MSU Track Bounces Back with 21 Personal Bests in Clemson, Nashville

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Alon Lewis was one of 15 Bulldogs to Break Personal Bests.

MSU Track Bounces Back with 21 Personal Bests in Clemson, Nashville

February 10, 2018 | Track & Field

Tiger Paw Invitational Final Results Music City Challenge Final Results

CLEMSON, S.C./NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Head coach Steve Dudley's message to his athletes last night was to turn up the effort, and the Mississippi State track and field program responded on Saturday with a combined 15 personal bests and 16 Top 10 finishes.

"I told them this morning, I'd noticed some lack of attention to detail and that they didn't seem to be competing with heart," Dudley said. "And I told them if they got the right attitude back, they'd be able to accomplish what didn't seem possible."

The Bulldogs began to turn the corner in the first running event in Clemson. Charlotte Cayton-Smith took fifth in the 800m, while Alon Lewis followed in 10^th with a personal-best of 2:10.69. The 800m success continued for the men as Dejon Devroe took second and Kenya Small finished ninth.

MSU's women would pick up two more Top 10's in the Tiger Paw Invitational's field events. Logan Boss finished third in the high jump, while Tiffany Flynn took sixth in the triple jump. Alexis Farley just missed the Top 10, finishing 11^th with a season-best leap of 12.59m (41-3.75).

Bulldogs set new 19 new personal-bests at the Music City Challenge in Nashville. Alyssa Staubach trimmed her 800m time. Katherine Badham shaved nearly four seconds off her mile, and Alex Wallace finished more than 2.5 seconds faster in the 3000m.

Distance runners Rhianwedd Price-Weimer and Antonia Hehr finished second and third respectively in their events. Stephen Jones took sixth in the men's 3000m, and Aaron Phelps finished fifth in the mile while moving into third in school-history at 4:07.52. All four men's milers set new personal bests.

Shayla Broughton broke her personal-best in the 60m hurdles twice, advancing to the finals where she finished in 8.42 seconds for sixth place.

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Women's Results (Saturday at Clemson)
High Jump: Stacey Destin, Alabama, 1.85m (6-0.75)
MSU: 3. Logan Boss, 1.80m (5-10.75)

800m: Sammy Watson, Texas A&M, 2:03.42
MSU: 5. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:07.40; 10. Alon Lewis, 2:10.69

Triple Jump: Marie-Josee Ebwea-Bile, Kentucky, 13.44m (44-1.25)
MSU: 6. Tiffany Flynn, 12.81m (42-0.25); 11. Alexis Farley, 12.59m (41-3.75)

4x400m Relay: Southern California, 3:27.56
MSU: 16. Monica Mosley, Keturah Smith, Alon Lewis, Riley White – 3:54.34

Women's Results (Saturday at Vanderbilt)
3000m: Bridget Blake, Michigan State, 9:24.18
MSU: 3. Antonia Hehr, 9:36.00; 21. Kristy Terp, 10:01.60; 22. Alex Wallace, 10:01.68

Mile: Rachel Pocratsky, Virginia Tech, 4:34.01
MSU: 2. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer, 4:38.75; 23. Katherine Badham, 5:04.19

800m: Titania Markland, Minnesota, 2:07.12
MSU: 34. Alyssa Staubach, 2:18.24

Shot Put: Janeah Stewart, Ole Miss, 17.10m (56-1.25)
MSU: 15. Alicia Viveros, 13.75m (45-1.5); 18. Chardae Tryon, 13.56m (44-6.0); 34. Zaria Tillman, 10.81m (35-5.75); 36. Shayla Broughton, 9.34m (30-7.75)

60m Hurdles (Prelims): Chantel Ray, Ohio State, 8.40 (Q)
MSU: 6. Shayla Broughton, 8.59 (Q); 19. Zaria Tillman, 8.84

60m Hurdles (Finals): Chantel Ray, Ohio State, 8.25
MSU: 6. Shayla Broughton, 8.42

60m (Prelims): Cera Chavez, Memphis, 7.42 (Q)
MSU: 19. Justice Sims, 7.70; 28. Jaylah Bailey, 7.89

60m (Finals): Cera Chavez, Memphis, 7.37

Men's Results (Saturday at Clemson)
800m: Devin Dixon, Texas A&M, 1:47.37
MSU: 2. Dejon Devroe, 1:48.43; 9. Kenya Small, 1:51.20; 11. Daniel Nixon, 1:51.29

High Jump: Randall Cunningham, Southern California, 2.26m (7-5.0)
MSU: t12. DeVantre Young, 2.05m (6-8.75); 17. Reggie Miller, 2.00m (6-6.75)

200m: Dylan Peebles, NC State, 20.87
MSU: 11. Terryon Conwell, 21.38; 18. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.93

4x400m Relay: Southern California, 3:01.98
MSU: 6. Juston Waters, Stephan James, Marco Arop, Rasheed Tatham - 3:08.49; 10. Malcum Tatum, Dejon Devroe, Kenya Small, Daniel Nixon - 3:14.63

Men's Results (Saturday at Vanderbilt)
3000m: Morgan Beadlescomb, Michigan State, 8:10.23
MSU: 6. Stephen Jones, 8:14.96; 34. John Dalton Rohr, 8:35.26; 36. Eryk Yunk, 8:40.81; 42. Benjamin Craw, 8:55.53

*Mile: Luke Landis, Ohio State, 4:06.31.
MSU: 5. Aaron Phelps, 4:07.52; 11. Caden Foos, 4:09.88; 22. Lake Spradling, 4:16.90; 33. Quintin Reiser, 4:21.68

Triple Jump: John Warren, Southern Miss, 16.13m (52-11.0)
MSU: 5. Gralyn Jones, 14.62 (47-11.75)

60m Hurdles (Prelims): Will Agodu, Michigan State, 7.98 (Q)
MSU: 9. Charles Brockman III, 8.16; 12. Herbert Wise III, 8.26

60m Hurdles (Finals): Will Agodu, Michigan State, 7.88

400m: Warren Hazel, Southern Illinois, 46.79
MSU: 10. Brian Evans, 47.72; 11. Charles Brockman III, 48.08; 14. Joshua Willingham, 48.53; 23. Vince Castillo, 49.21

800m: Patrick Joseph, Virginia Tech, 1:49.40
MSU: 24. Freddie Jackson III, 1:55.13

*Corrected mile results are now official