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LAIRD NAMED TO SAA TRACK AND FIELD FIRST TEAM

ATLANTA- Millsaps senior and track and field captain Kasey Laird was named first-team All-Southern Athletic Association as voted on by track and field coaches. 

Laird took double gold at the SAA track and field championships hosted by Sewanee. Laird captured the discus and shot put gold, capturing the discus for the third straight year. Laird's season best discus throw of 136 feet 6 inches is 17 feet better than the next person in the SAA, teammate Alexis Guice. Laird season best in shot of just over 42 feet is two feet better than Guice, who sits second in conference. 

Alexis Guice was named to the second team All-SAA. Guice won a pair of silvers at the SAA Championships, finishing second in the shot and the hammer throw. Guice ranked second in shot put, discus and hammer throw in the SAA this season. 

Sara Sacks earned second team honors as well. Sacks saved her best time in the 3000 meter steeplechase for the SAA championships, finishing second with her best time of the year at 11:54.31. Sacks also placed eighth at the SAA Championships in the 5000 meters posting a sub-20 minute time of 19:50.55. 

Jalessa Perez was named honorable mention in the SAA. The junior placed sixth in the conference in the 100 meter hurdles, third in the 400 meter hurdles and 15th in the long jump. 

As a team the Majors earned a fourth place finish at the SAA championships and earned numerous personal bests over a successful 2013 campaign. 

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