Bulldog Track Advances Four, Breaks 16 Personal Bests at SEC Championships

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Rhianwedd Price-Weimer at SEC Championships

Rhianwedd Price-Weimer won the women's mile prelims.

Bulldog Track Advances Four, Breaks 16 Personal Bests at SEC Championships

February 24, 2018 | Track & Field

SEC Championships Results - Day 1 SEC Championships Team Scoring - Day 1 SEC Championships Finals Qualifiers

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Mississippi State's track and field program advanced four athletes to Sunday's finals at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday. Combined with those events that did not have preliminary rounds, the Bulldogs will compete in 13 events tomorrow.

While not all of them advanced, 14 athletes broke or matched 16 personal bests on the first day of competition. Terryon Conwell had his best day on the track in both of his events, finishing the 200m in 21.09 and the 60m dash in 6.77. Monica Mosley also set two new personal bests, completing the 60m in 8.37 and recording the fastest time of her career in the 400m. Her 54.48 in the 400m ranks fifth in school history.

"I'm a little disappointed in the number of athletes we advanced, but a lot of them ran better times than they had all season," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "You can't expect them to come in here, just because it's a big meet, and suddenly run times they never have before."

Tiffany Flynn was the first Bulldog to advance to tomorrow's finals, finishing eighth the 60m hurdles (8.24). She was followed by Rhianwedd Price-Weimer, who won the prelims in the mile with a time of 4:43.28.

On the men's side, two 800m runners advanced. Dejon Devroe, who entered the meet third in the SEC, and Daniel Nixon, who entered as the eighth-fastest competitor, moved on to tomorrow's final. Nixon's time of 1:49.21 was a personal best.

In the combined events, Tillman finished 13^th in the pentathlon, while Shayla Broughton placed 10th. Willie-Lionel Reed sits in seventh place midway through the heptathlon. He placed fourth in the 60m, long jump and high jump, but dropped to eighth in the shot put.

The SEC Indoor Championships wrap up tomorrow, beginning with the conclusion of the heptathlon at 2:30 p.m. CT. Live coverage on SEC Network picks up at 5 p.m. with Bulldogs in the women's weight throw, high jump and triple jump.

MSU will run in the finals of the women's 60m hurdles at 5:06 p.m. and the women's mile and 5:29 p.m. The final event of the heptathlon, the 1000m, will break finals action at 6:36 p.m. and be immediately followed by the men's 800m. The event concludes with the distance medley and 4x400m relays beginning at 7:58 p.m.

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Women's Results
Pentathlon: Taliyah Brooks, Arkansas, 4422
MSU: 10. Shayla Broughton, 3670; 13. Zaria Tillman, 3589

Pentathlon 60m Hurdles: Taliyah Brooks, Arkansas, 8.13 (1100 pts)
MSU: 7. Shayla Broughton, 8.59 (997 pts); 13. Zaria Tillman, 8.82 (948 pts)

Pentathlon High Jump: Stacey Destin, Alabama, 1.79m (5-10.5, 966 pts)
MSU: 9. Shayla Broughton, 1.70m (5-7.0, 855 pts) 14. Zaria Tillman, 1.49m (4-10.5, 610 pts)

Pentathlon Shot Put: Shaina Burns, Texas A&M, 13.78m (45-2.5, 779 pts)
MSU: 9. Zaria Tillman, 10.68m (35-0.5, 574 pts); 10. Shayla Broughton, 10.06m (33-0.25, 533 pts)

Pentathlon Long Jump: Taliyah Brooks, Arkansas, 6.27m (20-7.0, 934 pts)
MSU: 9. Shayla Broughton, 5.56m (18-3.0, 717 pts); 10. Zaria Tillman, 5.48m (17-11.75, 694 pts)

Pentathlon 800m: Nikki Stephens, Florida, 2:12.28 (932 pts)
MSU: 8. Zaria Tillman, 2:24.64 (763 pts); 13. Shayla Broughton, 2:40.39 (568 pts)

60m Hurdles (Qualifying): Tara Davis, Georgia, 8.03 (Q)
MSU: 8. Tiffany Flynn, 8.24 (Q); 14. Monica Mosley, 8.37; 16. Shayla Broughton, 8.43; 20. Alexis Farley, 8.71

60m (Qualifying): Mikiah Brisco, 7.17 (Q)
MSU: 35. Justice Sims, 7.71

Mile (Qualifying): Rhianwedd Price-Weimer, 4:43.28 (Q)
MSU: 16. Mia Meydrich, 5:00.04

Shot Put: Lloydricia Cameron, Florida, 17.65m (57-11.0)
MSU: 13. Alicia Viveros, 13.66m (44-9.75)

400m (Qualifying): Sydney McLaughlin, Kentucky, 50.97 (Q)
MSU: 19. Monica Mosley, 54.48; 26. Keturah Smith, 55.24

800m (Qualifying): Amber Tanner, Georgia, 2:07.38
MSU: 13. Alon Lewis, 2:10.69; Charlotte Cayton-Smith, DNF

200m (Qualifying): Kortnei Johnson, LSU, 22.88 (Q)
MSU: 31. Justice Sims, 24.35; 35. Riley White, 25.07

3000m: Karissa Schweizer, Missouri, 9:00,56
MSU: 9. Antonia Hehr, 9:44.31; 21. Katherine Badham, 10:06.38; 28. Alex Wallace, 10:40.64

Men's Results
Heptathlon (Day 1 Standings): Karl Saluri, 3275
MSU: 7. Willie-Lionel Reed, 2923

Heptathlon 60m: Karl Saluri, 6.87 (929 pts)
MSU: 4. Willie-Lionel Reed, 7.10 (847 pts)

Heptathlon Long Jump: Johannes Erm, Georgia, 7.56m (24-9.75, 950 pts)
MSU: 4. Willie-Lionel Reed, 6.92m (22-8.5, 795 pts)

Heptathlon Shot Put: Nathan Hite, Texas A&M, 14.51m (47-7.25, 760 pts)
MSU: 8. Willie-Lionel Reed, 11.20m (36-9.0, 558 pts)

Heptathlon High Jump: Rauno Liitman, Missouri, 1.97m (6-5.5, 776 pts)
MSU: 4. Willie-Lionel Reed, 1.91m (6-3.25, 723 pts)

60m Hurdles (Qualifying): Grant Holloway, Florida, 7.63 (Q)
MSU: 12. Ro'Derick Spears, 8.15; 13. Charles Brockman III, 8.16

60m (Qualifying): Hakim Sani-Brown, Florida, 6.65 (Q)
MSU: 13. Terryon Conwell, 6.77; 15. Karson Kowalchuk, 6.82

Mile (Qualifying): Sean Tobin, Ole Miss, 4:05.34 (Q)
MSU: 11. Aaron Phelps, 4:09.78; 18. Caden Foos, 4:16.23

400m (Qualifying): Akeem Bloomfield, Auburn, 45.76 (Q)
MSU: 22. Juston Waters, 47.38; 23. Brian Evans, 47.52; 27. Rasheed Tatham, 47.98; 29. Charles Brockman III, 48.26; 31. Malcum Tatum, 48.39

Long Jump: Will Williams, Texas A&M, 7.99m (26-2.75)
MSU: 13. Derrick Monroe, 7.33m (24-0.75)

High Jump: Shelby McEwen, Alabama, 2.24m (7-4.25)
MSU: 13. DeVantre Young, 2.10 (6-10.75); 16. Reggie Miller, 2.05m (6-8.75)

800m (Qualifying): Devin Dixon, Texas A&M, 1:47.97 (Q)
MSU: 2. Daniel Nixon, 1:49.21 (Q); 5. Dejon Devroe, 1:50.56 (Q); 13. Marco Arop, 1:52.09; 16. Kenya Small, 1:53.21

200m (Qualifying): Ncincilili Titi, South Carolina, 20.667 (Q)
MSU: 11. Terryon Conwell, 21.09; 13. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.20; 17. Stephan James, 21.57

3000m: Cameron Griffith, Arkansas, 7:54.19
MSU: 10. Stephen Jones, 8:15.06; 27. John Dalton Rohr, 8:40.88; 28. Eryk Yunk, 8:44.46