• Men's Overall Results
• Women's Overall Results

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Millsaps men's and women's cross country teams competed in the annual BROOKS Memphis Twilight XC Classic on Saturday, battling rain and lightning in the early going to see the women place 23rd overall and men place 25th overall in a Division I dominated field.

On the women's side, \#Natalie Rebentisch\# was the Majors' top finisher with a time of 24:01.53 in the 5K run, running a very solid first mile before the bottom fell out of the sky. Freshman \#Angel Butler\# crossed the tape second for Millsaps, minutes behind Rebentisch with a time of 26:21.51.

"The lightning, thunder and rain was intense," first-year head coach Andy Till said. "But the girls never lost their focus and continued to run hard."

The men warmed up for 45 minutes and then had to stand under a shelter for another half hour before warming up again due to weather. 

"Handling adversity is all part of the education of our young team," Till said. "This experience will pay off for them later in the season as we progress."

Freshman \#Tim Gillis\# was the men's top finisher for Millsaps, running the four-mile run in 24:08.42. "The goal was to settle down a bit on the first mile and then run even splits," Till said. "Tim is proving to be very reliable and consistent." Gillis was followed by fellow freshmen \#Hugo Cordova\#, \#Hunter Bondurant\# and \#Jessie Painter\#. 

Millsaps will be back in action in two weeks, competing in the Mississippi State University Invitational Sept. 19 in Starkville at 8 a.m.