The Ole Miss men and women’s track and field teams both got off to successful starts Saturday at the Alabama Invitational.  The meet, which was held at the new CrossPlex Indoor Track and Field Facility in Birmingham, had six SEC schools competing and 10 schools total.

“We had a great first meet,” Rebel head coach Joe Walker said.  “I was really happy with our fitness after the (winter) break and we competed well in a very quality meet-and in all event areas.  It was a great start.”

The Rebels will continue practice this week and visit Birmingham again next weekend to compete in the Auburn Invitational.

Participating from Batesville is sophmore Montez Griffin. He placed ninth in the 400 Meters with a time of 48.75. He was also on the 4×400 meter relay team in the anchor position which placed second with a time of 3:12.23. Other team members on the Ole Miss ‘A’ team include Carson Blanks, Brian Word and Creighton Serrette.