Friday, June 7
Austin, Texas
2:30 pm
Mississippi State
vs
NCAA Outdoor Championships (O)
Blake Earns Second-Team All-American Honors in Javelin
June 07, 2019 | Track & Field
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
AUSTIN, Texas – There's a reason they give you three attempts.
Mississippi State's Sarah Blake needed all three in her third trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday afternoon.
Blake struggled early, opening the competition with a 42.33m (138-10) throw, her worst since a 41.87m (137-4) mark in the final round of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays the last time she was in Austin. But the junior recovered just in time to earn Second-Team All-American honors with her final throw.
The Birmingham, Alabama, native tossed the implement 51.00m (167-4) on her final trip down the runway to jump from 20th place to 11th, where she would finish.
That mark is her third-best throw of the year, behind a school-record 52.73m (173-0) effort at the National Relays and 51.33m (168-5) throw at the NCAA East Prelims.
"Sarah came out and put forth her best effort today," throws coach April Thomas said. "Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough to make it to the finals. However, she has had an excellent year, breaking our school record and putting herself among some of the best in the country. We now have to turn our attention to next year and build upon the success we've had this year."
Blake is an All-American for the first time in her career after landing one place shy of the second team as a freshman at Kentucky. It was her highest career finish at the Championships.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU: 11. Sarah Blake, 51.00 (167-4)
AUSTIN, Texas – There's a reason they give you three attempts.
Mississippi State's Sarah Blake needed all three in her third trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday afternoon.
Blake struggled early, opening the competition with a 42.33m (138-10) throw, her worst since a 41.87m (137-4) mark in the final round of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays the last time she was in Austin. But the junior recovered just in time to earn Second-Team All-American honors with her final throw.
The Birmingham, Alabama, native tossed the implement 51.00m (167-4) on her final trip down the runway to jump from 20th place to 11th, where she would finish.
That mark is her third-best throw of the year, behind a school-record 52.73m (173-0) effort at the National Relays and 51.33m (168-5) throw at the NCAA East Prelims.
"Sarah came out and put forth her best effort today," throws coach April Thomas said. "Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough to make it to the finals. However, she has had an excellent year, breaking our school record and putting herself among some of the best in the country. We now have to turn our attention to next year and build upon the success we've had this year."
Blake is an All-American for the first time in her career after landing one place shy of the second team as a freshman at Kentucky. It was her highest career finish at the Championships.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Women's Results
Javelin: Mackenzie Little, Stanford, 59.44m (195-0)MSU: 11. Sarah Blake, 51.00 (167-4)
Players Mentioned
Throws
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