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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster
Troupe, Arvesta
Arvesta Troupe
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr. / Sr.
- Position:
- Jumps
- Hometown:
- Fulton, Miss.
- High school:
- Itawamba Agricultural
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2024 Outdoor (Sophomore)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (High Jump)
Second-Team All-SEC (High Jump, 3rd Place)
SEC Medalist (High Jump, Bronze)
SEC Scorer (High Jump, 3rd Place)
Jumped in seven meets for the Rebels … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the high jump, where he narrowly missed out on a national qualifying berth as the first person out in 13th place at 2.14m/7-00.25 … Earned first career SEC medal with a bronze finish in the high jump at 2.14m/7-00.25 … Won Georgia Tech's Yellow Jacket Invitational on a career-best 2.18m/7-01.75 to open the season, which finished the year ranked fifth in Ole Miss history outdoors … Also won the Joe Walker Invite at 2.09m/6-10.25 … Cleared seven feet four times total.
2024 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in four meets for the Rebels … Cleared a season-best 2.12m/6-11.50 in a sixth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational … Finished runner-up at the Tyson Invitational at 2.06m/6-9 … Finished season ranked eighth in Ole Miss history indoors.
2023 Outdoor (Freshman)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (High Jump)
SEC Scorer (High Jump, 5th Place)
Jumped in seven meets for the Rebels … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the high jump, finishing 34th at 1.99m/6-06.25 … Scored for the Rebels in the high jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships in fifth place at 2.09m/6-10.25 … Set a season-best of 2.10m/6-10.75 from his third-place finish at the LSU Invite on April 29 … Won the Ole Miss Classic at 2.00m/6-06.75 … Ended season ranked ninth in Ole Miss history outdoors.
2023 Indoor (Freshman)
SEC Scorer (High Jump, T-8th Place)
Competed in four total meets for the Rebels … Earned a quarter SEC point after tying for eighth in the high jump in his first conference meet at 2.05m/6-08.75 … Cleared a season-best 2.08m/6-09.75 in his Ole Miss debut, where he won the high jump at Vanderbilt's Commodore Challenge … Finished first indoor season ranked tied for 11th in Ole Miss history indoors.
High School
Earned six varsity letters across track & field, basketball, football and baseball … 2022 MHSAA 4A High Jump State Champion … 2021 MHSAA 4A High Jump Runner-Up … 2x MHSAA 4A North Half Champion in High Jump ... 2x All-Division.
Personal
Born June 5, 2004 to Sherlene and Elton Troupe … Full name is Arvesta Elton Troupe Jr. … Currently majoring in multi-disciplinary studies.
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 2x NCAA East Region Qualifier • 1x Second-Team All-SEC • 1x SEC Medalist • 10.25 SEC Points |
2024 Outdoor (Sophomore)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (High Jump)
Second-Team All-SEC (High Jump, 3rd Place)
SEC Medalist (High Jump, Bronze)
SEC Scorer (High Jump, 3rd Place)
Jumped in seven meets for the Rebels … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the high jump, where he narrowly missed out on a national qualifying berth as the first person out in 13th place at 2.14m/7-00.25 … Earned first career SEC medal with a bronze finish in the high jump at 2.14m/7-00.25 … Won Georgia Tech's Yellow Jacket Invitational on a career-best 2.18m/7-01.75 to open the season, which finished the year ranked fifth in Ole Miss history outdoors … Also won the Joe Walker Invite at 2.09m/6-10.25 … Cleared seven feet four times total.
2024 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in four meets for the Rebels … Cleared a season-best 2.12m/6-11.50 in a sixth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational … Finished runner-up at the Tyson Invitational at 2.06m/6-9 … Finished season ranked eighth in Ole Miss history indoors.
2023 Outdoor (Freshman)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (High Jump)
SEC Scorer (High Jump, 5th Place)
Jumped in seven meets for the Rebels … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the high jump, finishing 34th at 1.99m/6-06.25 … Scored for the Rebels in the high jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships in fifth place at 2.09m/6-10.25 … Set a season-best of 2.10m/6-10.75 from his third-place finish at the LSU Invite on April 29 … Won the Ole Miss Classic at 2.00m/6-06.75 … Ended season ranked ninth in Ole Miss history outdoors.
2023 Indoor (Freshman)
SEC Scorer (High Jump, T-8th Place)
Competed in four total meets for the Rebels … Earned a quarter SEC point after tying for eighth in the high jump in his first conference meet at 2.05m/6-08.75 … Cleared a season-best 2.08m/6-09.75 in his Ole Miss debut, where he won the high jump at Vanderbilt's Commodore Challenge … Finished first indoor season ranked tied for 11th in Ole Miss history indoors.
High School
Earned six varsity letters across track & field, basketball, football and baseball … 2022 MHSAA 4A High Jump State Champion … 2021 MHSAA 4A High Jump Runner-Up … 2x MHSAA 4A North Half Champion in High Jump ... 2x All-Division.
Personal
Born June 5, 2004 to Sherlene and Elton Troupe … Full name is Arvesta Elton Troupe Jr. … Currently majoring in multi-disciplinary studies.
The Season: New Heights (2025)
Friday, August 01
From Walk-On to National Champ: Arvesta Troupe (T&F)
Monday, June 23
HIGHLIGHTS: Arvesta Troupe Makes History as NCAA High Jump Champ
Friday, June 13
PRESSER: Arvesta Troupe Talks Historic NCAA High Jump Win
Friday, June 13
