Ole Miss qualifies for NCAA Championships in 13 events | Sports & Recreation

A total of 16 Ole Miss athletes in 13 different events qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by placing during the top 12 among participants in the three-day East Preliminary Round at the E.C. Billy Hayes Track on the campus of Indiana University.

Making it through to the June 8-11 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa were Mike Granger in the men’s 100 meters, Jonathan Juin in the 200, Lee Ellis Moore and Carson Blanks in the men’s 400 meter hurdles, Ricky Robertson in the men’s high jump, Caleb Lee in the men’s long jump, Morris Kersh in the men’s triple jump, Sofie Persson in the women’s 400 meter hurdles, Marci Morman in the women’s triple jump, Neal Tisher in the women’s pole vault, Juliana Smith in the women’s hammer throw and both the women’s 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams.

Saturday’s final day of competition in Bloomington saw the Rebels add three more qualifiers to their previous total of 10 from the first two days.

Senior Jonathan Juin advanced in the 200 meters with a fifth-place time of 21.14 after nearly qualifying in the 100 meters on Friday.

Both women’s relay squads advanced to Des Moines. The 4x100 team of Kristin Bridges, Lauren Hollingsworth, Jasmine Williams and LaJada Baldwin ran a season-best time of 44.79 to finish 12th. It ranks the squad fifth-best in school history in the event. The 4x400 team of Hollingsworth, Bridges, Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen and Persson clocked a 3:36.04 to place 10th.

The nine Rebel women to advance to the national championships will mark a new school record, while the seven men qualifiers tie for second-most in school history.

Men

100 Meter Semifinals

10. Mike Granger – 10.42q

18. Jonathan Juin – 10.51

100 Meter Prelims

Jonathan Juin – 10.33q

Mike Granger – 10.45q

200 Meter Semifinals

5. Jonathan Juin – 21.14q

200 Meter Prelims

Jonathan Juin – 20.84q

400 Meter Prelims

Dante Oliver – 48.58

400 Meter Hurdle Semifinals

4. Lee Ellis Moore – 50.29q

10. Carson Blanks – 51.10q

21. Ras-Len Bully – 52.81

400 Meter Hurdle Prelims

Lee Ellis Moore – 51.32q

Carson Blanks – 51.77q

Ras-Len Bully – 52.54q

3000 Meter Steeplechase Prelims

21. Martin Kirui – 8:59.41

4x100 Meter Relay Prelims

Ole Miss – DQ

4x400 Meter Relay Prelims

15. Ole Miss – 3:07.35

High Jump Prelims

T1. Ricky Robertson – 7-01.50q

Long Jump Prelims

8. Caleb Lee – 24-11.25q

Triple Jump Prelims

9. Morris Kersh – 51-02.75q

21. Kentrell Sanders – 49-05.50

Javelin Prelims

30. Benjamin Lapane – 197-0

Women

100 Meter Prelims

Jasmine Williams – 11.88

200 Meter Prelims

LaJada Baldwin – 24.29

Jasmine Williams – 24.61

400 Meter Prelims

Kristin Bridges – 55.41

Lauren Hollingsworth – 57.53

400 Meter Hurdle Semifinals

9. Sofie Persson – 57.71q

400 Meter Hurdle Prelims

Sofie Persson – 58.20q

Sofia Hellberg-Jonsen – 1:00.41

4x100 Meter Relay Prelims

12. Ole Miss – 44.79q (Bridges, Hollingsworth, J. Williams, Baldwin)

4x400 Meter Relay Prelims

10. Ole Miss – 3:36.04q (Hollingsworth, Bridges, Hellberg-Jonsen, Persson)

Long Jump Prelims

33. Brittany Bozeman – 18-09.75

Triple Jump Prelims

10. Marci Morman – 41-04.25q

Pole Vault Prelims

9. Neal Tisher – 12-07.50q

Discus Prelims

17. Betty Williams – 162-07

Hammer Throw Prelims

6. Juliana Smith – 197-01q

Javelin Throw Prelims

47. Brittany Bozeman – 112-03

Information provided by Ole Miss.