2021 Track & Field Roster
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Slater Richardson
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class (Indoor):
- Jr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- So.^
- Hometown:
- Starkville, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Starkville HS
Bio
2022 Outdoor Season
Placed 42nd in the 800m at the UF Tom Jones Memorial to earn a new personal best time of 1:53.44 (4/15-16).
2022 Indoor Season
Competed in the Music City Challenge, placing 67th in the mile, and 31st in the 800m, where he achieved a new personal best of 1:54.56 (2/11).
2021 Outdoor Season
At the Bulldog Relays he finished in 10th in the 800m at a new best of 1:54.52 (3/27) ... Competed in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational, finishing in 16th; also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay (4/10) ... Had a seventh-place finish in the 1500m with his first mark of the season at 4:05.15 at the Maroon & White Invite (5/1).Placed 42nd in the 800m at the UF Tom Jones Memorial to earn a new personal best time of 1:53.44 (4/15-16).
2022 Indoor Season
Competed in the Music City Challenge, placing 67th in the mile, and 31st in the 800m, where he achieved a new personal best of 1:54.56 (2/11).
2021 Outdoor Season
2021 Indoor Season
Did not compete.2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Indoor Season
Placed third in the mile run at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 4:21.00 … Ran in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) ... Ran in the 800m at the Music City Challenge (2/15) ... Also placed third in the Distance Medley Relay at the meet.
2019 Cross Country Season
2019 Outdoor Season
Opened the year running the 800m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) in 1:55.16 to finish eighth … Also took second in the 4x800m relay, coming in with a time of 7:45:13 … Ran the 800m in 1:55.39 at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) … Finished sixth in the 1500m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) with a time of 4:01.52 … Broke four minutes in the 1500m for the first time with a personal-best 3:57.59 at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) where he also was part of MSU’s 4x400m relay team.2019 Indoor Season
Finished 11th in the 1000m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11), running 2:32.63 … Ran 1:58.25 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Clocked a personal-best 1:56.06 in the 800m at the Music City Challenge (2/9).2018 Cross Country Season
Did not compete.Academics / Service
Five-time President's Scholar (fall 2018, spring 2019, fall 2019, fall 2020, spring 2021) ... Dean's Scholar in spring 2020 ... Spring 2020 SEC Honor Roll Member ... Six-time Bulldog Honor Roll member ... Four-time Top Dawg award winner.Before the Bulldogs
Ran for local Starkville High School where he was teammates with fellow Bulldogs Lake Spradling and Reese Dunne … Won the 800m state championship as a senior and was runner-up in the 1600m with a time of 4:27.24 … Named the OCH Regional Medical Center Athlete of the Week for his state championship performance … Earned Clarion-Ledger All-State honors in both track and cross country in 2018 … Posted the quickest 800m time in Mississippi in his senior season, running 1:57.80.Personal
Born Slater Henry Richardson on Feb. 1, 2000 to Clay and Lisa Richardson … Has two brothers, Andrew and Tyler … Grandfather played football at Ole Miss.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
800m – 1:56.06 (Music City Challenge – 2/9/2019)1000m – 2:32.63 (Blazer Invitational – 1/11/2019)
Mile – 4:21.00 (UAB Blazer Invitational – 1/10/2020)
Outdoor
800m – 1:54.42 (Bulldog Relays – 3/27/2021)1500m – 3:57.59 (Southern Miss Open – 4/27/2019)
Cross Country
8K – 27:23.66 (UAB Blazer Classic – 10/18/2019)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
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