All Bulldog Men, Price-Weimer Advance to Quarterfinals

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Mississippi State

NCAA East Preliminary (O)

Charles Brockman III is the third athlete to break an MSU freshman record this year.

All Bulldog Men, Price-Weimer Advance to Quarterfinals

May 25, 2018 | Track & Field

Day 1 Results (PDF)

TAMPA, Fla. – Mississippi State advanced all eight men who ran on Thursday at the NCAA East Prelims to the quarterfinals of their event. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer joined the Bulldog men to give MSU nine athletes moving on to the next round of competition.

"Our kids ran very well," head coach Steve Dudley said. "We told them to run the race that got them here. A lot of people come in and are just happy to be here or try to do too much. Our kids ran to win their heats and that moved them through to Saturday."

MSU got off to a hot start on the track with all four of its athletes advancing in the men's 400m hurdles. Charles Brockman III crossed the line in 50.43, second in his heat and third overall. His time was a personal-best, a new MSU freshman record and fifth in school history.

Rasheed Tatham (50.87) and Malcum Tatum (50.95) also turned in personal bests, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. Vince Castillo took the final qualifying spot, advancing on time with a season-best 51.81 to finish 24^th.

Rhianwedd Price-Weimer finished second in her heat to automatically advance to the quarterfinals of the women's 1500m. She clocked a 4:17.63 which was ninth overall.

MSU's sprinters kept the men's streak going. Karson Kowalchuk ran a season-best 10.34 in the 100m, and Juston Waters clocked 46.53 in the 200m to move on.

In the men's 800m, Marco Arop won his heat with the third overall time. The freshman standout ran a 1:48.56. Dejon Devroe finished second in his heat to automatically advance with the No. 19 time.

All eight Bulldog men run their quarterfinals on Friday, while Price-Weimer's is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Willie-Lionel Reed and Ro'Derick Spears will kick off Friday for MSU with the 110m hurdles scheduled for an 11 a.m. CT start; however, weather is expected to force some schedule changes throughout the day.

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Women's Results
400m Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin, Kentucky, 54.78 (Q)
MSU: 46. Monica Mosley, 1:02.49

1500m: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire, 4:16.71 (Q)
MSU: 9. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer, 4:17.63 (Q)

800m: Fellan Ferguson, Clemson, 2:03.20 (Q)
MSU: 41. Alon Lewis, 2:09.52

Long Jump: Keturah Orji, Georgia, 6.40m (21-0.0) (Q)
MSU: 20. Alexis Farley, 5.96m (19-6.75)

10,000m: Dorcas Wasike, Louisville, 33:46.35 (Q)
MSU: 44. Stephanie Peterson, 37:07.77

Men's Results
400m Hurdles: Kenny Selmon, North Carolina, 48.98 (Q)
MSU: 3. Charles Brockman III, 50.43 (Q); 7. Rasheed Tatham, 50.87 (Q); 8. Malcum Tatum, 50.95 (Q); 24. Vince Castillo, 51.81 (q)

100m: Andre Ewers, Florida State, 10.08 (Q)
MSU: 21. Karson Kowalchuk, 10.34 (Q)

400m: Dwight St. Hillaire, Kentucky, 45.08 (Q)
MSU: 22. Juston Waters, 46.53 (Q)

800m: John Lewis, Clemson, 1:47.81 (Q)
MSU: 3. Marco Arop, 1:48.56 (Q); 19. Dejon Devroe, 1:49.47 (Q)