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MSU Track And Field Caps Crimson Tide Invitational With Eight Wins
March 29, 2015 | Track & Field
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Just an hour and 25 minutes down Highway 82, the Mississippi State track and field teams compiled a total of eight wins to highlight a successful trip to the Crimson Tide Invitational on Saturday.
"We had a great day in Tuscaloosa and I am very proud of how our teams competed," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "We had a number of great showings across the board, highlighted by our eight wins. Excited to see our athletes carry this momentum into the rest of the season."
Along with the eight wins, a number of individuals set personal bests throughout the day to help both the women's and men's teams earn top-three finishes. The women, with a total of 109.00 points, placed second for the Invitational, while the men posted a total of 87.00 to finish third.
Host Alabama claimed first in both the women's and men's categories.
MSU kicked off its day with the men's discus, where Tautvydas Kieras set a new personal best with a throw of 190-02, placing third. Sasha-Gaye Marston turned in a similar performance, placing third and setting a new personal best with a throw of 161-03 in the women's discus.
Both of State's 400m relay teams put up top-five showings, with the women capturing first place. The team of Ste'yce McNeil, Shayla Luckett, Euricka Hardy and Tiffany Flynn improved from a sixth-place showing at last weekend's Alabama Relays to claim victory this weekend with a time of 46.35.
The men's team of Rodrigo Rocha, Juston Waters, Alfred Larry and Charles Taylor finished fifth, turning in a time of 40.93.
Emma Neigel kept the strong start for MSU rolling, timing out at 10:35.43 to capture the win in the women's 3000m steeplechase, which also set a new record for the Crimson Tide Invitational.
Continuing with the running events, the Bulldogs dominated the hurdle events, capturing three wins between the women and men. Erica Bougard picked up her first of two wins on the day in the 100m hurdles, clocking a 13.52. Ocian Archer, with a time of 1:01.78, and Scottie Hearn, running a time of 51.56, picked up wins in the women's and men's 400m hurdles. Following right behind Hearn on the men's side was Jovan Davis in second place with a time of 53.30.
Wins from Bougard and Cornelia Griesche rounded out MSU's strong performance in the running events. Bougard claimed the top spot in the 400m dash with a time of 54.98, while Griesche, with a time of 4:29.17, finished first in the women's 1500m run.
Other notable running performances for the women include a pair of second-place showings by Luckett (23.92) in the 200m dash and Rhianwedd Price (2:08.84) in the 800m run. Hardy placed third in the 100m dash.
For the men, Damian Roszko clocked in at 3:49.44 in the 1500m run to finish second. Patrick Monaghan turned in a third-place showing in the 800m run with a time of 1:53.59. MSU placed three inside the top five in the 110m hurdles, with Davis (14.21), Arzell McCoy (14.73) and Wesley White (14.77) finishing third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
On the field, Marcus Jackson earned the eighth win of the day for MSU, tallying a 7-00.25 jump to claim victory in the men's high jump.
Ebony Brinker, also making her season debut, earned runner-up in the women's triple jump with a showing of 40-07.75. In the men's long jump, A.J. Ward placed third with a score of 23-10.75. The men's javelin saw Curtis Thompson place third with a throw of 224-07.
The Bulldogs will look to carry their momentum from the Crimson Tide Invitational into next weekend's Florida Relays. State will travel to Gainesville for the April 3-4 event.
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Women's Results
100m Dash: Dominique Kimpel, Alabama, 11.71
MSU: 3. Euricka Hardy, 11.90
100m Hurdles: Erica Bougard, 13.52
MSU: 4. Ste'yce McNeil, 14.00; 7. Tiffany Flynn, 14.18; 14. Ocian Archer, 15.76
200m Dash: Paris Daniels, Unattached, 23.76
MSU: 2. Shayla Luckett, 23.92; 6. Euricka Hardy, 24.94
400m Dash: Erica Bougard, 54.98
400m Hurdles: Ocian Archer, 1:01.78
800m Run: Kimberley Ficenec, Alabama, 1:08.43
MSU: 2. Rhianwedd Price, 2:08.84; 12. Kimari Martin, 2:14.36; 19. Kaelin Kersh, 2:16.97
1500m Run: Cornelia Griesche, 4:29.17
MSU: 5. Mia Meydrich, 4:36.08; 10. Madison Milhoan, 4:43.76; 24. Carmen Brothers, 4:53.13
3000m Steeplechase: Emma Neigel, 10:35.43
4x100m Relay: Ste'yce McNeil, Shayla Luckett, Euricka Hardy, Tiffany Flynn, 46.35
4x400m Relay: South Carolina, 3:46.13
MSU: 4. Kimari Martin, Rhianwedd Price, Kaelin Kersh, Madison Milhoan, 3:55.30
Triple Jump: Chardae Greenlee, Memphis, 41-07.00
MSU: 2. Ebony Brinker, 40-07.75; 5. Tiffany Flynn, 39-06.75
Long Jump: Quanesha Burks, Alabama, 21-04
MSU: 12. Tiffany Flynn, 17-06
Pole Vault: Lakan Taylor, Alabama, 13-04.25
MSU: 7. Sydney Rodkey, 11-08.50
Discus: Rechelle Bessard, Northwestern State, 173-00
MSU: 3. Sasha-Gaye Marston, 161-03
Shot Put: Rachel Dincoff, Auburn, 53-07.00
MSU: 8. Sasha-Gaye Marston, 40-03.25
Men's Results
100m Dash: Ahmed Ali, Alabama, 10.43
MSU: 7. Juston Waters, 10.70; 8. Charles Taylor, 10.71; 10. Marshall Nunn, 10.91; 12. A.J. Ward, 11.03; 13. James Anderson, 11.19; 14. Arzell McCoy, 11.19; Â 16. Willie Reed, 11.31; 17. JaQuarius Wilson, 11.75
110m Hurdles: Dondre Echols, South Carolina, 13.87
MSU: 3. Jovan Davis, 14.21; 4. Arzell McCoy, 14.73; 5. Wesley White, 14.77; 9. Willie Reed, 15.12; 10. JaQuarious Wilson, 15.17; 11. Justin Pizzaro, 15.23
200m Dash: Amir James, Northwestern State, 21.12
MSU: 9. Alfred Larry, 21.73; 11. Marshall Nunn, 22.23; 14. Arzell McCoy, 22.49; 15. James Anderson, 22.57
400m Hurdles: Scottie Hearn, 51.56
MSU: 2. Jovan Davis, 53.30; 5. Dustin James II, 55.42
800m Run: Andrew Harris, Alabama, 1:52.98
MSU: 3. Patrick Monaghan, 1:53.59; 9. Steve Shoto, 1:56.30
1500m Run: Robbie Farnham-Rose, Alabama, 3:46.58
MSU: 2. Damian Roszko, 3:49.44; 5. Andrew Monaghan, 3:52.22; 16. Matthew Dunn, 4:04.48; Branden Nosker, 4:10.06
4x100m Relay: Alabama, 40.18
MSU: 5. Rodrigo Rocha, Juston Waters, Alfred Larry, Charles Taylor, 40.93
4x400m Relay: Alabama, 3:09.18
MSU: 4. a. Jovan Davis, Scottie Hearn, Alfred Larry, Charles Taylor, 3:10.68; 8. b. Dustin James II, Justin Pizzaro, Arzell McCoy, Patrick Monaghan, 3:23.99
High Jump: Marcus Jackson, 7-00.25
MSU: 6. Seth Peace, 6-04.75
Long Jump: Cameron Hudson, Alabama, 24-07.75
MSU: 3. A.J. Ward, 23-10.75; 6. Willie Reed, 22-07.75; 8. JaQuarius Wilson, 21-06.25
Pole Vault: Pauls Pujats, Memphis, 16-04.75
MSU: 5. Jesse Austin, 14-05.25; 6. Carl Pittman, 14-05.25
Discus: Chase Madison, Unattached, 195-07
MSU: 3. Tautvydas Kieras, 190-02; 19. Daniel Carroll, 127-03
Shot Put: Olayinka Awotunde, South Carolina, 60-10.00
MSU: 7. Tautvydas Kieras, 52-10.75; 16. Daniel Carroll, 36-07.75
Javelin: Tomas Guerra, Western Kentucky, 244-10
MSU: 3. Curtis Thompson, 224-07; 11. JaQuarius Wilson, 163-06
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