State Posts 10 Season Bests Across Two Meets on Saturday

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Charlotte Cayton-Smith moved into fifth in MSU history in the 800m on Saturday.

State Posts 10 Season Bests Across Two Meets on Saturday

April 20, 2019 | Track & Field

LSU Alumni Gold Final Results Mt. SAC Relays Results

by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

BATON ROUGE, La./TORRANCE, Calif. – Mississippi State's track and field program posted 10 season bests over two meets on Saturday along with 13 top-five finishes.

State ran four athletes in the 800m at the Mt. SAC Relays in California where Charlotte Cayton-Smith broke her personal best with a run of 2:05.96 to place fifth and move into fifth in MSU history. Alon Lewis was right on her heels in sixth at 2:06.25. It was the women's second race in as many days, simulating the prelims and finals setup that awaits them at the conference meet.

Dejon Devroe and Daniel Nixon also ran the 800m in California, finishing in fourth and ninth, respectively.

MSU's throwers picked up three season bests, including two personal bests, at the LSU Alumni Gold where the majority of the team was competing. Jeremiah Pierce threw the discus 43.88m (144-8.75) to break his lifetime best in the event and place eighth.

Alicia Viveros improved her No. 4 mark in MSU history in the shot put, heaving the implement 14.81m (48-7.25) to place fourth. That marked a 39-centimeter improvement over last week's effort. Madelyn Lee also recorded a season best in the shot with a throw of 13.37m (43-10.5).

"We had some good individual performances over the course of the weekend," interim head coach Chris Woods said. "But we've got to get refocused and have a good week next week to build confidence heading into the conference meet."

The Bulldogs' men's 4x400m relay team of Okheme Moore, Cameron Crump, Rasheed Tatham and Charles Brockman III ran a season-best 3:10.70 to place third. State's men came just shy of a season best in the 4x100m relay where Karson Kowalchuk, Crump, Moore and Lester Miller ran 39.96 to finish fourth.

Three MSU men ran personal bests in the 1500m on Saturday. Benjamin Craw running his first race at that distance this season, crossed the line in 4:03.54 to place ninth in the "B" section. Slater Richardson, running his first career 1500m, clocked in at 4:01.52.

In the "A" section, Quintin Reiser and Giacomo DeLuca finished seventh and eighth, respectively, while both breaking their previous bests. Reiser ran 3:55.38, and DeLuca finished in 3:55.82.

Tiffany Flynn ran a season-best 13.37w in the "A" section of the 100m hurdles, coming in just two-hundredths of a second off her personal best.

The Bulldogs will head to two meets next weekend. One squad will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, site of the SEC Championships, for the National Relays. The second group of MSU athletes will compete at the Southern Miss Open in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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LSU Alumni Gold

Women's Results

100m (B Section): Kamaya Debose-Epps, North Carolina A&T, 11.64
MSU: 12. Faith Gilbert, 11.94

100m Hurdles (A Section): Tonea Marshall, LSU, 12.81
MSU: 6. Tiffany Flynn, 13.37^w

100m Hurdles (B Section): Karina Joiner, Harvard, 13.98
MSU: 29. Alex Woodberry, 15.45

200m (B Section): Eboni Coby, Texas A&M-Commerce, 23.78
MSU: 9. Faith Gilbert, 24.41

400m (B Section): Tahja Mitchell, Tulane, 54.17
MSU: 9. Shayla Felder, 56.57; 30. Olivia Knox, 59.42

400m Hurdles (A Section): Milan Young, LSU, 58.41
MSU: 4. Riley White, 59.95

400m Hurdles (B Section): Karina Joiner, Harvard, 1:00.94
MSU: 8. Katie Martin, 1:03.37

800m (B Section): Amanda Froeynes, Florida, 2:12.41
MSU: 5. Emma Tucker, 2:16.51

4x400m Relay: Arkansas, 3:30.37
MSU: 11. Riley White, Shayla Felder, Faith Gilbert, Katie Martin; 3:49.67

High Jump: Abigail O'Donoghue, LSU, 1.81m (5-11.25)
MSU: 7. Logan Boss, 1.68m (5-6.0)

Pole Vault: Rebekah Markel, Tulane, 4.20m (13-9.25)*jump off
MSU: Emma Hunt, NH; Peyton Mickelson, NH

Triple Jump (Invite): Simi Fajemisin, Harvard, 12.89m^w (42-3.5)
MSU: 3. Alexis Farley, 12.35m (40-6.25)

Shot Put: Ashley Davis, SE Louisiana, 15.83m (51-11.25)
MSU: 4. Alicia Viveros, 14.81m (48-7.25); 12. Madelyn Lee, 13.37m (43-10.5); 14. Chardae Tryon, 12.66m (41-6.5)

Discus: Veronica Fraley, Clemson, 52.90m (173-07)
MSU: 8. Alicia Viveros, 43.55m (142-10.75); 10. Madelyn Lee, 40.86m (134-0.75)

Men's Results

100m (B Section): Justin Thomas, Jackson State, 10.60
MSU: 6. Lawrence Crawford, 10.69^w

200m (A Section): Jaron Flournoy, LSU, 20.13^w
MSU: 10. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.12^w

200m (B Section): Tyler Smith, McNeese State, 21.07^w
MSU: 2. Okheme Moore, 21.30^w; 3. Cameron Crump, 21.34

400m (B Section): Tahrike Jones, SE Louisiana, 47.52
MSU: 7. Brian Evans, 48.33; 20. Montel Hood, 50.27

400m Hurdles (A Section): Christian Boyd, LSU, 50.55
MSU: 4. Charles Brockman III, 51.28; 5. Rasheed Tatham, 52.09

800m (A Section): Myles Marshall, Harvard, 1:50.35
MSU: Kenya Small, DNF

800m (B Section): Kyle Denomme, Texas State, 1:51.26
MSU: 10. Freddie Jackson III, 1:56.73

1500m (A Section): Sam Ahrenholz, Florida, 3:52.35
MSU: 7. Quintin Reiser, 3:55.38; 8. Giacomo DeLuca, 3:55.82; 12. John Dalton Rohr, 4:06.62

1500m (B Section): Matt Clark, Florida, 3:59.99
MSU: 6. Slater Richardson, 4:01.52; 8. Eryk Yunk, 4:03.13; 9. Benjamin Craw, 4:03.54; 18. Blake Beavers, 4:06.80; 20. Zach Weaver, 4:07.55

4x100m Relay: Florida, 38.55
MSU: 4. Karson Kowalchuk, Cameron Crump, Okheme Moore, Lester Miller; 39.96

4x400m Relay: LSU, 3:04.89
MSU: 3. Okheme Moore, Cameron Crump, Rasheed Tatham, Charles Brockman III; 3:10.70

High Jump: JuVaughn Harrison, LSU, 2.24m (7-4.25)
MSU: 6. Reggie Miller, 2.06m (6-9.0)

Long Jump: Markeit Steverson, Northwestern State, 7.29m (23-11.0)
MSU: 9. Gralyn Jones, 6.94m (22-9.25)

Triple Jump: Noah Herring, Texas State, 15.01m (49-3.0)
MSU: 6. Gralyn Jones, 14.28m (46-10.25)

Shot Put: T'Mond Johnson, Texas State, 19.24m (63-1.5)
MSU: 11. Jeremiah Pierce, 15.29m (50-2.0)

Discus: Roje Stona, Clemson, 57.34m (188-1)
MSU: 8. Jeremiah Pierce, 44.11m (144-8)

Mt. SAC Relays

Women's Results

800m: Skylyn Webb, Colorado-Colorado Springs, 2:04.70
MSU: 5. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:05.96; 6. Alon Lewis,2:06.25

Men's Results

800m: Isaiah Jewett, Southern California, 1:46.11
MSU: 4. Dejon Devroe, 1:48.48; 9. Daniel Nixon, 1:50.51