CLINTON-The Millsaps men's track and field team excelled at the MC Open this past weekend, finishing second out of 12 teams and nearly beating D-I Alcorn State. 

The Majors got off to a terrific start depsite adverse weather conditions. The wind and cold made field events that much bigger a challenge for the athletes. Jerry Hammer was not effected as he registered a 26 meter javelin throw to win the event. Hammer would back up this win with an impressive third place showing in the hammer throw. The Majors' Randy Thackery won the event with a toss of 35.51 meters. 

The Majors were flying around the track as well, winning the 4x400 meter relay by over three seconds over Rust and the rest of the competition. Zach Cart finished fourth in the 200 meter dash with a 23.44 second run. Ken Newberger ran a 4:11 1500, finishing second and just one half second behind first. Ben Parva ran a 4:15 1500 meter, good enough for fifth place in the final. 

The Majors were top notch on Friday and look to build off their fine showing on Friday as they head south to Birmingham. The Southern Invitational at BSC will be all day on Saturday.