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Track & Field Heads to LSU for Battle on the Bayou
3/27/2025 | Track and Field
BATON ROUGE, La. – Ole Miss track & field will hit the road for the first time this outdoor season with a trip to LSU for the Battle on the Bayou, held this weekend on March 28-29.
MEET NOTES
• There are 12 other schools competing alongside the Rebels and Tigers this weekend: Alabama, Arizona, Baylor, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Penn State, Southern California and Texas A&M.
• A handful of Rebels headed to LSU this weekend are making their outdoor season debuts. A notable debut for the women is All-American sophomore Akaoma Odeluga in the hammer, discus and shot put. Some notable debuts for the Rebel men are freshman Max Armstrong and junior Carson Turner both in the 400-meter, 800-meter and 4x400-meter relay, junior Gabe Scales also debuting in the 800-meter with addition to the 1500-meter, and All-American junior Arvesta Troupe in the high jump.
• Ole Miss is set to receive its first outdoor 800-meter races from seniors Jo-Lauren Keane and Cassie Williamson. Keane and Williamson, once teammates at West Virginia, have both broken 2:05 in their careers outdoors, with Keane's best a 2:04.88 from the opening round of the NCAA East Regional as a Rebel in 2024, and Williamson's a 2:03.49 also at last year's East Regional but as a Mountaineer.
• The Rebels are fresh off an impressive season opening meet at home for the 2025 Ole Miss Classic last weekend, where the men and women collected 11 total event wins.
• Ole Miss enters this weekend with 18 marks or times within the NCAA top-25 at this early part of the outdoor season, 11 from the Rebel men and seven from the Rebel women.
• Leading the way for the Rebels last weekend was All-American sophomore Mensi Stiff with a win in the shot put that ranks third in the NCAA rankings (16.80m/55-01.05) and a runner-up finish in the discus.
• In the women's 3000-meter steeplechase, junior Hannah Ielfield won at 10:15.94, which currently sits first in the NCAA rankings. Sophomore John Kendricks also added an event win to the Rebels' total last weekend in the pole vault at 5.26m/17-3, which made him the eighth Rebel to clear both 17-feet indoors and outdoors.
• The Rebel men's relay teams delivered standout performances last week, securing victories in both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter events. The 4x1 squad – composed of junior Joseph Michel and freshmen Jordan Urrutia, Wesley Todd and Tarique Wright – clocked a 39.71 finish, which ranks fifth in Ole Miss history and No. 11 in the current NCAA standings. They are set to compete again this weekend at LSU.
• Todd also played a key role on the 4x400, running a blistering third-leg split of 46.36, that ultimately led the squad to an overall victory at 3:09.91 – the fastest relay at Ole Miss outdoors since 2014.
• Ole Miss went 1-2-3 in the men's hammer, with senior and reigning SEC silver medalist Jake Dalton winning at 67.62m/221-10 – which currently ranks eighth nationally. Junior Bryson Smith took second on a PR of 67.47m/221-4 (No. 8 NCAA), and senior Mason Hickel took third at 63.12m/207-1.
• Freshman Lily Beattie and Katie McFarland found their way into the NCAA pole vault rankings in their outdoor debuts at 4.07m/13-04.25 – currently 21st nationally as well as eighth in Ole Miss history outdoors.
• Sophomore Skylar Soli also had an impressive outing with a third-place finish in the hammer (61.94m/203-02), which ranks 15th in the NCAA. Soli also had a career-best of 14.70m/48-02.75 in the shot put.
MEET NOTES
• There are 12 other schools competing alongside the Rebels and Tigers this weekend: Alabama, Arizona, Baylor, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Penn State, Southern California and Texas A&M.
• A handful of Rebels headed to LSU this weekend are making their outdoor season debuts. A notable debut for the women is All-American sophomore Akaoma Odeluga in the hammer, discus and shot put. Some notable debuts for the Rebel men are freshman Max Armstrong and junior Carson Turner both in the 400-meter, 800-meter and 4x400-meter relay, junior Gabe Scales also debuting in the 800-meter with addition to the 1500-meter, and All-American junior Arvesta Troupe in the high jump.
• Ole Miss is set to receive its first outdoor 800-meter races from seniors Jo-Lauren Keane and Cassie Williamson. Keane and Williamson, once teammates at West Virginia, have both broken 2:05 in their careers outdoors, with Keane's best a 2:04.88 from the opening round of the NCAA East Regional as a Rebel in 2024, and Williamson's a 2:03.49 also at last year's East Regional but as a Mountaineer.
• The Rebels are fresh off an impressive season opening meet at home for the 2025 Ole Miss Classic last weekend, where the men and women collected 11 total event wins.
• Ole Miss enters this weekend with 18 marks or times within the NCAA top-25 at this early part of the outdoor season, 11 from the Rebel men and seven from the Rebel women.
• Leading the way for the Rebels last weekend was All-American sophomore Mensi Stiff with a win in the shot put that ranks third in the NCAA rankings (16.80m/55-01.05) and a runner-up finish in the discus.
• In the women's 3000-meter steeplechase, junior Hannah Ielfield won at 10:15.94, which currently sits first in the NCAA rankings. Sophomore John Kendricks also added an event win to the Rebels' total last weekend in the pole vault at 5.26m/17-3, which made him the eighth Rebel to clear both 17-feet indoors and outdoors.
• The Rebel men's relay teams delivered standout performances last week, securing victories in both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter events. The 4x1 squad – composed of junior Joseph Michel and freshmen Jordan Urrutia, Wesley Todd and Tarique Wright – clocked a 39.71 finish, which ranks fifth in Ole Miss history and No. 11 in the current NCAA standings. They are set to compete again this weekend at LSU.
• Todd also played a key role on the 4x400, running a blistering third-leg split of 46.36, that ultimately led the squad to an overall victory at 3:09.91 – the fastest relay at Ole Miss outdoors since 2014.
• Ole Miss went 1-2-3 in the men's hammer, with senior and reigning SEC silver medalist Jake Dalton winning at 67.62m/221-10 – which currently ranks eighth nationally. Junior Bryson Smith took second on a PR of 67.47m/221-4 (No. 8 NCAA), and senior Mason Hickel took third at 63.12m/207-1.
• Freshman Lily Beattie and Katie McFarland found their way into the NCAA pole vault rankings in their outdoor debuts at 4.07m/13-04.25 – currently 21st nationally as well as eighth in Ole Miss history outdoors.
• Sophomore Skylar Soli also had an impressive outing with a third-place finish in the hammer (61.94m/203-02), which ranks 15th in the NCAA. Soli also had a career-best of 14.70m/48-02.75 in the shot put.
| 2025 Battle on the Bayou, Master Schedule (all times CT) | ||
| Day One | Friday, March 28 | ||
| Time | Event | Athlete(s) |
| 10:30 AM | Women's Hammer | Akaoma Odeluga Skylar Soli |
| 12:30 PM | Men's Hammer | Keegan Wilfawn (Flight 1) Costen Campion (Flight 2) Jake Dalton (Flight 2) Mason Hickel (Flight 2) Bryson Smith (Flight 2) |
| 2:00 PM | Women's Pole Vault | Lily Beattie Katie McFarland |
| 4:00 PM | Women's Javelin | Abigail Green (Flight 1) |
| 5:00 PM | Women's Long Jump | Dieusi Armand (Flight 1) Nyajah Gordon (Flight 1) Madison Martinez (Flight 1) Lizzie Hatton (Flight 2) |
| Men's Long Jump | Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley (Flight 1) | |
| Men's Pole Vault | Logan Kelley John Kendricks Ford Maberry Drew O'Connor |
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| 5:45 PM | Women's 200-Meter Dash | Nyajah Gordon (Heat 7, Lane 3) Lizzie Hatton (Heat 7, Lane 7) |
| 6:05 PM | Men's 200-Meter Dash | Joseph Michel (Heat 3, Lane 8) Wesley Todd (Heat 6, Lane 5) Tarique Wright (Heat 7, Lane 2) |
| 7:00 PM | Women's 1500-Meter | Ella Johnson (Heat 2) Brooke Preputnick (Heat 2) Alycia Hart (Heat 3) |
| 7:15 PM | Men's 1500-Meter | Gabe Scales (Heat 1) Ky Hehir (Heat 2) Connor Henson (Heat 2) Aidan Hodge (Heat 2) Landen McNair (Heat 2) Cole Piotrowski (Heat 2) Jonathan Stock (Heat 2) Zack Gilbertson (Heat 3) |
| Day Two | Saturday, March 29 | ||
| Time | Event | Athlete(s) |
| 10:30 AM | Women's Discus | Akaoma Odeluga (Flight 1) Skylar Soli (Flight 1) Opal Jackson (Flight 2) Mensi Stiff (Flight 2) |
| Men's Shot Put | Mason Hickel (Flight 2) | |
| 11:45 AM | Men's 4x100-Meter Relay | A Relay (Heat 1, Lane 3) Joseph Michel, Jordan Urrutia Wesley Todd, Tarique Wright |
| 11:50 AM | Women's 800-Meters | Jo-Lauren Keane (Heat 1, Lane 2) Cassie Williamson (Heat 2, Lane 5) |
| 12:00 PM | Men's Triple Jump | Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley Mikoy Holmes |
| Women's Triple Jump | Madison Martinez (Flight 1) Dieusi Armand (Flight 2) |
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| 12:10 PM | Men's 800-Meter | Carson Turner (Heat 2, Lane 6) Cole Piotrowski (Heat 3, Lane 3) Max Armstrong (Heat 3, Lane 4) Gabe Scales (Heat 3, Lane 10) |
| 12:25 PM | Women's 100-Meter Hurdles | Nyajah Gordon (Heat 2, Lane 2) |
| 12:55 PM | Men's 400-Meter Dash | Jordan Urrutia (Heat 5, Lane 8) Cade Flatt (Heat 6, Lane 2) Max Armstrong (Heat 7, Lane 3) Carson Turner (Heat 7, Lane 8) |
| 1:00 PM | Men's Discus | Mason Hickel (Flight 1) |
| Women's Shot Put | Skylar Soli (Flight 1) Opal Jackson (Flight 2) Akaoma Odeluga (Flight 2) Mensi Stiff (Flight 2) |
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| Men's High Jump | Arvesta Troupe | |
| 1:15 PM | Women's 100-Meter Dash | Lizzie Hatton (Heat 4, Lane 7) |
| 1:30 PM | Men's 100-Meter Dash | Joseph Michel (Heat 2, Lane 7) Alec Reed (Heat 4, Lane 4) Tarique Wright (Heat 4, Lane 7) |
| 2:40 PM | Men's 4x400-Meter Relay | A Relay (Heat 2, Lane 3) Jordan Urrutia, Carson Turner Wesley Todd, Max Armstrong |
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