SEWANEE, TN- The Millsaps Majors are fourth after day one of the men's track and field championships in Sewanee, Tennessee.
The Majors went 2-3 in the shot put as Randy Thackrey and Jerry Hamer each threw around 12.5 meters (12.54, 12.49) to take second and third and 14 big points. Thackrey backed up that performance with another third place finish in the hammer throw with a toss of 45 meters.
Mitchell Keeton finished second in the pole vault after a successful clear of 14 feet six inches. Switching to distance, Jared Allen finished sixth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34:29.49 and picked up three points for Millsaps. Zach Cart qualified for the 200 and 400 meters with his times of 22.66 and 50.68. Mitchell Keeton and Jonathan Moore each qualified in the 100 meters.
Day two of the event will be hosted tomorrow on the campus of Sewanee.