Mississippi State
Kentucky Invitational (I)
Mississippi State Opens 2010 Indoor Season With Stellar Performance In Kentucky
January 16, 2010 | Track & Field
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Mississippi State track and field teams open the indoor season at the Kentucky Invitational Saturday. Sophomore Chelsea Rae Smyth led the Lady Bulldogs with her fifth-place 800-meter run performance, while Bulldog sprinters D'Angelo Cherry and Tavaris Tate claimed the top honor in the 100-meter and 400-meter dashes.
A small group of MSU women's distance runners traveled to Lexington to open the 2010 season. Smyth led the way in the women's 800-meter run with a 2 minute, 12.97 seconds performance. In the mile run Chloe Phillips was the first Lady Bulldog to cross the line in 5:09.47, and Dominique Lockhart was not far behind finishing in 5:17.92. Freshman Adriana Poole was the top MSU finisher in the 3,000-meter run finishing in 10:49.04.
Also making the trip to Kentucky were the men's sprinters who had an outstanding day. D'Angelo Cherry began his sophomore season with a 6.65 seconds 60-meter dash win. Dwight Mullings (6.81 seconds) and Justin Christian (6.85 seconds) also finished in the top 10 in fifth- and tenth-place respectively.
Freshman Tavaris Tate kicked off his Bulldog career by winning the 400-meter dash in 46.49 seconds. Junior Emanuel Mayers ended the race in 48.52 seconds to earn ninth-place. The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Alex Richter, Mullings, Mayers and Tate ran 3:09.80.
Next up the MSU track and field teams is the LSU Invitational on Jan. 22.
Results
Men's Friday Evening Results
Men's High Jump Individual Winner: Tone Belt, Louisville, 7-00.25
MSU: 14. Antoine Lipscomb, 6-04.25; T16. Trevarus Christian, 6-00.50; T16. Martin Lee, 6-00.50
Women's Saturday Results
Mile Individual Winner: Phoebe Wright, Tennessee, 4:43.50
MSU: 17. Chloe Phillips, 5:09.47; 36. Dominique Lockhart, 5:17.92
800-Meter Run Individual Winner: Chanelle Price, Tennessee, 2:06.95
MSU: 5. Chelsea Rae Smyth, 2:12.97; Christina Coleman, 2:31.19;
3,000 Meter Run Individual Winner: Janet Jesang, Western KY, 9:11.09
MSU: 28. Adriana Poole, 10:49.04; 34. Loren Bruce, 10:56.73; 35. Haley Greenwell, 11:05.01;
36. Simone Domingue, 11:06.96; 39. Kelly Karcher, 11:12.51; 43. Eileen Riley, 11:35.26; 43. Anna Jarman, 11:38.24; 45. Mollie Winter, 11:38.85
Men's Saturday Results
60-Meter Hurdle Prelim Individual Leader: Karl Jennings, Unattached, 7.77
MSU: 10. Antoine Lipscomb, 8.34; 15. Martin Lee, 8.73; 17. Trevarus Christian, 8.73
60-Meter Dash Prelim Individual Leader: D'Angelo Cherry, MSU, 6.63
MSU:7. Dwight Mullings, 6.84; 12. Kendall May, 6.91; 15. Justin Christian, 6.92; 19. Gerron Hendricks, 6.93; 35. Alex Richter, 7.22
60-Meter Hurdle Final Individual Winner: Karl Jennings, Unattached, 7.85
MSU: 12. Antoine Lipscomb, 8.35; 15. Martin Lee, 8.84; Trevarus Christian, 8.96
60-Meter Dash Final Individual Winner: D'Angelo Cherry, MSU, 6.65
MSU: 5. Dwight Mullings, 6.81; 10. Justin Christian, 6.85; 18. Kendall May, 6.98
400-Meter Dash Individual Winner: Tavaris Tate, MSU, 46.49
MSU: 9. Emanuel Mayers, 48.52; 35. Martin Lee, 50.61; 41. Trevarus Christian, 51.91
200-Meter Dash Individual Winner: Torrin Lawrence, Georgia, 21.19
MSU: 6. D'Angelo Cherry, 21.53; 16. Gerron Hendricks,22.11;
4x400-Meter Relay Individual Winner: Florida, 3:06.40
MSU:2. A. Richter, D. Mullings, E. Mayers, T. Tate, 3:09.80
