2022 Track & Field Roster
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Slater Richardson
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class (Indoor):
- R-Jr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- R-Jr.
- 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
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2021 Indoor Season
Did not compete.Â
2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
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
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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.Â
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).Â
2018Â Cross Country Season
Did not compete.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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
Track and Field Chris Woods Media Session 033122
Thursday, March 31
