Jesse Henderson

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.05.01 - Maroon and White Invite

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Track and Field: 2021 War Eagle Invitational

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.27 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.26 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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Jesse Henderson - SEC Indoor Championships

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Position:
Hurdles
Height:
6-2
Class (Indoor):
Jr.
Class (Outdoor):
R-Fr.^
Hometown:
Benton, Miss.
High School/Previous School:
Yazoo County HS

School Record Holder (60m Hurdles) - 7.66
School Record Holder (110m Hurdles) – 13.39^w
Freshman Record Holder (110m Hurdles) – 13.39^w
2021 Indoor First Team All-American (60m Hurdles)
Outdoor SEC Freshman Runner of the Week – 4/13/2021
2021 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American (110m Hurdles)

2022 Indoor Season
Placed 17th in the 60m at the UAB Blazer Invitational, achieving a new personal best time of 6.93 (1/14)... Placed fourth in the long jump at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/28-29)... Placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invite, achieving a new personal best of 7.66 (2/11-12).

2021 Outdoor Season

USA: Competed in the 110m hurdles at the USATF Olympic Trials, finishing in 17th in the first round at 13.66 (6/25).

Mississippi State: Competed in the 100m where he finished in ninth in 10.61, broke the freshman 110m hurdle record with a time of 13.72 placing third, and ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay at the Bulldog Relays (3/27) ... At the Florida Relays, he finished in 10th place in the 110m hurdles in the prelims (4/3) ... Finished with a new best of 13.71 in the 110m hurdles, updating his freshman record, finishing in third overall at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/10) ... Was named Male Freshman Runner of the Week by the SEC on 4/13 ... Came in first place in the 110m hurdles at the War Eagle Invitational, as well as ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay and competing in his first 200m race, finishing in 27th (4/17) ... Ran to a first-place finish to break the school and freshman record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.64 at the Maroon & White Invite; also ran in the 100m dash, finishing 10th (5/1) ... At the SEC Outdoor Championships, he advanced to the finals in the 110m hurdles after a seventh-place 13.70 time (5/14) ... Broke the school record twice at the NCAA East Prelims: first in the first round where he finished in 13.57 in third to qualify for the quarterfinals where he re-broke it at 13.39^w in second to qualify for Eugene (5/29) ... At the NCAA Championships, he finished in 19th to earn Honorable Mention All-American (6/9) ... Was named Co-Male Athlete of the Year at Maroon & White Night.

2021 Indoor Season

Finished in first in the 60m hurdles and in the long jump at the Commodore Indoor, also finishing seventh in the 60m dash, all while recording personal-best in the long jump and 60m (1/16) ... Competed in the 60m hurdles at the Carolina Challenge, finishing in second with a time of 7.99 (1/23) ... Earned the No. 2 spot in the record book for his heptathlon point total of 5,123 points at the Razorback Invitational, also setting a new PR in the 60m hurdles, pole vault, high jump, and 1,000m; found himself ranked at No. 8 nationally for the 60mH and at No. 21 in the hept (1/29-30) ... Broke the school record in the 60m hurdles in 7.74 in the finals at the USC Indoor Open, finishing in first (2/13) ... Finished in fifth in both the semifinals and finals of the 60m hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships, as well as 15th in the long jump (2/27) ... Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 60m hurdles, breaking his own school record in the semifinals by finishing in fifth in 7.66 (3/12) ... Finished seventh in the finals at the NCAA Championships, coming across the line in 7.77 and earning First Team All-American honors from the USTFCCCA.

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Ran in the 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Also placed fifth in the 60m Hurdles at UAB … Placed first in the 60m Hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Ran in the 200m in Vanderbilt … Also performed in the Long Jump at Vanderbilt … Placed fifth in the 60mH(F) at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) … Placed first in the 60mH (Hept) … Placed second in the 60m (Hept) … Placed fourth in the High Jump (Hept) … Placed sixth in the Pole Vault (Hept) … Also placed sixth in the 1000m (Hept) … Placed seventh in the Shot Put (Hept) … Placed sixth overall in the Heptathlon at the meet ... Recorded a new personal best of 6.64m in the Long Jump at the Music City Challenge (2/14) ... Placed third in the 60m Hurdles (Prelims) ... Placed fifth in the 60m Hurdles (Finals) ... Ran in the 60m at Vanderbilt. Ran a 7.87 to place 7th in the 60mH (Prelims) at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) ... In the 60mH (Finals), he placed 8th with an 8.01 ... He also recorded a new personal best in the Heptathlon by collecting 4221 pts at the championships.

2019 Outdoor Season

Did not compete.

2019 Indoor Season

Ran the 60m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) in 7.33 … Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the Vulcan Invitational, running 8.14 in the prelims to reach the final … Ran a personal-best 8.11 in the 60m hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8), while also running the 200m in 23.80 … Placed 14^th in the 60m hurdle prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22) with a time of 8.28.

Academics / Service

Named USTFCCCA All-Academic for the 2021 season.

Before the Bulldogs

Ran at Yazoo County High School … Won three gold medals at the state championships as a senior … Three-time state champion in the 110m hurdles, winning his third crown as a senior with a new 3A record time of 14.03 … Also won the 300m hurdles crown and twice claimed triple jump titles … Also competed in high jump and long jump in high school … Was named MVP three times … Placed in the 110m hurdles at the USATF Junior Olympics and was named an All-American … Broke the USATF Southern Association record in the 110m hurdles in 13.93 … Was voted class president.

Personal

Born Jesse James Henderson on Dec. 22, 1999 to Jesse, Sr. and Mary Henderson … Has a sister, Ashley, and two brothers, Jermaine and Justin … Majoring in accountancy.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m - 7.00 (Commodore Indoor - 1/16/2021)
60m Hurdles - 7.66 (NCAA Championships - 3/12/2021)
200m - 23.59 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/17/2020)
Long Jump - 7.40m (Commodore Indoor - 1/16/2021)
Shot Put - 10.76m (SEC Championships - 2/29/2020)
High Jump - 1.95m (Razorback Invitational - 1/29/2021)
Pole Vault - 3.85m (Razorback Invitational - 1/30/2021)
1000m - 3:14.26 (Razorback Invitational - 1/30/2021)
Heptathlon - 5,123 points (Razorback Invitational - 1/30/2021)

Outdoor

100m – 10.61 (Bulldog Relays – 3/27/2021)
110m Hurdles – 13.39^w (NCAA East Prelims – 5/28/2021)
200m – 22.28 (War Eagle Invitational – 4/17/2021)

TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS PLAYERS MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24

Thursday, May 30

TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS COACHES MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24

Thursday, May 30

TRACK & FIELD | Chris Woods Media Session - 02/23/23

Friday, February 24

Track and Field Chris Woods Media Session 033122

Thursday, March 31

Woods adds Aniecia Brewster To Track And Field Staff

Wednesday, September 03

Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff

Monday, August 11

Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Wednesday, July 23

Three Bulldogs Named To The CSC Academic All-District Team

Wednesday, June 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Kareem Agostino

Navasky Anderson

Jordan Barrow

Blake Beavers

Jacob Belin

Sarah Blake

Danielle Brissett

Zoe Brito-Babapulle

Shayla Broughton

Keshun Byrd

Garrett Carswell

Francesca Chambers

Leon Clarke

Rosealee Cooper

Benjamin Craw

Cameron Crump

Sema'J Daniels

Silvia De La Pena Garibay

Giacomo DeLuca

Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Keldrick Edwards

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

Sindri Guðmundsson

Omari Hammond

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tierra Hooker

Breja Hooks

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

DJ Jónsson

Kennedy Jackson

Freddie Jackson III

Maddy Kish

Karson Kowalchuk

Nolan Krol

Julia Lasley

Emilia Lesniak

Shacquille Lowe

Katie Martin

Caroline Mattox

Jada McDougle

Ashley Melcherts

Peyton Mickelson

Okheme Moore

Gabriel Moronta

Cathrina Morris

Shar Nichols

Jenna Oetting

Daniel Pepper

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Slater Richardson

Shamar Rose

Sylvia Russell

Savannah Schwab

Kenya Small

Nykah Smith

Samuel Smith

Terry Smith Jr.

Lake Spradling

Jhordyn Stallworth

Caroline Standley

Sydney Steely

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood