Mississippi State
Birmingham Invitational (I)
Bulldogs Bring Home Top Finishes At Birmingham Invite
January 27, 2012 | Track & Field
"You cannot ask for anymore than our athletes gave today," coach Steve Dudley said. "I always ask that the team simply be better than they were the day before and today that was the case."
Leading the way for the Lady Bulldogs was freshman Erica Bougard who took first place in the pentathlon. Bougard's 3840 points placed her third on the MSU all-time list and just ahead of teammate Keisha Wallace who finished third with 3559 points.
Navigating their way to Top 5 finishes for the Maroon and White women were Jessica Merriweather (5-07) and Alyssa Hall (5-05) who took second and third in the high jump, as well as Racquel Farquharson who ran a time of 8.76 to take second in the 60-meter hurdles. Merriweather, Hall and Farquharson were also joined in the Top 5 by Favian Cowards who took second in both the weight throw (58-03) and shot put (44-09) and Anna Jarman who took third in the 3000-meter run (10:08.79).
Claiming victory for the Bulldogs were Ed Wesela in the shot put (54-10 ¼) and Jason Harper in the triple jump (48-07 ¼), as well as Daundre Barnaby who ran 47.13 in the 400-meter dash to claim victory, set a new record for the Birmingham Crossplex facility and snag the fourth place spot on the MSU all-time list.
Three Bulldogs found their way to Top 5 spots at the end of the day. Trevarus Christian took third in the heptathlon with 4947 points, while John Valentine (8:34.38) and John Bourgeouis (15-01) both took fifth in the 3000-meter run and the pole vault respectively.
"Our athletes have seen a lot of action in the last month and things are not going to be slowing down anytime soon," Dudley stated. "We just have to get up each day ready to compete and to continue our quest to qualify for nationals and to continue to improve as a team."
After returning home from Birmingham, MSU will begin preparations to travel north to New York City for the New Balance Invitational on Feb. 3rd and 4th.
Wednesday's Results
Women
60m Hurdles- Pentathlon: Keisha Wallace, MSU, 8.50
MSU: 3. Erica Bougard, 8.85; 22. Sally Gale, 11.29
High Jump- Pentathlon: Beatrice Douglas, Lamar, 5-07
MSU: 4. Erica Bougard, 5-04 ½; 7. Sally Gale, 5-02 ¼
Shot Put- Pentathlon: Johnnie Borries, South Alabama, 40-00 ¾
MSU: 10. Erica Bougard, 31-11 ½; 22. Sally Gale, 23-00 ¾
Long Jump- Pentathlon: Erica Bougard, MSU, 18-08 ½
MSU: 2. Keisha Wallace, 18-03 ¾; 20. Sally Gale, 14-05
800m Run- Pentathlon: Erica Bougard, MSU, 2:18.43
MSU: 3. Keisha Wallace, 2:24.49; 12. Sally Gale, 2:43.62
Pentathlon: Erica Bougard, MSU, 3840 Points
MSU: 3. Keisha Wallace, 3559 Points; 18. Sally Gale, 2472 Points
Men
60m Dash- Heptathlon: Ben Davies, Unat- Samford, 7.08
MSU: 2. Trevarus Christian, 7.11
Long Jump- Heptathlon: Trevarus Christian, MSU, 23-05 ¼
Shot Put- Heptathlon: Ben Davies, Unat- Samford, 46-03 ½
MSU: 2. Trevarus Chrisitan, 42-02 ¼
High Jump- Heptathlon: Bo Ackerson- Gilroy, Samford, 6-07
MSU: 2. Trevarus Christian, 6-04 ¾
Thursday's Results
Women
60m Hurdles: Julie McDonald, Samford, 8.75
MSU: 2. Racquel Farquharson, 8.76
Long Jump: Tori Bowie, Southern Miss, 20-02 ½
MSU: 9. Ebony Brinker, 17-11
High Jump: Jane Doolittle, Samford, 5-08 ¾
MSU: 2. Jessica Merriweather, 5-07; 3. Alyssa Hall, 5-05; 7. Abigail Dill, 5-03
Weight Throw: Ashley Holmes, Miami, 58-05 ¼
MSU: 2. Favian Cowards, 58-03
Mile Run: Samantha Walkow, Lamar, 4:57.27
MSU: 19. Katie Huston, 5:14.56
Shot Put: Rachel Polk, Southern Miss, 46-03 ¼
MSU: 2. Favian Cowards, 44-09
3000m Run: Sarah Hudak, UAB, 9:38.92
MSU: 3. Anna Jarman, 10:08.79; 7. Jodie McGuff, 10:21.35
800m Run: Sydney Williams, Kennesaw State, 2:16.68
MSU: 35. Lauren Salles, 2:32.14
200m Dash: Tarika Williams, Miami, 23.94
MSU: 18. Kanishia Carey, 25.75
Men
60m Hurdles- Heptathlon: Brian Graham, Kennesaw State, 8.33
MSU: 11. Trevarus Christian, 9.36
60m Hurdles: Eric Keddo, Unattached, 7.78
MSU: 7. Michael Hancock, 8.26
Pole Vault- Heptathlon: Ben Davies, Unat- Samford, 15-07
MSU: 9. Trevarus Christian, 11-11 ¾
60m Dash: Justin Sims, Southern Miss, 6.73
MSU: 13. Justin Christian, 7.05
High Jump- Heptathlon: Ben Davies, Unat- Samford, 2:49.33
MSU: 8. Trevarus Christian, 3:01.55
Heptathlon: Ben Davies, Unat- Samford, 5504 Points
MSU: 3. Trevarus Christian, 4947 Points
400m Dash: Daundre Barnaby, MSU, 47.13
3000m Run: Sam Stabler, Lamar, 8:18.64
MSU: 5. John Valentine, 8:34.38; 6. Bobby McIllece, 8:45.97
Triple Jump: Jason Harper, MSU, 48-07 ¼
Shot Put: Ed Wesela, MSU, 54-10 ¼
Pole Vault: Michael Seaman, Samford, 16-10 ¾
MSU: 5. John Bourgeouis, 15-01
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