Track & Field Sends Program Record 16 Entries to NCAA Outdoor Championships

EUGENE, Ore. – Ole Miss men's and women's track & field will send a school record 16 total entries from 16 student-athletes to compete on the highest stage of the collegiate track season at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which returns to TrackTown USA at the University of Oregon's newly renovated Hayward Field from June 9-12.
 
The finest athletes in Division I will descend upon Eugene this week for the four-day meet, which is split into men's competition (June 9 & 11) and women's competition (June 10 & 12). To get to this point, student-athletes needed to qualify for their respective NCAA Regional Preliminary Round Championship (East or West), and then needed to finish within the top-12 of their events at the regional meet in order to punch their ticket to Oregon. Athletes competing in either the decathlon or heptathlon needed only to finish within the top-12 nationally by the end of the regular season.

Those 24 total athletes will not only be competing 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 All-American honors, and the remaining eight competitors receive Honorable Mention All-American distinction.
 
This marks the first NCAA Championship meet at Oregon after Hayward Field received extensive renovations immediately following the 2018 national meet in preparation for what was originally supposed to be the 2021 World Athletics Championships (which were postponed to 2022 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic). Hayward Field has been the home of Oregon track & field since 1921, and has hosted numerous high-end competitions, including 16 NCAA Championship meets (1962, '64, '72, '78, '84, '88, '91, '96, 2001, '10, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18), seven USA Track & Field Championships (1986, '93, '99, 2001, '09, '11), and six U.S. Olympic Trials (1972, '76, '80, 2008, '12, '16) – with the 2021 Trials for the Tokyo Olympic Games set to return as well on June 18-27.
 
Ole Miss will be looking to recapture some fabled Hayward Magic, adding to a strong Rebel history at the national meet. Across both the men's and women's indoor and outdoor seasons, 21 Rebels have won NCAA titles and 184 have earned First-Team All-American honors, while as a team Ole Miss has tallied 30 top-25 team finishes and scored 623.5 total national points. In six years under head coach Connie Price-Smith, seven Rebels have won NCAA titles, 54 have earned First-Team All-American honors, seven Rebel teams have finished in the top-25 and have scored 143 total NCAA points.
 
Competition opens Wednesday for Ole Miss on Day One with two high-powered opportunities for the No. 25 Rebel men in the 1500-meter semifinal from Mario Garcia Romo (Heat One) and Waleed Suliman (Heat Two) at 7:16 p.m. CT. The duo have ranked among the best in the nation in the event all season long, with Suliman entering ranked fifth at his U.S. Olympic Trials standard 3:36.53, and Garcia Romo eighth at 3:37.17. However, they both face perhaps the most daunting field in NCAA history that includes six sub-3:37 runners – led by collegiate record holder Yared Nuguse of Notre Dame (3:34.68).
 
The Rebels will also have duplicated representation in the men's 800-meter semifinal at 8:44 p.m. CT, with Baylor Franklin (Heat One) and John Rivera Jr. (Heat Three) looking to advance for Ole Miss. Other Rebel men competing on Day One include Cole Colozzo in the men's pole vault final (7:30 p.m. CT), Kenney Broadnax in Heat One of the men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal (8:02 p.m. CT) and Allen Gordon in his first of two events in Oregon in Flight One of the men's long jump final (8:30 p.m. CT). Gordon will return to Hayward on Day Three (June 11) in the men's high jump final, which is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.
 
The Ole Miss women, meanwhile, will open competition on Day Two (June 10) with a pair in the women's hammer final. Jalani Davis (Flight One) and Shey Taiwo (Flight Two) will hit the ring for the Rebels, the first of three events on the docket for Davis this week. She will get a few hours off after the hammer before throwing in Flight Two of the women's shot put final at 7:40 p.m. CT, and she will make a return trip to Hayward Field on Day Four (June 12) to throw in Flight Two of the women's discus final at 4:35 p.m. CT.
 
Action will begin on the track for the Rebel women at 5:32 p.m. CT on Day Two, with the quartet of Olivia Womack, Brandee Presley, Jayda Eckford and Toni Glatz representing Ole Miss in the women's 4x100-meter relay semifinals – the sixth straight year a Rebel relay team has qualified in the event. Following the relay will be appearances by first-time national qualifiers Lyndsey Reed in the women's pole vault final (6 p.m. CT) and Kieshonna Brooks in Flight Two of the women's long jump final (7 p.m. CT), before Clio Ozanne-Jaques wraps up in the women's 10K final at 8:08 p.m. CT.
 
Competition on Friday and Saturday will vary based on finals qualifying for the track events. Ole Miss will be looking to advance men's runners to Friday in the 110-meter hurdles, 800-meter and 1500-meter races, while the Rebel women's potential for finals on Saturday rests on the 4x100-meter relay.
 
See below for more detailed information on the national qualifiers and the NCAA Championships. Fans can watch all four days of action live on the ESPN family of networks, including specific live streams of individual field events in addition to the main broadcast.
 
Men's Entries (8 entries, 7 athletes)
Kenney Broadnax – Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Cole Colozzo – Men's Pole Vault
Baylor Franklin – Men's 800-Meter
Mario Garcia Romo – Men's 1500-Meter
Allen Gordon – Men's High Jump
Allen Gordon – Men's Long Jump
John Rivera Jr. – Men's 800-Meter
Waleed Suliman – Men's 1500-Meter
 
Women's Entries (8 entries, 9 athletes)
Kieshonna Brooks – Women's Long Jump
Jalani Davis – Women's Discus
Jalani Davis – Women's Shot Put
Jalani Davis – Women's Hammer
Jayda Eckford – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
Toni Glatz – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
Clio Ozanne-Jaques – Women's 10K
Brandee Presley – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
Lyndsey Reed – Women's Pole Vault
Shey Taiwo – Women's Hammer
Olivia Womack – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
 
Team Superlatives
• Most combined NCAA Outdoor entries in school history (16)
• Second-most total athletes to participate (16)
• Most women's NCAA Outdoor entries in program history (8)
• Tied for most women's athletes to participate (9)
• Second-most men's athletes to participate (7)
• Largest NCAA Outdoor qualifying group in head coach Connie Price-Smith's career at both Ole Miss and Southern Illinois
• First time in program history Ole Miss has qualified a men's and women's pole vaulter in the same season
• First time since 2007 Ole Miss has qualified a men's and women's long jumper in the same season
• Sixth straight appearance for women's 4x100-meter relay
• Third straight meet with multiple representatives in the men's 1500-meter (Mario Garcia Romo, Waleed Suliman); fourth in last five opportunities (Ole Miss has scored 16 points in the event in that span)
• First time with multiple representatives in the men's 800-meter since 2015
 
Individual Superlatives
• Kenney Broadnax: first Rebel to qualify in the men's 110-meter hurdles since 2015 (Robert Semien)
• Kieshonna Brooks: first Rebel to qualify in the women's long jump since Olympian Brittney Reese won the 2008 NCAA title
• Cole Colozzo: first Rebel to qualify in the men's pole vault since Olympian Sam Kendricks won the 2014 NCAA title
• Jalani Davis: lone thrower to triple in the discus/hammer/shot put at the national meet this year – male or female; second Rebel to do ever do the same (Janeah Stewart, 2017)
• Allen Gordon: first Rebel to ever double at the NCAA Outdoor meet in the long jump and high jump; first Rebel jumper to double since Olympian Ricky Robertson in 2012 (high jump/triple jump); one of five attempting high jump/long jump double
• Clio Ozanne-Jaques: first Rebel woman to ever qualify in the 10K; only the second ever alongside 1993 NCAA men's runner-up Pablo Sierra
• Lyndsey Reed: only the third Rebel to qualify in the women's pole vault, joining Lindsey Murray (2016, '18, '19) and Neal Tisher (2010, '11)
 
Ole Miss Best NCAA Outdoor Finishes (in events qualified)
Men's 800-Meter: 1st (1991, George Kersh)
Men's 1500-Meter: 3rd (2017, Craig Engels)
Women's 10K: N/A (first ever qualifier)
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles: 2nd (2x, last by John Yarbrough in 2007)
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay: 7th (2015)
Men's High Jump: Ricky Robertson (2nd, 2011)
Women's Pole Vault: 15th (2x, last by Lindsey Murray in 2016)
Men's Pole Vault: 1st (2x by Sam Kendricks, last in 2014)
Women's Long Jump: 1st (2008, Brittney Reese)
Men's Long Jump: 1st (3x, last by Savante' Stringfellow in 2001)
Women's Discus: 9th (2017, Janeah Stewart)
Women's Shot Put: 1st (2016, Raven Saunders)
Women's Hammer: 1st (2018, Janeah Stewart)
 
Ole Miss NCAA Outdoor Champions (9)
1983 – Ralph Spry, Men's Long Jump
1991 – George Kersh, Men's 800-Meter *
2000 – Savante' Stringfellow, Men's Long Jump
2001 – Savante' Stringfellow, Men's Long Jump *
2007 – Barnabas Kirui, Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
2013 – Sam Kendricks, Men's Pole Vault *
2014 – Sam Kendricks, Men's Pole Vault *
2016 – Raven Saunders, Women's Shot Put *
2018 – Janeah Stewart, Women's Hammer *
 
* Won at Hayward Field
 
Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
 
All events outside of the live network windows will be streamed live ESPN3. A full broadcast schedule can be found HERE
 
Day One – Men (Wed., June 9)
ESPNU: 7:00-8:00 p.m. CT
Pole Vault Live Stream: 7:30 p.m. CT
ESPN2: 8:00-10:30 p.m. CT
Long Jump Live Stream: 8:30 p.m. CT
 
Day Two – Women (Thurs., June 10)
Hammer Live Stream: 3 p.m. CT
ESPN2: 5:30-9:00 p.m. CT
Pole Vault Live Stream: 6 p.m. CT
Long Jump Live Stream: 7 p.m. CT
Shot Put Live Stream: 7:40 p.m. CT
 
Day Three – Men (Fri., June 11)
High Jump Live Stream: 6:30 p.m. CT
ESPN2: 7:00-9:30 p.m. CT
 
Day Four – Women (Sat., June 12)
Discus Live Stream: 4:35 p.m. CT
ESPNU: 5:00-7:30 p.m.
 
Meet Schedule (all times Central)
 
Day One (Wed., June 9)
7:16 PM CT – Men's 1500-Meter Semifinal – Mario Garcia Romo (Heat 1), Waleed Suliman (Heat 2)
7:30 PM CT – Men's Pole Vault Final – Cole Colozzo
8:02 PM CT – Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Semifinal – Kenney Broadnax (Heat 1, Lane 2)
8:30 PM CT – Men's Long Jump Final – Allen Gordon (Flight 1)
8:44 PM CT – Men's 800-Meter Semifinal – Baylor Franklin (Heat 1, Lane 7), John Rivera Jr. (Heat 3, Lane 8)
 
Day Two (Thurs., June 10)
3:00 PM CT – Women's Hammer Final – Jalani Davis (Flight 1), Shey Taiwo (Flight 2)
5:32 PM CT – Women's 4x100-Meter Relay Semifinal (Heat 2, Lane 5)
6:00 PM CT – Women's Pole Vault Final – Lyndsey Reed
7:00 PM CT – Women's Long Jump Final – Kieshonna Brooks (Flight 2)
7:40 PM CT – Women's Shot Put Final – Jalani Davis (Flight 2)
8:08 PM CT – Women's 10K Final – Clio Ozanne-Jaques
 
Day Three (Fri., June 11)
6:30 PM CT – Men's High Jump Final – Allen Gordon
7:11 PM CT – Men's 1500-Meter Final
7:42 PM CT – Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Final
8:14 PM CT – Men's 800-Meter Final
 
Day Four (Sat., June 12)
4:35 PM CT – Women's Discus Final – Jalani Davis (Flight 2)
5:02 PM CT – Women's 4x100-Meter Final
 
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MARIO GARCIA ROMO • MEN'S 1500-METER
Semifinal: Wed., June 9 • 7:16 p.m. CT • Heat 1
Final: Fri., June 11 • 7:11 p.m. CT
Class: Sophomore* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Salamanca, Spain / Salamanca, Spain / Ies De Peñaranda De Bracamonte
Season-Best: 3:37.17 • No. 4 all-time • April 10, 2021 (Joe Walker Invite)
Overall Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 5th
SEC Finish: 4th
NCAA History: 3x First-Team All-American … 2021 NCAA Indoor runner-up in the DMR (ran No. 4 time in world history) … 2021 NCAA Indoor bronze medalist in the 3K … First-Team All-American in the DMR in 2019 (8th place) … 2x NCAA East Region qualifier in the 1500-meter.
Quick Facts: 3x SEC Indoor track champion (2x DMR, 1x 3K) … 2020 NCAA Cross Country All-American … Reigning SEC Cross Country Champion and SEC Cross Country Runner of the Year … 2019 SEC Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year … Ole Miss indoor 3K school record holder (7:48.40) … Ranks 5th among Spanish runners in the 1500-meter, 8th in the 800-meter (1:47.93) this outdoor season; planning on running at national meet … Nickname is "The Rocket"
 
WALEED SULIMAN • MEN'S 1500-METER
Semifinal: Wed., June 9 • 7:16 p.m. CT • Heat 2
Final: Fri., June 11 • 7:11 p.m. CT
Class: Junior* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Richmond, Va. / Freeman HS
Season-Best: 3:36.53 • No. 2 all-time, U.S. Olympic Trials Standard • April 10, 2021 (Joe Walker Invite)
Overall Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 4th
SEC Finish: 2nd
NCAA History: 4x All-American indoors … 2021 NCAA Indoor bronze medalist in the mile … Honorable mention All-American outdoors in 2019 (1500-meter).
Quick Facts: Owns the U.S. Olympic Trials standard in the 1500-meter (3:36.53), currently No. 20 in the U.S. in the 800-meter (1:47.00) … First American to break 1:47 in the 800-meter (1:47.00) and 3:37 in the 1500-meter (3:36.53) this outdoor season … First Rebel to earn cross country All-American multiple times (20th in 2019, 36th in 2018) … 6x SEC Champion (3x DMR, 2x mile, 1x 1500-meter) … Broke SEC meet record en route to second career indoor mile title at SEC Championships at 3:58.28, breaking 45-year-old record … Helped Rebel men win their sixth mile title in the last seven years … Ran leadoff leg on title-winning DMR team … One of 19 men's athletes to double at the indoor national meet this year … One of three that pulled off the mile/3K double alongside Oregon's Cole Hocker and Virginia Tech's Benjamin Nibbelink … Scored 12.5 points at the SEC Indoor Championships … Holds mile school record at 3:55.60 … Became a U.S. citizen in late 2019 after spending his childhood across Sudan, Jordan and Virginia.
 
COLE COLOZZO • MEN'S POLE VAULT
Final: Wed., June 9 • 7:30 p.m. CT
Class: Senior* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Stuart, Fla. / South Fork HS
Season-Best: 5.25m/17-02.75 • May 26, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
Overall Career-Best: 5.31m/17-05.00 • No. 4 all-time • April 27, 2019 (LSU Invite)
NCAA Seed: 22nd
SEC Finish: N/A
NCAA History: First national meet.
Quick Facts: First Ole Miss men's pole vaulter to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since Olympian Sam Kendricks won the 2014 NCAA title … 2x NCAA East Region qualifier in the pole vault … Scored in 7th at the 2020 SEC Indoor Championships.
 
KENNEY BROADNAX • MEN'S 110-METER HURDLES
Semifinal: Wed., June 9 • 8:02 p.m. CT • Heat 1, Lane 2
Final: Fri., June 11 • 7:42 p.m. CT
Class: Sophomore* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Schertz, Texas / Bryan P. Steele HS
Season-Best: 13.65 (+2.2) • No. 3 all-time • May 28, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
Overall Career-Best: Same
Wind-Legal Career-Best: 13.88 (+1.1) • May 14, 2021 (SEC Championship Prelims)
NCAA Seed: 22nd
SEC Finish: 10th
NCAA History: First national meet.
Quick Facts: First Rebel to qualify in the men's 110-meter hurdles since Robert Semien in 2015 … 2x NCAA East Region qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles … Tore his Achilles in January 2020 after first indoor meet of the season.
 
ALLEN GORDON • MEN'S LONG JUMP/HIGH JUMP
Long Jump Final: Wed., June 9 • 8:30 p.m. CT (Flight 1)
High Jump Final: Fri., June 11 • 6:30 p.m. CT
Class: Junior* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Omaha, Neb. / Omaha North HS
Long Jump Season-Best: 7.91m/25-11.50 (+2.6) • No. 4 all-time • April 24, 2021 (John McDonnell Invite)
Long Jump Outdoor Career-Best: Same
Long Jump Outdoor Wind-Legal Career-Best: 7.89m/25-10.75 (+0.4) • May 10, 2019 (SEC Championships)
High Jump Season-Best: 2.19m/7-02.25 • No. 3 all-time • May 28, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
High Jump Overall Career-Best: 2.20m/7-02.50 • Jan. 25, 2020 (Rod McCravy Memorial)
NCAA Seed (Long Jump): 13th
NCAA Seed (High Jump): 17th
SEC Finish (Long Jump): 9th
SEC Finish (High Jump): 4th
NCAA History: Six-time NCAA Qualifier (3x outdoor) … Earned two Second-Team honors indoors in 2021 following 9th-place finishes in both the high jump and long jump … Honorable Mention All-American outdoors in the long jump in 2019 (17th place) … Earned All-American as a qualifier indoors in 2020 (meet was canceled due to COVID-19).
Quick Facts: First Rebel to ever double in the high jump and long jump at the outdoor national meet … First Rebel jumper to double since Olympian Ricky Robertson in 2012 (high jump/triple jump) … One of five attempted high jump/long jump double … Only jumper in Ole Miss history and the only jumper in the NCAA this season to have leapt 7' 2.25" in the high jump, 25' 11.50" in the long jump and 51' 6.5" in the triple jump … Was also the first Rebel to ever double in the high jump/long jump indoors this past season, and was first Rebel jumper to double indoors since Robertson did so in 2013 (high jump/triple jump) … One of just two high jump/long jump doublers indoors alongside LSU's JuVaughn Harrison.
 
BAYLOR FRANKLIN • MEN'S 800-METER
Semifinal: Wed., June 9 • 8:44 p.m. CT • Heat 1, Lane 7
Final: Fri., June 11 • 8:14 p.m. CT
Class: Sophomore* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Lebanon, Tenn. / Wilson Central HS
Season-Best: 1:47.55 • No. 7 all-time • April 30, 2021 (Maroon & White Invite)
Overall Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 11th
SEC Finish: 13th
NCAA History: Second-Team All-American indoors in 2021 in the 800-meter (12th place)
Quick Facts: On Ole Miss' 2020 SEC title DMR team … Was one of four Rebels to run a sub-4 mile at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 12, clocking in at 3:59.12 (No. 6 all-time at Ole Miss) … Both his father and brother played college baseball, and his brother A.J. Franklin was part of the 2019 national title team at Vanderbilt and is currently in the Kansas City Royals minor league organization.
 
JOHN RIVERA JR. • MEN'S 800-METER
Semifinal: Wed., June 9 • 8:44 p.m. CT • Heat 3, Lane 8
Final: Fri., June 11 • 8:14 p.m. CT
Class: Junior* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Bradenton, Fla. / Lakewood Ranch HS
Season-Best: 1:48.12 • No. 13 all-time • April 30, 2021 (Maroon & White Invite)
Overall Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 20th
SEC Finish: 16th
NCAA History: 2021 NCAA Indoor runner-up in the DMR (ran No. 4 time in world history) … Second-Team All-American outdoors in 2019 in the 800-meter (13th place) … 3x NCAA East Region qualifier.
Quick Facts: Split 1:47.35 on the 800-meter leg of the 2021 NCAA runner-up DMR team … One of five Rebels to run sub-1:50 this outdoor season.
 
JALANI DAVIS • WOMEN'S HAMMER/SHOT PUT/DISCUS
Hammer Final: Thurs., June 10 • 3 p.m. CT • Flight 1
Shot Put Final: Thurs., June 10 • 7:40 p.m. CT • Flight 2
Discus Final: Sat., June 12 • 4:35 p.m. CT • Flight 2
Class: Freshman* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Hampton, Va. / Bethel HS
Hammer Season-Best: 64.64m/212-01 • No. 4 all-time • May 14, 2021 (SEC Championships)
Hammer Career-Best: Same
Shot Put Season-Best: 17.52m/57-05.75 • No. 3 all-time • May 14, 2021 (SEC Championships)
Shot Put Career-Best: Same
Discus Season-Best: 56.23m/184-06 • No. 3 all-time • May 29, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
Discus Career-Best: Same
Hammer NCAA Seed: 22nd
Shot Put NCAA Seed: 13th
Discus NCAA Seed: 16th
Hammer SEC Finish: 4th
Shot Put SEC Finish: 2nd
Discus SEC Finish: 11th
NCAA History: First national meet.
Quick Facts: Only thrower in the NCAA this year to triple at the national meet in the hammer, shot put and discus; second in Ole Miss history (2017, Janeah Stewart) … One of only two triplers at NCAA Outdoor Championships alongside Texas A&M's Tyra Gittens (high jump, long jump, heptathlon) … Has set a new PR in all three events within the last two meets … 2021 SEC Outdoor silver medalist in the shot put … Scored 13 SEC points.
 
SHEY TAIWO • WOMEN'S HAMMER
Final: Thurs., June 10 • 3 p.m. CT • Flight 2
Class: Junior* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: South Holland, Ill. / Thornwood HS
Season-Best: 66.35m/217-08 • No. 3 all-time • April 17, 2021 (Tom Jones Memorial)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 13th
SEC Finish: 7th
NCAA History: Four-time NCAA qualifier … 2021 NCAA Indoor 3rd-place finisher in the weight throw … First career outdoor ticket.
Quick Facts: Part of first teammate duo in NCAA history to eclipse 23 meters in the same season alongside Jasmine Mitchell … 2021 SEC runner-up in the weight throw … 2020 SEC Champion in the weight throw … Went to the same high school as teammate Jasmine Mitchell and Rebel NCAA Champion thrower, Janeah Stewart.
 
WOMEN'S 4x100-METER RELAY
Semifinal: Thurs., June 10 • 5:32 p.m. CT • Heat 2, Lane 5
Final: Sat., June 12 • 5:02 p.m. CT
Season-Best: 43.83 • No. 3 all-time • May 29, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
NCAA Seed: 13th
SEC Finish: 5th
NCAA History: Sixth straight NCAA Outdoor appearance
 
Olivia Womack • Leg 1
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Clinton, Miss.
HS: Clinton HS
100m PR: 11.89 (+1.4)
200m PR: 24.70 (+1.9)
NCAA History: First national meet
 
Brandee Presley • Leg 2
Class: Sophomore*
Hometown: Bixby, Okla.
HS: Bixby HS 
100m PR: 11.19 (+2.0)
200m PR: 23.40 (+1.3)
NCAA History: 4x NCAA qualifier … 2x Second-Team All-American outdoors in 2019 (100-meter, 12th; 4x100, 12th)
Quick Facts: 2x U.S. U20 Champion in 2019 (100-meter, 4x100) ... 2x Pan Am U20 medalist in 2019 (4x100, gold; 100-meter, bronze) ... School-record 11.19 (+2.0) in 100-meter dash outdoors in 2019
 
Jayda Eckford • Leg 3
Class: Sophomore*
Hometown: Clinton, Miss.
HS: Clinton HS
200m PR: 22.72 (+2.2)
400m PR: 53.98
NCAA History: 4x NCAA qualifier … 2x Second-Team All-American outdoors in 2019 (200-meter, 11th; 4x100, 12th)
Quick Facts: 2019 Pan Am and U.S. U20 silver medalist in the 200-meter dash ... Holds school record 22.72 (+2.2) outdoors, as well as a wind-legal 22.98 (+0.6)
 
Toni Glatz • Anchor
Class: Junior*
Hometown: Franklinville, N.J.
HS: Delsea Regional HS
Previous School: LIU Brooklyn
200m PR: 24.82 (+1.6)
400m PR: 54.96
NCAA History: First national meet
 
LYNDSEY REED • WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
Final: Thurs., June 10 • 6 p.m. CT
Class: Freshman* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: State College, Pa. / State College Area HS
Season-Best: 4.28m/14-00.50 • No. 2 all-time • May 1, 2021 (LSU Invite)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 12th
SEC Finish: 9th
NCAA History: First career national ticket
Quick Facts: One of two members of Ole Miss 14-foot club … Only the third Rebel woman to ever qualify in the pole vault.
 
KIESHONNA BROOKS • WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
Final: Thurs., June 10 • 7 p.m. CT
Class: Senior
Hometown / High School: Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis / Washington Archibald
Season-Best: 6.27m/20-07.00 (+1.3) • No. 6 all-time • May 27, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 24th
SEC Finish: N/A
NCAA History: First career national ticket
Quick Facts: First Rebel to qualify since Brittney Reese won the 2008 title … Holds St. Kitts & Nevis' national record in the pentathlon (3,803) and heptathlon (5,338) … 4x NCAA East Region qualifier.
 
CLIO OZANNE-JAQUES • WOMEN'S 10K
Final: Thurs., June 10 • 8:08 p.m. CT
Class: Junior* (lost 2020 outdoor due to COVID-19 cancelation)
Hometown / High School: Cairns, Australia / Trinity Anglican
Season-Best: 33:39.80 • No. 2 all-time • May 27, 2021 (NCAA East Regional)
Career-Best: Same
NCAA Seed: 18th
SEC Finish: 3rd
NCAA History: First career national ticket
Quick Facts: First Rebel woman to ever qualify in the 10K … Only the second 10K qualifier in program history alongside 1993 NCAA men's runner-up Pablo Sierra … 3x NCAA East Region qualifier … 2x NCAA All-South Region in cross country … Led Ole Miss with a 65th-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships … 3x SEC track medalist.
 
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