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Bulldog Trio Earn All-SEC Indoor Track & Field Honors
February 28, 2023 | Track & Field
Crump was named first team All-SEC, while Bair and Jones took home second team All-SEC accolades.
STARKVILLE – Following his gold medal performance in the long jump, Mississippi State senior Cameron Crump has earned first team All-SEC Indoor Track and Field, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday (Feb. 28).
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Additionally, Peyton Bair (heptathlon) and Tony Jones (high jump) each were named second team All-SEC after both claimed bronze with third place finishes in their respective events at the SEC Indoor Championships.
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Crump claimed the gold medal and 10 points for the Bulldogs while setting a new SEC Championship and school record in the men's long jump with a mark 8.39m (27-6.50). His mark also made him the national leader in the men's long jump and currently ranks No. 2 worldwide. It also ties him for the fifth-longest jump in NCAA history.
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In the heptathlon, MSU freshman Peyton Bair (5,773 points) closed out the SEC Indoor Championships by capturing a bronze medal while breaking his own school record in the process. With his third-place finish, Bair claimed six team points for the Bulldogs on the final day of the SEC Indoor Championships. Over the course of the competition, Bair posted personal-best performances in all seven of the events held during the meet. Bair finished the SEC Indoor Championships ranked No. 20 nationally in the heptathlon.
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On the men's side, Tony Jones scored six points for the Bulldogs over the weekend following his bronze-medal performance in the high jump, which saw him post a personal-best mark of 2.21m (7-3) in the event. Jones currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in the high jump.
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Mississippi State will now look ahead to NCAA Indoor Championships with five Bulldogs and the 4x400m relay team now in possession of top-20 national times/marks. Mississippi State's top 20 national performers include Cameron Crump (No. 1 - Long Jump), Navasky Anderson (No. 5 - 800m), Rosealee Cooper (No. 9 - 60m Hurdles), Tony Jones (No. 9 - High Jump), Peyton Bair (No. 20 - Heptathlon) and the men's 4x400m relay team (No. 20).
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The 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships are set for March 10-11 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, visit HailState.com, or search for "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Additionally, Peyton Bair (heptathlon) and Tony Jones (high jump) each were named second team All-SEC after both claimed bronze with third place finishes in their respective events at the SEC Indoor Championships.
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Crump claimed the gold medal and 10 points for the Bulldogs while setting a new SEC Championship and school record in the men's long jump with a mark 8.39m (27-6.50). His mark also made him the national leader in the men's long jump and currently ranks No. 2 worldwide. It also ties him for the fifth-longest jump in NCAA history.
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In the heptathlon, MSU freshman Peyton Bair (5,773 points) closed out the SEC Indoor Championships by capturing a bronze medal while breaking his own school record in the process. With his third-place finish, Bair claimed six team points for the Bulldogs on the final day of the SEC Indoor Championships. Over the course of the competition, Bair posted personal-best performances in all seven of the events held during the meet. Bair finished the SEC Indoor Championships ranked No. 20 nationally in the heptathlon.
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On the men's side, Tony Jones scored six points for the Bulldogs over the weekend following his bronze-medal performance in the high jump, which saw him post a personal-best mark of 2.21m (7-3) in the event. Jones currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in the high jump.
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Mississippi State will now look ahead to NCAA Indoor Championships with five Bulldogs and the 4x400m relay team now in possession of top-20 national times/marks. Mississippi State's top 20 national performers include Cameron Crump (No. 1 - Long Jump), Navasky Anderson (No. 5 - 800m), Rosealee Cooper (No. 9 - 60m Hurdles), Tony Jones (No. 9 - High Jump), Peyton Bair (No. 20 - Heptathlon) and the men's 4x400m relay team (No. 20).
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The 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships are set for March 10-11 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, visit HailState.com, or search for "HailStateTF" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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