Oxford junior John Scott Kendricks finished first in the pole vault competition at the 2022 Adidas Outdoor National Championships on June 19, becoming the first Oxford athlete to win a national championship in track and field in over a decade. Kendricks bested his previous record with a jump of 16-feet-10-inches…
RIO DE JANEIRO — Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks was content to walk away with the Olympic bronze medal following what he called “the most enjoyable pole vault competition of his life” on Monday, Aug. 15, at the Rio Olympic Games. It took two Olympic records, set by the…
Third Ole Miss track athlete to medal at Olympic Games RIO DE JANEIRO – It was a special Monday night in Brazil for University of Mississippi alumnus Sam Kendricks, who captured a bronze medal in the men’s pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games. In a dramatic competition that came down…
Four athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, call our state home. Ten others have connections to Mississippi as alumni, students, or coaches at our universities. Over the next two weeks, we will be watching with pride as they go for gold. These talented athletes…
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Four athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics are Mississippians while 10 others have strong connections to Mississippi. Here is an introduction to each Olympian with a little bit of background information for you as you cheer them on. Brittney Reese: Reese attended the…
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