New Orleans, La. – The Millsaps Majors Men's and Women's Cross Country teams both finished fourth in their respected competitions on Saturday morning. Nine different runners finished the invitational with personal bests.
The women kicked things off and freshman Melinda Soloman continued her strong start to her running career as she finished ninth overall in the 5K event with a time of 20:27.11. Sophomores Courtney Aymett and Haley Brown finished right behind Soloman placing 14th and 16th. Freshman Mikaela Thurber, Sara Humbert and sophomore Sara Sacks rounded out the team as they all finished among the top 27.
The men began their 5K shortly after and freshman Ben Parva jumped right towards the front of the pack, finishing fourth with a time of 16:23.25. Freshman Sam Martin finished 14th followed by sophomore Will Napier. Freshman Thomas Silas, sophomore Chris Duck, and freshman Travis Hebeler rounded out the rankings for the men who all finished in the top 30.
Fans can see full results of today's run HERE
The Majors are beginning to come into their own and is ready to make an impact on the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Their next meet comes on Friday, September 23rd, in Hattiesburg at the Golden Eagle Classic at Tatum Park. The meet is set to begin at 3:15 p.m.
