Sewanee, Tenn. – The Millsaps Majors Men's and Women's Track and Field Team had another solid showing this past weekend at the Sewanee Indoor Track and Field Invitational. The Majors set seven school records on the day and 12 performers had personal bests at the competition.
 
On the women's side, both sophomore Michelle Wheeler and freshman Jaleesa Perez had solid outing in sprints as both of them set personal records on the day. In the 55m, Wheeler ran a 8.18 (PR) while Perez added a 8.27 (PR) to finish 19th and 20th among many Division I and II teams.

Wheeler turned around and ran great in the 200m and 400m as she finished in the top 10 in both events. In the 200m, Wheeler set s new personal record with a time of 27.89 to finish ninth. She later came back and finished eighth in the 400m with a personal record of 1:02.93.
 
Perez came up big again in the 55m hurdles as she set a new school record with a time of 9.75 and finished fourth overall in the event.
 
In distance, the team of freshman Sara Humbert, freshman Melinda Soloman, sophomore Haley Brown, and Wheeler ran very strong and overtook Huntingdon on the last leg to win the event and set a new school record with a time of 14:03.80.
 
The Majors had a tremendous day in throws thanks to the efforts of sophomore Alexis Guice and junior Kasey Laird. Guice finished third in the shot put with a final throw of 11.73m to set a new school record and later set another school record and finished second in the weight toss with a throw of 12.42m.
 
Laird also did well as she finished fifth in the shot put with a final throw of 11.24m and followed that up with a third place finish in the weight throw with a final of 11.82m, all which were personal records. Sophomore Sarah Navarro also set new personal records in both the shot put and the weight throw.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Jonathan Moore set a personal record in the 200m as he finished 12th overall with a time of 24.20. Freshman Byron Johnson and sophomore Mitchell Keeton were right behind him in 14th and 15th with times of 24.30 and 24.40.
 
Moore continued to run well in the 55m hurdles as he finished fourth overall with a time of 8.09, only falling to runners from bigger schools.
 
Freshman Travis Hebeler ran a great 800m and was only .2 of a second off his own school record with a time of 2:08.62.
 
Freshman Ben Parva set a new school record in the mile with a time of 4:52.29 while sophomore Will Napier set a school record in 3000m with a time of 10:21.57. It was an impressive feat for Napier who ran the mile shortly before competing in the 3000m.
 
The Majors also won the distance medley with Hebeler, Moore, Parva, and freshman Patrick Lacombe leading the way.
 
In the field, sophomore Mitchell Keeton returned to compete in the pole vault and finished 3^rd overall with a final of 3.80m. Senior Nate Davis set school records in the shot put and weight throw as he finished sixth and fifth in his events.
 
The Majors return to action on March 3rd as they will compete outdoors at the Mississippi College Season Opener in Clinton, Miss.