Stallworth Breaks Second School Record, 11 PRs Fall on Final Day in the Swamp

Saturday, April 16

Gainesville, Fla.

Mississippi State

Tom Jones Invitational (O)

Jhordyn Stallworth (Tom Jones Invite 4/16/2022)

Stallworth Breaks Second School Record, 11 PRs Fall on Final Day in the Swamp

April 16, 2022 | Track & Field

Saturday Final Results (PDF)

By: Jen Smith, Assistant Director/Communications

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mississippi State's Jhordyn Stallworth picked up right where she left off last week by setting another school record for the women's track and field program, this time in the shot put. Stallworth broke the 16-year-old record by a throw of 15.66m, 0.38m farther than the mark that had stood since 2006.

Daniel Pepper extended his throw in the men's hammer
Jhordyn Stallworth set her second school record in as many weeks, this time in the women's shot put
Rosealee Cooper tied her own school record in the women's 100m hurdles finals. Teammate Shayla Broughton shortened her own time in the same event, but in the Olympic Development section
Sydney Steely, Navasky Anderson, Daniel Joyce, Tyrese Reid and Slater Richardson all shortened their times in the women's and men's 800m, respectively
In the men's 400m, both Lee Eppie and Safir Scott broke their PRs
Jordan Barrow set a new personal best in the men's 100m

MSU ended Saturday with 13 total top-10 finishes and broke 11 total personal bests.

Across both days, the Bulldogs placed 23 top-10 finishes, and set a grand total of 18 personal bests. Eppie (men's 200m, 400m), Pepper (men's discus, hammer) and Scott (men's long jump, 400m) all broke a PR in multiple events across the two days.

Tom Jones Invite Results

Women's Results
100m: 1. Melissa Jefferson, Coastal Carolina (11.00)

29. Rosealee Cooper (11.83)

100m Hurdles University:

Prelims: 1. Grace Stark, Florida (12.67)
- 6. Rosealee Cooper (13.06 | q) | 27. Cathrina Morris (14.37)
Finals: 1. Stark (12.58)
- 5. Cooper (12.93)

100m Hurdles Olympic Development:

Prelims: 1. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Nike (12.53)
- 4. Shayla Broughton (13.29)

400m: 1. Charokee Young, Texas A&M (49.87)

34. Nykah Smith (55.67)

800m: 1. Sintayehu Vissa, Ole Miss (2:01.06)

5. Sydney Steely (2:03.64) | 28. Zoe Brito (2:12.41) | 29. Ashley Melcherts (2:12.60) | 30. Hayley Ogle (2:13.61)

High Jump University: 1. Natalia Madison, UCF (1.75m | 5'8.75")

9. Helen Claire Edmonds (1.65m | 5'5")

High Jump Invitational: 1. Lamara Distin, Texas A&M (1.89m | 6'2.25")

8. Asia Poe (1.72m | 5'7.75")

Triple Jump: 1. Jasmine Moore, Florida (14.07m | 46'2")

14. Amy Warren (12.23m | 40'1.50")

Hammer Throw (Collegiate Finishes): 1. Jillian Shippee, North Carolina (67.77m | 238'7")

13. Francesca Chambers (52.04m | 170'9")

Shot Put: 1. Ana da Silva, Georgia (17.56m | 57'7.50")

9. Jhordyn Stallworth (15.66m | 51'4.50")

Men's Results
100m: 1. Matthew Boling, Georgia (9.98)

31. Shamar Rose (10.49) | 45. Jordan Barrow (10.78) | 46. Okheme Moore (10.79)

110m Hurdles:

Prelims: Trey Cunningham, Florida State (13.22)
- 6. Jesse Henderson (13.90 | q) | 27. Terry Smith, Jr. (15.44)
Finals: 1. Cunningham (13.38)
- 7. Jesse Henderson (13.93)

400m: 1. Randolph Ross, North Carolina A&T (45.15)