Ole Miss Track & Field signs 13 student-athletes for 2022-2023 – Picayune Item
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss’s men’s and women’s track and field and cross country have added 13 student-athletes to their program for the 2022-2023 season, head coach Connie Price-Smith said on Tuesday. That total includes a handful of people who will join the rebels in January.
“I am excited about the tremendous pool of athletes we have for the 2022-2023 season,” said Price-Smith. “This is one of our best signing classes to date, and we look forward to welcoming them to campus. “
Below is information on each rebel signer. Ole Miss opens the 2022 indoor season on January 14, when he will travel to Birmingham for the UAB Blazer Invite.
Jerricka Ambus • Brandon, Mississippi • Brandon HS • Hinds CC • Hurdles
Best personal bests
60 meter hurdles: 8.83
100 meter hurdles: 13.64
Remarks
• 2x NJCAA All-American
• NJCAA 2021 bronze medalist in the 100-meter hurdles (13.64)
• Ran in the Hinds 4 × 100 meter relay team in sixth place in the NJCAA (46.47)
• No. 2 in the 100-meter hurdles in Mississippi coming out of Brandon High School at 14.80 (73rd nationally)
• 3x state champion, 7x medalist
• 3 x champion of Southern State competitions, 7 medalists
• 6x regional champion, 8x medalist
• 6x division champion, 9x medalist
• Finished the junior season 8-1 in the 100-meter hurdles, sweeping away division, region, southern state and state titles in 2019.
• Also won the 2019 state bronze in the 300-meter hurdles after winning the Southern division, region and state titles
• 2019 State High Jump Champion
Sophie Baumann • Burgdorf, Switzerland • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 2: 11.34
1500 meters: 4: 23.92
Remarks
• Fourth in the 1500 meters at the 2021 Swiss Championships
• Swiss Champion 2018 in the 1500 meters U-18 during the Lausanne Diamond League meeting (4: 47.83)
Shane Bracken • Foxford, Ireland • Saint Leo • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 1: 50.15
1500 meters: 3: 41.53
Mile: 4: 08.63
XC 6K: 18: 18.7
XC 8K: 23:51
XC 10K: 30: 49.8
Remarks
• Will join the team and be eligible for the competition in January
• Twice NCAA Division II All-American in the 1,500-meter, finishing eighth in 2019 and 2021
• 2021 NCAA Division II All-American in cross-country (16th)
• 2021 NCAA Division II Southern Region Cross Country Champion
• Two-time cross-country vice-champion of the Sunshine State Conference
• Former teammate of the current Rebel All-American, Sintayehu Vissa
Tiarnan Crorken • Burnley, England • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 1: 46.75
1500 meters: 3: 39.41
Mile: 3: 58.89
Remarks
• Will join the team and be eligible for the competition in January
• England U23 champion in the 1500 meters 2021
• Participated in the 2021 European U23 Championships in Tallinn
• Final of the 2019 England Senior Championships in the 1500 meters (8th)
Cade Flatt • Benton, Ky. • Marshall County HS • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 1: 50.25
Remarks
• Ranked # 2 in the US, # 1 in Kentucky in the boys’ 800 meters (1: 50.25)
• 1: 50.25 ranked 13th nationally in 2021
• Also held Kentucky’s third fastest 400-meter time (48.59) and sixth-fastest 1600-meter time (4: 19.70) in 2021
• Fourth in the 800m at the Brooks Invitational 2021
• Kentucky State Champion 2021
• 2021 National Champion in the 800 meters indoor at the TFCUSA National Indoor Championships
• 2021 Kentucky AAA Classroom Finalist in the 1500m (4: 01.81)
• Competed in the 2019 New Balance National Championships in the 800m (19th) and mile (10th) in first year
• 2019 Kentucky AAA class outdoor finalist in the first year 800 meters (1: 53.62)
Logan Kelley • Chandler, Arizona • Valley Christian HS • Pole Vault
Best personal bests
Pole vault: 5.20m / 17-00.75
Remarks
• End of the 2021 season in high school ranked # 4 in Arizona at 5.09m / 16-08.75 (# 2 back in 2022)
• Cleared 5.20m / 17-00.75 at the USATF Arizona Youth National Tuneup in June
• 2 x Arizona State Pole Vault Champion
• 2021 State runner-up in the long jump
Jenna Kirby • Flower Mound, Texas • Hebron HS • Distance
Best personal bests
1600 meters: 5 h 00 22
3200-meter: 11: 08.40
XC 2-Mil: 11: 52.90
XC 5K: 18: 22.77
Remarks
• Seventh in 1600 meters at the 2021 Texas UIL 6A District 6 Championships
Landen McNair • Arlington, Tennessee • Bartlett HS • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 1: 53.05
Mile: 4:07.42
3200-meter: 9: 03.21
XC 5K: 14:59
Remarks
• 2021 champion of the state of Tennessee
• Ranked # 7 in the US in Mile (4: 07.42)
• Finished the 2021 season indoor No.1 in Tennessee, No.35 nationally in the Two Mile (9: 22.92)
• End of the 2021 outdoor season # 2 Tennessee, # 17 nationally in miles (4: 07.42)
• Also finished in 2021 outdoors n ° 3 in 800 meters (1: 53.05) and 1,600 meters (4: 11.63)
• Completed the 2021 cross-country season # 2 in Tennessee in the 5K (14: 59.90)
• 2021 Tennessee State Cross Country Finalist and Region 8 AAA Champion
• 2021 Tennessee State Outdoor Champion in 800m (1: 53.05), runner-up in 1600m (4: 11.63)
• 2021 Tennessee State Indoor Champion in the Two Mile (9: 22.92)
Samantha Ouellette • Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Central Magnet School • Distance
Best personal bests
1600 meters: 5: 02.25
3200 meters: 10: 56.84
XC 5K: 17: 56.84
Remarks
• 2021 Tennessee State Cross Country Champion (also won conference and region titles)
• Completed 2021 indoor ranked # 2 in Tennessee at 3,200 meters (11: 21.13), # 6 at mile (5: 16.15)
• End of the 2021 outdoor season ranked # 5 in Tennessee in the mile (5: 05.96)
• 2021 Tennessee Section 2 champion in 800 meters (2: 19.73), runner-up in 1600 meters (5: 07.73)
Jake Railey • Phoenix, Arizona • Shadow Ridge HS • Javelin Thrower
Best personal bests
Javelin: 59.41m / 194-11
Disc: 47.11 m / 154-07
Shot put: 16.17m / 53-0.00
Remarks
• Arizona State Champion 2021 in javelin, bronze medalist in discus and shot put
• Undefeated in the javelin in 2021
• Finished in 2021 outdoors ranked # 1 in Arizona, # 24 in the US in javelin
• Also finished in 2021 in 5th place in Arizona in shot put (53-1) and discus (154-7)
Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan • Woonsocket, RI • Woonsocket HS • Throws
Best personal bests
Disc (1.6k): 53.92m / 176-11
Hammer (12lb): 72.16m / 236-09
Shot put (12 lbs): 20.66m / 67-09.75
Shot put (25 lbs): 23.30 m / 76-05.50
Remarks
• N ° 2 US hammer, N ° 2 in shot put, N ° 3 in shot put
• 2x 2021 USATF junior Olympic champion (hammer, shot put)
• 6 x All-American in 2021
• 3 x qualification for the National Outdoor Championships (hammer, 2nd; shot put, 3rd; discus, 23rd)
• 2 x National Indoor Championships qualifiers (shot put, 2nd; shot put, 3rd)
• 7 state records
• Won four Rhode Island State titles in 2021 indoors and outdoors
• Thrown 200 feet or more into the hammer in 10 of 11 games in 2021 (220 or more four times)
• Finished fourth in shot put at the 2020 Millrose Games
• Tripled at the 2019 USATF Junior Olympics, winning the hammer, shot put and discus
Sarah Schiffmann • Booral, Australia • Gloucester HS • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 2: 08.34
1500 meters: 4: 22.90
Mile: 4: 45.88
3K: 9: 31.08
5K: 16: 30.47
Remarks
• 42nd at the 2019 World Junior Cross Country Championships
• 2nd at the 2021 Australian U20 Championships in 3K (9: 50.93), fourth in 1,500 meters (4: 30.17)
Carson Turner • Signal Mountain, Tennessee • Chattanooga Christian HS • Distance
Best personal bests
800 meters: 1: 51.49
Remarks
• Ranked # 6 in the US in the 800 meters (1: 51.49) as of the start of 2022
• 2021 Tennessee State Champion in the 800-meter
• Unbeaten outdoors in the 800 meters in 2021
• Tennessee indoor bronze medalist in the 800 meters in 2021
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