Bulldogs Finish in 5th, 7th at Razorback Invite

Saturday, January 30

Fayetteville, Ark.

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Mississippi State

Razorback Invitational (I)

Photo by: Walt Beazley/Arkansas

Bulldogs Finish in 5th, 7th at Razorback Invite

January 30, 2021 | Track & Field

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mississippi State track and field had multiple personal and season bests recorded at Arkansas' Razorback Invitational on the second day of competition.

"Over the weekend we showed a lot of potential to score points at the Conference Championship meet when we come back up here in a month's time," said head coach Chris Woods. "Our focus now is going to be training hard over the next two weeks and setting our sights on going to Vanderbilt and South Carolina. We need to take the momentum we gained here in certain areas and spread it throughout the team. We need to carry that momentum into the rest of the season."

The day started off with junior Jesse Henderson continuing to put in work in the heptathlon, with a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles, bringing his total to 4,016 to start the second day of the meet. He would place 11^th in the pole vault which would bring him to a guaranteed personal-best finish in the hept with 4,592 after he earned 576 points for his 3.85m vault. Overall, Henderson came in eighth in the heptathlon with a new personal-best point total of 5,123 points.

Henderson also competed in the 60m hurdles with freshman Terry Smith Jr., both running to a new personal-best in the prelims. Henderson finished in 7.85 while Smith finished in 8.12.

Freshman Rosealee Cooper had a time of 8.25 in the prelims of the 60m hurdles, just one second over her personal best, but would update that best in the finals with a finish at 8.23. That time moves her into the No. 3 slot all-time at Mississippi State.

Sydney Steely ran to a new personal best in the mile, finishing in 4:43.43 in fourth place.

In the women's 400m, Katie Martin had a personal best of 56.34 in 13^th place while Destini Pickens had a new season best of 56.30, finishing in 12^th. Newcomer Nykah Smith ran to the highest finished of her counterparts, finishing in seventh at 55.74. San'Toria Harris finished in 11^th at 56.04.

In the pole vault, Peyton Mickelson upped her season best from 3.88m to 4.00m, finishing in seventh place.

Navasky Anderson ran the 800m in 1:52.23, a personal best for the newcomer, coming in eighth overall.

In the 3000m for the men, Giacomo DeLuca came in 12^th place with a season best at 8:16.44, while Chandler Underwood finished in 16^th with a personal-best time of 8:19.20.

The meet was scored, with the Bulldog women finishing fifth with 35 points and State's men finishing in seventh with 22.

Men Overall

Oregon, 117
Arkansas, 116
Ole Miss, 73
Georgia, 64
USC, 30
Iowa State, 24
Mississippi State, 22
Colorado, 16

Women Overall

Arkansas, 133
Georgia, 93
Oregon, 92
USC, 70
Mississippi State, 35
Colorado 27
Ole Miss, 27
Iowa State, 10

Men's Results
Heptathlon: Markus Ballengee, 5827 points
MSU: 8. Jesse Henderson, 5123 points
            60m Hurdles: Jesse Henderson, 7.89, 1010 points [4016]

            Pole Vault: Etamar Bhastekar, Arkansas, 5.25m (17'2.75"), 988 points
            MSU: 11. Jesse Henderson, 3.85m (12'7.5"), 576 points [4592]

            1000m: Siegfried Zoller, Georgia, 2:37.44, 902 points
            MSU: 11. Jesse Henderson, 3:14.26, 531 points [5123]

60m Hurdles (prelim): Jesse Henderson, 7.85Q
MSU: 5. Terry Smith Jr., 8.12q

60m Hurdles (finals): Tre'Bien Gilbert, Arkansas, 7.84
MSU: 2. Jesse Henderson, 7.93

60m (prelim): Micah Williams, 6.63
MSU: 9. Shamar Rose, 6.90; 13. Shacquille Lowe, 6.96; 15. Terry Smith Jr., 7.02; 18. Jordan Barrow, 7.11

400m: Elija Godwin, Georgia, 45.56
MSU: 6. Sema'J Daniels, 47.81

800m: Baylor Franklin, Ole Miss, 1:48.59
MSU: 8. Navasky Anderson, 1:52.23

3000m: Cooper Teare, Oregon, 7:46.10
MSU: 12. Giacomo DeLuca, 8:16.44; 16. Chandler Underwood, 8:19.20

Shot Put: Gavin Beverage, 17.84m (58'6.5")
MSU: 3. Jeremiah Pierce, 15.13m (39'7.75")

Triple Jump: Emmanuel Ihemeje, Oregon, 16.41m (53'10.25")
MSU: 3. Keshun Byrd, 14.79m (48'6.25")

Women's Results
60m Hurdles (prelim): Jasmine Jones, USC, 8.17Q
MSU: 4. Rosealee Cooper, 8.25Q; 15. Cathrina Morris, 8.98

60m Hurdles (finals): Imani Carothers, Georgia, 8.06
MSU: 3. Rosealee Cooper, 8.23

60m (prelim): Twanisha Terry, USC, 7.25Q
MSU: 8. Faith Gilbert, 7.54q; 13. Jada McDougle, 7.69; 17. Amy Warren, 7.92

60m (finals): Kemba Nelson, Oregon, 7.19
MSU: 8. Faith Gilbert, 7.53

400m: Paris Peoples, Arkansas, 52.48
MSU: 7. Nykah Smith, 55.74; 11. San'Toria Harris, 56.04; 12. Destini Pickens, 56.30; 13. Katie Martin, 56.34

Mile: Lauren Gregory, Arkansas, 4:35.69
MSU: 4. Sydney Steely, 4:43.43

4x400m Relay: Arkansas, 3:30.80
MSU: 3. MSU A, 3:47.99; 4. MSU B, 3:48.13

Triple Jump: Jasmine Moore, Georgia, 13.80m (45'3.5")
MSU: 7. Amy Warren, 12.10m (39'8.5")

Pole Vault: Kayla Smith, Georgia, 4.35m (14'3.25")
MSU: 7. Peyton Mickelson, 4m (13'1.5")

The Bulldogs will return to the track on February 12 and 13 at the Music City Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt, as well as February 13 at the USC Indoor Open hosted by South Carolina.

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