MSU Men?s Track & Field Team Ranked No. 21 In Latest Poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. - In week six of the USTFCCCA rankings, the Mississippi State men's track and field team is No. 21.
The Bulldogs are one of seven SEC ranked in the Top 25, while two-time defending national champion Texas A&M remains No. 1. LSU and Florida are Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
The men have athletes ranked in the Top 25 in seven different categories, with true freshman James Harris posting the highest ranking at T4th in the high jump. The women, while not in the Top 25 as a team, are ranked in eight events. Jessica Merriweather paces the Lady Bulldogs at T11th in the high jump.
The men's 4x400 squad of Harris, O'Neal Wilder, Daundre Barnaby and Tavaris Tate is No. 6, while the 4x100 team of Kendall May, D'Angelo Cherry, Garren Hedricks and Tate is No. 10.
In the 100m dash, Cherry is 8th and Hendricks is No. 46, while in the 200m dash Tate is 38th, followed by Hendricks and Harris at 45th and 53rd, respectively. In the 400m dash, Tate leads the way at No. 20, while Harris is No. 26 and Barnaby No. 35.
Rounding out the Bulldog rankings are Marcus Jackson in high jump at 15th, Emanuel Mayers in the 400m hurdles at No. 20 and Ed Wesela in the shot put at No. 37.
However, Mayers, an All-American, had his season come to an abrupt end following surgery two weeks ago to repair nerve damage in his right foot.
As for the Lady Bulldogs, Richesa McCaleb is T17th in the 200m dash, while Taneisha Baker is No. 34 in the 400m dash. Haley Greenwell finds herself No. 29 in the 10k, while in the 100m hurdles, Talisha Lee at 46th, followed by Keisha Wallace at 47th.
Rounding out the rankings is Rochelle Farquharson in the long jump (T27) and triple jump (35).
MSU is off this week, but returns to action May 12-15 in Athens, Ga., for the SEC Championships.