finalist, finished sixth in the shot put in 2025 and was 11th at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials … Became second-best American-born U20 shot putter all-time in 2024 at 18.13m/59-05.75 from the 2024 Olympic Trials … Four-year letterwinner in basketball and track & field … Part of three conference champion and sectional champion track teams … 2x track team MVP … 2023 All-State, 2x First-Team All-Conference in track … 2023 Sectional Shot Put champion … 2x Regional champion … 2022 Second-Team All-Conference in the discus … Discus school record holder … 2022 basketball team MVP … 2x First-Team All-Conference in basketball … 4x Scholar-Athlete … 2023 Academic All-Conference … Full first name is Akaomachukwu … Has four siblings … Brother, Kenenna Odeluga, is a linebacker at Illinois … Cousin, Abuchi Obinwa, plays for FC Kitzbühel.
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Skylar Soli • Women's Weight Throw
Final: Fri., March 13 • 7:30 p.m. CT
Class: Junior
Major: Integrated Marketing Communications
Hometown / High School: College Park, Ga. / Douglas County
Season-Best: 22.34m/73-03.50 • No. 6 Ole Miss History • Feb. 13, 2026 (Tyson Invitational)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 9th
SEC Finish: 3rd
NCAA History: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, first indoors … Was the first true freshman in Ole Miss history to qualify in the hammer outdoors in 2024, where she finished 18th for Honorable Mention All-America status … 2x NCAA East Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: 2x SEC medalist, winning a silver in the weight indoors in 2025 and a bronze in 2026 … 5x SEC scorer, 25 career SEC points … One of eight Rebel women all-time to break 200 feet in the hammer outdoors, ranks sixth at 64.39m/211-3 … Ranks sixth in Ole Miss history indoors in the weight throw at 22.34m/73-03.50 … Also ranks 12th in the indoor shot put (14.66m/48-01.25) and 11th outdoors (14.92m/48-11.50), as well as 11th in the discus (46.73m/153-3) … First freshman in Ole Miss women's history to break 200 feet in the hammer … 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic … 2025 CSC Academic All-District … 2023 Pan-Am U20 silver medalist in the hammer … Won a silver medal for Team USA at the 2023 Pan-American U20 Championships the summer before enrolling at Ole Miss ... Was also the U.S. runner-up in the hammer and a finalist in the discus (eighth) ... Earned six varsity letters at Douglas County High School … Won state titles in the shot put in 2022 and the discus in 2023 ... Named team captain for volleyball, basketball and track & field … Junior Soli, father, played football at Arkansas and played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers … Mataio Soli, brother, played football for Arkansas and Hawaii.
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Arvesta Troupe • Men's High Jump
Final: Sat., March 14 • 1:45 p.m. CT
Class: Senior
Major: Sport & Recreation Administration
Hometown / High School: Fulton, Mississippi / Itawamba Agricultural
Indoor Career-Best: 2.23m/7-03.75 • No. 3 Ole Miss History • Jan. 10, 2026 (Rod McCravy Memorial)
Season-Best: Same
Outdoor Career-Best: 2.27m/7-05.25 • No. 2 Ole Miss History • June 13, 2025 (NCAA Outdoor Championships)
NCAA Seed: 6th
SEC Finish: 5th
NCAA History: Third career NCAA qualifying berth, second indoors … 2025 NCAA Outdoor Champion in the men's high jump … First high jump title in Ole Miss history … First overall men's champion in the jumps at Ole Miss since Olympian Savante' Stringfellow won the long jump outdoors in 2001, first of either gender since Brittney Reese won the 2008 outdoor long jump … Helped push Rebel men to a tie for eighth place outdoors in 2025, tied for the best men's finish nationally in program history … Third-place finish indoors in 2025 best by a Rebel since Olympian Ricky Robertson's runner-up finish in 2011 and the first points by a Rebel since Robertson's sixth-place finish in 2013 … 2x First-Team All-American … 16 career NCAA points … 3x NCAA East Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: One of only two Rebels to ever clear 7-5 alongside Olympian Ricky Robertson … 3x SEC high jump medalist (2025 outdoor, silver; 2025 indoor, silver; 2024 outdoor, bronze) … 2025 SEC Indoor silver marked highest finish by Rebel in men's high jump since Ricky Robertson's win in 2013 … 3x Second-Team All-SEC … 6x SEC scorer … 30.25 career SEC points … Ranks third in Ole Miss history indoors (2.23m/7-03.75), second outdoors (2.27m/7-05.25) … Six varsity letters in high school across track & field, basketball, football and baseball … Received offers to play basketball … 2021 MHSAA 4A runner-up in the high jump … 2x MHSAA 4A North Half high jump champion.
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Sterling Scott • Men's Triple Jump
Final: Sat., March 14 • 5 p.m. CT
Class: Junior
Major: Exercise Science
Hometown / High School / Previous School: Starkville, Mississippi / Starkville / Missouri
Career-Best: 16.28m/53-5 • No. 2 Ole Miss History Indoors • Feb. 28, 2026 (SEC Indoor Championships)
Season-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 15th
SEC Finish: 6th
NCAA History: Fourth career NCAA qualifying berth, first at Ole Miss and third indoors across career … 3x All-American, one First-Team honor indoors in 2025 (eighth) and two Second-Team finishes as a freshman indoors (11th) and outdoors (14th) in 2024 … 1 career NCAA point … 2x NCAA West Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: Ranks second in Ole Miss history indoors at 16.28m/53-5, which tied his career-best from Missouri … First Rebel to qualify in the triple jump indoors since 2015 … 5x SEC scorer … 15 career SEC points … Owns one SEC medal, a bronze as a freshman indoors in 2024 … Finished fifth in the final of the World U20 Championships in 2024 following his freshman season at Mizzou … Was the 2024 U.S. U20 runner-up, one of two such medals in his career … 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic … Won gold for Team USA at 2023 Pan-American U20 Championships the summer before enrolling at Missouri ... High school national champion in the triple jump, fifth place in the long jump ... Three-time Mississippi state champion at Starkville High School ... Was a standout soccer player for Starkville in addition to track & field … Son of Ole Miss jumps coach Andre Scott and Colleen Scott ... Father, Andre, was a seven-time All-American and three-time SEC Champion at Auburn ... Mother, Colleen, was a professional jumper for native Jamaica.
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