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Track & Field Brings Home Five Wins At Battle Of The Bayou
April 10, 2016 | Track & Field
BATON ROUGE, La. – Bringing home a total of five wins on Saturday, the Mississippi State track and field teams conclude the Battle of the Bayou.
“We performed well on Saturday,” MSU coach Steve Dudley said. “Numerous athletes broke personal-bests and captured wins. We're halfway through the season now and there is still a lot of work to be done for us to finish strong. We've had a solid start, but we can't give up now. The athletes have to continue to improve."
Clearing a personal-best 7-01 in the high jump, senior Seth Peace brought home first place in the event on Saturday.
Bringing home a first-place finish, Erica Bougard won the high jump after clearing 6-01.25. Her clearance was just short of her personal-best 6-02. Finishing eighth and ninth in the event was Logan Boss and Deja Givens. Boss cleared 5-07, while Givens, cleared 5-05.
Bougard also went on to throw a personal-best 132-05 in the javelin to finish sixth.
Another first-place finish was brought home by Curtis Thompson after throwing 243-04 in the javelin.
Throwing 185-03 in the hammer throw, Brianna Smith tossed her way to the second-best throw in MSU history. This was Smith's second appearance in the hammer throw for the Bulldogs. She finsihed sixth overall.
Running the third-best time in school history, Marta Freitas posted a time of 2:04.16 to finish first in the 800m run. Competing alongside Freitas was Ffion Price who finished fourth with the fourth-best time in program history clocking 2:06.89.
Alfred Larry ran 46.23 to bring home first place in the 400m dash. Behind Larry in fifth place was Dustin James II with a time of 47.49. In eighth was Rodrigo Rocha clocking a time of 48.04, while Vince Castillo finished ninth with a time of 48.07.
To finish second, Cornelia Griesche ran a personal-best 4:25.73 in the 1500m run, while teammate Antonia Hehr placed seventh with a time of 4:29.89. On the men's side, Andrew Monaghan placed fifth with a time of 3:52.42
Ro'Derick Spears recorded a time of 14.11 to finish second in the 110m hurdles, while Willie Reed earned sixth with a time of 14.74. Jaquarius Wilson finished seventh running a time of 15.75.
Reed also record a personal-best 24-07.75 in the long jump to capture fifth place.
Bougard clocked a time of 13.09 in her first 100m hurdles of the season placing third overall. Tiffany Flynn finished seventh in the event after running a personal-best time of 13.61.
In the triple jump, Flynn brought home a second-place finish after a leap of 40-03.50.
To finish eight in the pole vault, Carl Pittman cleared a personal-best 15-02.25.
The foursome of Rocha, Philip Smith, Lawrence Crawford and Charles Taylor posted a time of 40.12 to finish third in the men's 4x100m relay.
Rasheed Tatham, Juston Waters, Dustin James II and Vince Castillo made up the men's 4x400m relay that finished third with a time of 3:09.28.
Tying her personal-best 23.92 Shayla Luckett finished 14th in the 200m dash. Immediately behind Luckett was Kimari Martin in 15th with a personal-best 23.94.
MSU will return to action Thursday, April 14 for the South Alabama Invite in Mobile, Ala.
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Women's Results
100m Hurdles: Chanice Chase, LSU, 13.04
MSU: 2. Erica Bougard, 13.09; 7. Tiffany Flynn, 13.61; 9. Leah Lott, 13.94; 10. Ste'yce McNeil, 13.98; 15.. Zaria Tillman, 14.80
200m Dash: A'Keyla Mitchell, Kansas State, 22.94
MSU: 14. Shayla Luckett, 23.92; 15. Kimari Martin, 23.94; 34 Zaria Tillman, 26.53
400m Dash: Daye Shon Roberson, Oklahoma, 52.24
MSU: 17. Madison Milhoan, 59.55
800m Run: Marta Freitas, 2:04.16
MSU: 4. Ffion Price, 2:06.89; 24. Kaelin Kersh, 2:18.99
1500m Run: Morgan Schuetz, LSU, 4:24.14
MSU: 2. Cornelia Griesche, 4:25.73; 7. Antonia Hehr, 4:29.89; 21. Carly Terp, 4:52.84
4x400m Relay: LSU, 3:33.84
MSU: 12. Kaelin Kersh, Madison Milhoan, Cornelia Griesche, Antonia Hehr 4:06.14
High Jump: Erica Bougard, 6-01.25
MSU: 8. Logan Boss, 5-07; 9. Deja Givens, 5-05
Long Jump: Savannah Carson, Purdue, 21-01.50
MSU: 7. Leah Lott, 19-05.25; 18. Zaria Tillman, 16-08
Triple Jump: Shardia Lawrence, Kansas State, 42-06.75
MSU: 2. Tiffany Flynn, 40-03.50
Discus: Shadae Lawrence, Kansas State, 182-02 (55.52m)
MSU: 12. Haley Reynolds, 138-11 (42.34m)
Shot Put: Dani Winters, Kansas State, 56-11.50
MSU: 8. Haley Reynolds, 46-00; 10. Zaria Tillman, 33-00.25
Hammer Throw: Sara Savatovie, Kansas State, 212-05
MSU: 6. Brianna Smith, 185-03
Javelin: Avione Allgood, Oklahoma, 175-00
MSU: 6. Erica Bougard, 132-05
Men's Results
100m Dash: Ahmed Ali, Alabama, 10.27
MSU: 8. Philip Smith, 10.63; 14. Zachary Taylor, 10.92; 16. Marshall Nunn, 10.95; 10. Jerome Bazile, 11.16
110m Hurdles: Jordan Moore, LSU, 13.82
MSU: 2. Ro'Derick Spears, 14.11; 6. Willie Reed, 14.74; 7. Jaquarius Wilson, 15.75
200m Dash: Nick Gray, Ohio State, 20.51
MSU: 8. Philip Smith, 21.25; 9. Juston Waters, 21.42; 10. Charles Taylor, 21.50; 16. Rasheed Tatham, 22.03; 18. Ro'Derick Spears, 22.30; 19. Marshall Nunn, 22.33; 21. Jerome Bazile, 22.69
400m Dash: Alfred Larry, 46.23
MSU: 5. Dustin James II, 47.49; 8. Rodrigo Rocha, 48.04; 9. Vince Castillo, 48.07
800m Run: Blair Henderson, LSU, 1:48.35
MSU: 13. Patrick Monaghan, 1:52.22
1500m Run: Dajour Braxton, LSU, 3:48.74
MSU: 5. Andrew Monaghan, 3:52.42; J12. .T. Mackay, 4:02.83
3000m Steeplechase: Dylan Blankenbaker, Oklahoma, 9:00.75
MSU: 4. Pierce Rose, 10:05.81
4x100m Relay: LSU, 39.59
MSU: 3. Rodrigo Rocha, Philip Smith, Lawrence Crawford, Charles Taylor, 40.12
4x400m Relay: LSU, 3:04.59
MSU: 3. A) Rasheed Tatham, Juston Waters, Dustin James II, Vince Castillo, 3:09.28; 8. B) Charles Taylor, Philip Smith, Marshall Nunn and Jerome Bazile, 3:15.03.
High Jump: Seth Peace, 7-01
Long Jump: Ifeanyickukwu Otuonye, Kansas State, 25-02
MSU: 5. Willie Reed, 24-07.75; 8. Jaquarius Wilson, 22-11.25; 9. A.J. Ward, 22-10.50; 11. Zachary Taylor, 20-07.75
Pole Vault: Will Herscher, Alabama, 17-00.25
MSU: 8. Carl Pittman, 15-02.25
Discus: Kord Ferguson, Alabama, 195-02.50
MSU: 13. Jaquarius Wilson, 124-08.50 (38.01m); 14. Zachary Taylor, 112-07.75 (34.33m); 15. Willie Reed, 108-01.00 (32.94m)
Shot Put: JC Murasky, Ohio State, 65-08.25
MSU: 12. Jaquarius Wilson, 42-08.75
Javelin: Curtis Thompson, 243-04
MSU: 11. Willie Reed, 140-06; 12. 137-05Jaquarius Wilson; 13. Zachary Taylor, 134-11
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