MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Majors were back in action on Saturday afternoon as they competed in the Rhodes College Collegaite Invitationals. The team finished 9th out of 16 teams, forcing tough competition on the other teams.
"The Rhodes meet was a good wake up call for the women," said Head Coach Andy Till. "The competition in our conference is tough and you have to be ready for it and it was a good reality check."
Leading the Majors were juniors Sara Sacks with a time of 20:20 and Haley Brown with a time of 20:24 placing 32nd and 33rd place. Sophomore Melinda Solomon was not far behind with a time of 20:46 finishing in 41st place.
"Sara went into the race after taking a week off and ran strong and smart race with very even splits" adds Coach Till. "Melinda was a little sick but she gave it all she had for the day."
Next in for the Majors was sophomore Mikaela Thurber with a time of 22:27 placing in 83rd place.
Coach Till praises Thurber's improvements, "Mikaela ran a steady 22:27 but I know there is more. She is ready for a breakthrough."
Finishing up for the Majors is junior Laney Lenox with a time of 22:47 and sophomore Susan Fasano with a time of 23:50.
"I am very proud of Laney's and Susan's performances," says Coach Till. "Laney has dropped close to 2 minutes and Susan has dropped over 4 minutes in their 5k times since Loyola. Laney and Susan have very positive attitudes and they make everyone around them better."
The Majors run again at 4:30 P.M. on Friday at the Watson Ford Invitational at Choctaw Trails in Clinton.
