Mississippi State
Southern Miss Invitational (O)
Kieras Breaks School Record In Discus
April 26, 2015 | Track & Field
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - At the 2015 Southern Miss Invitational, the Mississippi State track and field teams earned a total of eight first-place finishes, highlighted by a broken school record by senior Tautvydas Kieras.
Breaking the MSU discus record for the third time this season, Kieras had a throw of 196-11 to place first. He also finished first in the shot put with a throw of 54-06.50.
Clearing a personal-best of 7-00.25 in the high jump, Seth Peace placed first in the event, while Chance Stephens finished fourth with a clearance of 6-07.00
On the track, Marta Freitas placed first in the 1500m run after running a time of 4:26.67. Finishing immediately behind Freistas was Madison Milhoan (4:38.37) in second, while Carmen Brothers (4:57.27) placed seventh.
Ste'yce McNeil captured first place in the 400m hurdles with a time of 59.74.
Jovan Davis brought home a first-place finish with a time of 14.32 in the 110m hurdles. Teammates Wesley White (14.94) and Arzell McCoy (15.31) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
Another first place victory earned in the field was Sydney Rodkey in the pole vault with a clearance of 12-06. With a clearance of 10-06, teammate Chelsea McDaniel finished ninth.
In the javelin, Curtis Thompson earned his first-place finish with a throw of 223-11.
“Today was very successful for our athletes,” MSU coach Steve Dudley said. “We are anxious to get back on our home track next weekend to wrap up this season. Hopefully we will end the season on a high note before post season.”
The Bulldogs will return to Starkville to host the Jace LaCoste Invitational next weekend. This will be the last regular season meet before the SEC Championships, which will also take place in Starkville.
For more information on the MSU track and field teams visit HailState.com or follow on Twitter (@HailStateTF).
Women's Results:
100m Run: Alicia Whittle, Kennesaw State, 11.82
MSU: 2. Euricka Hardy, 12.05; 11. Brianna Smith, 12.35
400m Hurdles: Ste'yce McNeil, 59.74
1500m Run: Marta Freitas, 4:26.67
MSU: 2. Madison Milhoan, 4:38.37; 7. Carmen Brothers, 4:57.27
High Jump: Shakedra Robins, Kennesaw State, 5-08.75
MSU: 3. Logan Boss, 5-07.00; 6. Deja Givens, 5-03.00; 7. Abigail Dill, 5-03.00
Pole Vault: Sydney Rodkey, 12-06.00
MSU: 9. Chelsea McDaniel, 10-06.00
Discus: Rachel Polk, Southern Miss, 163-10
MSU: 4. Haley Reynolds, 138-00
Men's Results
100m Dash: Drew Duggans, Kennesaw State, 10.56
MSU: 2. Rodrigo Rocha, 10.77; 8. James Anderson, 11.04; 11. Marshall Nunn, 11.15; 14. Arzell McCoy, 11.21; 23. Jaquarius Wilson, 11.70
110m Hurdles: Jovan Davis, 14.32
MSU: 4. Wesley White, 14.94; 5. Arzell McCoy, 15.31
200m Dash: Robert Wells, Southern Miss, 21.66
MSU: 5. Dustin James II, 22.11
400m Dash: Elbert Rogers, Southern Miss, 46.73
MSU: 3. Dustin James II, 48.36
400m Hurdles: Sheldon Williams, Unattached, 52.89
MSU: 5. Justin Pizarro, 55.60
800m Run: Jonathan White, Tulane, 1:54.10
MSU: 5. Jovan Davis, 1:59.12
1500m Run: Chris Lowery, Tulane, 3:58.72
MSU: 2. Mathew Dunn, 4:00.97
High Jump: Seth Peace, 7-00.25
MSU: 4. Chance Stephens, 6-07.00
Pole Vault: Caleb Bertrand, Tulane, 16-04.75
MSU: 2. Jesse Austin, 15-01.00; 3. Carl Pittman, 15-01.00; 7. Jaquarius Wilson, 14-01.25
Long Jump: Solomon Atosona, Stillman, 22-06.50
MSU: 10. Zachary Taylor, 21-05.50; 12. Arzell McCoy, 20-09.25; 19. Jesse Austin, 19-01.50; 22. Jaquarius Wilson, 18-03.00
Shot Put: Tautvydas Kieras, 54-06.50
Discus: Tautvydas Kieras, 196-11
MSU: 4. Jaquarius Wilson, 130-04; 6. Zachary Taylor, 123-00; 13. Jesse Austin, 99-05
Javelin: Curtis Thompson, 223-11
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