NEW ORLEANS — Isiah Young keeps pulling in major awards, this time being named South Region Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday. Already crowned the SEC Men’s Runner of the Year after claiming the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy with the most points at the conference championships, Young...
OXFORD, Miss. — Juniors Stuart Turner and Bobby Wahl became the latest Rebels to garner All-America honors when the pair were named as Louisville Slugger All-America selections by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the publication announced on May 30 with the release of its annual team. Turner was named a second team All-America selection at catcher, while Wahl was named...
Stuart Turner follows through a swing during the game against Saint Louis. / (Quentin Winstine) BY MATT SIGLER mcsigler@go.olemiss.edu After rallying late to win 8-7 in extra innings Wednesday at home against Saint Louis, No. 24 Ole Miss will hit the road with momentum this weekend to take on Southeastern Conference opponent Auburn. The Rebels (32-14, 11-10 SEC) currently...
(Courtesy SEC Network) ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the SEC network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed digitally. Slive says the network...
Sam Kendricks participates in the pole vault during a meet this season. / (Tyler Jackson) BY SAMANTHA RIPPON Special to the DM Most people would bask in the flood of media attention that comes with being a member of NCAA track and field history, but many will argue that Sam Kendricks is not most people. Last Monday, Kendricks sat alone, eating a quick snack in the Union...
BY AUSTIN MILLER akmiller90@gmail.com Well, it’s about that time. And a lot has changed in four years. For example, when I came to Ole Miss in the fall of 2009, no one had heard of my high school alma mater. Four years later, you might have heard of Grayson High School. And the same can be said for Ole Miss athletics. The exciting times ahead from last year are here...
Sophomore center fielder Auston Bousfield scores the tying run in the ninth inning Wednesday against Saint Louis. / (Quentin Winstine) BY MATT SIGLER mcsigler@go.olemiss.edu It took extra innings, but No. 24 Ole Miss was able to pull past nonconference foe Saint Louis last night 8-7 behind a walk-off single from junior Austin Anderson. The Rebels (32-14) fell behind early...
