MSU is inside the Top 25 in four individual events.
Bulldog Men No. 21 in Latest USTFCCCA Rankings
April 30, 2018 | Track & Field
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Coming off of a historic weekend at the Penn Relays that saw two school records and three relay crowns including two Championships of America, Mississippi State's men's track and field program came in at No. 21 in this week's United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings.
"I think we made a big statement with the wheels we won this weekend," head coach Steve Dudley said. "We should probably be a little higher, but most of our big marks came in non-NCAA events."
Despite dropping five spots in the overall rankings, MSU remains inside the Top 25 in four events in the latest #EventSquad rankings. The Bulldogs boast the nation's second-best 400m hurdles group, averaging 51.54, with three athletes among the Top 40 individuals. Texas A&M leads with a 50.73 average.
State rates No. 5 in the 110m hurdles, with Arkansas the only SEC team ranked higher. The Bulldogs' average is just 0.01 seconds off the Razorbacks' pace.
The four athletes on the school-record setting 4x800m relay team that won the Championship of America combined to rank eighth in the 800m. Marco Arop and Dejon Devroe lead that group at Nos. 15 and 16 in the NCAA in the 800m.
MSU averages 47.49 in the 400m and is No. 18 nationally. State's javelin duo is not eligible for #EventSquad rankings since MSU does not field four athletes in the event; however, Anderson Peters and Nicolas Quijera would average out to 80.85m (265-3) which is 13.23m (43-5) more than the current No. 1 team.
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'.
"I think we made a big statement with the wheels we won this weekend," head coach Steve Dudley said. "We should probably be a little higher, but most of our big marks came in non-NCAA events."
Despite dropping five spots in the overall rankings, MSU remains inside the Top 25 in four events in the latest #EventSquad rankings. The Bulldogs boast the nation's second-best 400m hurdles group, averaging 51.54, with three athletes among the Top 40 individuals. Texas A&M leads with a 50.73 average.
State rates No. 5 in the 110m hurdles, with Arkansas the only SEC team ranked higher. The Bulldogs' average is just 0.01 seconds off the Razorbacks' pace.
The four athletes on the school-record setting 4x800m relay team that won the Championship of America combined to rank eighth in the 800m. Marco Arop and Dejon Devroe lead that group at Nos. 15 and 16 in the NCAA in the 800m.
MSU averages 47.49 in the 400m and is No. 18 nationally. State's javelin duo is not eligible for #EventSquad rankings since MSU does not field four athletes in the event; however, Anderson Peters and Nicolas Quijera would average out to 80.85m (265-3) which is 13.23m (43-5) more than the current No. 1 team.
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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