State Wraps Up Competition at SEC Indoor Championships

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SEC Indoor Championships (I)

State Wraps Up Competition at SEC Indoor Championships

March 01, 2020 | Track & Field

Results

by Mikaela Elizondo, Graduate Assistant/Communications

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Mississippi State track and field posted four personal bests on Saturday to conclude competition at the 2020 SEC Indoor Championships.

Jesse Henderson wrapped up the heptathlon in the 60m hurdles, 1000m and pole vault on Saturday. Henderson recorded personal bests in three of the seven events en route to 4,221 points, the highest mark of his career in the heptathlon. The sophomore posted the team's highest finish on Saturday as he placed second in the men's 60m hurdles, before improving his personal best in pole vault by 1.0 meter.

In the evening, Henderson earned an eighth-place finish and picked up one point for the Bulldog men in the 60m hurdles final after crossing the line in 8.01.

Dejon Devroe and Charlotte Cayton-Smith made appearances in the men's and women's 800m final, respectively. Cayton-Smith posted a season-best time of 2:07.40 to grab fifth place and four points for the State women, while Devroe finished eighth seventh in 1:51.56 to garner two points for the men.

Tiffaney Johnson and Alicia Viveros both shattered their career bests in the women's weight throw. Johnson improved her No. 3 mark in school history as she threw 18.63m (61-1.5) to conclude her weight throw career, while Viveros came 0.4m shy from cracking MSU's all-time top 5. Under the guidance of April Thomas, Johnson has recorded three marks within the top 5 this season and has added nearly two meters to her personal best. Viveros has bettered her personal-best every time she's competed in the weight throw this indoor season.

To cap off the 2020 SEC Indoor Championships, San'Toria Harris, Cayton-Smith, Faith Gilbert and Destini Pickens finished the women's 4x400m relay in 3:42.34, a mark that was the best by a women's relay team this season.

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Men's Results

Team Results
1. Arkansas, 106
2. LSU, 88
3. Texas A&M, 82
4. Florida, 75
5. Tennessee, 67
6. Kentucky, 55.5
7. Missouri, 43
8. Ole Miss, 41
9. Alabama, 35
10. Georgia, 32
11. South Carolina, 20
12. Auburn, 12.5
13. Mississippi State, 4

60m Hurdles (Final): Robert Dunning, Alabama, 7.65
MSU: 8. Jesse Henderson, 8.01

800m (Final): Devin Dixon, Texas A&M, 1:49.63
MSU: 7. Dejon Devroe, 1:51.56

3000m: Cameron Griffith, Arkansas, 8:10.24
MSU: 31. Giacomo DeLuca, 8:30.19; 39. Lake Spradling, 8:43.42

Heptathlon 1000m: Tyler Brendel, Arkansas, 2:37.22 (905 pts)
MSU: Jesse Henderson, DNF (0 pts)

Heptathlon 60m Hurdles: Markus Ballengee, Arkansas, 8.10 (957 pts)
MSU: 2. Jesse Henderson, 8.11 (954 pts)

Heptathlon Pole Vault: Jacob Spotswood, Alabama, 5.05m (16-6.75, 926 pts)
MSU: 11. Jesse Henderson, 3.65m (11-11.75, 522 pts)

Heptathlon: Kyle Garland, 5,856 pts
MSU: 15. Jesse Henderson, 4,221 pts

Women's Results

Team Results
1. Arkansas, 102
2. LSU, 87.5
3. Georgia, 78
4. Alabama, 67
5. Kentucky, 63
6. Texas A&M, 58
7. Florida, 45
8. Ole Miss, 43
8. Tennessee, 43
10. Missouri, 24.5
11. Auburn, 19
12. South Carolina, 18
13. Mississippi State, 9
14. Vanderbilt, 6

800m (Final): Amber Tanner, Georgia, 2:04.35
MSU: 5. Charlotte Cayton-Smith, 2:07.40

3000m: Katie Izzo, Arkansas, 9:09.02
MSU: 24. Sylvia Russell, 9:48.03; 40. Silvia De La Pena Garibay, 9:58.04; Ava Weems, DNF; Breja Hooks, DNF

4x400m Relay: Alabama, 3:29.36
MSU: 10. S. Harris, C. Cayton-Smith, F. Gilbert, D. Pickens; 3:42.34

High Jump: Ellen Ekholm, Kentucky, 1.91m (6-3.25)
MSU: 11. Asia Poe, 1.67m (5-5.75)

Pole Vault: Lisa Gunnarsson, LSU, 4.46m (14-7.5)
MSU: Peyton Mickelson, NH; Emma Hunt, NH

Weight Throw: Shay Taiwo, Ole Miss, 22.72m (74-6.5)
MSU: 13. Tiffaney Johnson, 18.63m (61-1.5); 18. Alicia Viveros, 16.29m (53-5.5)