State Duo Brings Home Commonwealth Games Medals
August 04, 2026 | Track & Field
GLASGOW, Scotland – A pair of Mississippi State products brought home Commonwealth Games medals over the weekend as former Bulldog Navasky Anderson won gold in the men's 800m and rising junior Nicholas Fakorede was part of Nigeria's bronze-medal 4x100m relay.
Two more former Bulldogs finished just off the podium. Lee Eppie competed in the 400m, and his 45.31 in the final was good for fourth. Anderson Peters placed fourth in the men's javelin with a throw of 83.88m on his final attempt.
For Anderson, it was almost not meant to be. The Jamaican needed a heroic face-first dive across the line in the semifinals to even reach the final. He was one of the final two time qualifiers, edging out former Bulldog Abdullahi Hassan of Canada and England's Max Burgin.
In the final, he threw down the fastest first and last 100m to win the race by six-tenths of a second in 1:45.33. With the victory, Anderson became the first Jamaican man to win Commonwealth gold in that event. He also climbed to No. 11 in the current men's 800m world rankings.
The men's 4x100m had drama of its own. On the track, the order of finish was Australia followed by Canada and then Nigeria. However, Canada was initially disqualified for a lane infringement, upgrading the Nigerians' medal to silver. After further appeal, Canada was reinstated as the silver medalists, and Fakorede and company were given the bronze. The former Bulldog ran the third leg in 9.40 to hand off in second place.
Fakorede also ran in the open 100m, reaching the semifinals where his 10.06 was one one-hundredth of a second off the final time qualifier.
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Two more former Bulldogs finished just off the podium. Lee Eppie competed in the 400m, and his 45.31 in the final was good for fourth. Anderson Peters placed fourth in the men's javelin with a throw of 83.88m on his final attempt.
For Anderson, it was almost not meant to be. The Jamaican needed a heroic face-first dive across the line in the semifinals to even reach the final. He was one of the final two time qualifiers, edging out former Bulldog Abdullahi Hassan of Canada and England's Max Burgin.
In the final, he threw down the fastest first and last 100m to win the race by six-tenths of a second in 1:45.33. With the victory, Anderson became the first Jamaican man to win Commonwealth gold in that event. He also climbed to No. 11 in the current men's 800m world rankings.
The men's 4x100m had drama of its own. On the track, the order of finish was Australia followed by Canada and then Nigeria. However, Canada was initially disqualified for a lane infringement, upgrading the Nigerians' medal to silver. After further appeal, Canada was reinstated as the silver medalists, and Fakorede and company were given the bronze. The former Bulldog ran the third leg in 9.40 to hand off in second place.
Fakorede also ran in the open 100m, reaching the semifinals where his 10.06 was one one-hundredth of a second off the final time qualifier.
For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, follow on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateTF."
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