Mississippi State
South Alabama Invite (O)
Taylor Wins First Decathlon Of The Year
April 15, 2016 | Track & Field
MOBILE, Ala. – With a strong finish, Zachary Taylor clinched first in the decathlon scoring 6,600 points at the South Alabama Invitational.
“This was a great two days to see where our multi athletes are this point of the season,” MSU coach Steve Dudley said. “I'm proud of Zach and the others on their accomplishments this weekend, but there is still more to get done for them to get to the point where they need to be.”
Coming into day two in fifth place in the decathlon, Taylor ran a time of 16.14 in the 110m hurdles scoring 717 points. He threw 114-11.75 to earn 564 points in the discus. Clearing 13-01.50, Taylor captured 617 points in the pole vault. He threw 153-00 for 539 points and posted a time of 4:30.02 in the 1500m run to finish first and claim the overall win in the decathlon.
Not far behind Taylor were teammates Willie Reed in fourth with 6,319 points and Jaquarius Wilson in fifth with 6,061 points.
With a time of 14.71, Reed had the fastest time in the decathlon 110m hurdles. He earned 885 points from his time. Reed threw a personal-best 109-03 in the discus before clearing 11-09.75 in the pole vault. Collecting 379 points, Reed threw 116-09.75 in the javelin and went on to run 5:26.98 in the 1500m run.
Wilson opened day two of the decathlon clocking a time of 15.14 in the 110m hurdles earning 833 points before throwing 127-09 for 643 points in the discus. Wilson was unable to clear in the pole vault, but he went on to throw 141-08 in the javelin recording 488 points. To conclude the decathlon, Wilson ran a time of 4:51.40 to score 610 points.
Zaria Tillman concluded her first heptathlon collecting 3,532 points to finish 11th. She had a jump of 15-07 in the long jump before throwing 72-02.75 in the javelin. Tillman conclude the event scoring 621 points after clocking a time of 2:35.86 in the 800m run.
The third and final day of the South Alabama Invite will begin with Tiffany Flynn, Leah Lott and Ste'yce McNeil in the 100m hurdles at 11:30 a.m. CT. Starting action in the field Saturday will be Brianna Smith in the hammer throw at 9:30 a.m.
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Women's Results
Heptathlon: Hannah Hensely, UAB, 4,845 points
MSU: 11. Zaria Tillman, 3,532 points
Heptathlon Long Jump: Hannah Hensely, UAB, 21-05.25 (738 points)
MSU: 12. Zaria Tillman, 15-07 (498 points)
Heptathlon Javelin Throw: Selena Popp Samford, 109-11 (543 points)
MSU: 11. Zaria Tillman, 72-02.75 (326 points)
Heptathlon 800m Run: Hannah Hensely, UAB, 2:26.62 (736 points)
MSU: 7. Zaria Tillman, 2:35.86 (621 points)
Men's Results
Decathlon: Zachary Taylor, 6,600 points
MSU: 4. Willie Reed, 6,319 points; 5. Jaquarius Wilson, 6,061 points
Decathlon 110m Hurdles: Willie Reed, 14.71 (885 points)
MSU: 3. Jaquarius Wilson, 15.14 (833 points); 6. Zachary Taylor, 16.14 (717 points)
Decathlon Discus Throw: Jaquarius Wilson, 127-09(643 points)
MSU: 5. Zachary Taylor, 114-11.75 (564 points) ; 7. Willie Reed, 109-03 (530 points)
Decathlon Pole Vault:
MSU: Zachary Taylor, 13-01.50 (617 points); Willie Reed, 11-09.75 (509 points); Jaquarius Wilson, NH
Decathlon Javelin Throw: Zachary Taylor, 153-00 (539 points);
MSU: 2. Jaquarius Wilson, 141-08 (488 points); 9. Willie Reed, 116-09.75 (379 points)
Decathlon 1500m Run: Zachary Taylor, 4:30.02 (744 points)
MSU: 2. Jaquarius Wilson, 4:51.40 (610 points); 9. Willie Reed, 5:26.98 (414 points)
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