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Evans' School Record Highlights Day Two at the Jesse Owens Classic
4/27/2019 4:22:00 PM | Track and Field
The sophomore set the men's discus throw record with a mark of 61.22 meters (200-10) to take the win.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Michigan State track & field was led by a new school-record in the men's discus throw from sophomore Jerimiah Evans to close out the regular season at the Jesse Owens Classic on Saturday.
"This meet gave us the opportunity to know we're right on track to be where we need to be at Big Tens," MSU sprints coach Yolanda Johnson said. "Jeremiah was a great highlight for us today and seeing him battle through the adversity he's gone through and come out the other side was great to see. We certainly have some spots we can work on, but it's a learning curve and we know what we need to do to go back and make the corrections needed. As a group, as a whole, that's our goal."
Field Events:
Evans set the new school-record by posting a mark of 61.22 meters (200-10) to take the win and break the previous record of 60.99 meters (199-0) set by Antonio James in 2015. The mark is currently tied for fifth in the country this season. Freshman Dan Stone came up just short of a new lifetime best in the men's open discus throw competition, taking second-place with a mark of 48.37 meters (158-8).
In the women's shot put, sophomore Kayli Johnson set a new career-best with a heave of 16.26 meters (53-4 ¼) to take third place for the Spartans. Freshman Rebecca Mammel followed with a new personal best of her own in the women's open discus throw with a farthest toss of 46.25 meters (151-9) to take fourth-place.
In the jumps, junior Jon Edwards came off a new personal record last week (7.43 meters) to post a mark of 6.98 meters (22-10 ¾) in the men's long jump, taking sixth-place. On the women's side, senior Shelby Allen had a farthest leap of 12.06 meters (39-6 ¾) to finish fourth in the women's triple jump competition.
Junior Cody Stemple came up just short of a new season-best in the men's high jump competition, posting a top mark of 1.95 meters (6-4 ¾) to finish eighth.
Closing out the day with the pole vault competitions, sophomore Sophia Franklin took second-place in the women's competition with a top bar of 4.18 meters (13-8 ½), while freshmen Libby Jefferson and Calli Ostapowicz both cleared 3.83 meters (12-6 ¾) to tie for sixth. Freshman Trevor Stephenson followed his personal record last week with a mark of 5.06 meters (16-7 ¼) to take fifth-place in the men's pole vault competition. Fellow freshman Kyle Nouhan posted a new career-best of his own by clearing a bar of 4.66 meters (15-3 ½) to finish 13th.
Track Events:
Senior Will Agodu followed up his personal record time (13.90) in the men's 110-meter hurdles last week at the Virginia Challenge by posting 14.06 to take second-place. Freshman Jaiden Paris ran 14.23 seconds in the women's 100-meter hurdles to finish in 11th-place.
In the 400-meter hurdles, senior Taylor Mullins was the top Spartan with a time of 1:00.97, taking second-place. Freshman Haley Rathwell crossed the line in 1:03.85 to take seventh-place. On the men's side, junior Noah Burton ran 54.98 seconds, grabbing ninth-place.
The lone mid-distance entry in the meet for the Spartans was sophomore John Gove, who made the most out of his race. Gove posted a new lifetime best in the men's 800-meters, finishing the two laps of the track in 1:52.89, taking second-place in his heat and sixth overall.
In the sprints, freshman Joe Stevens clocked a new career-best in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 10.53 seconds (wind-aided) to cross the line in sixth-place. In the women's 200-meter dash, sophomore Brooke Bogan posted another personal best with a time of 24.42 as she has improved throughout the season.
The women's 4x100 relay team of Taylor Mullins, Jaiden Paris, Denise Spann and Brooke Bogan clocked 47.30 seconds to take third-place in their first race as a group this season. In the men's 4x100, Joe Stevens, Will Agodu, Savalas Morgan and Devin McKinney teamed up to post a time of 41.60 seconds. It was a season-best in the event for the men's team.
"We know we're ready to perform at a level all of the coaches think we can perform at," Johnson said. "We can take the lessons we've learned at all the meets throughout the season and make the corrections to put everything together at Big Tens. We're all looking to execute at the best of our abilities as we head into the postseason."
The Spartans now have a week off before beginning postseason action at the Big Ten Championships, May 10-12, in Iowa City, Iowa.
"This meet gave us the opportunity to know we're right on track to be where we need to be at Big Tens," MSU sprints coach Yolanda Johnson said. "Jeremiah was a great highlight for us today and seeing him battle through the adversity he's gone through and come out the other side was great to see. We certainly have some spots we can work on, but it's a learning curve and we know what we need to do to go back and make the corrections needed. As a group, as a whole, that's our goal."
Field Events:
Evans set the new school-record by posting a mark of 61.22 meters (200-10) to take the win and break the previous record of 60.99 meters (199-0) set by Antonio James in 2015. The mark is currently tied for fifth in the country this season. Freshman Dan Stone came up just short of a new lifetime best in the men's open discus throw competition, taking second-place with a mark of 48.37 meters (158-8).
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— MSU Track & Field/XC (@MSUTrackFieldXC) April 27, 2019
Jerimiah Evans posts 61.22m (200-10) to take 🥇 in the men's discus throw! That's tied for fifth in the country this season! #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/z2ue8YdSye
In the women's shot put, sophomore Kayli Johnson set a new career-best with a heave of 16.26 meters (53-4 ¼) to take third place for the Spartans. Freshman Rebecca Mammel followed with a new personal best of her own in the women's open discus throw with a farthest toss of 46.25 meters (151-9) to take fourth-place.
In the jumps, junior Jon Edwards came off a new personal record last week (7.43 meters) to post a mark of 6.98 meters (22-10 ¾) in the men's long jump, taking sixth-place. On the women's side, senior Shelby Allen had a farthest leap of 12.06 meters (39-6 ¾) to finish fourth in the women's triple jump competition.
Junior Cody Stemple came up just short of a new season-best in the men's high jump competition, posting a top mark of 1.95 meters (6-4 ¾) to finish eighth.
Closing out the day with the pole vault competitions, sophomore Sophia Franklin took second-place in the women's competition with a top bar of 4.18 meters (13-8 ½), while freshmen Libby Jefferson and Calli Ostapowicz both cleared 3.83 meters (12-6 ¾) to tie for sixth. Freshman Trevor Stephenson followed his personal record last week with a mark of 5.06 meters (16-7 ¼) to take fifth-place in the men's pole vault competition. Fellow freshman Kyle Nouhan posted a new career-best of his own by clearing a bar of 4.66 meters (15-3 ½) to finish 13th.
Track Events:
Senior Will Agodu followed up his personal record time (13.90) in the men's 110-meter hurdles last week at the Virginia Challenge by posting 14.06 to take second-place. Freshman Jaiden Paris ran 14.23 seconds in the women's 100-meter hurdles to finish in 11th-place.
In the 400-meter hurdles, senior Taylor Mullins was the top Spartan with a time of 1:00.97, taking second-place. Freshman Haley Rathwell crossed the line in 1:03.85 to take seventh-place. On the men's side, junior Noah Burton ran 54.98 seconds, grabbing ninth-place.
The lone mid-distance entry in the meet for the Spartans was sophomore John Gove, who made the most out of his race. Gove posted a new lifetime best in the men's 800-meters, finishing the two laps of the track in 1:52.89, taking second-place in his heat and sixth overall.
In the sprints, freshman Joe Stevens clocked a new career-best in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 10.53 seconds (wind-aided) to cross the line in sixth-place. In the women's 200-meter dash, sophomore Brooke Bogan posted another personal best with a time of 24.42 as she has improved throughout the season.
The women's 4x100 relay team of Taylor Mullins, Jaiden Paris, Denise Spann and Brooke Bogan clocked 47.30 seconds to take third-place in their first race as a group this season. In the men's 4x100, Joe Stevens, Will Agodu, Savalas Morgan and Devin McKinney teamed up to post a time of 41.60 seconds. It was a season-best in the event for the men's team.
"We know we're ready to perform at a level all of the coaches think we can perform at," Johnson said. "We can take the lessons we've learned at all the meets throughout the season and make the corrections to put everything together at Big Tens. We're all looking to execute at the best of our abilities as we head into the postseason."
The Spartans now have a week off before beginning postseason action at the Big Ten Championships, May 10-12, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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