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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Starting Wednesday afternoon, Mississippi State track and field will aim to send athletes to the national championship at the NCAA East First Round.
State will have 23 athletes competing across 17 different events throughout the weekend. Athletes qualify for the national championship by finishing in the top twelve of the quarterfinals in their respective events, with all running events under the 1500m being contested twice.
The men's competition will kick off on Wednesday, with all runners competing in the first rounds of the running events and quarterfinals of the field.
Rémi Rougetet, Tuomas Närhi and Kennedy Stringfellow will be the first to compete for State in the field events. Rougetet, fresh off the heels of his win at the SEC Championships, enters the javelin field seeded fourth nationally and third in the region.
The track will have the bulk of the action, with the 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 800m first rounds all being held. Abdullahi Hassan enters the field as the highest-seeded runner for the Bulldogs, sitting sixth nationally and fifth in the region in the 800m.
The women will begin competition on Thursday, beginning with the women's hammer. Marie Rougetet will represent the Bulldogs in the event, seeded fifth in the field. Kaylee Clark in the javelin and Kennedy Jackson in the long jump will follow to complete the field events for the first day of competition.
 Four track events will be contested for the women on Thursday, with the 100m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 800m. Jessicka Woods, slated to compete in both hurdle events, enters the 400m hurdles seeded 10th in the region.
The meet is available to stream on ESPN+, with live results available here.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field program, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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State will have 23 athletes competing across 17 different events throughout the weekend. Athletes qualify for the national championship by finishing in the top twelve of the quarterfinals in their respective events, with all running events under the 1500m being contested twice.
The men's competition will kick off on Wednesday, with all runners competing in the first rounds of the running events and quarterfinals of the field.
Rémi Rougetet, Tuomas Närhi and Kennedy Stringfellow will be the first to compete for State in the field events. Rougetet, fresh off the heels of his win at the SEC Championships, enters the javelin field seeded fourth nationally and third in the region.
The track will have the bulk of the action, with the 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 800m first rounds all being held. Abdullahi Hassan enters the field as the highest-seeded runner for the Bulldogs, sitting sixth nationally and fifth in the region in the 800m.
The women will begin competition on Thursday, beginning with the women's hammer. Marie Rougetet will represent the Bulldogs in the event, seeded fifth in the field. Kaylee Clark in the javelin and Kennedy Jackson in the long jump will follow to complete the field events for the first day of competition.
 Four track events will be contested for the women on Thursday, with the 100m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 800m. Jessicka Woods, slated to compete in both hurdle events, enters the 400m hurdles seeded 10th in the region.
The meet is available to stream on ESPN+, with live results available here.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field program, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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