Bulldogs Post Personal Bests to Open Tiger Paw Invitational, Music City Challenge

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Bulldogs Post Personal Bests to Open Tiger Paw Invitational, Music City Challenge

February 15, 2020 | Track & Field

Tiger Paw Invitational Live Results Music City Challenge Live Results

by Mikaela Elizondo, Graduate Assistant/Communications

CLEMSON, S.C./NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Six personal bests and a pair of top-10 finishes highlighted the Mississippi State track and field team's opening day at the Tiger Paw Invitational and Music City Challenge on Friday.

The multis, who shined in their last outing at the Power 5 Invitational, continued their success in Nashville. Shayla Broughton and Asia Poe earned a couple of sixth-place finishes in the high jump and long jump, respectively. Helen Claire Edmonds recorded a personal-best mark of 1.59m (5-2.5) in the high jump.

On the men's side, Jesse Henderson leaped 6.64m (21-9.5) in the long jump, setting a new career best.

Chandler Underwood shaved nearly seven seconds off of his previous personal-best with a time of 14:44.09 in the men's 5000m. State's men's distance medley relay improved their season-best by five seconds and crossed the line third in 10:12.87.

In Clemson, Faith Gilbert posted a career-best time of 7.44 in the women's 60m prelims to qualify for the semifinals. Joshua Stradford also set a personal-best in the men's 400m, finishing in 49.30.

The Bulldogs wrap up competition in Clemson and Nashville on Saturday. Madalyn Kish and Emma Hunt represents the Bulldogs in the women's Pole Vault at 10:30 a.m. CT to start the day in Nashville. In Clemson, the women's 800m is first on the docket for MSU, in which Charlotte Cayton-Smith competes.

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Women's Results – Tiger Paw Invitational
60m (Prelims): Twanisha Terry, USC, 7.25 (Q)
MSU: 13. Faith Gilbert, 7.43 (Q)

60m (Semifinal): Twanisha Terry, USC, 7.22 (Q)
MSU: Faith Gilbert, FS

Long Jump: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 6.42m (21-00.75)
MSU: 43. Jada Grant, 5.07m (16-7.75)

Women's Results – Music City Challenge
High Jump: Janae Moffitt, Purdue, 1.79m (5-10.5)
MSU: 6. Shayla Broughton, 1.69m (5-6.5); T14. Helen Claire Edmonds, 1.59m (5-2.5); T14. Asia Poe, 1.59m (5-2.5), Emilia Lesniak, FOUL; Alex Woodberry, FOUL

Long Jump: Jenna Kes, North Dakota State, 5.95m (19-6.25)
MSU: 6. Asia Poe, 5.71m (18-8.75); 21. Alex Woodberry, 5.30m (17-4.75); Shayla Broughton, FOUL

Weight Throw: Rachel Tanczos, Notre Dame, 22.70m (74-5.75)
MSU: 18. Alicia Viveros, 15.49m (50-10.0); Tiffaney Johnson, FOUL

Men's Results – Tiger Paw Invitational
60m (Prelims): Lance Lang, Kentucky, 6.67 (Q)
MSU: 23. Karson Kowalchuk, 6.83; 27. Terryon Conwell, 6.89; 40. Cameron Crump, 6.96; 52. Okheme Moore, 7.08; 58. Lester Miller, 9.16

400m: Jonathan Jones, Texas, 45.78
MSU: 25. Brian Evans, 47.99; 47. Montel Hood, 48.83; 52. Joshua Stradford, 49.30; Malcum Tatum, DNF

Long Jump: Carey McLeod, Tennessee, 8.16m (26-09.25)
MSU: 24. Cameron Crump, 6.77m (22-2.5)

Men's Results – Music City Invitational
5000m – Brent Leber, Lipscomb, 14:01.10
MSU: 5. Chandler Underwood, 14:44.09; 16. Luke Zacharias, 15:14.73

DMR: Cincinnati, 10:07.95
MSU: 3. K. Small, G. DeLuca, F. Jackson III, S. Richardson; 10:12.87

Long Jump: Jonathan Wells, Illinois, 7.66m (25-1.75)
MSU: 15. Jesse Henderson, 6.64m (21-9.5)

Weight Throw: Manning Plater, Michigan, 21.63m (70-11.75)
MSU: 18. Cade Finley, 12.17m (39-11.25)