Mississippi State track and field freshman Jayden Thrower shined on the national stage on Friday.
Thrower, who holds the State freshman record for triple jump, recorded a personal best 15.85 meter mark in the triple jump at the USA Track and Field U20 championships in Eugene, Ore., ending his day in the podium with a third-place finish.
Thrower was one of three Bulldog freshmen to compete in the U20 championships over the weekend.
De’Kayla Simpson, who along with Thrower holds a State freshman record in the 400 meter, finished fifth in the 400m final with a 52.00 time. Simpson’s time in the finals bested her mark in the qualifying round, a 52.88 which placed her second in the heat.
Camryn Merryman finished sixth in the 800 meter with a 2:05.12 time. It was an improvement from her 2:06.88 time in the prelims.
The U20 championships followed the closure of MSU’s track and field season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Bulldogs had 16 athletes compete in the NCAA finals, 12 were honored as All-Americans at the event.
Jake is the Mississippi State athletics reporter for The Dispatch.
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