Brittney Reese

Former Ole Miss standout Brittney Reese, from Gulfport, will be chasing her third Olympic long jump medal. She was a gold medalist in 2012, a silver medalist in 2016.

 AP

It just means more at the Olympics, too.

All 14 Southeastern Conference schools are represented at the Tokyo Games, with a total of 217 current and former SEC athletes in competition.

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