University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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TRACK FIELD OLYMPIC HOPEFUL Antwon Hicks competed in the 2004 track and field season in 60 meter hurdles Hicks clipped the seventh of 10 hurdles to fall to seventh place in the NCAA Indoor Championships. SHOT PUT AND WEIGHT THROWER, Brett Canale, is a senior from Memphis, Tenn. He set his personal best in the regionals 2004 with the hammer throw, recording a 189-11 mark. 358 I The Oi.k Miss 2005

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FRESHMAN MARY JANE Callahan, No. 11, a left-handed pitcher for the 2004 season was the fourth best batter on the team. She pitches for the win against SEC rival Arkansas. AFTER PLOWING THE BALL No. 1 Rebecca Mclntire, a sophomore infielder from Chatsworth, Calif., runs her hardest in hopes of not being tagged at first in the home win against Birmingham Southern. One of the highlights from last year was the first ever series win over the No. 25 South Carolina Gamecocks. It also marked the first time in the program ' s history that the Rebels had claimed a series over a ranked opponent. After splitting a double header on April 24, the Rebels won a thrilling game against the Gamecocks 2-1 on the next day. Mary Jane Callahan came up big on the mound and at the plate. She worked 4.1 innings, striking out three batters and walking two She only allowed one run on four hits. In the batter ' s box, Callahan drove in what would prove to be the game winning run. Another notable series was the Rebels ' series win over Arkansas. It was the first-ever series win over the Lady ' Backs in the series ' history. In the first game of the series on April 13, the Lady Rebs came from behind after holding an early lead against Arkansas to claim a 5-4 win in 1 1 innings. With the game tied at four in the bottom of the 1 1 th inning, the Rebels came up with some timely hitting and smart base running to notch the win. Brittany Warner was moved to third after a sacrifice bunt from Rebecca Mclntire, Desiree Layman drilled a single to center field to score W ' arner and seal the win. Justice officially finished the three-game series against Arkansas 2-for-3 at the plate with two home runs. She drove in three runs and scored three runs. The junior was intentionally walked nine times in the series. The Rebels also took the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats to the brink before dropping the game 3-2. Ole Miss scattered seven hits over the course of the game but it wasn ' t enough in their second game of the Arizona Pepsi Classic on Feb. 6. Andrea Brahs was 2 for 3 against the Wildcats. Ole Miss hosted the Rebel Easton Invitational but mother nature had other plans as the tournament came to a close. The Rebels defeated Indiana State, then dropped games to Southern Illinois and Tulsa. Then due to a snow storm hit that hit on Feb. 15, the final da)- of the Invitational was called off Athletics I 357

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READY TO RUN Olympic hopeful Antwon Hicks and Lady Rebel Latoya McBride carry THE rebels to THE 2004 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships imltm hv MATTHEW SHARPE ' 61 seconds. That was the time needed by Antwon Hicks lo win the 60-meter hurdles at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championship in Fayetteville, Ark. As Hicks ' first individual championship, it came on his 21st birthday, and it wasn ' t a bad birthday present. A four-time All-American hurdler, Hicks is no stranger to winning, having captured the 2002 U.S. Junior National Championship and the 2002 World Junior Championship. JAVELIN THROWER nicknamed T-MAC, was the only Lady Rebel to earn an invitation to the NCAA Outdoor or Indoor Championships in 2004. LaToya McBride, a junior from Pine Bluff, Ark., took 1 5th place in the championship ' s heptathlon. Ailing from a foot injury sustained in the spring. Hicks spent more time on the bench than on the track during the outdoor season. When Hicks did completely return in the Southeastern Conference championship, he appeared to be near full form, capturing second place in 13.59 seconds in the 1 10-mctcr hurdles. Ole Miss hosted the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the new, $5 million track and field complex adjacent to Vaught- Hemingway stadium. Eight SEC records were reset during the championship. Hicks produced a 13.56-second Ume in the 1 10-meter hurdles at the NCAA Regional to qualify him for the NCAA Outdoor Championships - his third straight appearance. The men ' s 4x400-meter relay team, including Demondrick Shumaker, Kao Wokoma, Mark Gregory and anchor Franz Bernard, took fourth place in the regional, just missing an automatic qualificatif)n for the NCAA Championships. However, their top time of 3:06.73 placed them in the championship with Hicks and the only Lady Rebel to make the meet, Latoya McBride. Hicks clipped the seventh of 10 hurdles in the final race, slowing him to a seventh place finish with a time of 13.54 seconds. The men ' s 4x400-meter relay team barely missed cjualifying for finals. Hicks ' focus then shifted to the Olympic trials injuly in hopes of a spot in Athens. Head track and field coach Joe Walker said Hicks ' prime time for Olympics would be around 2006, which hosts the winter games, but 2008 will be Hicks ' best opportunity for an Olympic berth. Hicks advanced beyond the first two qualifying races in Sacramento, Calif, before being ousted in the penultimate race. Hicks turned in a school record dme of 13.45 seconds, but was .04 seconds short of advancing to the final |ualif)ing race. On the women ' s side, distance runner Rachel Ellison and heptathlete Latoya McBride led the Rebels throughout the season. With a time of 4:22.43, Ellison set a school record in the 1,500-meter race at the SEC Championship. Ellison advanced to the final race but did not score. McBride, the lone Lady Rebel at the NCAA Outdoor Championship, tied her personal best score in the heptathlon at her first NCAA Championship. The junior from Pine Bluff, Ark., took 15th place with 5,189 point. Other highlights of the SEC meet in Oxford include Antisha Anderson ' s fifth place finish in the javelin with a throw of 126-0. Also, the women ' s 4x1 00-meter relay team, consisting of Amber Bledsoe, Chiquita Stephens, Kimberly Mulkey and LaToya McBride, finished fourth at the SEC Championship and the regional meet. The team was leading in the final race before a shaky handoff slowed the team. Anchor McBride completed the race, producing a dme of 45.19 seconds - a fourth place finish, one hundreth of a second from qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Athletics | 359