Full Results
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Millsaps track and field teams competed today in the Hilltop Classic at Birmingham-Southern.
The women's team took first place overall amongst the four SCAC schools that comprised the meet. They finished with 170 total points across 18 events to best host BSC by seven points, 163. Oglethorpe finished third with 133 points and Sewanee rounded out the team scores with 78.
Erica Cook got things started with a bang in the 100 meter dash. The Major senior posted a finals time of 12.22, besting BSC's Tiarra Goode by .29 seconds. Goode got her revenge in the 200 meter, finishing right ahead of Cook by .28 seconds with a time of 24.99.
Michelle Wheeler finished second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.60 behind Raven Foust of Oglethorpe University. Courtney Aymett posted a 2:29.14 time in the 800 meter final, finishing second behind Jessica Thornton of BSC, and third in the 1500 meter at 5:21.71.
The women's 4x400 meter relay team “A” took third place with a combined time of 4:22.39.
Faryen Mays collected another first place finish for the Majors in the women's long jump with a final jump of 4.99 meters, finishing .19 meters ahead of Oglethorpe's Sherry Blystone.
Kasey Laird took first in the women's shot put with a final distance of 10.95 meters, .59 meters ahead of teammate Alexis Guice at 10.36 meters. They finished ahead of Tammer Weems of Oglethorpe who took third place with a distance of 10.18 meters.
Laird and Sara Navarro finished one, two in the women's discus throw. Laird took first place with a distance of 35.67 meters. Navarro finished just ahead of Oglethorpe's Courtney Craig with a throw of 30.78 meters - .50 meters ahead of the Stormy Petrel.
Guice and Laird went one, two in the hammer throw. Alexis posted a distance of 33.28 meters in her final throw, while Laird finished in second with a final distance of 29.79 meters. Kasey took second in the javelin throw as well, the only women's throwing event not won by a Major, with a final throw of 29.79 behind BSC's Shelby Moore.
The men's day started strong after Mitchell Keeton took second place in the 100 meter dash with a finals time of 11.37, .29 seconds behind BSC's LaDarius Woods. Bruce Pears took third place in the 200 meter distance with a time of 22.76.
Will Napier and Chris Duck finished two, three in the 5000 meter. Napier posted a final time of 17:52.73 while Duck came in at 18:31.17.
Jonathan Moore took second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.38 behind Josh Hirakawa of Sewanee at 15.94.
The men's 4x100 meter relay team took first place away from Sewanee with a time of 43.31, .67 seconds ahead of the Tigers. The Majors' “A” team took second behind BSC in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:35.76
Mitchel Keeton vaulted to second place in the men's pole vault with a height of 3.95 meters. Bruce Pears took second in the men's long jump with a distance of 6.45 meters. And, Maurice Reese took second place in the men's javelin with a distance of 43.03 meters, sandwiched between two Panthers in first and third.
The men finished in second place as a team, tied with Sewanee at 110 points. Birmingham-Southern took first with 239 points and Oglethorpe rounded out the four-team field with 84 points on the day across 19 events.
