Multiple Mississippians nominated for IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Brittney Reese and Sam Kendricks have a lot in common. Both are from Mississippi, both are track and field athletes, both graduated from Ole Miss,...
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Mississippi native wins pole vault world championship
by Jared Bounds
Sam Kendricks won his first Team USA pole vault world championship. Kendricks was the only competitor to clear a height of 5.95 meters in London...
UPDATE: Third Mississippian takes gold at IAAF World Championship
by Jared Bounds
RECAP | @DaLJBeast won another world title and dedicated it to her grandfather who recently passed. #IAAFWorlds >> https://t.co/7wykYrR40v pic.twitter.com/R4yXbrkHR3 — Ole Miss Track&Field (@OleMissTrack)...
Mississippi Olympian stops mid-event to respect National Anthem
RIO– A video of a Mississippi Olympian showing respect for the nation’s flag has gone viral....
Kendricks wins bronze in pole vault competition in Rio
RIO– Ole Miss alum and Oxford native Sam Kendricks has won the bronze medal in the pole vault competition at the Summer Olympics in Rio...