Clinton, Miss. – The Millsaps Majors Men's and Women's Cross Country Team competed at the Choctaw Open on Saturday morning at Choctaw Trails. The women continued their great run, finished third overall (first among Division III schools) while the men finished sixth overall.
The ladies finished behind Division I South Alabama and Mississippi State while defeating the likes of Loyola, Mississippi College, Birmingham-Southern, Jackson State, Louisiana Tech, and Belhaven.
Sophomore Haley Brown finished 18th overall to lead the Majors with a time of 20:33.45. Freshman Sara Humbert was right behind her, finished 21st overall with a time of 20:39.91. Freshman Mikaela Thurber was third overall on the team as she finished 27th overall with a time of 20:54.54.
Freshman Melinda Soloman finished 34th, sophomore Courtney Aymeet finished 38th, and freshman Sara Sacks finished 42nd to round out the women.
The men were led by freshman Ben Parva finished 30th overall with a time of 28:53.73 followed closely by freshman Sam Martin who finished 33rd overall with a time of 29:36.33. Sophomore Will Napier came right after finishing 35th overall with a time of 29:41.52.
The field was rounded out by freshman Patrick Lacombe who finished 44th, sophomore Thomas Silas who finished 53rd, freshman Travis Hebeler who finished 54th, and sophomore Chris Duck who finished 61st.
The Majors will take the week back before returning on October 29th as they will travel to Sewanee, Tennessee for the SCAC Cross Country Championships.
