Arop Wins 800m, Men Finish Fifth At Razorback Invitational

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Marco Arop won the 800m to help MSU's men finish in fifth place at the Razorback Invitational.

Arop Wins 800m, Men Finish Fifth At Razorback Invitational

January 26, 2019 | Track & Field

Final Results (PDF)

by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In his first collegiate 800m race since finishing second at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Mississippi State's Marco Arop picked up right where he left off.

The sophomore earned 10 valuable points for the Bulldogs on Saturday to help MSU's men finish fifth with 47 points at the Razorback Invitational at Arkansas' Randal Tyson Track Center. Dejon Devroe finished fourth, while Daniel Nixon finished seventh to total 17 points for State in the event. In the women's 800m, Charlotte Cayton-Smith earned a third-place finish to earn six points for the women, who finished ninth with 17.5 points.

"This weekend gave us an opportunity to see how we stack up against some of the best teams in the nation," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "We got better in areas, but we also saw some spots where we can continue to grow. Marco, Dejon and Daniel were crucial to our men finishing fifth today, and I thought Charlotte did a great job in her race as well. We're getting closer and closer to being where we want to be, and we're going to use these next two weeks before our next meets to keep getting better."

A day after setting a personal best in the weight throw, sophomore Alicia Viveros threw a personal-best 14.54m (47-8.5) to finish sixth in the shot put. Chardae Tryon finished ninth with a mark of 13.08m (42-11.0).

In the 60m hurdles, Herbert Wise III finished 10^th in the prelims with a personal-best 8.10, while McKenzie Ethridge set a personal best in the 400m, running 57.96.

State's men's 4x400m relay team of Okheme Moore, Terryon Conwell, Marco Arop and Dejon Devroe, finished fifth with a time of 3:11.58.

Next Up For MSU …

MSU will be back in action Feb. 8-9 in a split meet. Some of State's athletes will return to Nashville for the Music City Challenge, while others will head to Clemson, South Carolina, for the Tiger Paw Invitational.

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Women's Results (Friday)
Team Results
1. No. 1 Arkansas – 145.5
2. No. 10 Oregon – 101
3. No. 8 Kentucky – 86
4. No. 9 LSU – 71
5. Kansas State – 67
6. No. 6 Florida – 56
7. Iowa State – 28
8. Purdue – 21
9. Mississippi State – 17.5
10. Oklahoma State – 10

60m (Prelims): Kiara Parker, Arkansas, 7.18
MSU: 16. Faith Gilbert, 7.56; 23. Shayla Felder, 8.00; 24. Jaylah Bailey, 8.17

400m: Hannah Walker, Oregon, 52.54
MSU: 17. Alon Lewis, 56.15; 21. Riley White, 57.26; 23. McKenzie Ethridge, 57.96

800m: Ersula Farrow, LSU, 2:05.45
MSU: 3. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:07.17

4x400m Relay Invitational: Tiana Wilson, Morgan Burks Magee, Payton Chadwich, Kiara Parker, Arkansas, 3:31.26
MSU: 7. Riley White, Alon Lewis, Charlotte Cayton-Smith, Faith Gilbert, 3:42.30

Triple Jump: Chaquinn Cook, Oregon, 13.60m (44-7.5)
MSU: 9. Alexis Farley, 12.47m (40-11)

Shot Put: Micaela Hazlewood, Kentucky, 16.36m (53-8.25)
MSU: 6. Alicia Viveros, 14.54m (47-8.5); 9. Chardae Tryon, 13.08m (42-11.0)

Men's Results (Friday)
Team Results
1. No. 17 Oregon – 116
2. No. 2 Florida – 115
3. No. 12 Arkansas – 74
4. No. 8 LSU – 71
5. Mississippi State – 47
6. Purdue – 45
7. Kansas State – 44
8. Kentucky – 38
9. Iowa State – 27
10. Oklahoma State – 24

60m (Prelims): Grant Holloway, Florida, 6.59
MSU: 9. Karson Kowalchuk, 6.79; 12. Cameron Crump, 6.86; 19. Lawrence Crawford, 6.93; 23. Okheme Moore, 6.99

60m Hurdles (Prelims): Eric Edwards, Jr., Oregon, 7.78
MSU: 10. Herbert Wise III, 8.10; 13. Charles Brockman III, 8.21

400m: Benjamin Lobo Vedel, Florida, 46.43
MSU: 16. Malcum Tatum, 48.55; 17. Rasheed Tatham, 49.07

800m: Marco Arop, 1:47.63; 4. Dejon Devroe, 1:49.46; 7. Daniel Nixon, 1:50.10; 13. Kenya Small, 1:52.52

4x400m Relay: LaKyron Mays, Ashton Hicks, Tanner Green, Calahan Newsome, Oklahoma State, 3:13.30
MSU: 4. Cameron Crump, Charles Brockman III, Malcum Tatum, Rasheed Tatham, 3:15.34

4x400m Relay Invitational: Benjamin Lobo Vedel, Grant Holloway, Cory Poole, Chantz Sawyers, Florida, 3:04.45
MSU: 5. Okheme Moore, Terryon Conwell, Marco Arop, Dejon Devroe, 3:11.58

Triple Jump: Clayton Brown, Florida, 16.29m (53-5.5)
MSU: 7. Gralyn Jones, 14.53m (47-8.0)