The University of Mississippi Athletics
Track & Field Scores 41 Entries to NCAA East Regional
5/16/2024 | Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS – Ole Miss track & field will once again send a large contingent to the regional meet, notching 41 total entries from 35 Rebel student-athletes at the upcoming 2024 NCAA East Region Preliminary Round Championships, this year held at the University of Kentucky on May 22-25.
The Rebel men lead the way with 22 entries from 20 athletes, while the Rebel women tallied 19 entries from 15 athletes. Among those are a total of 14 Ole Miss student-athletes competing in their first regional meet (eight men, six women). A total of eight Rebels will be attempting at least a double (six women, two men), with world 200-meter leader and recent Bowerman Watch List addition McKenzie Long attempting a triple in the 100-meter, 200-meter and the 4x100-meter relay.
To qualify for this first round of the NCAA Championships, student-athletes must have finished the season ranked within the top-48 of their individual events or as a member of a top-24 relay team on their respective regional qualifying list (East or West), which was released by the NCAA on Thursday. The top-12 athletes in the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon in the East and West automatically receive entry to the national meet.
From there, the top-12 finishers in each event at each regional meet advance to the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which this year returns to the University of Oregon on June 5-8.
The 41 total regional entries for Ole Miss ranks as the second-most in school history, trailing only the record 43 set by the 2021 Rebel squad. In nine years at Ole Miss, head coach Connie Price-Smith has averaged 31.3 athletes and 35.3 entries at the regional meet, and from there she has sent an average of 12.0 athletes and 10.7 entries to the national meet.
In her Ole Miss tenure, she has mentored three NCAA Outdoor Champions (Raven Saunders, shot put, 2016; Janeah Stewart, hammer, 2018; Sintayehu Vissa, 1500-meter, 2022), 71 outdoor First or Second-Team All-Americans (46 women, 25 men) and brought the Rebels five national top-25 team finishes outdoors – with the Rebel men tying for 14th in 2017 and the women tying for 19th in 2022, finishing 20th in 2018 and 22nd in 2016, and tying for 25th in 2023.
Competition runs May 22-25 at Kentucky's UK Track & Field Complex, with the action set to stream live each evening on ESPN+.
Rebel Men's Qualifiers (22 entries, 20 athletes)
1. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Shot Put – 20.85m/68-5
2. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Hammer – 72.42m/237-7
6. Jake Dalton – Hammer – 68.43m/224-6
8. Ahmad Young Jr. – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.50 (+0.4)
9. Arvesta Troupe – High Jump – 2.18m/7-01.75
13. Toby Gillen – 5K – 13:39.66
15. Jake Railey – Javelin – 69.52m/228-1
16. Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley – Triple Jump – 15.81m/51-10.50 (+3.7)
21. Drew O'Connor – Pole Vault – 5.31m/17-5
26. Marcus Dropik – 800-Meter – 1:47.82
26. Costen Campion – Hammer – 64.07m/210-2
27. Dereck Elkins – 10K – 28:44.87
32. Chase Rose – 800-Meter – 1:48.19
33. Cruz Gomez – 5K – 13:49.13
33. Aiden Britt – 10K – 28:52.35
33. Miles Walden – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75
33. Mason Hickel – Hammer – 63.31m/207-8
35. Cruz Gomez – 1500-Meter – 3:41.29
35. Elyas Ayyoub – 5K – 13:49.29
38. Cole Bullock – 5K – 13:49.46
40. Logan Kelley – Pole Vault – 5.16m/16-11
43. Gabe Scales – 1500-Meter – 3:41.70
Rebel Women's Qualifiers (19 entries, 15 athletes)
1. McKenzie Long – 200-Meter Dash – 22.03 (+0.6)
1. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 18.54m/60-10
2. Gabrielle Matthews – 400-Meter Hurdles – 55.12
2. 4x100-Meter Relay (Lewis, Long, Matthews, Bowers) – 42.47
2. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 69.37m/227-7
3. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 68.78m/225-8
4. McKenzie Long – 100-Meter Dash – 10.89 (+2.6)
5. Akaoma Odeluga – Shot Put – 18.11m/59-5
13. Jahniya Bowers – 100-Meter Dash – 11.15 (-0.2)
14. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.92m/55-06.25
18. Skylar Soli – Hammer – 62.18m/204-0
20. Mensi Stiff – Shot Put – 16.45m/53-11.75
32. Skylar Boogerd – 10K – 33:24.12
32. Mensi Stiff – Discus – 51.83m/170-0
39. Abigail Green – Javelin – 46.02m/151-0
40. Jo-Lauren Keane – 800-Meter – 2:05.90
42. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.06m/13-03.75
45. Madison Hulsey – 1500-Meter – 4:19.63
48. Sophie Baumann – 5K – 16:07.04
Price-Smith Career Regional Qualifiers Under Current Format (since 2010)
354 athletes (159 men, 195 women) | 427 entries (179 men, 248 women)
2024 (at Ole Miss): 35 athletes (20 men, 15 women) | 41 entries (22 men, 19 women)
2023 (at Ole Miss): 30 athletes (16 men, 14 women) | 36 entries (17 men, 19 women)
2022 (at Ole Miss): 29 athletes (10 men, 19 women) | 33 entries (10 men, 23 women)
2021 (at Ole Miss): 34 athletes (15 men, 19 women) | 43 entries (17 men, 26 women)
2020: N/A (canceled due to COVID-19)
2019 (at Ole Miss): 29 athletes (13 men, 16 women) | 32 entries (14 men, 18 women)
2018 (at Ole Miss): 29 athletes (13 men, 16 women) | 30 entries (15 men, 15 women)
2017 (at Ole Miss): 32 athletes (10 men, 22 women) | 34 entries (11 men, 23 women)
2016 (at Ole Miss): 32 athletes (17 men, 15 women) | 33 entries (17 men, 16 women)
2015 (at SIU): 19 athletes (10 men, 9 women) | 26 entries (13 men, 13 women)
2014 (at SIU): 13 athletes (6 men, 7 women) | 17 entries (9 men, 8 women)
2013 (at SIU): 13 athletes (5 men, 8 women) | 18 entries (6 men, 12 women)
2012 (at SIU): 15 athletes (7 men, 8 women) | 20 entries (7 men, 13 women)
2011 (at SIU): 17 athletes (6 men, 11 women) | 24 entries (7 men, 17 women)
2010 (at SIU): 27 athletes (11 men, 16 women) | 40 entries (14 men, 26 women)
Price-Smith Career Outdoor National Qualifiers (as a combined head coach)
132 athletes (56 men, 76 women) | 135 entries (58 men, 77 women)
2023 (at Ole Miss): 11 athletes (4 men, 7 women) | 11 entries (5 men, 6 women)
2022 (at Ole Miss): 11 athletes (4 men, 7 women) | 9 entries (4 men, 5 women)
2021 (at Ole Miss): 16 athletes (7 men, 9 women) | 16 entries (8 men, 8 women)
2020: N/A (canceled due to COVID-19)
2019 (at Ole Miss): 10 athletes (4 men, 6 women) | 9 entries (4 men, 5 women)
2018 (at Ole Miss): 12 athletes (5 men, 7 women) | 10 entries (5 men, 5 women)
2017 (at Ole Miss): 11 athletes (4 men, 7 women) | 10 entries (4 men, 6 women)
2016 (at Ole Miss): 13 athletes (7 men, 6 women) | 10 entries (6 men, 4 women)
2015 (at SIU): 4 athletes (2 men, 2 women) | 4 entries (2 men, 2 women)
2014 (at SIU): 5 athletes (3 men, 2 women) | 6 entries (3 men, 3 women)
2013 (at SIU): 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) | 4 entries (1 man, 3 women)
2012 (at SIU): 7 athletes (3 men, 4 women) | 10 entries (4 men, 6 women)
2011 (at SIU): 5 athletes (3 men, 2 women) | 7 entries (3 men, 4 women)
2010 (at SIU): 7 athletes (3 men, 4 women) | 9 entries (3 men, 6 women)
2009 (at SIU): 4 athletes (1 man, 3 women) | 4 entries (1 man, 3 women)
2008 (at SIU): 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) | 3 entries (1 man, 2 women)
2007 (at SIU): 2 athletes (1 man, 1 woman) | 3 entries (1 man, 2 women)
2006 (at SIU): 5 athletes (2 men, 3 women) | 6 entries (2 men, 4 women)
2005 (at SIU): 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) | 4 entries (1 man, 3 women)
The Rebel men lead the way with 22 entries from 20 athletes, while the Rebel women tallied 19 entries from 15 athletes. Among those are a total of 14 Ole Miss student-athletes competing in their first regional meet (eight men, six women). A total of eight Rebels will be attempting at least a double (six women, two men), with world 200-meter leader and recent Bowerman Watch List addition McKenzie Long attempting a triple in the 100-meter, 200-meter and the 4x100-meter relay.
To qualify for this first round of the NCAA Championships, student-athletes must have finished the season ranked within the top-48 of their individual events or as a member of a top-24 relay team on their respective regional qualifying list (East or West), which was released by the NCAA on Thursday. The top-12 athletes in the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon in the East and West automatically receive entry to the national meet.
From there, the top-12 finishers in each event at each regional meet advance to the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which this year returns to the University of Oregon on June 5-8.
The 41 total regional entries for Ole Miss ranks as the second-most in school history, trailing only the record 43 set by the 2021 Rebel squad. In nine years at Ole Miss, head coach Connie Price-Smith has averaged 31.3 athletes and 35.3 entries at the regional meet, and from there she has sent an average of 12.0 athletes and 10.7 entries to the national meet.
In her Ole Miss tenure, she has mentored three NCAA Outdoor Champions (Raven Saunders, shot put, 2016; Janeah Stewart, hammer, 2018; Sintayehu Vissa, 1500-meter, 2022), 71 outdoor First or Second-Team All-Americans (46 women, 25 men) and brought the Rebels five national top-25 team finishes outdoors – with the Rebel men tying for 14th in 2017 and the women tying for 19th in 2022, finishing 20th in 2018 and 22nd in 2016, and tying for 25th in 2023.
Competition runs May 22-25 at Kentucky's UK Track & Field Complex, with the action set to stream live each evening on ESPN+.
Rebel Men's Qualifiers (22 entries, 20 athletes)
1. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Shot Put – 20.85m/68-5
2. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Hammer – 72.42m/237-7
6. Jake Dalton – Hammer – 68.43m/224-6
8. Ahmad Young Jr. – 110-Meter Hurdles – 13.50 (+0.4)
9. Arvesta Troupe – High Jump – 2.18m/7-01.75
13. Toby Gillen – 5K – 13:39.66
15. Jake Railey – Javelin – 69.52m/228-1
16. Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley – Triple Jump – 15.81m/51-10.50 (+3.7)
21. Drew O'Connor – Pole Vault – 5.31m/17-5
26. Marcus Dropik – 800-Meter – 1:47.82
26. Costen Campion – Hammer – 64.07m/210-2
27. Dereck Elkins – 10K – 28:44.87
32. Chase Rose – 800-Meter – 1:48.19
33. Cruz Gomez – 5K – 13:49.13
33. Aiden Britt – 10K – 28:52.35
33. Miles Walden – Pole Vault – 5.20m/17-00.75
33. Mason Hickel – Hammer – 63.31m/207-8
35. Cruz Gomez – 1500-Meter – 3:41.29
35. Elyas Ayyoub – 5K – 13:49.29
38. Cole Bullock – 5K – 13:49.46
40. Logan Kelley – Pole Vault – 5.16m/16-11
43. Gabe Scales – 1500-Meter – 3:41.70
Rebel Women's Qualifiers (19 entries, 15 athletes)
1. McKenzie Long – 200-Meter Dash – 22.03 (+0.6)
1. Jalani Davis – Shot Put – 18.54m/60-10
2. Gabrielle Matthews – 400-Meter Hurdles – 55.12
2. 4x100-Meter Relay (Lewis, Long, Matthews, Bowers) – 42.47
2. Jasmine Mitchell – Hammer – 69.37m/227-7
3. Jalani Davis – Hammer – 68.78m/225-8
4. McKenzie Long – 100-Meter Dash – 10.89 (+2.6)
5. Akaoma Odeluga – Shot Put – 18.11m/59-5
13. Jahniya Bowers – 100-Meter Dash – 11.15 (-0.2)
14. Jasmine Mitchell – Shot Put – 16.92m/55-06.25
18. Skylar Soli – Hammer – 62.18m/204-0
20. Mensi Stiff – Shot Put – 16.45m/53-11.75
32. Skylar Boogerd – 10K – 33:24.12
32. Mensi Stiff – Discus – 51.83m/170-0
39. Abigail Green – Javelin – 46.02m/151-0
40. Jo-Lauren Keane – 800-Meter – 2:05.90
42. Samara McConnell – Pole Vault – 4.06m/13-03.75
45. Madison Hulsey – 1500-Meter – 4:19.63
48. Sophie Baumann – 5K – 16:07.04
Price-Smith Career Regional Qualifiers Under Current Format (since 2010)
354 athletes (159 men, 195 women) | 427 entries (179 men, 248 women)
2024 (at Ole Miss): 35 athletes (20 men, 15 women) | 41 entries (22 men, 19 women)
2023 (at Ole Miss): 30 athletes (16 men, 14 women) | 36 entries (17 men, 19 women)
2022 (at Ole Miss): 29 athletes (10 men, 19 women) | 33 entries (10 men, 23 women)
2021 (at Ole Miss): 34 athletes (15 men, 19 women) | 43 entries (17 men, 26 women)
2020: N/A (canceled due to COVID-19)
2019 (at Ole Miss): 29 athletes (13 men, 16 women) | 32 entries (14 men, 18 women)
2018 (at Ole Miss): 29 athletes (13 men, 16 women) | 30 entries (15 men, 15 women)
2017 (at Ole Miss): 32 athletes (10 men, 22 women) | 34 entries (11 men, 23 women)
2016 (at Ole Miss): 32 athletes (17 men, 15 women) | 33 entries (17 men, 16 women)
2015 (at SIU): 19 athletes (10 men, 9 women) | 26 entries (13 men, 13 women)
2014 (at SIU): 13 athletes (6 men, 7 women) | 17 entries (9 men, 8 women)
2013 (at SIU): 13 athletes (5 men, 8 women) | 18 entries (6 men, 12 women)
2012 (at SIU): 15 athletes (7 men, 8 women) | 20 entries (7 men, 13 women)
2011 (at SIU): 17 athletes (6 men, 11 women) | 24 entries (7 men, 17 women)
2010 (at SIU): 27 athletes (11 men, 16 women) | 40 entries (14 men, 26 women)
Price-Smith Career Outdoor National Qualifiers (as a combined head coach)
132 athletes (56 men, 76 women) | 135 entries (58 men, 77 women)
2023 (at Ole Miss): 11 athletes (4 men, 7 women) | 11 entries (5 men, 6 women)
2022 (at Ole Miss): 11 athletes (4 men, 7 women) | 9 entries (4 men, 5 women)
2021 (at Ole Miss): 16 athletes (7 men, 9 women) | 16 entries (8 men, 8 women)
2020: N/A (canceled due to COVID-19)
2019 (at Ole Miss): 10 athletes (4 men, 6 women) | 9 entries (4 men, 5 women)
2018 (at Ole Miss): 12 athletes (5 men, 7 women) | 10 entries (5 men, 5 women)
2017 (at Ole Miss): 11 athletes (4 men, 7 women) | 10 entries (4 men, 6 women)
2016 (at Ole Miss): 13 athletes (7 men, 6 women) | 10 entries (6 men, 4 women)
2015 (at SIU): 4 athletes (2 men, 2 women) | 4 entries (2 men, 2 women)
2014 (at SIU): 5 athletes (3 men, 2 women) | 6 entries (3 men, 3 women)
2013 (at SIU): 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) | 4 entries (1 man, 3 women)
2012 (at SIU): 7 athletes (3 men, 4 women) | 10 entries (4 men, 6 women)
2011 (at SIU): 5 athletes (3 men, 2 women) | 7 entries (3 men, 4 women)
2010 (at SIU): 7 athletes (3 men, 4 women) | 9 entries (3 men, 6 women)
2009 (at SIU): 4 athletes (1 man, 3 women) | 4 entries (1 man, 3 women)
2008 (at SIU): 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) | 3 entries (1 man, 2 women)
2007 (at SIU): 2 athletes (1 man, 1 woman) | 3 entries (1 man, 2 women)
2006 (at SIU): 5 athletes (2 men, 3 women) | 6 entries (2 men, 4 women)
2005 (at SIU): 3 athletes (1 man, 2 women) | 4 entries (1 man, 3 women)
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