Bulldogs Wrap Up Action in Birmingham, Set Five Personal Bests

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Bulldogs Wrap Up Action in Birmingham, Set Five Personal Bests

January 22, 2022 | Track & Field

By: Jen Smith, Assistant Director/Communications

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In the third meet in two weekends for Mississippi State, the Bulldogs collected multiple top-10 finishes in its final regular season meet held at the Birmingham Crossplex.

In total, the Maroon and White set 20 personal bests and collected 76 top-10 collegiate finishes, spanning across the three Birmingham events.

The next time the Maroon and White would compete at the Birmingham venue would be for the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12). Until then, State faces four different regular season meets ranging from Fayetteville, Arkansas to South Bend, Indiana.

Daniel Pepper, Cade Finley and Trent Zelden highlighted the day, as all three placed top-10 collegiate finishes. The throws were also new indoor personal bests for all three Bulldogs.
Lee Eppie ran to a first-place collegiate finish in the Men's 400-meters. It was his fastest run in the indoor event as a Mississippi State Bulldog. In the Men's 200-meter dash, Eppie ran to a second-place collegiate finish, a new indoor personal best for the Bulldog.
After setting a personal best last weekend, Jhordyn Stallworth returned to Birmingham, this time securing a second-place collegiate finish in the women's weight throw. Teammate Francesca Chambers finished fifth.
Savannah Schwab and Grace Ritchie both finished in the top 10 of the Women's 800-meter dash.
Omari Hammond's run of 1:55.18 in the Men's 800-meters became his new indoor personal best.

Hear From Head Coach Chris Woods:

"This weekend was a good opportunity for several of our athletes to showcase their hard work. We had some of our developmental student-athletes come out and perform at a high level. I'm excited for their improvement for the rest of the season. But now, it's time to turn our sights to Arkansas next week, and hopefully, we can put on a good showing against some nationally ranked teams."

Up Next

The Bulldogs head to conference foe Arkansas next weekend, Jan. 89-29, for the Razorback Invitational.

Women's Results (Collegiate Finishes)

Weight Throw: Deborah Rubin, Lee, 18.11m (59'5")
MSU: 2. Jhordyn Stallworth, 17.67m (57'11"), 5. Francesca Chambers, 15.35m (50'4")

800m: Emma Langley, 2:19.89
MSU: 5. Savannah Schwab, 2:22.57, 10. Grace Ritchie, 2:28.16

Men's Results (Collegiate Finishes)

Mile: Hunter Kurz, Mississippi College, 4:10.25
MSU: 23. Reese Dunne, 4:44.86
Weight Throw: 1. Daniel Pepper, 18.15m (59'6"), 4. Cade Finley, 15.33m (50'3"), 9. Trent Zelden, 14.45m (47'5")
400m: 1. Lee Eppie, 47.95
800m: Jake Russell, Mississippi College, 1:52.07
MSU: 4. Omari Hammond, 1:55.18
200m: Santerrius Barlow, Xavier-Louisiana, 21.52
MSU: 2. Lee Eppie, 21.58
3000m: Tony Di Iorio, Emory, 8:53.53
MSU: 7. Gram Russell, 9:17.31, 16. Clayton Fulgham, 9:41.91, 18. Joseph Wohlers, 9:56.96
4x400m Relay: Mississippi College 'A', 3:16.33
MSU: 3. MSU 'A', 3:16.61

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