Thursday, May 9
Gainesville, Fla.
Mississippi State
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SEC Outdoor Championships (O)
Photo by: Chloe Hyde, Florida Communications
Bulldogs Complete Opening Day Of SEC Outdoor Championships
May 09, 2024 | Track & Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. โ The Mississippi State track and field program closed out the first day of competition at the 2024 SEC Outdoor Championships on Thursday in Gainesville with 10 personal records, three all-time top five performances and three trips to the finals.
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Jordan Ware, Tyrese Reid and Mallory Streetman earned spots in their final events that are slated for Saturday.
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Ware earned an automatic trip to the 200m finals after placing first in his heat with a time of 20.62. Ware placed sixth overall and is one of only two freshmen to qualify for the final event. He currently ranks third in the nation with a time of 20.18w and ranks 18th in the nation in the 100m. He will compete in the 100m Friday for a chance to earn an appearance in that event's finals Saturday. ย
Reid placed second in his heat and sixth overall in the 800m with a time of 1:48.07, earning him a trip to the finals for the first time his postseason career. Reid earned All-SEC Second Team honors during the 2024 indoor season after placing second overall in the 800m at the SEC Indoor Championships. He currently ranks third nationally in the event with a personal-record time of 1:45.76.
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Streetman will make her first trip to the SEC Championship finals in the 800m after placing ninth overall Thursday with a time of 2:07.00. Streetman improved 10 spots from her previous finish at the 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships.
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Tafada Wright placed 11th in the hammer throw with a personal-best distance of 53.30m (1740-10). Her mark ranks fifth on State's all-time top five performance list. She will compete Saturday in the discus, where she ranks fourth on the Bulldogs' performance list with a personal-record distance of 48.45m (158-11).
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Rosealee Cooper added her name to State's 200m performance list for the second time after running a personal-best time of 23.47. Cooper ranks fifth among 200m performances at MSU while also holding the school record in the 100m hurdles.
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Anje Nel joined the Bulldogs' all-time top five performance list in the 400m hurdles for the first time. Nel placed 15th on Thursday with a personal-best time of 59.09.
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Events will continue at 9 a.m. CT Friday with the decathlon followed by the heptathlon at 10:45 a.m. CT. Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. CT with the women's pole vault followed by running events beginning at 4 p.m. CT. Saturday's events will begin at 2 p.m. CT with the men's discus, while running finals will begin at 5:05 p.m. CT.
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Jordan Ware, Tyrese Reid and Mallory Streetman earned spots in their final events that are slated for Saturday.
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Ware earned an automatic trip to the 200m finals after placing first in his heat with a time of 20.62. Ware placed sixth overall and is one of only two freshmen to qualify for the final event. He currently ranks third in the nation with a time of 20.18w and ranks 18th in the nation in the 100m. He will compete in the 100m Friday for a chance to earn an appearance in that event's finals Saturday. ย
Reid placed second in his heat and sixth overall in the 800m with a time of 1:48.07, earning him a trip to the finals for the first time his postseason career. Reid earned All-SEC Second Team honors during the 2024 indoor season after placing second overall in the 800m at the SEC Indoor Championships. He currently ranks third nationally in the event with a personal-record time of 1:45.76.
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Streetman will make her first trip to the SEC Championship finals in the 800m after placing ninth overall Thursday with a time of 2:07.00. Streetman improved 10 spots from her previous finish at the 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships.
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Tafada Wright placed 11th in the hammer throw with a personal-best distance of 53.30m (1740-10). Her mark ranks fifth on State's all-time top five performance list. She will compete Saturday in the discus, where she ranks fourth on the Bulldogs' performance list with a personal-record distance of 48.45m (158-11).
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Rosealee Cooper added her name to State's 200m performance list for the second time after running a personal-best time of 23.47. Cooper ranks fifth among 200m performances at MSU while also holding the school record in the 100m hurdles.
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Anje Nel joined the Bulldogs' all-time top five performance list in the 400m hurdles for the first time. Nel placed 15th on Thursday with a personal-best time of 59.09.
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Events will continue at 9 a.m. CT Friday with the decathlon followed by the heptathlon at 10:45 a.m. CT. Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. CT with the women's pole vault followed by running events beginning at 4 p.m. CT. Saturday's events will begin at 2 p.m. CT with the men's discus, while running finals will begin at 5:05 p.m. CT.
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