The University of Mississippi Athletics
2017 Track and Field Roster
MJ Erb
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Farmington, N.Y.
- High School:
- Syracuse
AT OLE MISS (2015):
2015:
OUTDOOR: Did not see action due to injury.
INDOOR: Helped Ole Miss to its best indoor conference finish in 31 years … collected a total of six points at the SEC Championships by placing fourth in the 5000m with a personal best of 14:05.86 that ranks fourth in school history and eighth in the 3000m (8:16.62) … made his 3000m debut as a Rebel at the Armory Track Invitational, clocking a personal-best and school-record time of 8:07.54 … ran to the then-fifth fastest 5000m time in program history at the Husky Classic with a time of 14:11.34 … finished ninth in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4:10.94).
BEFORE OLE MISS: A member of the Syracuse track and cross country teams from 2012-14 under coach Chris Fox ... 2014 USTFCCCA All-American in cross country when he finished 37th at the NCAA Championships and led the Orange to a fifth-place team finish ... helped Syracuse win an ACC cross country title and NCAA Northeast Region title in 2014 ... placed ninth overall at the NCAA Northeast Region Championships and 11th at the ACC Championships ... competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA East Preliminary, finishing 19th (8:51.74) ... runner-up in the steeplechase (8:51.86) and 13th place in the 5,000 (14:18.20) at the 2014 ACC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 5,000 meters and distance medley relay at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championships ... earned 59th place at the 2013 NCA Cross Country Championships and 21st place at the ACC Championships that year ... as a freshman in 2013, placed fifth in the steeplechase (9:14.16) at the Big East Outdoor Championships ... Syracuse outdoor personal bests include 8:50.01 in the steeplechase and 14:18.20 in the 5,000 ... Syracuse indoor personal bests include 4:04.66 in the mile, 8:12.35 in the 3,000 and 14:26.99 in the 5,000 ... attended Victor High School in Victor, N.Y., where he was a standout in cross country, indoor and outdoor track.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 2, 1994 ... son of Michael and Lori Erb ... majoring in accounting.
2015:
OUTDOOR: Did not see action due to injury.
INDOOR: Helped Ole Miss to its best indoor conference finish in 31 years … collected a total of six points at the SEC Championships by placing fourth in the 5000m with a personal best of 14:05.86 that ranks fourth in school history and eighth in the 3000m (8:16.62) … made his 3000m debut as a Rebel at the Armory Track Invitational, clocking a personal-best and school-record time of 8:07.54 … ran to the then-fifth fastest 5000m time in program history at the Husky Classic with a time of 14:11.34 … finished ninth in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4:10.94).
BEFORE OLE MISS: A member of the Syracuse track and cross country teams from 2012-14 under coach Chris Fox ... 2014 USTFCCCA All-American in cross country when he finished 37th at the NCAA Championships and led the Orange to a fifth-place team finish ... helped Syracuse win an ACC cross country title and NCAA Northeast Region title in 2014 ... placed ninth overall at the NCAA Northeast Region Championships and 11th at the ACC Championships ... competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA East Preliminary, finishing 19th (8:51.74) ... runner-up in the steeplechase (8:51.86) and 13th place in the 5,000 (14:18.20) at the 2014 ACC Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 5,000 meters and distance medley relay at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championships ... earned 59th place at the 2013 NCA Cross Country Championships and 21st place at the ACC Championships that year ... as a freshman in 2013, placed fifth in the steeplechase (9:14.16) at the Big East Outdoor Championships ... Syracuse outdoor personal bests include 8:50.01 in the steeplechase and 14:18.20 in the 5,000 ... Syracuse indoor personal bests include 4:04.66 in the mile, 8:12.35 in the 3,000 and 14:26.99 in the 5,000 ... attended Victor High School in Victor, N.Y., where he was a standout in cross country, indoor and outdoor track.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 2, 1994 ... son of Michael and Lori Erb ... majoring in accounting.
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