The University of Mississippi Athletics
2018 Track and Field Roster
Mattix, Mercedes
Mercedes Mattix
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Miss.
- High school:
- New Hope
Bio
AT OLE MISS (2015):
2015:
OUTDOOR: Competed in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Preliminary, helping Ole Miss finish 22nd in 3:37.80 … helped the 4x400m relay team place sixth at the SEC Championships in a season-best 3:35.90 that ranks No. 5 in school history … clocked a personal-best 55.41 to place 20th in the 400m at the SEC Championships … helped the 4x400m relay team place third at the LSU Invitational (3:40.85), 10th at the Drake Relays (3:41.16), eighth at the Virginia Challenge (3:42.23), third at the Border Clash (3:46.04) and third at the Tiger Track Classic (3:49.38) … helped the Rebels' 4x200m relay team finish runner-up at the Drake Relays in 1:36.80 … posted a season-best 200m time of 24.85 at the Border Clash, while also placing fifth in the 400m (56.02) … SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Raced at six meets during the indoor season … ran the 400m leg in the distance medley relay at the SEC Championships, helping the Rebels to a time of 11:43.71 that ranks No. 3 in school history … posted season-best times in the 200m (25.58) and the 400m (58.52) at the Auburn Invitational … helped the 4x400m relay to a season-best time of 3:45.28 at the Tyson Invitational.
BEFORE OLE MISS: Competed in the 200 meters and 400 meters at the 2014 USATF Junior Olympics ... MHSAA 5A state champion in the 400 as a junior and runner-up as a senior ... state runner-up in the 100 as a sophomore and 200 as a junior ... achieved high school personal bests and school records of 11.74 in the 100, 24.01 in the 200 and 55.70 in the 400 ... also played basketball and volleyball ... class treasurer ... graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Born July 2, 1996 ... daughter of R.L. and Vanita Mattix.
TFRRS Bio
2015:
OUTDOOR: Competed in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Preliminary, helping Ole Miss finish 22nd in 3:37.80 … helped the 4x400m relay team place sixth at the SEC Championships in a season-best 3:35.90 that ranks No. 5 in school history … clocked a personal-best 55.41 to place 20th in the 400m at the SEC Championships … helped the 4x400m relay team place third at the LSU Invitational (3:40.85), 10th at the Drake Relays (3:41.16), eighth at the Virginia Challenge (3:42.23), third at the Border Clash (3:46.04) and third at the Tiger Track Classic (3:49.38) … helped the Rebels' 4x200m relay team finish runner-up at the Drake Relays in 1:36.80 … posted a season-best 200m time of 24.85 at the Border Clash, while also placing fifth in the 400m (56.02) … SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Raced at six meets during the indoor season … ran the 400m leg in the distance medley relay at the SEC Championships, helping the Rebels to a time of 11:43.71 that ranks No. 3 in school history … posted season-best times in the 200m (25.58) and the 400m (58.52) at the Auburn Invitational … helped the 4x400m relay to a season-best time of 3:45.28 at the Tyson Invitational.
BEFORE OLE MISS: Competed in the 200 meters and 400 meters at the 2014 USATF Junior Olympics ... MHSAA 5A state champion in the 400 as a junior and runner-up as a senior ... state runner-up in the 100 as a sophomore and 200 as a junior ... achieved high school personal bests and school records of 11.74 in the 100, 24.01 in the 200 and 55.70 in the 400 ... also played basketball and volleyball ... class treasurer ... graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Born July 2, 1996 ... daughter of R.L. and Vanita Mattix.
TFRRS Bio
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