Friday, January 16
Birmingham, Ala.
Mississippi State
at
Samford Invite (I)
Indoor Season Set To Begin At Samford Invite
January 15, 2026 | Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Mississippi State track and field will begin the 2026 indoor season at the Samford Invite, hosted by Samford, on Friday.
The meet will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Bulldogs will face off against several schools in the region, including South Alabama, Kennesaw State, Arkansas State, Samford, and UAB.
Events will begin at 10 a.m. with the women's weight throw. Running events will kick off at noon with the women's 60m preliminary round, followed shortly after by the men.
Tomorrow, 54 Bulldogs will compete in 26 events on the track, in the ring and on the runway. Of those competing, 21 Bulldogs will be making their MSU debuts.
Three First-Team All-Americans from the last indoor season will don the Maroon and White tomorrow in Sherman Hawkins, Christion Barker and Nicholas Fakorede. Fakorede is set to compete in the 60m, as he holds the second-fastest time in program history at 6.56, which he ran last season.
On the women's side, Kyndall Sessom will race in the 60m, looking to extend her program record set last season. In the throws, Tafada Wright is set to compete in the shot put and weight throws, where she holds spots on the program's all-time list for both.
Live results for the meet can be found here. Â
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field program, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
Â
The meet will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Bulldogs will face off against several schools in the region, including South Alabama, Kennesaw State, Arkansas State, Samford, and UAB.
Events will begin at 10 a.m. with the women's weight throw. Running events will kick off at noon with the women's 60m preliminary round, followed shortly after by the men.
Tomorrow, 54 Bulldogs will compete in 26 events on the track, in the ring and on the runway. Of those competing, 21 Bulldogs will be making their MSU debuts.
Three First-Team All-Americans from the last indoor season will don the Maroon and White tomorrow in Sherman Hawkins, Christion Barker and Nicholas Fakorede. Fakorede is set to compete in the 60m, as he holds the second-fastest time in program history at 6.56, which he ran last season.
On the women's side, Kyndall Sessom will race in the 60m, looking to extend her program record set last season. In the throws, Tafada Wright is set to compete in the shot put and weight throws, where she holds spots on the program's all-time list for both.
Live results for the meet can be found here. Â
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field program, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
Â
Players Mentioned
Spr / Hur
/ Track & Field
Spr
/ Track & Field
Spr
/ Track & Field
Throws
/ Track & FieldTRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS PLAYERS MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24
Thursday, May 30
TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS COACHES MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24
Thursday, May 30
TRACK & FIELD | Chris Woods Media Session - 02/23/23
Friday, February 24
Track and Field Chris Woods Media Session 033122
Thursday, March 31