Javelin Gets a Win on Day 1 of SEC Outdoors

Thursday, May 13

Bryan-College Station, Texas

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Mississippi State

SEC Championships (O)

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Javelin Gets a Win on Day 1 of SEC Outdoors

May 13, 2021 | Track & Field

Day 1 Results (PDF)

DJ Jónsson threw to a win and collegiate lead in Texas.

By: Madelon Allen, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Mississippi State track and field team had a successful first day at the SEC Outdoor Championships with DJ Jónsson winning the javelin with a collegiate-leading mark.

Jónsson threw a personal-best mark of 78.66m in the javelin to take the event and trade spots in the NCAA rankings with teammate Sindri Guðmundsson who was the runner-up in the event. It was both Icelanders first SEC Championships as Jónsson is a freshman and Guðmundsson a transfer.

Shayla Broughton, Asia Poe and Aley Woodberry completed the first four events of the heptathlon, the 100m hurdles, high jump, javelin, and shot put. Moving into day two of competition, Broughton is in third, Woodberry in ninth and Poe in 10^th.

The trio had several personal-bests through their four events. All three had bests in the 100m hurdle which Broughton won, all three in the 200m, then Broughton tied her best in the high jump and found a new best in the shot put with Poe.

In the women's javelin, Sarah Blake returned to the field and finished in ninth, while Caroline Standley found a season best, throwing to a 12^th-place finish. In the men's hammer, Daniel Pepper came in 17^th.

For the qualifying events, the Bulldogs ran well, but only a handful moved on to the finals in their competitions.

In the men's 800m, two moved on to the finals on Saturday. Navasky Anderson and Gabriel Moronta both ran to personal-bests and qualified, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Finishing in 11^th and 24^th were Leon Clarke and Kenya Small. Ashley Melcherts was the lone 800m on the women's side, finishing in 25^thoverall.

The 200m had two personal bests from Jordan Barrow and Keldrick Edwards, but there were no qualifiers for the finals. Shamar Rose was the first finisher for the Bulldogs in 16^th, Cameron Crump in 17^th, then Okheme Moore with a season best in 19^th. In 23^rd was Sema'J Daniels, in 26^th Edwards, and Barrow in 31^st. Jada McDougle ran on the women's side, finishing in 17^th.

The 400m hurdles had four Bulldogs racing, all finishing in the top 20. Katie Martin came in 13^th, Rosealee Cooper in 15^th, Cathrina Morris in 16^th, and Riley White in 18^th. It was Cooper and Morris' first 400m hurdle race.

Finishing off the day was the 10,000m run, a final race. Chandler Underwood ran it solo for the Bulldogs, coming in 13^th place in 30:43.19.

Through day one, the Mississippi State men have 18 points and are in fourth place. The women have not scored as of yet.

Men's Results
200m (Prelim): Terrance Laird, LSU, 20.13Q
MSU: 16. Shamar Rose, 21.06; 17. Cameron Crump, 21.09; 19. Okheme Moore, 21.22; 23. Sema'J Daniels, 21.48; 26. Keldrick Edwards, 21.77; 31. Jordan Barrow, 21.86

800m (Prelim): Brandon Miller, Texas A&M, 1:46.06Q
MSU: 6. Navasky Anderson, 1:49.30q; 7. Gabriel Moronta, 1:49.33q; 11. Leon Clarke, 1:49.94; 24. Kenya Small, 1:53.45

10,000m: Vincent Kiprop, Alabama, 28:55.56
MSU: 13. Chandler Underwood, 30:43.19

Hammer: Thomas Mardal, Florida, 74.78m (245'4") *facility record
MSU: 17. Daniel Pepper, 54.42m (178'6")

Javelin: DJ Jónsson, MSU, 78.66m (258'1") *collegiate lead, facility record
MSU: 2. Sindri Guðmundsson, 77.42m (254')

Women's Results
200m (Prelims): Tamara Clark, Alabama, 22.55Q *facility record
MSU: 17. Jada McDougle, 24.12

400m Hurdles (Prelims): Brittley Humphrey, 56.66Q
MSU: 13. Katie Martin, 1:00.17; 15. Rosealee Cooper, 1:01.92; 16. Cathrina Morris, 1:01.92; 18. Riley White, 1:02.35

800m (Prelims): Amber Tanner, Georgia, 2:05.18Q *facility record
MSU: 25. Ashley Melcherts, 2:13.97

Javelin: Marie-Therese Obst, Georgia, 57.29m (187'11")
MSU: 9. Sarah Blake, 47.52m (155'11"); 12. Caroline Standley, 43.19m (141'8")

Heptathlon (Through Four): Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 3920 points
MSU: 3. Shayla Broughton, 3600 points; 9. Aley Woodberry, 3257 points; 10. Asia Poe, 3247 points

100m Hurdles (Hept): 1. Shayla Broughton, MSU, 13.32w (1077 pts)
MSU: 7. Asia Poe, 13.57 (1040 pts); 11. Aley Woodberry, 13.97 (983 pts)

200m (Hept): Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 23.43 (1036 pts)
MSU: 6. Shayla Broughton, 24.09 (972 pts); 7. Aley Woodberry, 24.43 (940 pts); 11. Asia Poe, 25.32 (858 pts)

High Jump (Hept): Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M, 1.95m (5'4.75") (1171 pts) *meet record, facility record, collegiate leader
MSU: 6. Shayla Broughton, 1.71m (5'7.25") (867 pts); 11. Asia Poe, 1.62m (5'3.75") (759 pts); 16. Aley Woodberry, 1.59m (5'2.5") (724 pts)

Shot Put (Hept): Asya Reynolds, Georgia, 13.37m (43'10.5") (752 pts) *facility record
MSU: 4. Shayla Broughton, 12.35m (40'6.25") (684 pts); 8. Aley Woodberry, 11.22m (36'9.75") (610 pts); 9. Asia Poe, 10.92m (35'10") (590 pts)

Day 2 – Friday
An action-packed day for the SEC and the Bulldogs, they will compete in a total of 18 events overall.

The heptathlon will wrap up with the long jump, javelin and 800m.

Preliminary rounds will occur for the 100m and 110m hurdles, the 1500m, 400m, and the 100m races. Finals will occur for the 3000m steeplechase only.

On the field side, the women's hammer, long jump, pole vault and shot put will take place, as well as the men's shot put and long jump.

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