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The record-breaking men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2021 Indoor SEC Championships this week from Feb. 25- 27.
Both Rebel teams are heading to the tournament nationally ranked. The men landed in the No. 10 slot in Week Five of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings, and the women sit at No. 21. The Rebels have ranked in the top 25 in the indoor rankings 34 times since the polls began in 2008.
In rankings this season, the Rebel men have remained in the top 10 for four consecutive weeks. The team’s No. 6 rank during Week Two is the highest any Ole Miss team has seen across both genders and indoor, outdoor and cross country seasons. Meanwhile, the women saw the polls for the 26th time during week two and were ranked throughout the entire 2020 regular indoor season.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Many of these honored athletes and coaches are headed to the
2021 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships next week in Yankton, South Dakota.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
GREAT LAKES REGION – Landon Miller – Indiana Wesleyan
Miller, a senior from Goshen, Indiana, is ranked first nationally in both the mile at 4:08.42c (4:11.59f) and 5000 at 14:18.08c (14:27.27f). He is also second nationally in the 3000 at 8:16.29c (8:22.06f). Miller won both the mile and 5000 at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships.