JAV U Shines on Opening Day of the SEC Track and Field Outdoor Championships

Thursday, May 11

Baton Rouge, La.

Mississippi State

SEC Outdoor Championship

Tyriq Horsford Maroon & White Invite 2023

JAV U Shines on Opening Day of the SEC Track and Field Outdoor Championships

May 11, 2023 | Track & Field

Thursday Final Results Heat Sheets Schedule of Events Live Results

By: Kelly Shipp, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – The best javelin team in America lived up to the billing on Thursday. 'Jav U,' as they have appropriately been named, filled the top 10 list for the Mississippi State Track & Field team that opened the first day of the SEC Outdoor Championships.

Mississippi State's javelin squad earned all 13 team points for the Bulldogs on Thursday. Leading the way for Jav U was junior Tyriq Horsford, who earned a third-place finish with a throw of 71.66m (235'01"). The third-place finish for Horsford was his second top-three finish in an SEC Outdoor Championship in his career. Fellow Bulldogs Franck DiSanza (70.43m / 231'01") and Remi Rougete 227'07") came in fifth and sixth, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 finishes for State was Trent Zelden, who earned a throw of 58.41m (191'07"), finishing in ninth place.

In the decathlon, freshman Peyton Bair finished inside the top three in four separate events. Bair finished second in the 100 and 400 meter races and third in the long and high jump. Bair's set a pair of personal bests in the long jump with a distance of 7.45m and the shot put with a throw of 13.85m. Bair ended the first day of the decathlon in second place with 4,263 points.

Zoe Brito-Babapulle qualified for Saturday's 800 meter final after finishing in fifth with a time of 2:04.25. Brito-Babapulle's personal best time extended her streak of setting a PR in the 800 meter race to seven consecutive 800m races dating back to last season's SEC Outdoor Championship.

SEC Outdoor Championship (Baton Rouge, La.) – May 11-13
All three days of the SEC Championship event will be streamed live on SEC Network+, with Saturday night's final events being shown live on SEC Network. TV Announcers will be Dwight Stones, Dan O'Brien, Larra Overton and John Anderson.

Meet Schedule | Live Results | Event Website

Live Streaming Links (All times Central)
Friday: 11:30 a.m. Stream (SECN+) // 5 p.m. Stream (SECN+)
Saturday: 2 p.m. Stream (SECN+) // 5 p.m. Stream (SECN)

Following the heptathlon's and decathlon's conclusion on Friday, field events will resume at 4 p.m., followed by the start of the running events at 5 p.m. The men's and women's 100-meters will round out the day for the Bulldogs.

The final day of competition on Saturday will feature all final events in both field and running events. The men's discus will start the final day of competition at 2 p.m., with the men's 4x100 meter relay starting the running events at 5:05 p.m.

Thursday, May 11 – Results
Field Events

Event	Place	Bulldogs / Notes
Hammer Throw (M) – Final	9^th	Daniel Pepper – (59.42m / 194'11")
Hammer Throw (W) – Final	20^th	Tafada Wright – (46.26m / 151'09")
Javelin (M) – Final	3^rd 5^th 6^th 9^th	Tyriq Horsford – (71.66m / 235'01") Franck DiSanza – 70.43m / 231'01") Remi Rougete – 69.38m / 227'07") Trent Zelden – (58.41m / 191'07")

Running Events

Event	Place	Bulldogs / Notes
800m (M) – Prelim	20^th --	Daniel Joyce – (1:50.79) Navasky Anderson – DNS
800m (W) – Prelim	5^th 17^th 19^th	Zoe Brito-Babapulle – (2:04.25), Personal Best, Qualified for Saturday's 800m Final Hayley Ogle – (2:09.22) Mallory Streetman – (2:09.58), Personal Best
200m (M) – Prelim	10^th 21^st 30^th DNS	Cameron Crump – (20.61) Sema'J Daniels – (21.24) Jordan Barrow – (21.79) Shamar Rose
200m (W) – Prelim	18^th 36^th 37^th --	Kamaya Debose-Epps – (23.23) Nykah Smith – (24.29) McKenzie Calloway – (24.36) Rosealee Cooper – FS
400m Hurdles (M) – Prelim	11^th 15^th	Alfonso Hale Jr. – (50.74), Personal Best Christion Barker – (51.62)
400m Hurdles (W) – Prelim	17^th	Jessicka Woods – (58.89), Personal Best, MSU Freshman Record

Decathlon

Time	Event	Bulldogs
Day 1 Day 2	100m Long Jump Shot Put High Jump 400m Day 1 Total 110m Hurdles Discus Pole Vault Javelin 1500m	Peyton Bair 10.60 – 2^nd 7.45m – 3^rd (Personal Best) 13.85m – 6^th(Personal Best) 1.95m – T-3^rd 47.95 – 2^nd 4,263 points – 2^nd	Lewis Barber 11.43 – 8^th (Personal Best) 6.87m – 9^th 11.59m – 11^th (Personal Best) 1.86m – T-9th 52.63 – 10^th 3,508 - 10^th

Heptathlon

Time	Event	Bulldogs
Day 1 Day 2 11:45 a.m. 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m.	100m Hurdles High Jump Shot Put 200m Day 1 Total Long Jump Javelin 800m	Alexandra Woodberry 14.03 – 4^th 1.65m – 6^th 11.36m – 7^th 24.85m – 6^th 3,289 points – 5^th

Up Next
Following the SEC Outdoor Championship, the Bulldogs who have earned qualifying marks throughout the season will advance to the NCAA Regional Championships in Jacksonville, Fla. The Regional Championships will run May 24-27. The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be held June 7-10 in Austin, Texas.

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