Hurdlers Highlight First Day of Pepsi Florida Relays

Thursday, March 29

Gainesville, Fla.

All Day

Mississippi State

Pepsi Florida Relays (O)

Charles Brockman III posted the seventh-fastest 400m hurdles time in the NCAA entering the weekend.

Hurdlers Highlight First Day of Pepsi Florida Relays

March 29, 2018 | Track & Field

Day 1 Results

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mississippi State's first day at the Pepsi Florida Relays was highlighted by three Top 10 finishes in the open 400m hurdles.

Running alongside professionals, Charles Brockman placed eighth and was the top collegiate finisher with a personal-best time of 51.26. That time is the seventh-best in the NCAA entering the weekend.

Rasheed Tatham finished second among collegiate athletes, and Vince Castillo took sixth in the event. On the women's side, Monica Mosley was the third collegiate finisher, running a 59.82.

"We started the day well with our sprints and hurdles," head coach Steve Dudley said. "I was happy with the consistency we've seen from our javelin men and the sprint groups, but we have room to be faster. And we'll need to be faster to do what we want to at SECs and the postseason."

Riley White led off for the Bulldogs, running the 200m in a personal-best time of 24.87 wind-aided. On the men's side of the event. Juston Waters placed fifth and was closely followed by Karson Kowalchuk who set a new personal best, running a wind-aided 21.16 to finish 11^th. Herbert Wise III also set a personal best, finishing with a wind-aided time of 22.49.

In the 400m, Daniel Nixon and Kenya Small finished 12^th and 13^th, respectively. Small turned in a personal-best time of 49.60.

After a break for the high school running events, Anderson Peters and Nicolas Quijera stepped on the runway for the javelin. Peters won the event, comfortably, with an 81.57m (267-7) throw. Quijera trailed him in second, launching the implement 75.78m (248-7).

To close the evening, Shannon Fair placed third in the 5000m. On the men's side, both Stephen Jones, who placed third, and JT Mackay set new personal bests. Jones took third in 14:16.50.

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Women's Results
200m (Open): Sydney McLaughlin, Kentucky, 22.39
MSU: 52. Riley White, 24.87^w

400m Hurdles (Open): Noelle Montcalm, Windsor, 57.24
MSU: 3. Monica Mosley, 59.82

5000m (Collegiate): Avery Bussjager, Kentucky, 16:46.29
MSU: 3. Shannon Fair, 16:55.40; 22. Alex Wallace, 17:57.57

Men's Results
200m (Open): Kwantreyl McConico, Tennessee, 20.56
MSU: 5. Juston Waters, 20.87^w; 11. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.16; 14. Stephan James, 21.37^w; 24. Brian Evans, 21.64^w; 40. Ro'Derick Spears, 22.04^w; 52. Herbert Wise III, 22.49^w

400m (Open): Myles Banfield, Albany, 47.74
MSU: 12. Daniel Nixon, 49.42; 13. Kenya Small, 49.60

400m Hurdles (Open): Charles Brockman III, 51.26
MSU: 2. Rasheed Tatham, 51.69; 6. Vince Castillo, 52.73

Javelin (Collegiate): Anderson Peters, 81.57m (267-7)
MSU: 2. Nicolas Quijera, 75.78m (248-7)

5000m (Collegiate): Nathan Jones, McNeese State, 14:02.59
MSU: 3. Stephen Jones, 14:16.50; 15. JT Mackay, 14:48.86