CLINTON, MS- Ken Newburger led a balanced Majors' team to a sixth place finish at this weekend's Choctaw Open at Choctaw Trails. 

Newburger ran a 5:40 mile split en route to a 28:10.24 8k race to lead Millsaps on Saturday, finishing in 19th place. Jared Allen was not far behind him, taking home 22nd place with a time of 28:31.47 with a 5:44 mile split time. 

The Majors finished in clusters on Saturday, with the next wave being led by Jarrett Mason, who finished in 30th place with a time of 29:16.31 and a 5:53 split. Will Napier was not far behind, finishing in 33rd place checking in 11 seconds behind Mason at 29:27.72 (5:55 split). Sam Martin rounded out the Majors' scoring, checking in at 30:36.75 and finishing in 42nd place. 

The Majors finished in sixth place with a team average time of 29:12.50. Millsaps will take next weekend off and being preparing for the SAA Championships being held on November 2nd at Berry College.