MSU Showcases Young Talent In Birmingham

Friday, January 13

Birmingham, Ala.

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Mississippi State

Blazer Invite

Day one saw 18 freshmen make their debut

MSU Showcases Young Talent In Birmingham

January 13, 2017 | Track & Field

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Fresh faces were scattered across the Birmingham Sportplex Friday as Mississippi State began the 2017 Indoor campaign.

A grand total of 18 freshmen made their Bulldog debut in the Blazer Invitational, and the talent was evident from the onset.

The Bulldogs demonstrated why the program has developed a strong reputation in the distance medley relay, winning the event despite the departure of All-American Brandon McBride. The youthful team of Aaron Phelps, Brian Evans, Micah Ryan and Eryk Yunk took first with a time of 10:20.57. All four participants were competing for the first time as Bulldogs.

MSU also took home first place in the 4x400m relay. The team, consisting of Juston Waters, Stephan James, Dustin James II and Joshua Willingham, ran a time of 3:14.29. The Bulldogs finished a full five seconds ahead of runner-up Alabama State (3:19.81).

Senior Leah Lott got her final season started on a good note, winning the long jump with a leap of 5.81m.

The women's relay teams also had a fantastic day, taking first and second in the DMR. The squad of Emma Tucker, Monica Mosley, Rhianwedd Price and Mia Meydrich edged out their teammates with a time of 11:45.51. The runner-up team consisted of Antonia Hehr, Kaelin Kersh, Ffion Price and Shannon Fair, and finished in 11:49.00.

"It was really great to get back out there and start to see what a lot of these kids are made of," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "This was a great start to the season for us, and I thought our freshmen really handled themselves well today. We have some things we need to tune up, but I am really excited about what this team can accomplish. We are going to get back out here tomorrow and get after it."

MSU will begin again tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., competing in an additional 12 events.

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Women's Results (Friday)

1 Mile Run : Dana Dillistone, Southern Miss, 5:00.36
MSU : 6. Kristy Terp, 5:09.74; 7. Carly Terp, 5:13.05; 17. Alex Wallace, 5:24.61

60m Dash (Prelim) : J'Nea Bellamy, UCF, 7.50Q
MSU : 5. Justice Sims, 7.71Q; 6. McKenzie Ethridge, 7.78Q

60m Dash (Finals) : J'Nea Bellamy, UCF, 7.47
MSU : 6. Justice Sims, 7.73; 8. McKenzie Ethridge, 7.78

300m Dash : Tiffany Townsend, adidas, 37.70
MSU : 4. Alon Lewis, 39.63; 12. McKenzie Ethridge, 40.71; 39. Justice Sims, 42.89;

500m Dash : Taylor Washington, adidas, 1:12.52
MSU : 3. Keturah Smith, 1:15.95

3000m Run : Daphney Stanford, Southern Miss, 9:59.32
MSU : 5. Stephanie Peterson, 10:22.02

60m Hurdles (Prelims) : Jacquelyn Coward, 8.12Q
MSU : 3. Leah Lott, 8.54Q; 5. Tiffany Flynn, 8.70Q; 14. Zaria Tillman, 8.94; 23. Shayla Broughton, 9.24; 24. Alexis Farley, 9.27

60m Hurdles (Finals) : Christina Manning, 8.03
MSU : 3. Leah Lott, 8.45; 5. Tiffany Flynn, 8.48

4x400m Relay : Empire Athletics, 3:42.33
MSU : 2. Alon Lewis, Monica Mosley, Keturah Smith, Ffion Price, 3:46.83; 10. Rhianwedd Price, Mckenzie Ethridge, Kaelin Kersh, Emma Tucker, 4:01.37

Distance Medley Relay : Emma Tucker, Monica Mosley, Rhianwedd Price, Mia Meydrich, 11:45.51
MSU : 2. Antonia Hehr, Kaelin Kersh, Ffion Price, Shannon Fair, 11:49.00

High Jump : Clarissa Cutliff, FIU, 1.74m
MSU : 4. Shayla Broughton, 1.64m; 18. Zaria Tillman, 1.54m

Long Jump : Leah Lott, 5.81m
MSU : 6. Shayla Broughton, 5.54m

Triple Jump : Cristina Aldana, Shorter, 12.27m
MSU : 3. Alexis Farley, 12.22m

Shot Put : LaPorscha Wells, Georgia State, 15.27m
MSU : 3. Haley Reynolds, 14.36; 12. Madelyn Lee, 12.20m

Weight Throw : LaPorscha Wells, Georgia State, 21.06m
MSU : 5. Brianna Smith, 18.54m; 31. Madelyn Lee, 13.76

Men's Results (Friday)

1 Mile Run : Ben Bryant, Samford, 4:15.78
MSU : 4. Stephen Jones, 4:25.16; 6. Micah Ryan, 4:30.36

500m Dash : Kyle Clemons, adidas, 1:03.47
MSU : 2. Rasheed Tatham, 1:03.88; 4. Brian Evans, 1:04.87; 5. Josh Willingham, 1:04.90; 11. Vince Castillo, 1:05.83;

60m Dash (Prelims) : Lester Miller, Shorter, 6.68Q
MSU : Charles Taylor, 6.82a; 7. Phillip Smith, 6.91q; 14. Juston Waters, 7.02

60m Dash (Finals) : Lester Miller, Shorter, 6.67
MSU : 4. Charles Taylor, 6.81; 6. Phillip Smith, 6.91

60m Hurdles (Prelims) : Michael Nicholls, New Orleans, 8.00Q
MSU : 4. Herbert Wise III, 8.24Q; 7. Willie Reed, 8.27q

60m Hurdles (Finals) ; Michael Nicholls, New Orleans, 7.96
MSU : 3. Herbert Wise III, 8.11; 6. Willie Reed, 8.33

1000m Run : Darrion Hampton, Jackson State, 2:33.79
MSU : 2. Freddie Jackson, 2:33.94

300m Dash : Steve Gardiner, adidas, 33.45
MSU : 4. Phillip Smith, 33:93; 5. Charles Taylor, 34:09; 7. Stephan James, 34:26; 9. Juston Waters, 34:43

600m Run : Alex Amankwah, 1:17.51
MSU : 2. Daniel Nixon, 1:19.96; 4. Dustin James II, 1:21.19

Distance Medley Relay : Aaron Phelps, Brian Evans, Micah Ryan, Eryk Yunk, 10:20.57

3000m Run : David Little, Southern Miss, 8:37.68
MSU : 2. JT Mackay, 8:42.13; 3. Zach Weaver, 9:10.00; 5. Tristan Orman, 9:20.20; 6. Blake Beavers, 9:31.79

4x400m Relay : Juston Waters, Stephan James, Dustin James II, Joshua Willingham, 3:14.29
High Jump : Kris Kornegay-Gobey, 7-03.00 (2.21m)
MSU: 8. Clark Griffith, 6-02.75 (1.90m); 12. JaQuarius Wilson, 6-00.75 (1.85m)

Shot Put : Matt Weinhold, South Alabama, 51-06.25 (15.70m)
MSU : 11. JaQuarius Wilson, 42-05.25 (12.93m)

Long Jump : Marquis Barnes, Samford, 23-10.00 (7.26m)
MSU: 3. Willie Reed, 22-09.25 (6.94m)

Saturday Schedule
9:00 a.m. – Weight Throw (Madelyn Lee, Brianna Smith)
9:00 a.m. – Shot Put (Clark Griffith)
10:00 a.m. – Long Jump (JaQuarius Wilson)
10:00 a.m. – Long Jump (Zaria Tillman)
10:30 a.m. – 400m (Vince Castillo, Dustin James II, Rasheed Tatham)
Noon – 60m H Prelims (Tiffany Flynn, Leah Lott, Zaria Tillman)
Noon – 60m H Prelims (JaQuarius Wilson, Herbert Wise)
1:00 p.m. – Shot Put (Haley Reynolds)
1:15 p.m. – 60m H Finals (TBD)
2:00 p.m. – Pole Vault (Clark Griffith, JaQuarius Wilson)
4:45 p.m. – 4x400m (Herbert Wise, Dustin James, Vince Castillo, Rasheed Tatham)