KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Marco Arop finished second in the 800 meters Sunday to lead the Mississippi State men's track and field team at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships.
Arop broke his MSU freshman record with a time of 1 minute, 47.45 seconds. Among Canadians, Arop is second only to former Bulldog and 2016 SEC champion Brandon McBride this year.
"I knew (Texas A&M's) Dixon would go out fast, so I told him to stay on the gas," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "If he'd gone any slower
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