Bulldogs Stand At No. 13 In The Polls
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State's men's track team travels to Greensboro, N.C., this week for the NCAA Division I East Region ranked No. 13 in the latest USTFCCCA poll released on Tuesday morning.
The Bulldogs are also ranked in six different individual events, and while the women aren't in the poll as a team, they have players ranked in seven individual categories.
"It's always nice to be recognized, but hopefully we can improve our rankings with an excellent showing this weekend," MSU coach Al Schmidt said. "I think we've put ourselves in position for that to happen.
Freshman Tavaris Tate remains the highest-ranked Bulldog, coming in at No. 2 in the 400-meter dash, followed by O'Neal Wilder at No. 6 and Dwight Mullings at No. 10.
Emanuel Mayers also garnered a Top 10 ranking, No. 6 in the 400m hurdles.
In the relays, the 4x100 team of Justin Christian, Kendall May, Mullings and Tate is fourth after winning the event at the SECs, while the 4x400 relay squad of Wilder, Mullings, Mayers and Tate is 6th.
The Lady Bulldogs are led by LaQuinta Aaron of Tuscaloosa, Ala., at No. 8 in the heptathlon following her personal-best 5,563 points at the SECs, the second-most in school history.
Also in the Top 20 are Jody-Ann Muir and Wendy Copeland at No. 11 in the 400-meter dash and No. 16 in the long jump, respectively.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Aaron, Muir, Crystal Wilson and Taneisha Baker currently stands at No. 23
MSU Men's Rankings
100m Dash
28th Kendall May
200m Dash
23rd Kendall May
76th Garren Hendricks
400m Dash
2nd Tavaris Tate
6th O'Neal Wilder
10th Dwight Mullings
400m Hurdles
6th Emanuel Mayers
4x100m Relay
4th Justin Christian, Kendall May, Dwight Mullings, Tevaris Tate
4x400m Relay
6th O'Neal Wilder, Dwight Mullings, Emanuel Mayers, Tavaris Tate
MSU Women's Rankings
200m Dash
29th Taneisha Baker
400m Dash
11th Jody-Ann Muir
42nd Crystal Wilson
100m Hurdles
43rd Keisha Wallace
65th Racqul Farquharson
76th LaQuinta Aaron
4x400m Relay
23rd LaQuinta Aaron, Crystal Wilson, Taneisha Baker, Jody-Ann Muir
Long Jump
16th Wendy Copeland
High Jump
47th Jessica Merriweather
Heptathlon
8th LaQuinta Aaron