FULL RESULTS
 
Sewanee, Tenn. – The Millsaps Majors Men's and Women's Track & Field Team opened their third season under Head Coach Andy Till at the Tiger Indoor Track & Field Invitational. In their first even of the season, the Majors got strong showings from many different athletes, including a first place finish by sophomore Alexis Guice in the shot put event.
 
Guice was impressive as she threw a career best 11.62m/38-01.50 to blow away the competition, which included big schools such as Jacksonville, Bethel, and Chattahoochee, for her first win of the season. She also finished fourth in the weight throw with a 10.75/35-03.25.
 
“Alexis worked very hard during the off-season with Coach Bynum, said Coach Till. “She is extremely explosive and her speed through the ring is amazing.”
 
Senior Kasey Laird earned an eight place finish in spot put with a 10.11m/33-02.20 throw while sophomore Sara Navarro (9.13m/29-11.50) and freshman Jenna Johnson (9.08/29-09.50) finished eight and ninth respectively in the weight throw.
 
In the running events, freshman Sara Humbert highlighted Millsaps with a fourth place finish in the one mile run with a time of 5:54.43. Freshman Melinda Soloman followed up with an eighth place finish with a time of 6:06.22 while freshman Mikaela Thurber came in 11th with a time of 6:23.06.
 
Millsaps also earned a fourth place finish in the 4x400 thanks to Humbert, Soloman, sophomore Haley Brown and sophomore Sara Sacks.
 
The Majors also got good sprinting work from sophomores Jaleesa Perez and Michelle Wheeler in short sprints while Brown and Sacks competed in the 800 meters.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Jonathan Moore finished third in the 55-meter hurdles, just .01 seconds behind Chattahoochee's Levi Josephs for second with a eight flat. Moore also had a great run in the 55m dash as he finished ninth with a time of 6.76 seconds.
 
The Majors also got sprint work from freshmen Byron Johnson, Nate Volk, and Shane Harrington. Freshmen Ben Parva, Patrick Lacombe, Sam Martin, and sophomores Chris Duck and Will Napier handled the long distance running for the Majors.
 
Senior Nate Davis competed for the first time as track & field athlete and picked up an eighth place finish in the shot put event with a throw of 10.84m/35-06.75.
 
“We had a very solid meet Sewanee, added Till.  It was really good for the team to get out and compete; I am very proud of everyone's effort.”
 
The Majors are back in action on March 3rd as they will be at Mississippi College for a meet.