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Track & Field Up to No. 16 in Week Eight USTFCCCA Outdoor Rating Index
5/20/2025 | Track and Field
NEW ORLEANS – Ole Miss Track & Field moved up to No. 16 in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor Rating Index released Tuesday morning.
This marks the 76th appearance in the outdoor national top-25 for the Rebel men since their first appearance in 2010, the 26th under 10th-year head coach Connie Price-Smith. Of the 135 total outdoor rankings appearances in Ole Miss history, Price-Smith owns 76 (50 women, 26 men).
The USTFCCCA's National Rating Index is a computer rating system which uses an algorithm that emphasizes individual performances, assigning a point value to each individual mark that contributes to a team total to assess its national ranking.
Junior and The Bowerman watch list member Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan currently accounts for 55.48 of Ole Miss' 115.03 points in the Week Eight Index. The three-time defending national shot put champion ranks second in the NCAA and leads the East Region with a heave of 20.75m/68-1 (30.98 points), recorded back in April at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial. He also reset his own school record in the hammer, winning his third consecutive SEC title last week on a blast of 75.72m/248-5 (24.50 points) and moving him to fifth in the NCAA and sixth in the United States.
Robinson-O'Hagan's performance this past weekend makes him the lone thrower worldwide this year to break 69 feet in the shot put and 248 feet in the hammer (when including his indoor shot put mark). He also won the SEC shot put title yet again, repeating as the champion in both events and marking his fourth consecutive SEC sweep across the indoor and outdoor seasons since 2024.
Fellow junior Arvesta Troupe currently owns 30.53 points himself after having a career-best weekend at the SEC Championships last week, where he cleared 2.26m/7-05 to take home silver. Troupe's mark ranks second nationally heading into the East Regional, as well as tied for 23rd worldwide and tied for fifth in the United States.
Other Rebel men contributing are: senior Jake Dalton in the hammer (14th, 69.72m/228-9); senior Toby Gillen in the 5K (14th, 13:26.92); junior Bryson Smith in the hammer (15th, 69.12m/226-9); sophomore John Kendricks in the pole vault (19th, 5.50m/18-00.50); junior Joseph Michel in the 100-meter dash (27th, 10.10w/+2.6); senior Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley, freshman Jordan Urrutia, freshman Wesley Todd and Michel in the 4x100-meter relay (31st, 39.38); senior Drew O'Connor in the pole vault (33rd, 5.40m/17-08.50); senior Kidus Misgina in the 10K (36th, 28:20.19) and the 5K (73rd, 13:37.29); Urrutia, Todd, junior Carson Turner and junior Cade Flatt in the 4x400-meter relay (45th, 3:06.25); junior Mason Hickel in the hammer (50th, 65.22m/214-0); and freshman Max Armstrong (59th, 1:47.68) and junior Carson Turner (60th, 1:47.69) in the 800-meter.
Up next for Ole Miss will be the 2025 NCAA East Regional, this year hosted by North Florida in Jacksonville on May 28-31.
No. 16 Ole Miss Men • USTFCCCA Week 8 Rating Index • 115.03 Points
2. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Shot Put – 20.75m/68-1 – 30.98 Points
2. Arvesta Troupe – High Jump – 2.26m/7-5 – 30.53 Points
5. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Hammer – 75.72m/248-5 – 24.50 Points
14. Jake Dalton – Hammer – 69.72m/228-9 – 7.63 Points
14. Toby Gillen – 5K – 13:26.92 – 7.57 Points
15. Bryson Smith – Hammer – 69.12m/226-9 – 6.50 Points
19. John Kendricks – Pole Vault – 5.50m/18-00.50 – 4.05 Points
27. Joseph Michel – 100-Meter Dash – 10.10w (+2.6) – 1.18 Points
31. Atkinstall-Daley, Urrutia, Todd, Michel – 4x100-Meter Relay – 39.38 – 0.79 Points
33. Drew O'Connor – Pole Vault – 5.40m/17-08.50 – 0.55 Points
36. Kidus Misgina – 10K – 28:20.19 – 0.46 Points
45. Urrutia, Todd, Turner, Flatt – 4x400-Meter Relay – 3:06.25 – 0.13 Points
48. Logan Kelley – Pole Vault – 5.30m/17-04.50 – 0.05 Points
50. Mason Hickel – Hammer – 65.22m/214-0 – 0.01 Points
59. Max Armstrong – 800-Meter – 1:47.68 – 0.05 Points
60. Carson Turner – 800-Meter – 1:47.69 – 0.05 Points
73. Kidus Misgina – 5K – 13:37.29 – 0.02 Points
This marks the 76th appearance in the outdoor national top-25 for the Rebel men since their first appearance in 2010, the 26th under 10th-year head coach Connie Price-Smith. Of the 135 total outdoor rankings appearances in Ole Miss history, Price-Smith owns 76 (50 women, 26 men).
The USTFCCCA's National Rating Index is a computer rating system which uses an algorithm that emphasizes individual performances, assigning a point value to each individual mark that contributes to a team total to assess its national ranking.
Junior and The Bowerman watch list member Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan currently accounts for 55.48 of Ole Miss' 115.03 points in the Week Eight Index. The three-time defending national shot put champion ranks second in the NCAA and leads the East Region with a heave of 20.75m/68-1 (30.98 points), recorded back in April at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial. He also reset his own school record in the hammer, winning his third consecutive SEC title last week on a blast of 75.72m/248-5 (24.50 points) and moving him to fifth in the NCAA and sixth in the United States.
Robinson-O'Hagan's performance this past weekend makes him the lone thrower worldwide this year to break 69 feet in the shot put and 248 feet in the hammer (when including his indoor shot put mark). He also won the SEC shot put title yet again, repeating as the champion in both events and marking his fourth consecutive SEC sweep across the indoor and outdoor seasons since 2024.
Fellow junior Arvesta Troupe currently owns 30.53 points himself after having a career-best weekend at the SEC Championships last week, where he cleared 2.26m/7-05 to take home silver. Troupe's mark ranks second nationally heading into the East Regional, as well as tied for 23rd worldwide and tied for fifth in the United States.
Other Rebel men contributing are: senior Jake Dalton in the hammer (14th, 69.72m/228-9); senior Toby Gillen in the 5K (14th, 13:26.92); junior Bryson Smith in the hammer (15th, 69.12m/226-9); sophomore John Kendricks in the pole vault (19th, 5.50m/18-00.50); junior Joseph Michel in the 100-meter dash (27th, 10.10w/+2.6); senior Iangelo Atkinstall-Daley, freshman Jordan Urrutia, freshman Wesley Todd and Michel in the 4x100-meter relay (31st, 39.38); senior Drew O'Connor in the pole vault (33rd, 5.40m/17-08.50); senior Kidus Misgina in the 10K (36th, 28:20.19) and the 5K (73rd, 13:37.29); Urrutia, Todd, junior Carson Turner and junior Cade Flatt in the 4x400-meter relay (45th, 3:06.25); junior Mason Hickel in the hammer (50th, 65.22m/214-0); and freshman Max Armstrong (59th, 1:47.68) and junior Carson Turner (60th, 1:47.69) in the 800-meter.
Up next for Ole Miss will be the 2025 NCAA East Regional, this year hosted by North Florida in Jacksonville on May 28-31.
No. 16 Ole Miss Men • USTFCCCA Week 8 Rating Index • 115.03 Points
2. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Shot Put – 20.75m/68-1 – 30.98 Points
2. Arvesta Troupe – High Jump – 2.26m/7-5 – 30.53 Points
5. Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan – Hammer – 75.72m/248-5 – 24.50 Points
14. Jake Dalton – Hammer – 69.72m/228-9 – 7.63 Points
14. Toby Gillen – 5K – 13:26.92 – 7.57 Points
15. Bryson Smith – Hammer – 69.12m/226-9 – 6.50 Points
19. John Kendricks – Pole Vault – 5.50m/18-00.50 – 4.05 Points
27. Joseph Michel – 100-Meter Dash – 10.10w (+2.6) – 1.18 Points
31. Atkinstall-Daley, Urrutia, Todd, Michel – 4x100-Meter Relay – 39.38 – 0.79 Points
33. Drew O'Connor – Pole Vault – 5.40m/17-08.50 – 0.55 Points
36. Kidus Misgina – 10K – 28:20.19 – 0.46 Points
45. Urrutia, Todd, Turner, Flatt – 4x400-Meter Relay – 3:06.25 – 0.13 Points
48. Logan Kelley – Pole Vault – 5.30m/17-04.50 – 0.05 Points
50. Mason Hickel – Hammer – 65.22m/214-0 – 0.01 Points
59. Max Armstrong – 800-Meter – 1:47.68 – 0.05 Points
60. Carson Turner – 800-Meter – 1:47.69 – 0.05 Points
73. Kidus Misgina – 5K – 13:37.29 – 0.02 Points
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