Men's Track & Field | 1/9/2026 7:41:00 PM

 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's track & field program had a pair of runners etch their names into the record books, kicking off their indoor season in style at the Blazer Invitational.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Team Results
  • No Team Scores

 

• Location
  • Birmingham, Alabama – Birmingham CrossPlex

 

• Host Institution
  • UAB

 
Delta Devils' Top Performers:
 

• Jeremiah Adderley recorded the team's best finish of the day, coming in 11th place with a personal-record time of 6.96 seconds in the 60m, which was good enough to create a three-way tie for the eighth-quickest mark in Delta Devils history alongside Jatarius Harris (2012) and Najair Jackson (2020).

 

• The other student-athlete to claim a PR and crack the record book was Malachi Finley, whose 52.73 in the 400m is among the top-30 all-time and earned him 12th for the event.

 

• Out in the field, Allen Jenkins had the highest placement with a top-15 allotment during the long jump (6.38m) whereas Jadarius Townes led the way in the shot put courtesy of a 11.03m throw (top-20).

 
Next:
 

• Valley State remains in B-Ham on Saturday to wrap up its opening weekend at the Vulcan Invitational, also hosted by the Blazers of Alabama-Birmingham.

 
Follow the Delta Devils / Devilettes cross country / track & field program on Twitter / X (@ValleyStateTFXC) and Instagram (@ValleyStateTFXC).
 
Follow the Delta Devils / Devilettes on Facebook (Valley State Athletics), Twitter / X (@MVSUDevilSports), and Instagram (@ValleyStateAthletics).