Ole Miss Track & Field Earns Silver in Men’s DMR at SEC Indoor Championships
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Ole Miss track and field took home the silver medal in the men’s distance medley relay at the SEC Indoor Championships on Thursday, thanks to a decisive anchor run by junior Evan Thornton-Sherman, according to meet organizers.
The relay team, consisting of Gabe Scales, Cade Flatt, Carson Turner, and Thornton-Sherman, clocked in at 9:30.34, just shy of the school record and less than half a second behind South Carolina’s winning time of 9:30.08. Scales led off with a 2:59.55 1200-meter leg, followed by Flatt’s 46.49-second 400-meter split and Turner’s 1:48.96 800-meter segment before Thornton-Sherman’s 3:55.35 mile anchor.
Ole Miss has a strong history in the DMR at the conference meet, earning medals in 11 of 13 years since 2014, according to the university’s athletic department. All 16 meet points so far for the Rebels have come from their distance squad, including contributions from the men’s 5K runners Aiden Britt and Kidus Misgina.
In the men’s 5,000 meters, Britt finished fourth with a personal-best 13:41.31, moving into fourth in Ole Miss history indoors. Misgina placed sixth in 13:42.77, earning additional points for the Rebels. On the women’s side, Lily Beattie tied her indoor PR of 4.15 meters (13-07.25) in the pole vault, narrowly missing a medal, while Katie McFarland also cleared the same height, setting a career best.
The women’s distance medley relay team narrowly missed scoring, finishing ninth and less than a half-second behind eighth place. Freshman Patchnalie Compere highlighted the women’s sprinting events, setting a new PR of 23.18 seconds in the 200-meter dash prelims, which also set a Haitian national indoor record and tied for second in Ole Miss history indoors.
Day two of the championships continues Friday with events such as the women’s weight throw, and team scores are led by Arkansas on the men’s side and Alabama on the women’s side. Ole Miss remains in contention for additional points as the meet progresses.
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