The nationally ranked Ole Miss Cross Country team has been “runnin’ down a dream” in 2017. New freshmen have “definitely lit a fire under some of the older guys … they’re all pretty much studs,” says senior Derek Gutierrez.
In this video directed, written and edited by Mo Smith, go behind the scenes with these talented, super-fit athletes—including Maddie McHugh, Nolan Hesse, Shelby Brown, Ben Savino, Hannah Christen, Emily Bean, Anna Braswell and Ryan Manahan, to name a few—then follow along as they hit the ground running at the Rebel Invite.

VIDEO: "They're All Studs" – Cross-Country Rebs Hit Their Stride
2026 Rebels Football
| Sun, Sept. 6 | ![]() | vs Louisville, Nashville | 6:30 PM, ABC |
| Sat, Sep 12 | ![]() | vs Charlotte | 6:45 PM, ESPN2/SECN |
| Sat, Sep 19 | ![]() | LSU | 6:30 PM, ABC |
| Sat, Sep 26 | ![]() | @ Florida | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 10 | ![]() | @ Vanderbilt | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 17 | ![]() | Missouri | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 24 | ![]() | @ Texas | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 31 | ![]() | vs Auburn | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 7 | ![]() | vs Georgia | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 14 | ![]() | @ Oklahoma | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 21 | ![]() | vs Wofford | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 28 | ![]() | vs Mississippi State | 11:00 AM, ABC |












