State Set For First Road Trip Of Outdoor Season

BATON ROUGE, La. – Mississippi State track and field will compete in the first away meet of the outdoor season at the Battle on the Bayou, hosted by LSU.

State will compete against 17 teams in Baton Rouge, with seven teams being SEC opponents. This will be the first weekend where the Bulldogs will face most SEC opponents, aside from Alabama.

Of those competing this weekend, seven teams are ranked in the top 25 nationally in the USTFCCCA TFRI. Of those seven, four are ranked for both men's and women's programs.

Over the weekend, 51 Bulldogs will compete in 33 events. There are 10 Bulldogs ranked in the top 30 nationally in individual events and two relays.

Action will begin in the hammer throw, with program record holders Marie Rougetet and Juha Narhi set to compete. Track events will begin with the 400m hurdles and conclude with the 5000m. Program record holder Naomi Jepleting is set to toe the line in the long-distance race.

The Bulldogs are looking to improve the momentum from the season opener, where they earned a new program record, five entries to the program's all-time list and five personal bests.

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State Set For First Road Trip Of Outdoor Season

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