Viveros Sets School Record in Shot Put at Music City Challenge

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Viveros Sets School Record in Shot Put at 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. – An Alicia Viveros school record and two top-five marks in the indoor record books paced the Mississippi State track and field team on Saturday.

Viveros shattered her personal best in shot put and the school record with a toss of 15.33m (50-5.25) for a sixth-place finish. The junior became the first Bulldog woman in school history to eclipse 15 meters.

Giacomo DeLuca and Faith Gilbert landed two times inside the school's all-time indoor top five. DeLuca joined teammate Stephen Jones in the indoor men's 3000 top five with a 8:15.93 and seventh-place finish at the Music City Challenge.

In the women's 200m in Clemson, Gilbert ran a personal-best time of 24.04 that bumped her into second all-time in MSU indoor history. Gilbert had previously cracked the top-5 charts at the 2019 SEC Indoor Championships, finishing in 24.23 to tie for fourth in program history.

"This was a weekend that we wanted to utilize to prepare for conference in a few weeks," head coach Chris Woods said. "We had a number of personal-best performances and a really good team effort that will set us up to be our best in a few weeks. We'll take next weekend off and continue to go compete at our best in a few weeks."

State posted 14 top-10 finishes – including four Bulldogs who placed among the top 5 – on Saturday to conclude a successful weekend in Clemson and Nashville.

Shayla Broughton led the way with a second-place finish in the 60m hurdles final after running a personal-best 8.35. On the men's side, Jesse Henderson crossed the line fifth in the men's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.13.

The Maroon and White's women's 4x400m relay of Cathrina Morris, Shayla Broughton, San'Toria Harris and Destini Pickens continued to dominate, as they took home fourth place with a season-best time of 3:45.37.

At the Tiger Paw Invitational, Charlotte Cayton-Smith rounded out the Bulldogs' top-five finishes as she earned fifth, running the 800m in 2:09.92.

All four Bulldogs who competed in the women's 3000m shattered their career bests by at least eight seconds. Sylvia Russell's personal-best time of 9:41.90 earned her sixth place in the event.

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Women's Results – Tiger Paw Invitational
200m: Anavia Battle, Ohio State, 22.66
MSU: 31. Faith Gilbert, 24.04

800m: Charokee Young, Texas A&M, 2:06.45
MSU: 5. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:09.92

Triple Jump: Ciynamon Stevenson, Texas A&M, 13.38m (43-10.75)
MSU: Jada Grant, FOUL

Women's Results – Music City Challenge
400m: Chisom Nwoko, Illinois, 53.83
MSU: 20. San'Toria Harris, 56.85; 24. Destini Pickens, 57.20; 27. Katie Martin, 57.50

800: Lindsey Rudden, Michigan State, 2:04.89
MSU: 30. Ashley Melcherts, 2:17.01; 37. Shardonnay Nichols, 2:22.16

Mile: Meg Darmofal, Michigan, 4:39.18
MSU: 34. Breja Hooks, 5:05.84; 43. Emma Tucker, 5:10.76

3000m: Karrigan Smith, Michigan State, 9:33.92
MSU: 6. Sylvia Russell, 9:41.90; 16. Silvia De La Pena Garibay, 9:52.96; 29. Sydney Steely, 10:08.48; 38. Ava Weems, 10:18.89

60mH (Prelims): Summer Thorpe, Notre Dame, 8.49 (Q)
MSU: 5. Shayla Broughton, 8.54 (q); 6. Cathrina Morris, 8.59; 23. Asia Poe, 8.90; 44. Alex Woodberry, 9.36

60mH (Final): Jernaya Sharp, Notre Dame, 8.34
MSU: 2. Shayla Broughton, 8.35

4x400m: Wisconsin, 3:41.45
MSU: 4. Cathrina Morris, Shayla Broughton, San'Toria Harris, Destini Pickens; 3:45.37

Pole Vault: McKenna Caskey, Notre Dame, 3.97m (13-0.25)
MSU: 7. Madalyn Kish, 3.61m (11-10.0); 9. Emma Hunt, 3.61m (11-10.0)

Pole Vault Invitational: Jessica Bray, Purdue, 4.16m (13-7.75)
MSU: 8. Peyton Mickelson, 3.71m (12-2.0)

Shot Put: Josie Schaefer, Wisconsin, 17.19m (56-4.75)
MSU: 6. Alicia Viveros, 15.33m (50-5.25); 19. Chardae Tryon, 13.57m (44-6.25)

Men's Results – Tiger Paw Invitational
200m: Marcus Parker, Clemson, 20.70
MSU: 9. Terryon Conwell, 21.15; 12. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.25; 27. Okheme Moore, 21.55; T51. Montel Hood, 22.11, T51. Brian Evans, 22.11

800m: Isaiah Jewett, USC, 1:51.74
MSU: 7. Dejon Devroe, 1:53.30

4x400m: Texas A&M, 3:03.23
MSU: 10. Terryon Conwell, Dejon Devroe, Brian Evans, Cameron Crump; 3:10.15

Men's Results – Music City Invitational
60m (Prelims): Waseem Williams, Purdue, 6.75 (Q)
MSU: 24. Jesse Henderson, 7.15

400m: Brian Faust, Purdue, 46.58
MSU: 30. Garrett Carswell, 51.00

800m: Jacob Rodin, North Dakota State, 1:50.79
MSU: 22. Slater Richardson, 1:57.80

Mile: Jacob Choge, MTSU, 4:04.13
MSU: 8. Kenya Small 4:14.44; 16. Lake Spradling, 4:17.45; 24. Freddie Jackson III, 4:22.76

3000m: Jacob McLeod, Belmont, 8:05.82
MSU: 7. Giacomo DeLuca, 8:15.93; 28. Eryk Yunk, 8:38.19; 31. Benjamin Craw, 8:42.81

60mH (Prelims): Arthur Greenlee IV, Cincinnati, 7.83 (Q)
MSU: 3. Jesse Henderson, 8.07 (Q)

60mH (Final): Arthur Greenlee IV, Cincinnati, 7.90
MSU: 5. Jesse Henderson, 8.13

Shot Put: Andrew Liskowitz, Michigan, 20.19m (66-3.0)
MSU: 17. Jeremiah Pierce, 15.57m (51-1.0)