CLINTON, MS- Ben Parva finished seventh as the Majors' cross-county team battled humid conditions and finished fourth overall at the Watson Invitational on Saturday. 

"Really good meet for us," Coach Andy Till said,"We battled some tough conditions but we managed the race well."

Parva finished seventh overall in the men's 8k on Saturday, finishing behind a pack of six runners from West Florida. Parva's time of 27:43:89 beat the Division-I runners at the meet. 

Ken Newburger finished second for the Majors, 17th overall with a time of 29:01:00, posting a split time of 5:50. Jared Allen also clocked in under 30 minutes, finishing with a time of 29:58:13, he finished 26th, but posted a 22nd place score due to West Florida runners finishing outside of the team's top-six. 

Also scoring for the Majors were Jarrett Mason (30:43:43, 30th place), Will Napier and Andrew Helton finished seconds apart at 30:48.25 and 31:05.24, finishing in 32nd and 33rd  place respectfully. Sam Martin clocked in at 31:57.87 for a 40th place finish to round out the Millsaps' squad. 

The Majors finished in fourth overall out of eight teams. The Majors will head back to Clinton and Choctaw Trail on October 19th as they race in the Choctaw Open. 

Full race results are available here. 

Video of the race is also available here.