Three Bulldogs Qualify For Event Finals On Day Two Of SEC Championships
SEC Championship Notes
Rogers breaks freshman record in women's 400-meter hurdles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ?€“ Despite the superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th, theMississippi State University track and field squads held their own on thesecond day of the 2005 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships. The event is being held at the Vanderbilt Track in Nashville,Tenn.
In the men's 200-meter dash preliminaries, junior Steve Mullings posted thethird fastest qualifying time in 20.31 seconds, a personal record and regionalqualifying mark. Also qualifying for the final was senior all-American JamelAshley. Ashley ran a regional qualifying and personal record 20.70 en route tofinishing 10th. Senior LaChristopher Lewis ran 20.87, a regional mark andsophomore all-American Arthur Davis finished 18th in 21.25.
Freshman Chris Woods competed in two events, qualifying for the 800-meter runfinals with a personal record and regional qualifying 1:49.74. Woods alsocompeted in the 400-meter hurdles.
In the decathlon, freshman Joseph Queen took ninth place at his first SECChampionships with a personal best 5,956 points. In addition to the PR in theoverall events, Queen set personal marks in the 100-meter dash (11.80), shotput (33-11 1/2), high jump (5-7 1/4), 400-meter dash (52.27), 110-meter hurdles(17.66), discus (110-00), javelin (148-11) and 1500-meter run (4:50.19).
On the women's side, freshman Dominique Rogers broke her previously set400-meter hurdles freshman record by finishing in ninth place with a time of1:03.50. Junior Zita Magloire ran a season best 2:13.69 in the 800-meter run.
In the hammer throw, senior Crystal Averitt took 10th with her mark of 178-10,just one inch shy of her school record. Jennifer Johnstone finished 14th withher personal best 172-5, the second-best mark in school history.