Shayla Broughton

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Shayla Broughton start of Heptathlon, April 8, 2022

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Shayla Broughton, SEC Championships Heptathlon

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.04.30 - Maroon and White Invite

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.05.01 - Maroon and White Invite

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.27 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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STARKVILLE, MS - March 27, 2021 - The Mississippi State Bulldogs compete in the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays at the Mike Sanders Track Complex in Starkville, MS. Photo By Chamberlain Smith

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Position:
Multiple
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
High School/Previous School:
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.

School Record Holder (Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay) - 53.82
2021 Indoor Second Team All-American (Pentathlon)
2021 Outdoor Second Team All-American (Heptathlon)

2022 Outdoor Season
Won the long jump at the LSU Battle on the Bayou to earn a new personal best of 6.47m (4/2)... At the Joe Walker Invitational, won the heptathlon with a total of 5,343 points, where she won the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.40 and the 200m with a time of 24.87 (4/8-9)... Placed fourth in the 100m hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial to earn a new personal best time of 13.29 (4/15-16).

2022 Indoor Season
Placed 12th in the 60m at the UAB Blazer Invitational, achieving a new personal best of 7.67 (1/14)... Won the high jump at the UAB Vulcan Invitational at 1.68m and placed second in the long jump at 5.71m (1/15)... Won the pentathlon at the Razorback Invitational, (coming in first in the 60m hurdles and the long jump, second in shot put, and third in the high jump), to achieve a new personal best of 4,122 points overall (1/28)... Competed in the Music City Challenge, winning the long jump and achieving a new personal best of 6.35m and achieving a new personal best of 8.26 in the 60m hurdles, where she placed second (2/11-12)... Placed second in the pentathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships, to achieve a new personal best of 4,260 points overall (2/25-26)

2021 Outdoor Season

At the Bulldog Relays, she finished first in the 100m hurdles in 13.50, a new personal best, as well as finished 13th in the 200m (3/27) ... Competed in her first heptathlon of the season, finishing fourth at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a new PR of 5,312 points which is fifth all-time at State; placed first in the 100mH, had a PR in the shot, was second in the 200m, and placed first and had a PR of 6.02m in the long jump (4/8-9) ... Had a personal-best and win in the long jump at 6.30m, came in fourth in the 100m hurdles, and seventh in the high jump with a new personal best at 1.71m at the War Eagle Invite (4/16-17) ... Won the long jump with a personal-best 6.40m mark, as well as won the 100m hurdles, competed in the javelin, shot put and high jump at the Maroon & White Invite (5/1) ... Competed in the heptathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships, recording a personal-best in the 100m hurdles which she won (13.32^w), shot put (12.35m), 200m (24.09^w), and 800m (2:21.67) while matching her high jump best (1.71m) and having a personal-best point total of 5,758 points, making her second at State all-time; she finished in fourth overall (5/13-14) ... At the NCAA East Prelims she placed 41st in the long jump and 28th in the 100m hurdles (5/27) ... Finished in ninth in the heptathlon with 5,652 points at the NCAA Championships, earning Second Team All-American honors while picking up new personal-bests in the shot put (12.62m) and javelin (34.03m).

2021 Indoor Season

Competed in the Commodore Indoor where she placed first in the long jump with a new PR and second in the 60m hurdles ... Had her first pentathlon competition of 2021 at the Razorback Invitational, finishing in fourth with 3,893 points and a new shot put personal best at 11m (1/29) ... In the pentathlon at the Music City Challenge, swept all but one event (800m), recording personal bests in the high jump, shot put, and 800m; finished with a career-high 4,090 points, making her No. 2 all-time at State ... On day two of the Music City Challenge, she won the 60m hurdles, finishing in 8.33, a personal-best (2/12-13) ... Competed in the pentathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships, finishing in fifth place with 4,001 points, including a personal-best 8.32 time in the 60m hurdles, finishing first; also competed in the high jump, finishing tied for 12th, as well as the long jump, finishing in 15th (2/25-26) ... Competed in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing 11th overall with 4,061 points and earning herself USTFCCCA Second Team All-American status.

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Placed fourth in the 60m Hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Placed sixth in the High Jump at Vanderbilt … Also placed fifth in the Long Jump at the same event … Placed second in the Long Jump at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) … Placed third in the High Jump (Pent) … Placed third in the Shot Put (Pent) … Placed third in the Long Jump (Pent) … Placed fourth in the 800m (Pent) … Placed second overall in the Pentathlon in Michigan ... Placed second in the 60m Hurdles while recording a personal best at 8.35 at the Music City Challenge (2/15) ... Placed sixth in the High Jump ... Also placed fourth in the 4x400 Relay at the meet ... Performed in the Pentathlon events at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) and recorded a new personal best of 3,966 pts while placing 6th overall.

2019 Outdoor Season

Did not compete.

2019 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2018 Outdoor Season

Won the 100m hurdles in 13.97 at the Bulldog Relays (3/24) to open the season … Also ran a personal-best in the 800m (2:31.63) and competed in the high jump… Ran on the fourth-place shuttle hurdle relay team at the Florida Relays (3/29) where she took eighth in the long jump with a personal-best jump of 5.84m … Finished second in the 100m hurdles at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7), clocking in at 14.00 … Also competed in the high and long jumps … Ran a then-personal-best in the 100m hurdles (13.57) and posted her best marks in the 200m (25.16^w) and high jump (1.67m) … Placed third in the heptathlon at the Tennessee Relays (4/12), setting personal bests in three events on her way to a personal-best 5,059 points … Matched her personal-best in the high jump at the Penn Relays (4/26), clearing 1.67m, while also competing in the long jump … Finished seventh in the heptathlon at the SEC Championships (5/11) with 4,930 points … Ran a personal-best 13.57 in the 100m hurdles of the heptathlon and threw the shot a personal-best 11.02m … Also ran the open 100m hurdles and competed in the high jump.

2018 Indoor Season

Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.66 and ninth in high jump with a height of 1.64m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) … Also ran on the 4x400m relay that finished with a time of 4:02.60 … Competed in the 800m and shot put at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) … Placed fourth in the pentathlon at the Samford Multi Meet (1/18) with 3,317 points while taking second in the 60m hurdles and third in the long jump portions of the event … Ran on the 4x400m relay that finished fourth at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) with a time of 3:51.02 … Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.42 at the Music City Challenge (2/9) while also placing seventh in high jump with a clearance of 1.66m, and competing in shot put … Competed in the SEC Championships (2/24) pentathlon where she finished 10^th with 3,670 points … Also ran the 60m hurdles and finished 16^th.

2017 Outdoor Season

Won the shuttle hurdle relay in 55.51, which is fifth in school history, while taking second in high jump with a then-personal-best 1.65m and finishing third in 100m hurdles at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) … A member of the winning shuttle hurdle relay team that set the school record of 53.82 at the Florida Relays (4/1) … Also competed in the 100m hurdles and high jump … Placed fourth in high jump and 11^th in javelin throw at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … Placed fourth in heptathlon with 4,652 points at the South Alabama Invitational (4/15) where she set her personal best in the shot put at 10.48m … Ran the 200m in a then-personal-best 25.19 at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22) where she also competed in the high jump and long jump … Placed third in the shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 55.46, which is fourth in school history, at the SEC Relays (4/28) … Also competed in the 100m hurdles, long jump, and javelin throw … Took 12^th in the heptathlon at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a then-personal-best score of 4,978 points … Set then-personal bests in the 100m hurdles, 800m, high jump, long jump and javelin at the Championships … Placed fourth in the heptathlon with a score of 4,912 at the USATF Junior Championships (6/22) while winning the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.88 and high jump with a clearance of 1.62m.

2017 Indoor Season

Made her MSU debut in the 60m hurdles at the Blazer Invitational (1/13) ... Was first in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 1.71m and second in the 60m hurdles on her way to an eighth-place finish in the pentathlon at the Samford Multi Meet (1/18) … Placed ninth in high jump and competed in the 60m hurdles at the Razorback Invitational (1/27) … Placed sixth with a time of 8.80 in the 60m hurdles, after running 8.77 in prelims, at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/34 … Placed sixth in high jump with a clearance of 1.70m and 12^th in the 60m hurdles at the Crimson Elite Meet (2/3) … Competed in the 60m hurdles, high jump, and long jump at the Music City Challenge (2/10) … Grabbed fourth in the high jump at the same meet and sixth in the long jump … Finished 11^th in the pentathlon at the SEC Championships (2/24) with a personal-best 3,706 points and placing as high as fifth in the long jump with a distance of 5.90m.

Academics / Service

A President's Scholar in spring of 2021 ... Named a Top Dawg in spring of 2021 ... A Dean's Scholar in spring of 2020 ... Named to the Bulldog Honor Roll in fall 2017, spring 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021.

Before the Bulldogs

Attended Medgar Evers College Prep School … Team won the outdoor city championships in 2013 and 2014 and the indoor city championships in 2014 and 2015 … Was a three-time MVP both indoors and outdoors … Was a four-time city champion in the pentathlon … Placed fourth at the New Balance Indoor National Championships as a senior.

Personal

Born Shayla Ruth Broughton on July 21, 1998 to Erica Broughton and Richard Haney ... Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sport administration.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m Hurdles – 8.32 (SEC Championships – 2/25/2021)
800m – 2:26.37 (NCAA Championships – 3/11/2021)
High Jump – 1.74m (Music City Challenge – 2/13/2021)
Long Jump – 6.13m (Commodore Indoor – 1/16/2021)
Shot Put – 11.45m (Music City Challenge – 2/13/2021)
Pentathlon – 4,090 points (Music City Challenge – 2/13/2021)

Outdoor

100m Hurdles – 13.32^w (SEC Outdoor Championships – 5/13/2021)
200m – 24.09^w (SEC Championships – 5/13/2021)
800m – 2:21.67 (SEC Championships – 5/14/2021)
High Jump – 1.71m (War Eagle Invitational – 4/17/2021 / Maroon & White Invite – 4/30/2021 / SEC Championships – 5/13/2021)
Long Jump – 6.40m (Maroon & White Invite – 4/30/2021)
Shot Put – 12.62m (NCAA Championships – 6/11/2021)
Javelin – 34.03m (NCAA Championships – 6/12/2021)
Heptathlon – 5,758 points (SEC Outdoor Championships – 5/13-14/2021)

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2018 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Marco Arop

Katherine Badham

Jaylah Bailey

Blake Beavers

Logan Boss

Charles Brockman III

Shayla Broughton

Vince Castillo

Charlotte Cayton-Smith

Terryon Conwell

Benjamin Craw

Lawrence Crawford

Giacomo DeLuca

Dejon Devroe

Caitlin Donovan

McKenzie Ethridge

Brian Evans

Shannon Fair

Alexis Farley

Tiffany Flynn

Caden Foos

Faith Gilbert

Antonia Hehr

Audrey Honiotes

Freddie Jackson III

Stephan James

Tiffaney Johnson

Gralyn Jones

Stephen Jones

Karson Kowalchuk

Madelyn Lee

Alon Lewis

JT Mackay

Mia Meydrich

Lester Miller

Reggie Miller

Derrick Monroe

Monica Mosley

Daniel Nixon

Lisa Oed

Tristan Orman

Anderson Peters

Stephanie Peterson

Aaron Phelps

Rhianwedd Price-Weimer

Nicolas Quijera

Willie-Lionel Reed

Quintin Reiser

John Dalton Rohr

Sylvia Russell

Micah Ryan

Justice Sims

Kenya Small

Brianna Smith

Keturah Smith

Ro'Derick Spears

Lake Spradling

Alyssa Staubach

Ava Strenge

Rasheed Tatham

Malcum Tatum

Carly Terp

Kristy Terp

Curtis Thompson

Zaria Tillman

Chardae Tryon

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood

Adrienn Veisz

Alicia Viveros

Alex Wallace

Juston Waters

Zach Weaver

Riley White

Kayla Williams

Joshua Willingham

Herbert Wise III