OUTSTANDING ATHLETICS
OUTSTANDING ATHLETICS From Olympic gold medalist to Super Bowl winner to World Series champion, Ole Miss Rebels can be found at the pinnacle of many sports. (Clockwise from top) - Ole Miss Baseball won its 10th NCAA Regional title in 2019, and was well on its way to a historic season in 2020 before the global coronavirus pandemic cut the year short; Rafaelle Souza was a starting defender on the Brazilian national team during the 2015 Women’s World Cup and played in the 2016 Rio Olympics; Oxford native and American pole vault record holder Sam Kendricks was an Olympic bronze medalist in 2016 and has claimed nine of the last 10 U.S. pole vault titles he has competed in; Seven-time world champion, 12-time USA champion and 2012 Olympic gold medal long jumper Brittney Reese has competed for Team USA in three Olympiads in Beijing (2008), London (2012) and Rio (2016); Aaron Barrett was a member of the 2019 World Series Champion Washington Nationals pitching staff, the 13th Rebel to be on a World Series winning team.
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