Hardee Wins Decathlon At SEC Championships
Women's Results
OXFORD, Miss. ? Mississippi State University's Trey Hardee wins the decathlon with 7,480 points on Saturday at the 2004 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oxford, Miss. He completed the final three events of the decathlon Saturday morning after inclement weather pushed back the competition. He leapt 13-7 1/4 in the pole vault for 659 points and third place. Recording 607 points, he threw the javelin 168-2 for a fourth place showing and ran the 1500m in 4:46.50 for 640 points.
"MSU had a good day with Trey winning the decathlon and LaChris having a great long jump," said head coach Al Schmidt. "And we got some guys into the finals tomorrow. Tiffany ran great as usual and Jennifer made finals which is a plus. Now we just wait and see what happens tomorrow."
LaChristopher Lewis advances to the finals of the long jump with his personal best and regional qualifying distance of 25-8, finishing in fourth place. He also qualified for finals in the 400m dash with a 46.69 and a sixth place showing. Arthur Davis set a regional qualifying time in the 400m with a 47.15, finishing in tenth, one place shy of finals.
Jamel Ashley's personal best and regional qualifying performance of 10.50 in the 100m dash advances him to the finals of the event. Damond Berry and Kevin Sewell set career best marks in the 100m with times of 10.69 and 11.18, respectively.
Lady Bulldogs Tiffany McWilliams and Jennifer McPherson advance to the finals of the 1500m run on Sunday with their regional qualifying times. McWilliams set a new Ole Miss Track and Field Complex record with her time of 4:13.55, the top time going into the finals. McPherson recorded a 4:23.26 for an eighth place showing in the prelims.
Jasmine Walls tied her career best height of 5-6 for a tied for ninth place showing in the high jump.
Freshman Phillip Moore set a personal best time in the 1500m run with a 4:04.81. Courtney Davis also set a personal best time with his time of 14.69 in the 110m hurdles. Senior Kia James recorded a new career best in the 400m with a 57.53.
Results will be available online as the meet progresses at www.olemisssports.com and cfpitiming.com.