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Mississippi State is set for the 2019 SEC Indoor Championships, held Feb. 22-23 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Bulldogs Set For 2019 SEC Indoor Championships
February 21, 2019 | Track & Field
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – Some of the best athletes in collegiate track and field will be on display this weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the Mississippi State track and field teams are headed for the 2019 SEC Indoor Championships.
The meet, held at Arkansas' Randal Tyson Track Center, will be scored in the tradition 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 format. Portions of both days' events will be streamed live on SEC Network+, with Dwight Stones (play-by-play), Jill Montgomery (analyst) and SportsCenter anchor John Anderson (reporter) on the call.
"This is what we work toward all year," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "We compete in the best conference in the country, and this weekend we will get to see how far we've come since January. We've had some great performances throughout the indoor season, but this is where we really need to make it count. We still have plenty of potential to put forth our best performances on one of the biggest stages of the year, and we can't wait to get started on Friday."
On the men's side, the Bulldogs will take on seven teams ranked inside the top 25 of the USTFCCA Track & Field Ratings Index (TFRI), including No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 Florida, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 13 Alabama, No. 18 South Carolina and No. 19 Ole Miss.
MSU's women will face eight ranked opponents, including top-ranked hosts Arkansas, No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 Florida, No. 14 Alabama, No. 17 South Carolina, No. 23 Georgia and No. 24 Tennessee.
State opens the weekend on Friday with Zaria Tillman in the pentathlon at 11 a.m. CT. The first running event of the weekend will be the men's mile prelims, featuring Bulldogs Caden Foos and Kenya Small, with the first gun set for 3:45 p.m.
Also on Friday, sophomore sensation Marco Arop will take to the track at 5:55 p.m. in the men's 800m prelims, hoping to build on his spectacular Canadian-record-setting performance earlier this month at Clemson.
Asia Poe will get things started on Saturday for the Maroon and White in the women's high jump at 1:15 p.m. The freshman will also be competing in the women's long jump, an event in which she ranks ninth in the NCAA and second in the conference (first among all freshmen), at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Broadcast Schedule (All times Central)
Friday (Feb. 22) – 3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Saturday (Feb. 23) – 2:55 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Sunday (Feb. 24) – 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (Tape delay on SEC Network)
Need To Know …
Next Up For MSU …
The SEC Championships are the Bulldogs' final chance to record qualifying marks for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships. The top 16 athletes in the nation will advance to compete on March 8-9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
STARKVILLE – Some of the best athletes in collegiate track and field will be on display this weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the Mississippi State track and field teams are headed for the 2019 SEC Indoor Championships.
The meet, held at Arkansas' Randal Tyson Track Center, will be scored in the tradition 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 format. Portions of both days' events will be streamed live on SEC Network+, with Dwight Stones (play-by-play), Jill Montgomery (analyst) and SportsCenter anchor John Anderson (reporter) on the call.
"This is what we work toward all year," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "We compete in the best conference in the country, and this weekend we will get to see how far we've come since January. We've had some great performances throughout the indoor season, but this is where we really need to make it count. We still have plenty of potential to put forth our best performances on one of the biggest stages of the year, and we can't wait to get started on Friday."
On the men's side, the Bulldogs will take on seven teams ranked inside the top 25 of the USTFCCA Track & Field Ratings Index (TFRI), including No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 Florida, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 13 Alabama, No. 18 South Carolina and No. 19 Ole Miss.
MSU's women will face eight ranked opponents, including top-ranked hosts Arkansas, No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 Florida, No. 14 Alabama, No. 17 South Carolina, No. 23 Georgia and No. 24 Tennessee.
State opens the weekend on Friday with Zaria Tillman in the pentathlon at 11 a.m. CT. The first running event of the weekend will be the men's mile prelims, featuring Bulldogs Caden Foos and Kenya Small, with the first gun set for 3:45 p.m.
Also on Friday, sophomore sensation Marco Arop will take to the track at 5:55 p.m. in the men's 800m prelims, hoping to build on his spectacular Canadian-record-setting performance earlier this month at Clemson.
Asia Poe will get things started on Saturday for the Maroon and White in the women's high jump at 1:15 p.m. The freshman will also be competing in the women's long jump, an event in which she ranks ninth in the NCAA and second in the conference (first among all freshmen), at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Broadcast Schedule (All times Central)
Friday (Feb. 22) – 3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Saturday (Feb. 23) – 2:55 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Sunday (Feb. 24) – 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (Tape delay on SEC Network)
Need To Know …
- On Feb. 9 at the Music City Challenge, freshman pole vaulter Peyton Mickelson became the first woman to clear 4.00m (13-1.5) in program history.
- Mickelson currently ranks as the No. 1 freshman in the SEC and the No. 5 freshman in the NCAA.
- In the USTFCCCA's most recent #EventSquad Rankings, MSU's men's 800m group of Marco Arop, Dejon Devroe, Daniel Nixon and Kenya Small ranked second nationally, behind only Texas A&M.
- MSU was also ranked in the top 25 in the men's 200m (12th) and 60m (24th) in the #EventSquad Rankings.
- Arop currently ranks second in the SEC and NCAA in the men's 800m after shattering the school and Canadian national indoor record in the event on Feb. 9 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (1:45.90).
- Faith Gilbert currently ranks third all-time in program history in the women's 60m (7.51).
- Asia Poe ranks ninth in the NCAA and second in the SEC in the women's long jump.
- The SEC holds four of the top 10 spots in both the men's and women's USTFCCCA rankings this week.
Next Up For MSU …
The SEC Championships are the Bulldogs' final chance to record qualifying marks for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships. The top 16 athletes in the nation will advance to compete on March 8-9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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