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Broughton Finishes 11th In NCAA Championships Pentathlon
March 11, 2021 | Track & Field
Next, it’s Jesse Henderson’s turn at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mississippi State track and field's Shayla Broughton finished the pentathlon in 11th with 4,061 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Thursday.
She becomes a USTFCCCA Second Team All-American with that finish.
The redshirt senior had a 1,000-plus point start in the 60m hurdles, finishing in third overall and second in her section at 8.37, worth 1,046 points.
In the high jump, she finished at a height of 1.69m for 842 points, bringing her overall total to 1,888 points going into the shot put.
She was just shy of tying her personal best in the shot, coming in 11th in the event at 11.44m. She earned 624 points for that mark and totaled 2,512 going into the fourth event of the day.
The long jump saw her finish in seventh at a mark of 5.87m, giving her 810 points. With four events under her belt, she had 3,322 points as she lined up for the 800m.
She finished in 13th in the 800m, crossing the finish line in a new personal-best time of 2:26.37. She earned 739 points from the race.
Overall, Broughton completed the pentathlon with 4,061 points and in 11th place at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
She competed against five other women from the SEC, three from the ACC, two from the Big Ten, one Big 12, one Mountain West, one Pac 12, and one WCC pentathlete. One of the fellow SEC pentathletes was Texas A&M's Tyra Gittens, who broke the collegiate record, the meet record and the facility record with 4,746 points.
Pentathlon: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 4,746 points
MSU: 11. Shayla Broughton, 4,061 points
60m Hurdles: Erin Marsh, Duke, 8.13 (1100 points)
MSU: 3. Shayla Broughton, 8.37 (1046 points)
High Jump: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 1.93m (6'4") (1145 points)
MSU: 10. Shayla Broughton, 1.69m (5'6.5") (842 points)
Shot Put: Tyra Gittens, 13.86m (45'5.75") (785 points)
MSU: 11. Shayla Broughton, 11.44m (37'6.5") (624 points)
Long Jump: Tyra Gittens, 6.58m (21'7.25") (1033 points)
MSU: 7. Shayla Broughton, 5.87m (19'3.25") (810 points)
800m: Halley Folsom, BYU, 2:10.86 (952 points)
MSU: 13. Shayla Broughton, 2:26.37 (739 points)
The rest of the NCAA Championships is focused on Jesse Henderson for the Bulldogs. He will compete in the 60m hurdle semifinals on Friday with the hopes of making it to the finals on Saturday. The junior has a personal-best, school-record 7.74 time in the hurdles. His plan for the weekend is to break that record once more. The semifinals are set to begin at 2:15 p.m. The meet will be broadcast on ESPN3.
For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, search "HailStateTF" on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
She becomes a USTFCCCA Second Team All-American with that finish.
The redshirt senior had a 1,000-plus point start in the 60m hurdles, finishing in third overall and second in her section at 8.37, worth 1,046 points.
In the high jump, she finished at a height of 1.69m for 842 points, bringing her overall total to 1,888 points going into the shot put.
She was just shy of tying her personal best in the shot, coming in 11th in the event at 11.44m. She earned 624 points for that mark and totaled 2,512 going into the fourth event of the day.
The long jump saw her finish in seventh at a mark of 5.87m, giving her 810 points. With four events under her belt, she had 3,322 points as she lined up for the 800m.
She finished in 13th in the 800m, crossing the finish line in a new personal-best time of 2:26.37. She earned 739 points from the race.
Overall, Broughton completed the pentathlon with 4,061 points and in 11th place at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
She competed against five other women from the SEC, three from the ACC, two from the Big Ten, one Big 12, one Mountain West, one Pac 12, and one WCC pentathlete. One of the fellow SEC pentathletes was Texas A&M's Tyra Gittens, who broke the collegiate record, the meet record and the facility record with 4,746 points.
Pentathlon: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 4,746 points
MSU: 11. Shayla Broughton, 4,061 points
60m Hurdles: Erin Marsh, Duke, 8.13 (1100 points)
MSU: 3. Shayla Broughton, 8.37 (1046 points)
High Jump: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 1.93m (6'4") (1145 points)
MSU: 10. Shayla Broughton, 1.69m (5'6.5") (842 points)
Shot Put: Tyra Gittens, 13.86m (45'5.75") (785 points)
MSU: 11. Shayla Broughton, 11.44m (37'6.5") (624 points)
Long Jump: Tyra Gittens, 6.58m (21'7.25") (1033 points)
MSU: 7. Shayla Broughton, 5.87m (19'3.25") (810 points)
800m: Halley Folsom, BYU, 2:10.86 (952 points)
MSU: 13. Shayla Broughton, 2:26.37 (739 points)
The rest of the NCAA Championships is focused on Jesse Henderson for the Bulldogs. He will compete in the 60m hurdle semifinals on Friday with the hopes of making it to the finals on Saturday. The junior has a personal-best, school-record 7.74 time in the hurdles. His plan for the weekend is to break that record once more. The semifinals are set to begin at 2:15 p.m. The meet will be broadcast on ESPN3.
For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, search "HailStateTF" on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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