Three Former Bulldogs Qualify For World Championships
July 10, 2017 | Track & Field
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Three Bulldog national champions have earned the right to compete for World Championships after elite performances in their respective national competitions.
Eight-time All-American Erica Bougard punched her ticket after placing second in the USA Track & Field national championship heptathlon. Bougard owns both the outdoor heptathlon and indoor pentathlon Mississippi State records, and became the first Bulldog multi to ever win an NCAA crown when she took first in the indoor pentathlon in 2013.
2016 1500m NCAA Champion and 2016 Olympian Marta Freitas also earned a spot representing her native country of Portugal, owning the best 1500m time this season. Freitas is also a three-time SEC Champion and one of just two cross country All-Americans in program history.
2014 800m NCAA Champion Brandon McBride won his fourth Canadian national title in the 800m to earn a spot in London. McBride also competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, making it all the way to the semifinal round with a time of 1:45.99.
The three Bulldog legends will be joined by current signee Anderson Peters, who threw a then personal best 84.81m in the javelin at the Grenada national championships to earn a spot in the World Championships competition.
The 2017 IAAF World Championships will be held Aug. 4-13 in London, United Kingdom. The competition will take place in the 2012 Olympic Stadium located in Stratford, London.
"Marta, Erica and Brandon are three of the most successful athletes to ever come through our program," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "I am so happy to see each of them continuing their careers and making it to one of the biggest stages our sport has to offer. I am also really excited about the future of our program. Anderson Peters is an elite athlete, and is proving that by qualifying for the World Championships before he ever even competes in his first collegiate meet. I am so happy for all of them, and cannot wait to root them on in London."
For more information on the MSU track and field team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
Eight-time All-American Erica Bougard punched her ticket after placing second in the USA Track & Field national championship heptathlon. Bougard owns both the outdoor heptathlon and indoor pentathlon Mississippi State records, and became the first Bulldog multi to ever win an NCAA crown when she took first in the indoor pentathlon in 2013.
2016 1500m NCAA Champion and 2016 Olympian Marta Freitas also earned a spot representing her native country of Portugal, owning the best 1500m time this season. Freitas is also a three-time SEC Champion and one of just two cross country All-Americans in program history.
2014 800m NCAA Champion Brandon McBride won his fourth Canadian national title in the 800m to earn a spot in London. McBride also competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, making it all the way to the semifinal round with a time of 1:45.99.
The three Bulldog legends will be joined by current signee Anderson Peters, who threw a then personal best 84.81m in the javelin at the Grenada national championships to earn a spot in the World Championships competition.
The 2017 IAAF World Championships will be held Aug. 4-13 in London, United Kingdom. The competition will take place in the 2012 Olympic Stadium located in Stratford, London.
"Marta, Erica and Brandon are three of the most successful athletes to ever come through our program," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "I am so happy to see each of them continuing their careers and making it to one of the biggest stages our sport has to offer. I am also really excited about the future of our program. Anderson Peters is an elite athlete, and is proving that by qualifying for the World Championships before he ever even competes in his first collegiate meet. I am so happy for all of them, and cannot wait to root them on in London."
For more information on the MSU track and field team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
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