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Track & Field’s Alicia Burnett Clinches Spot in NCAA 100-Meter Final
6/11/2026 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Ole Miss women's track & field All-American senior Alicia Burnett earned a slot in the NCAA 100-meter dash final, highlighting the first day of women's competition at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on Thursday.
Running in lane seven of the second heat, Burnett narrowly missed a first-place finish in her race, crossing the line as the runner-up at 11.03 (+0.6) to earn an auto-bid to the final. Burnett was eighth overall in a semifinal that featured a new collegiate record by Georgia freshman Adaejah Hodge (10.63). Burnett will return to the track on Saturday as one of nine runners to compete for the 2026 national title.
This marks the fourth time a Rebel sprinter has reached the national final in the women's 100-meter, joining Teneeshia Jones' fifth-place finish in 2001 and two finals appearances by Olympian McKenzie Long – a ninth-place showing in 2023 and then a national title as part of her 100/200/4x1 triple crown in 2024.
Burnett led off Thursday as Ole Miss' anchor on the 4x100-meter relay. Setting up in lane nine, the Rebel foursome of redshirt freshman Zion Lockette, freshman Patchnalie Compere, junior Royanah Farmer and Burnett moved the baton around the track in 43.20 seconds, setting a new season-best while cementing themselves as the second-fastest relay in program history.
Unfortunately, the Rebels were the first team out of Saturday's final despite a ninth-place finish, as 10th-place Florida State earned an auto-bid as the runner-up in the third and final heat. The ninth-place finish earned the Rebels Second-Team All-America status, the first career All-America honors for Lockette, Compere and Farmer.
Day three of competition in Eugene shifts back to the men's team on Friday, as reigning champion Arvesta Troupe attempts to defend his title in the high jump at 6:30 p.m. CT. on ESPN+, while Jordan Urrutia will close the night in the men's 200-meter final, scheduled for 8:37 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
Day Two Finals Qualifiers
Alicia Burnett - Women's 100-Meter Dash
Day Two Second-Team All-Americans
Alicia Burnett - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
Patchnalie Compere - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
Royanah Farmer - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
Zion Lockette - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
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REBELS IN DAY TWO COMPETITION
Women's 100-Meter Dash - Semifinals
8. Alicia Burnett - 11.03Q (+0.6)
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay - Semifinals
9. Zion Lockette, Patchnalie Compere, Royanah Farmer, Alicia Burnett - 43.20 - Second-Team All-Americans - SB, No. 2 Ole Miss History
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Day One Finals Qualifiers
Jordan Urrutia - Men's 200-Meter Dash
Day One Second-Team All-Americans
Dekell Minor - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Wesley Todd - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Jordan Urrutia - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Tarique Wright - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Logan Kelley - Men's Pole Vault, T-14th Place
REBELS IN DAY ONE COMPETITION
Men's 200-Meter Dash - Semifinals
7. Jordan Urrutia - 20.36q (+0.1)
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay - Semifinals
11. Dekell Minor, Jordan Urrutia, Wesley Todd, Tarique Wright - 38.86 - Second-Team All-Americans
Men's Pole Vault - Final
T14. Logan Kelley - 5.35m/17-06.50 - Second-Team All-American
Running in lane seven of the second heat, Burnett narrowly missed a first-place finish in her race, crossing the line as the runner-up at 11.03 (+0.6) to earn an auto-bid to the final. Burnett was eighth overall in a semifinal that featured a new collegiate record by Georgia freshman Adaejah Hodge (10.63). Burnett will return to the track on Saturday as one of nine runners to compete for the 2026 national title.
This marks the fourth time a Rebel sprinter has reached the national final in the women's 100-meter, joining Teneeshia Jones' fifth-place finish in 2001 and two finals appearances by Olympian McKenzie Long – a ninth-place showing in 2023 and then a national title as part of her 100/200/4x1 triple crown in 2024.
Burnett led off Thursday as Ole Miss' anchor on the 4x100-meter relay. Setting up in lane nine, the Rebel foursome of redshirt freshman Zion Lockette, freshman Patchnalie Compere, junior Royanah Farmer and Burnett moved the baton around the track in 43.20 seconds, setting a new season-best while cementing themselves as the second-fastest relay in program history.
Unfortunately, the Rebels were the first team out of Saturday's final despite a ninth-place finish, as 10th-place Florida State earned an auto-bid as the runner-up in the third and final heat. The ninth-place finish earned the Rebels Second-Team All-America status, the first career All-America honors for Lockette, Compere and Farmer.
Day three of competition in Eugene shifts back to the men's team on Friday, as reigning champion Arvesta Troupe attempts to defend his title in the high jump at 6:30 p.m. CT. on ESPN+, while Jordan Urrutia will close the night in the men's 200-meter final, scheduled for 8:37 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
Day Two Finals Qualifiers
Alicia Burnett - Women's 100-Meter Dash
Day Two Second-Team All-Americans
Alicia Burnett - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
Patchnalie Compere - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
Royanah Farmer - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
Zion Lockette - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay, 9th Place
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REBELS IN DAY TWO COMPETITION
Women's 100-Meter Dash - Semifinals
8. Alicia Burnett - 11.03Q (+0.6)
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay - Semifinals
9. Zion Lockette, Patchnalie Compere, Royanah Farmer, Alicia Burnett - 43.20 - Second-Team All-Americans - SB, No. 2 Ole Miss History
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Day One Finals Qualifiers
Jordan Urrutia - Men's 200-Meter Dash
Day One Second-Team All-Americans
Dekell Minor - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Wesley Todd - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Jordan Urrutia - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Tarique Wright - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay, 11th Place
Logan Kelley - Men's Pole Vault, T-14th Place
REBELS IN DAY ONE COMPETITION
Men's 200-Meter Dash - Semifinals
7. Jordan Urrutia - 20.36q (+0.1)
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay - Semifinals
11. Dekell Minor, Jordan Urrutia, Wesley Todd, Tarique Wright - 38.86 - Second-Team All-Americans
Men's Pole Vault - Final
T14. Logan Kelley - 5.35m/17-06.50 - Second-Team All-American
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