Arop Breaks Canadian National Indoor Record, School Record At Tiger Paw

Saturday, February 9

Nashville, Tenn.

All Day

Mississippi State

Music City Challenge (I)

Marco Arop broke the Canadian national record in the indoor 800m on Saturday at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Arop Breaks Canadian National Indoor Record, School Record At Tiger Paw

February 09, 2019 | Track & Field

Final Results (Clemson)Final Results (Vanderbilt)

by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications

CLEMSON, S.C./NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A national record by Marco Arop on Saturday led 19 Mississippi State track and field athletes who set personal-best marks on the weekend at the Tiger Paw Invitational and Music City Challenge.

Arop ran 1:45.90 to win the 800m at Clemson on Saturday to not only break his home country's record, but also break the school record in the event. The sophomore currently ranks third in the world in the event and seventh all-time in NCAA indoor history. With Arop's record, four current or former MSU athletes hold national records (Anderson Peters – Grenada, javelin; Marta Freitas – Portugal, mile; Brandon McBride – Canada, outdoor 800m).

"We had a slew of personal-bests and season-bests this weekend," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "Two historic records were broken, and several individuals put themselves in position to score at the conference meet. When we travel to Arkansas, we have to bring the same energy and momentum that we showed this weekend. We have the opportunity to do some good things but we have to intelligently put in the work over the next two weeks so we can be competing at our highest levels when it counts the most."

Of the 19 individuals, a total of 21 personal bests were set, with 17 occurring on Saturday.

Peyton Mickelson became the first MSU woman to ever clear 4.00m or higher in the women's pole vault, indoor and outdoor combined, with a personal-best clearance of 4.03m (13-2.5) that bested her school-record mark. Emma Hunt continued to improve on her mark, which ranks fourth all-time in program history, clearing 3.73m (12-2.75).

Terryon Conwell etched his name in the MSU indoor record books, running a personal-best 20.99 to finish second at Clemson and move into fifth all-time in the men's 200m.

In the 3000m, Carly Terp ran a personal-best 10:10.38, while six men ran personal-best times in their event, including Benjamin Craw, John Dalton Rohr, Lake Spradling, Chandler Underwood, Zach Weaver and Luke Zacharias.

Giacomo DeLuca and Quintin Reiser both broke personal bests in the mile, running 4:17.78 and 4:18.17, respectively.

A day after running a personal best in the 60m, Faith Gilbert achieved her best mark in the women's 200m at Clemson, running 24.65.

In the men's 800m at Vanderbilt, Freddie Jackson III and Slater Richardson both set personal bests, running 1:53.85 and 1:56.06, respectively.

Madelyn Lee threw a personal-best 13.78m (45-2.5) in the shot put, while Alexis Farley jumped 12.86m (42-2.25) to set a personal best in the triple jump.

Next Up For MSU …

The Bulldogs will have one final tune-up before the 2019 SEC Indoor Championships, traveling to South Bend, Indiana, on Feb. 16 for the Alex Wilson Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame. The conference meet will run Feb. 22-23 and will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

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Women's Results – Tiger Paw Invitational (Saturday)
200m: Stephanie Davis, South Carolina, 23.57
MSU: 17. Faith Gilbert, 24.65; 34. Jaylah Bailey, 25.37

800m: Kayla Johnson, Miami, 2:08.40
MSU: 7. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:09.16; 16. Alon Lewis, 2:14.89; 38. Olivia Knox, 2:26.44

4x400m Relay: Texas A&M, 3:29.96
MSU: 13. Riley White, Alon Lewis, Charlotte Cayton-Smith, Faith Gilbert, 3:43.84

Women's Results – Music City Challenge (Saturday)
60m Hurdles (Prelims): Angelica Lightfoot, Cincinnati, 8.52
MSU: 6. Zaria Tillman, 8.67 (Q); 16. Asia Poe, 8.87

60m Hurdles (Final): Demetria Anderson, Illinois State, 8.42
MSU: 5. Zaria Tillman, 8.86

3000m: Hannah Miller, SMU, 9:21.44
MSU: 14. Shannon Fair, 9:47.12; 21. Sylvia Russell, 9:59.35; 30. Carly Terp, 10:10.38; 38. Alex Wallace, 10:19.75

Pole Vault: Kristen Denk, Vanderbilt, 4.23m (13-10.5)
MSU: 3. Peyton Mickelson, 4.03m (13-2.5); 20. Emma Hunt, 3.73m (12-2.75)

Triple Jump: Irati Mitxelena, Cincinnati, 13.17m (43-2.5)
MSU: 3. Alexis Farley, 12.86m (42-2.25)

Shot Put: Haley Teel, Alabama, 16.86m (55-3.75)
MSU: 17. Alicia Viveros, 14.28m (46-10.25); 24. Madelyn Lee, 13.78m (45-2.5); 30. Chardae Tryon, 13.53m (44-4.75)

Men's Results – Tiger Paw Invitational (Saturday)
200m: Bryand Rincher, Florida State, 20.90
MSU: 2. Terryon Conwell, 20.99; 5. Okheme Moore, 21.49; 8. Cameron Crump, 21.57; 47. Jesse Henderson, 23.80

200m (Invitational): Michael Timpson, Florida State, 6.68
MSU: 9. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.21

800m: Marco Arop, 1:45.90; 3. Dejon Devroe, 1:49.60; 4. Daniel Nixon, 1:49.69

4x400m Relay: Houston, 3:01.51
MSU: 7. Malcum Tatum, Terryon Conwell, Marco Arop, Cameron Crump, 3:10.98

Men's Results – Music City Challenge (Saturday)
400m: Dashawn Morris, Maryland, 46.91
MSU: 36. Reed Vanderheyden, 51.79

800m: Justine Kiprotich, Michigan State, 1:49.11
MSU: 13. Freddie Jackson III, 1:53.85; 24. Slater Richardson, 1:56.06

Mile: Zachary Wyatt, Memphis, 4:08.91
MSU: 14. Caden Foos, 4:12.86; 23. Kenya Small, 4:16.58; 25. Giacomo DeLuca, 4:17.78; 26. Quintin Reiser, 4:18.17

3000m: Samuel Abascal, Eastern Kentucky, 8:15.89
MSU: 15. Lake Spradling, 8:31.71; 16. John Dalton Rohr, 8:31.93; 18. Chandler Underwood, 8:35.90; 25. JT Mackay, 8:38.47; 26. Eryk Yunk, 8:38.51; 30. Luke Zacharias, 8:41.55; 31. Zach Weaver, 8:41.86; 34. Benjamin Craw, 8:49.77

Triple Jump: Andre Wright, Cincinnati, 15.57m (51-1.0)
MSU: 2. Gralyn Jones, 15.05m (49-4.5)