Bulldogs Ranked No. 22 In Latest Track & Field Poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. - With the regular season now concluded, Mississippi State heads to the SEC Championships this week ranked No. 22 in the latest USTFCCCA poll.
The Bulldogs are one of seven SEC ranked in the Top 25, while two-time defending national champion Texas A&M remains No. 1. Florida and LSU are Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
The men have athletes ranked in the Top 25 in eight different categories, with true freshman James Harris posting the highest ranking at 5th in the high jump. The women, while not in the Top 25 as a team, are ranked in six events. Jessica Merriweather paces the Lady Bulldogs at 13th in the high jump.
The men's 4x400 squad of Harris, O'Neal Wilder, Daundre Barnaby and Tavaris Tate remains at No. 6, while the 4x100 team of Kendall May, D'Angelo Cherry, Garren Hendricks and Tate is No. 11.
In the 100m dash, Cherry is 8th and Hendricks is No. 49, while in the 200m dash Tate is 42nd, followed by Hendricks and Harris at 49th. In the 400m dash, Tate leads the way at No. 21, while Harris is No. 28 and Barnaby No. 39.
Rounding out the Bulldog rankings are Marcus Jackson in high jump at 16th, Emanuel Mayers in the 400m hurdles at No. 25 and Ed Wesela in the shot put at No. 38.
However, Mayers, an All-American, had his season come to an abrupt end following surgery three weeks ago to repair nerve damage in his right foot.
As for the Lady Bulldogs, Richesa McCaleb is 17th in the 200m dash, while Taneisha Baker is No. 38 in the 400m dash. Haley Greenwell finds herself No. 30 in the 10k.
Rounding out the rankings is Rochelle Farquharson in the long jump (30) and triple jump (39).
The SEC Championships are scheduled for May 12-15 in Athens, Ga.
MSU Men's Rankings
100m Dash
8th D'Angelo Cherry
49th Garren Hendricks
200m Dash
42th Tavaris Tate
49th Garren Hendricks
400m Dash
21st Tavaris Tate
28th James Harris
39th Daundre Barnaby
400m Hurdles
25th Emanuel Mayers
4x100 Relays
11th May, Cherry, Hendricks, Tate
4x400 Relays
6th Harris, Wilder, Barnaby, Tate
High Jump
5th James Harris
16 th Marcus Jackson
Shot Put
38th Ed Wesela
MSU Women's Ranking
200m Dash
17 th Richesa McCaleb
400m Dash
38th Taneisha Baker
10,000m Run
30th Haley Greenwell
High Jump
13th Jessica Merriweather
Long Jump
30th Rochelle Farquharson
Triple Jump
39th Rochelle Farquharson