BRANDON – In the Majors' opening event of the spring 2008 campaign at Patrick Farms Golf Course, frosh Jerry Johnston fired a team-best 76 and senior Michael Ameen followed with a 79 to lead Millsaps to a fourth place finish in the MS College Spring Invitational.

The top five players on the roster each improved on their front-9 scores to shoot a combined 19 shots better on the back side, led by sophomore Madison Field who improved seven strokes from a 48 to a 41 to close with an 89.

Millsaps as a team shot a combined seven strokes better than its previous effort in 2007 at the Invitational in addition to finishing two places higher from sixth to fourth.

Johnston was the team medalist after carding a 76 and finishing 10th overall out of 46 participants, while junior Jack Rader shot an 82 and senior Drew McDowell shot an 83. Ameen and Rader were the other two Majors who finished in the Top 25 overall.

Millsaps will continue its spring season on March 15 at the Hendrix Spring Classic, traveling to Chamberlyne Country Club in Danville, Ark., for the two-day event.