BIRMINGHAM- Competing against a loaded field, the Millsaps Majors held their own at the BSC Southern Invitational. 

Zach Cart ran an excellent race finishing sixth out of 56 runners in the 400 meter dash, posting a time of 51.19 seconds. Hunter Hidalgo and Travis Hebeler each had top-20 finishes in the 800 meter run with times of 2:05 and 2:07 respectfully. Ken Newberger placed 12th out of 60 in the 1500 meters with an impressive time of 4:16.34. Ben Parva was 14th out of 40 in the 5000 meter run, posting a time of 16:02. 

In the 4x400 relay, the Majors excelled, finishing fifth out of 21 teams. The Majors were 12 second faster than their seeding time, posting a time of 3:32.99.

Mitchell Keeton placed seventh out of 15 pole vaulters, hitting a height of of just over 13 feet. Randy Thackery threw well over the weekend for Millsaps. He placed 18th out of 40 in shot put, firing a throw of exactly 38 feet. He also launched a 135 foot toss in the hammer, with that effort, he placed 10th out of 21 throwers. That toss also cleared his seeding mark by nearly two meters.

The Majors will look to build off the momentum of another solid meet this weekend, as they head to Memphis to compete in the Rhodes Open.