![]() ![]() Jones leads a trio of high jumpers that will contend for All-Conference honors. Sophomore Kyle Wallace gives the Rebels another solid pole vaulter after placing seventh in the SEC last year. Houston was the runner-up in the pole vault at last year's SEC Championships and has also placed at the SEC Indoor Championships the past two seasons. Walker expects Jordan and Parker to be standouts in both the long and triple jumps for Ole Miss this season. Jordan held the school record in the triple jump before Parker bettered her last season. Field EventsThe field events appear to be strong and deep on both sides with the return of Parker and Jordan on the women's side, and senior Sylvester Houston and junior Marcus Jones for the men. Evans can run the 100, 200 and 400 meters while Parker and Jordan will run the 200m.įreshman Candice Catton, according to Walker, will help strengthen the Lady Rebels in the 400 meters, and fellow freshmen Cheryl Faubion and Brandy Barnett are penciled in to run the 100m hurdles. Senior Gwen Evans along with junior Latoria Jordan and Parker will bolster the women's sprint crew. Walker calls Woolery "a big time recruit" who will do double duty in the 400 and 400m hurdles. Walker added depth to the sprints with the addition of several talented newcomers, including junior college transfer Wayne Woolery. Junior Malikia Griffin placed eighth at last year's SEC Indoor Championships in the 55m and Walker feels he his primed to have a big year for the Rebels in both the 100 and 200 meters. Sprints/HurdlesBanks will anchor the Rebel sprinting corps along with junior Jimmy Love, who finished third in the SEC in the 400m last May. 3 on Ole Miss' all-time best list in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. The two led the Ole Miss women's cross country this fall and White also ranks No. Junior Leah White and senior Susie Haverlah return as the top distance runners for the Lady Rebels. Sophomore Thomas Blackwell is another runner coming off a solid cross country season, and he'll be looking to improve upon last year's 12th-place finish in the 10,000m at the SEC Championships.įellow sophomore Larry Henderson returns as the team's top middle distance runner and will run the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meters. Walker is looking for Kuria to earn another trip to the NCAAs this spring in the 10,000m. Kuria is coming off a strong cross country season in which he qualified for the NCAA Championships. In addition, junior Bernard Kuria returns to the track after redshirting last season with an injury. The distances figure to be one of Ole Miss' strongest areas as both the Rebels and Lady Rebels return their top distance runners from last season. Here's a look at how the Rebels and Lady Rebels will shape-up in 1998. "We have a team that is capable of scoring real well at the SECs." "We have several athletes whose goals this year should be to make it to nationals," Walker says. In addition to Banks and Parker, Ole Miss returns several other talented athletes who'll be aiming for a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 3-7 in Buffalo, N.Y. ![]() She also earned a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships. Parker jumped her way into the Ole Miss record books by establishing new school outdoor marks in both the long jump (20-4) and triple jump (40-10.5). On the women's side, sophomore Tisha Parker returns after a stellar freshman campaign. He enters his senior season looking to become the first Rebel since Ed Odom (1992-1995) to score all four years at both the SEC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Banks captured the SEC outdoor 400m title in 1996 and was the SEC runner-up last spring. Senior sprinter Alonzo Banks, a three-year All-Southeastern Conference performer in the 400 meters, headlines the list of the returnees on the men's side. With most of the nucleus of last year's team intact and the addition of some talented newcomers, head coach Joe Walker is optimistic about the 1998 season.
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