FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Ole Miss freshman jumper Ricky Robertson of Hernando tied the school record and was crowned the SEC Champion in the high jump on Saturday afternoon after posting an NCAA automatic height of 7-04.25 on the second day of the SEC Indoor Championships. 

Robertson became the first male in school history to win the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championships.  He tallied 10 points for Ole Miss and helped the Rebels finish the day in fifth place with 22 points. 

“I’m feeling really good right now after winning the high jump and earning 10 points for my team,” Robertson said.  “I actually didn’t expect to compete like this after I broke my foot.  I thought my coaches were going to redshirt me, but I healed really fast and was able to compete.”

Sophomore Brian Knight finished in second place in the high jump and picked up seven points with an NCAA provisional height of 7-03.25.  Fellow sophomore Caleb Lee collected four points in the long jump by taking fifth place with an NCAA provisional distance of 25-00.75. 

Freshman sprinter Mike Granger placed fourth in the 60 meter preliminaries and qualified for the finals after posting the third-fastest time in school history with an NCAA provisional mark of 6.66.

Jonathan Juin took eighth place in the 200 meter preliminaries with an NCAA provisional time of 21.14.  His time was the third-fastest in school history and helped qualified him for the finals.   

Distance runner Barnabas Kirui earned one point in the 3000 meters with a time of

8:17.43 en route to an eighth place finish.  Kirui appeared to be in line for a first or second place finish, but was tripped from behind before recovering to take eighth. 

On the women’s side, junior jumper Rachel Jenkins posted a second place finish in the long jump and picked up eight points for Ole Miss with an NCAA provisional distance of 20-01.75.  Her mark was also the fifth-longest in school history.  The women’s team currently sits in eighth place with a total of 13 points. 

Senior thrower Davina Orieuwku took sixth place in the shot put and scored three points with an NCAA provisional distance of 50-05.25.  Junior Betty Williams followed in seventh place and tallied two points with her NCAA provisional distance of 50-00.75. 

Freshman Neal Tisher set a new school record in the pole vault with a height of 12-08.75 en route to a ninth place finish. 

Sprinter LaJada Baldwin posted an NCAA provisional mark in the 60 meter preliminaries with a time of 7.43 despite suffering from the flu.  Middle distance runner Sofie Persson finished in fifth place in the 800 meter preliminaries and qualified for the finals with an NCAA provisional time of 2:06.89. 

Freshman Brittney Bozeman placed 11th in the pentathlon and finished with 3,407 points to mark the fifth-highest total in school history. 

The third and final day of competition begins Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with the women’s weight throw.