BULLDOG BITS
Super Bulldog Weekend
The 34th annual Super Bulldog Weekend, a Mississippi State spring homecoming tradition, will be held April 12-14 on the MSU campus.
Fans will get a glimpse of Joe Moorhead's 2019 football team as the squad closes spring practice with the Maroon and White Game on Saturday, April 13 in Davis Wade Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and admission is free. MSU'S clear bag and metal detector policies will be in place at Davis Wade Stadium.
Coach Chris Lemonis' nationally-ranked Diamond Dawgs welcome Alabama to the new Dudy Noble Field for a three-game Southeastern Confernece series with game times at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
There will be two chances to view Daryl Greenan's women's tennis team in SEC action during Super Bulldog Weekend. The squad hosts Texas A&M at 3 p.m. Friday and LSU at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday's slate begins with the MSU soccer team, fresh off its first NCAA Tournament appearance, taking on Auburn in an 11 a.m. spring exhibition at the MSU Soccer Field. The Bulldogs are under the direction of first-year head coach James Armstrong, who served as the associate head coach at Auburn the past six seasons.
Additional details on Super Bulldog Weekend will be announced at a later date.
Track and Field
Three top-30 runners lead Mississippi State in the men's 800m, a group that held strong at No. 3 nationally in the second edition of the USTFCCCA'S #Eventsquad Rankings.
The rankings determine the top school in each event based on their four best athletes in that event, with MSU'S 800-meter quartet averaging a time of 1:49.80. Sophomore Marco Arop leads the pack with a mark of 1:47.63 that helped win the event at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 26. His time currently ranks third in the SEC and seventh in the nation.
Dejon Devroe is tied for 21st in the nation (No. 5 in the SEC), while Daniel Nixon's mark of 1:49.92 set at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), ranks 30th in the country and seventh in the conference. Kenya Small rounds out MSU'S top four 800-meter runners at 1:52.20, also set at Vanderbilt.
State ranks 18th in the men's 200 meters, with an average time of 21.50 led by Terryon Conwell, who finished second in the event at the Razorback Invitational with a mark of 21.13. Karson Kowalchuk (21.36), Okheme Moore (21.44) and Rasheed Tatham (22.09) also contributed to the Bulldogs' No. 18 ranking.
Kowalchuk leads the No. 24 men's 60-meter squad with a mark of 6.79 set at the Razorback Invitational. Moore (6.82), Cameron Crump (6.86) and Lawrence Crawford (6.93) round out the Bulldogs' top four 60-meter sprinters.
MSU will be back in action Feb. 8-9 in a split meet. Some of State's athletes will return to Nashville for the Music City Challenge, while others will head to Clemson, South Carolina, for the Tiger Paw Invitational.
Women's Basketball
Registration to join Mississippi State's women's basketball team in Naples, Italy, for the World University Games this summer has been extended to March 15.
Fans traveling with MSU will see some of the most beautiful sites in the country and watch the Bulldogs July 2-9, 2019, as they represent the United States.
The packages feature a seven-night hotel stay, tickets to the Bulldogs' pool play games and the opening ceremony, a breakfast buffet each morning, two group dinners and a reception.
It also includes tours on a private air-conditioned coach bus to the beautiful sites of Pompeii, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and Capri Island.
Fans who join the Bulldogs will also receive a USA Team hat and pin, city entry fees, parking fees, taxes, free hotel wi-fi and access to a dedicated travel agent.
A single-person package costs $4,995, while double packages run $3,995 per person. The package does not include flights, airport transfer, meals outside the breakfast buffet, travel insurance, service tips and additional excursions.
For more information, go to www.usateam.org or email Fans@usateam.org.