MSU Concludes First Day at #SECITF

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Mississippi State

SEC Indoor Championships (I)

The Bulldogs broke 10 personal bests on day one at #SECITF

MSU Concludes First Day at #SECITF

February 25, 2017 | Track & Field

Season Stats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – That's a wrap on day one from the SEC Indoor Championships. Competing against the nation's best, MSU set 10 personal bests on Friday.

The Price sisters stole the show at Vanderbilt, dominating the mile run prelim and both advancing to the final round Saturday. Rhianwedd won the event with a time of 4:41.01, while Ffion made it through with a fourth place finish and a time of 4:44.47.

In the pentathlon, Zaria Tillman and Shayla Broughton each set new personal best overall scores at 3,763 and 3,706 respectively. They both set new PRs in the long jump while competing in the pentathlon as well, leaping 5.90m (Broughton) and 5.71m (Tillman).

Marta Freitas made her 2017 debut, competing in the 3000m run. She grabbed a top 10 finish, running a time of 9:33.94. She will also compete in the DMR Saturday.

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On the men's side, Willie Reed and JaQuarius Wilson broke their PRs in the shot put while competing in the heptathlon. Wilson placed eighth in that event at 13.43m, while Reed tossed 11.96m for a 16^th place finish. Reed is currently in ninth place overall in the heptathlon and Wilson is 13^th, with three events remaining Saturday.

"We had some good performances today," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "SECs are always one of the most difficult meets of the year, because you are competing against literally the best athletes from around the country. We are excited for the opportunity to compete again tomorrow."

SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION (all times central)

Live Results
Video Stream
Venue : Vanderbilt Student Rec Center
Competing Teams : Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

WOMEN'S RESULTS (FRIDAY)

60m Dash Prelim: Aleia Hobbs, LSU, 7.21
MSU : 32. Justice Sims, 7.65!

400m Dash Prelim: Daina Harper, Arkansas, 51.77
MSU: 24. Keturah Smith, 55.26, 33. Monica Mosley, 56.34!

800m Prelim: Ceara Watson, Arkansas, 2:06.54
MSU: 14. Alon Lewis, 2:10.97, 20. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:16.72

Mile Run Prelim: Rhianwedd Price, 4:41.01Q
MSU: 7. Ffion Price, 4:44.47q, 21. Emma Tucker, 5:00.26

3000m Run: Karissa Schweizer, Missouri, 9:18.32
MSU: 9. Marta Freietas, 9:33.94, 11. Mia Meydrich, 9:38.52, 14. Antonia Hehr, 9:39.99

60mH Prelim: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, 8.06Q
MSU: 13. Tiffany Flynn, 8.42; 14. Leah Lott, 8.43

Long Jump: Sha'Keela Saunders, Kentucky, 6.82m
MSU: 11. Tiffany Flynn, 6.16m; 12. Leah Lott, 6.14m

Shot Put: Raven Saunders, 19.07m
MSU: 11. Haley Reynolds, 14.30

Indoor Pentathlon: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 4686
MSU: 10. Zaria Tillman, 3763!; 11. Shayla Broughton, 3706!

IPent 800m: Kara Lyles, South Carolina, 2:15.65
MSU: 12. Zaria Tillman, 2:25.89; 14. Shayla Broughton, 2:35.32!

IPent 60mH: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 8.04m
MSU: 8. Shayla Broughton, 8.64!, 10. Zaris Tillman, 8.73m

IPent High Jump: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 1.84m
MSU: Shayla Broughton, 1.63m, 13. Zaria Tillman, 1.57m

IPent Long Jump: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 6.49m
MSU: 5. Shayla Broughton, 5.90m!, 9. Zaria Tillman, 5.71m!

IPent Shot Put: Shaina Burns, Texas A&M, 13.63m
MSU: 9. Zaria Tillman, 10.89m, 13. Shayla Broughton, 9.57m

MEN'S RESULTS (FRIDAY)
400m Dash Prelim: Fred Kerley, Texas A&M, 44.94q
MSU: 7. Stephan James, 46.26q; 16. Juston Waters, 47.17; 27. Rasheed Tatham, 47.84; 30. Vince Castillo, 48.13; 31. Dustin James II, 48.18; 34. Charles Taylor, 48.37; 37. Josh Willingham, 49.01

800m Dash Prelim: Andres Arroyo, Florida, 1:48.64Q
MSU: 11. Daniel Nixon, 1:51.51

3000m: Jack Bruce, Arkansas, 7:58.61
MSU: 16. Stephen Jones, 8:31.84

Long Jump: KeAndre Bates, 8.04m
MSU: Willie Reed, 7.45m

Heptathlon: Lindon Victor, Texas A&M, 3380
MSU: 9. Willie Reed, 3040; 13. JaQuarius Wilson, 2845
(Three events Saturday)

Hept 60m Dash: Devon Williams, Georgia, 6.80
MSU: 10. Willie Reed, 7.13; 13. JaQuarius Wilson, 7.27

Hept High Jump: Lindon Victor, Texas A&M, 2.00m
MSU: 9. Willie Reed, 1.85m; 10. JaQuarius Wilson, 1.85m

Hept Long Jump: Karl Saluri, Georgia, 7.60m
MSU: 3. Willie Reed, 7.37m; 15. JaQuarius Wilson, 6.48m

Hept Shot Put: Lindon Victor, Texas A&M, 16.02m
MSU: 8. JaQuarius Wilson, 13.43m!; 16. Willie Reed, 11.96m!

Meet Schedule
Field Events
Saturday
10:45 AM       Hept Pole Vault M (Reed, Wilson)
11:00 AM       High Jump W (Boss, Broughton)
12:00 PM        Weight Throw W (Reynolds, Smith)
2:00 PM          Triple Jump W (Farley, Flynn)
2:00 PM          Triple Jump M (Bourreau)

Running Events
Saturday
10:00 AM       Hept 60m H M (Reed, Wilson)
2:00 PM          60m H Finals W (TBD)
2:20 PM          60m Finals W (TBD)
2:40 PM          Hept 1k M (Reed, Wilson)
2:50 PM          Mile Run Finals W (TBD)
3:10 PM          400m Finals W (TBD)
3:20 PM          400m Finals M (TBD)
3:30 PM          5k Finals W (Fair, Hehr, Meydrich, Peterson, K. Terp, C. Terp)
3:55 PM          800m Finals W (TBD)
4:05 PM          800m Finals M (TBD)
4:15 PM          200m Finals W (TBD)
4:35 PM          5k Finals M (Mackay)
5:00 PM          DMR W (TBD)
5:15 PM          DMR M (TBD)
5:30 PM          4 X 400 W (TBD)
5:50 PM          4 X 400 M (TBD)

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