Cayton-Smith, Devroe, Henderson Advance to Finals on Day One At SEC Indoors

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Cayton-Smith, Devroe, Henderson Advance to Finals on Day One At SEC Indoors

February 29, 2020 | Track & Field

Results

by Mikaela Elizondo, Graduate Assistant/Communications

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Three Bulldogs etched their name in the MSU record books, while two improved their already-top 5 marks Friday, on day one of the SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas.

"Today went about as good as it could go," head coach Chris Woods said. "We had surprises, we had people score aready, we're on the board on both the men's and women's side and people are stepping up all over the place. We have to keep the momentum that we garnered today going into tomorrow. We have several individuals that made the finals so that means we have several opportunities to score more points for our team. I'm excited for what tomorrow has in store. The energy around the program has been great so we need to keep that up."

The multis continued their successful 2020 indoor campaign in the heptathlon and pentathlon to open the meet. Shayla Broughton compiled 3966 points in the pentathlon, which ranks third in school history. After recording personal bests in the 60m hurdles, 800m and shot put, Asia Poe cracked the MSU all-time top 5 with 3,950 points in the event. Alex Woodberry posted personal-best marks in four of the five events.

After competing in the heptathlon all morning, Jesse Henderson returned to the track in the evening and ran the fifth-best men's 60m hurdle performance in program history. Henderson's personal-best time of 7.87 enabled him to advance to the finals in the event on Saturday. The sophomore will also wrap up the heptathlon in the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1000m on day two.

Chandler Underwood entered the MSU record books after posting the fifth-best performance in the men's 5000m. Underwood crossed the line in a personal-best 14:41.15 en route to a 12th-place finish.

In the women's 200m, Faith Gilbert improved her No. 2 time in school history and came within .03 seconds of the school record after she crossed the line with a career-best time of 23.92.

Joining Henderson in the finals of their respective events is Charlotte Cayton-Smith and Dejon Devroe, who will each represent the Bulldogs in the 800m finals on Saturday. Cayton-Smith earned a fifth-place finish in 2:08.68, while Devroe placed sixth with a time of 1:51.93.

Action will resume at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in College Station, with Jesse Henderson starting things off for MSU in the heptathlon 60m hurdles at 10 a.m. CT. A portion of Saturday's events will be streamed live on SEC Network+ starting at 3:55 p.m.

The SEC Championships offer the final chance for the Bulldogs to earn qualifying marks for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships, held March 13-14 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Men's Results
60m (Prelim): Raymond Ekevwo, Florida, 6.62
MSU: 16. Karson Kowalchuk, 6.88

200m (Prelim): Matthew Boling, Georgia, 20.74
MSU: 16. Karson Kowalchuk, 21.26; 22. Okheme Moore, 21.53; Terryon Conwell, DNF

400m (Prelim): Bryce Deadmon, Texas A&M, 45.86
MSU: 11. Terryon Conwell, 47.44; 20. Montel Hood, 48.05

800m (Prelim): Devin Dixon, Texas A&M, 1:48.62
MSU: 6. Dejon Devroe, 1:51.93 (Q)

5000m: Emmanuel Cheboson, Arkansas, 13:52.72
MSU: 12. Chandler Underwood, 14:41.15; Luke Zacharias, DNF

DMR: Ole Miss, 9:40.9
MSU: 8. K. Small, F. Jackson III, M. Hood, G. DeLuca; 9:52.46

60m Hurdles (Prelim): Robert Dunning, Alabama, 7.66
MSU: 7. Jesse Henderson, 7.87(q)

Long Jump: Carey McLeod, Tennessee, 8.19m (26-10.5)
MSU: 10. Cameron Crump, 7.23m (23-8.75)

Shot Put: Joseph Maxwell, Tennessee, 19.83m (65-0.75)
MSU: 12. Jeremiah Pierce, 14.83m (48-8.0)

Heptathlon 60m: Yariel Soto, Tennessee, 6.99 (886 pts)
MSU: 5. Jesse Henderson, 7.06 (861 pts.)

Heptathlon Long Jump: Yariel Soto, Tennessee, 7.34m (24-1.0, 896 pts)
MSU: 14. Jesse Henderson, 6.36m (20-10.5, 666 pts.)

Heptathlon Shot Put: Daniel Spejcher, Arkansas, 14.43m (47-4.25, 755pts)
MSU: 15. Jesse Henderson, 10.76m (35-3.75, 531 pts.)

Heptathlon High Jump: Kyle Garland, Georgia, 2.11m (6-11, 906 pts)
MSU: 7. Jesse Henderson, 1.87m (6-1.5, 687 pts.)

Women's Results
60m (Prelim): Tamara Clark, Alabama, 7.26
MSU: 14. Faith Gilbert, 7.53

200m (Prelim): Abby Steiner, Kentucky, 22.73
MSU: 14. Faith Gilbert 23.92

400m (Prelim): Stephanie Davis, South Carolina, 52.25
MSU: 22. San'Toria Harris, 54.98; 24. Destini Pickens, 55.41

800m (Prelim): Katy-Ann McDonald, LSU, 2:08.35
MSU: 5. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:08.68 (Q); 15. Ashley Melcherts, 2:16.79

5000m: Katie Izzo, Arkansas, 15:48.34
MSU: Ava Weems, DNF

DMR: Arkansas, 11:19.51
MSU: 10. S. De La Pena Garibay, S. Harris, B. Hooks, S. Russell; 11:41.95

Shot Put: Latavia Maines, Tennesee, 16.84m (5-3.0)
MSU: Alicia Viveros, 14.51m (47-7.25)

Pentathlon 60m Hurdles: Kiara Rhodes, Tennesee, 8.21 (1082 pts)
MSU: 3. Shayla Broughton, 8.43 (1032 pts.); 9. Asia Poe, 8.68 (978 pts.); 14. Alex Woodberry, 8.93 (925 pts.)

Pentathlon High Jump: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 1.86m (6-1.25, 1054 pts)
MSU: T7. Asia Poe, 1.68m (5-6.0, 830 pts.); 11. Shayla Broughton, 1.68m (5-6.0, 830 pts.); 17. Alex Woodberry, 1.62m (5-3.75, 759 pts.)

Pentathlon Shot Put: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 13.05m (42-9.75, 731 pts)
MSU: 5. Alex Woodberry, 11.50m (37-8.75, 628 pts.); 9. Asia Poe, 10.79m (35-4.75, 581 pts.), 14. Shayla Broughton, 10.50m (35-5.5, 562 pts.))

Pentathlon Long Jump: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 6.27m (20-7.0, 934 pts)
MSU: 3. Shayla Broughton, 5.98m (19-7.50, 843 pts); 4. Asia Poe, 5.95m (19-6.25, 834 pts); 12. Alex Woodberry, 5.62m (18-5.25, 735 pts.)

Pentathlon 800m: Amanda Froeynes, Florida, 2:17.59 (857 pts)
MSU: 6. Asia Poe, 2:27.29 (727 pts); 7. Shayla Broughton, 2:29.48 (699 pts); 10. Alex Woodberry, 2:31.45 (675 pts)

Pentathlon: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 4391 pts
MSU: 6. Shayla Broughton, 3966 pts; 7. Asia Poe, 3950 pts; 11. Alex Woodberry, 3722 pts