Rising sophomore Marco Arop took silver behind former Bulldog Brandon McBride in the men's 800m.
Bulldog Student-Athletes Shine at NACAC Games
August 13, 2018 | Track & Field
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Current and former Mississippi State track and field athletes won four medals at the NACAC Games in Toronto, Ont., over the weekend.
Curtis Thompson (United States) and Anderson Peters (Grenada) threw the javelin while Marco Arop joined fellow Canadian and former Bulldog Brandon McBride in the men's 800m finals.
"We are extremely proud of what these athletes accomplished this week," head coach Steve Dudley said. "They performed well on a big stage and showed what our program is capable of. I think it was extremely special for Brandon and Marco to be running in Canada and finish they way they did."
McBride and Arop trailed Puerto Rican Wesley Vazquez entering the final turn, but McBride made his move coming onto the straightaway to take the lead. Arop would also run Vazquez down in the final 100m to take second place.
"Marco had a crazy good kick down the stretch – he was even closing on Brandon," Dudley said. "When they came out of that turn in second and third, the fans were going crazy, and I think that really helped push him to the line."
In the javelin, Peters led from his very first throw with a mark of 78.67m (258-1). That alone would have been enough to win, but on his third attempt he improved to 79.65m (261-4). Thompson was quickly into second place after the first round, but faltered in the second. On his third throw, the senior launched the implement 76.02m (249-5) to claim the silver medal.
"I'm extremely proud of those two," throws coach April Thomas said. "That's a season-best for Curtis after redshirting the NCAA season, and Anderson had some throws that were pushing 85 or 86m in warmups."
Two more Bulldogs were in action at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany, over the week. Nicolas Quijera competed in the javelin, but did not advance to the finals. Former MSU athlete and NCAA 1500m Champion Marta Pen Freitas placed sixth in that event with a time of 4:06.54.
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'.
Curtis Thompson (United States) and Anderson Peters (Grenada) threw the javelin while Marco Arop joined fellow Canadian and former Bulldog Brandon McBride in the men's 800m finals.
"We are extremely proud of what these athletes accomplished this week," head coach Steve Dudley said. "They performed well on a big stage and showed what our program is capable of. I think it was extremely special for Brandon and Marco to be running in Canada and finish they way they did."
McBride and Arop trailed Puerto Rican Wesley Vazquez entering the final turn, but McBride made his move coming onto the straightaway to take the lead. Arop would also run Vazquez down in the final 100m to take second place.
"Marco had a crazy good kick down the stretch – he was even closing on Brandon," Dudley said. "When they came out of that turn in second and third, the fans were going crazy, and I think that really helped push him to the line."
In the javelin, Peters led from his very first throw with a mark of 78.67m (258-1). That alone would have been enough to win, but on his third attempt he improved to 79.65m (261-4). Thompson was quickly into second place after the first round, but faltered in the second. On his third throw, the senior launched the implement 76.02m (249-5) to claim the silver medal.
"I'm extremely proud of those two," throws coach April Thomas said. "That's a season-best for Curtis after redshirting the NCAA season, and Anderson had some throws that were pushing 85 or 86m in warmups."
Two more Bulldogs were in action at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany, over the week. Nicolas Quijera competed in the javelin, but did not advance to the finals. Former MSU athlete and NCAA 1500m Champion Marta Pen Freitas placed sixth in that event with a time of 4:06.54.
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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