By the Numbers: 2019 SEC Outdoor Championships Were a Meet to Remember

By the Numbers: 2019 SEC Outdoor Championships Were a Meet to Remember

May 13, 2019 | Track & Field

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by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State put together one of its best performances of the decade at the 2019 SEC Outdoor Championships, bringing home nine medals with a combined 94 points between the men and the women.

State's nine medals were the most it has brought home from the conference outdoor meet since 2003. That year Pierre Brown and Marquis Davis won gold and silver, respectively, in both the 100m and 200m. The men added two more silver and two bronze medals, and Tiffany McWilliams won the SEC crown in the 800m and 1500m.

The 2019 Bulldogs were led by SEC champion Anderson Peters who highlighted a sweep of the men's javelin podium along with Curtis Thompson and Tyriq Horsford. Tiffany Flynn won a silver medal in the triple jump, and on the track Stephen Jones (3000m steeplechase) and Marco Arop (800m) took home runner-up honors.

Logan Boss (high jump), Rasheed Tatham (400m hurdles) and Charlotte Cayton-Smith (800m) all earned bronze medals.

MSU's men finished eighth with 57 points, their highest total since 2012 and best finish since 2015. The Bulldog women scored 37 points to finish 11^th. Both teams posted their third-highest score since 2010. The combined total is behind only 2015 (103 points) and 2010 (100 points) in that span.

An in-depth look at the SEC Championships by the numbers is below.

Team Notes

MSU's nine medals were the most since 2003.
19 individuals and the men's 4x400m relay team finished higher than they were seeded entering the competition.
Three new Bulldogs placed themselves in qualifying position for the NCAA East Prelims. Including those three, nine improved their standing in the East Region.
The Bulldogs collected 23 season bests and 17 personal bests.
Seven new marks were added to the MSU all-time top five.
#JavU's sweep of the podium was the first 1-2-3 finish by the Bulldogs in any event.
The Bulldogs currently have 29 athletes qualified for the NCAA East Prelims across 28 entries. That would break the current record of 24 athletes set in 2016. State's record for entries is 35 set in the 2017 season.

Individual Notes

Stephen Jones became the first men's athlete to score in multiple individual events (excluding relays) since Nathan Arnett and Emanuel Mayers both picked up points in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles in 2012.
Anderson Peters is the first Bulldog man to successfully defend an SEC Championship since Garry Frank (shot put) did so in 1987.
Peters broke his own SEC Championships meet record with a throw of 83.35m (273-5).
Peters and Curtis Thompson now boast all of the top 20 throws in the NCAA in the javelin this year. All of Peters' attempts this season, excluding fouls, are among the top 25.
Rasheed Tatham's run of 50.13 in the 400m hurdles moved him to 10^th in the NCAA and fourth in MSU history. That ranks 37^th in the world and is No. 14 among Americans.
Charlotte Cayton-Smith's 2:05.23 in the 800m moved her into fourth in school history and is the third-fastest among Britons this year.
Lester Miller is the first Bulldog to score in the men's 100m since Kendall May placed eighth in 2010.

Bulldogs Finishing Higher than Seeding

Name	Event	Seed	Finish
Lester Miller	100m	14^th	7^th
Karson Kowalchuk	200m	16^th	11^th
Brian Evans	400m	24^th	20^th
Malcum Tatum	400m Hurdles	16^th	14^th
Rasheed Tatham	400m Hurdles	13^th	3^rd
Riley White	400m Hurdles	8^th	7^th
Charlotte Cayton-Smith	800m	8^th	3^rd
Giacomo DeLuca	1500m	23^rd	19^th
Mia Meydrich	1500m	18^th	10^th
Lake Spradling	3000m Steeplechase	20^th	18^th
Sylvia Russell	3000m Steeplechase	11^th	5^th
Luke Zacharias	5000m	25^th	24^th
Mississippi State Men	4x400m Relay	7^th	6^th
Reggie Miller	High Jump	12^th	10^th
Gralyn Jones	Triple Jump	11^th	9^th
Tiffany Flynn	Triple Jump	5^th	2^nd
Alexis Farley	Triple Jump	11^th	10^th
Alicia Viveros	Discus	20^th	16^th
Tyriq Horsford	Javelin	5^th	3^rd
Sarah Blake	Javelin	5^th	4^th