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Men's Track and Field Ranked A Program Record No.3 In First Outdoor USTFCCCA TFRI
March 25, 2024 | Track & Field
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men's track and field opened the outdoor season with a program record No. 3 ranking in first edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Ratings Index for the 2024 outdoor season, announced Monday. The Men are ranked first in the South Region.
This No.3 ranking set a program record for Mississippi State track and field, besting the Bulldog men's previous No. 6 record set in Week One and Week Two of the 2011 season. This is State's 86th time breaking into the top 25 since the rankings began in 2008 and the ninth time under Head Coach Chris Woods.
After competing in its first two meets of the 2024 outdoor season, State has one national leader, three national top-5 marks, and 10 national top-6 marks.
Freshman Jordan Ware leads the nation in the 200m with his time of 20.18w set at the Hurricane Invitational. His 100m time from Bulldog Alumni Relays of 10.16w ranks fifth in the nation.
In the 2024 season-opener at the Hurricane Invitational, junior Alfonso Hale Jr. won first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 50.83. His time ranks fourth in the nation.
Javelin throwers Remi Rougetet and Frank Di Sanza earned a national top-10 mark at the Hurricane Invitational with distances of 74.68m (245-0) and 71.86m (235.9.0), respectively. Rougetet's distance ranks seventh while Di Sanza's distance ranks 10th.
The men's 4x400 team ranks 7th with a time of 3:07.07. The squad featuring senior Sema'J Daniels and juniors Doval Simmonds, Keldrick Turner, and Alfonso Hale Jr. finished second at the Hurricane Invitational and sits less than a second beneath State's all-time top-five list. The list has not changed since 2011, when the 4x400m team earned third place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The Bulldogs will return to the track on Friday, March 29th for the Battle On The Bayou hosted by LSU in Baton Rouge, La.
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This No.3 ranking set a program record for Mississippi State track and field, besting the Bulldog men's previous No. 6 record set in Week One and Week Two of the 2011 season. This is State's 86th time breaking into the top 25 since the rankings began in 2008 and the ninth time under Head Coach Chris Woods.
After competing in its first two meets of the 2024 outdoor season, State has one national leader, three national top-5 marks, and 10 national top-6 marks.
Freshman Jordan Ware leads the nation in the 200m with his time of 20.18w set at the Hurricane Invitational. His 100m time from Bulldog Alumni Relays of 10.16w ranks fifth in the nation.
In the 2024 season-opener at the Hurricane Invitational, junior Alfonso Hale Jr. won first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 50.83. His time ranks fourth in the nation.
Javelin throwers Remi Rougetet and Frank Di Sanza earned a national top-10 mark at the Hurricane Invitational with distances of 74.68m (245-0) and 71.86m (235.9.0), respectively. Rougetet's distance ranks seventh while Di Sanza's distance ranks 10th.
The men's 4x400 team ranks 7th with a time of 3:07.07. The squad featuring senior Sema'J Daniels and juniors Doval Simmonds, Keldrick Turner, and Alfonso Hale Jr. finished second at the Hurricane Invitational and sits less than a second beneath State's all-time top-five list. The list has not changed since 2011, when the 4x400m team earned third place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The Bulldogs will return to the track on Friday, March 29th for the Battle On The Bayou hosted by LSU in Baton Rouge, La.
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