CLINTON- Ben Parva finished fourth and the Millsaps Majors fifth in the opening race of the season, the MC Open at Choctaw Trails on Friday. 

Parva finished with a time of 16:51 (a 5:25 mile split) to earn top marks for the Majors on Friday. Jared Allen (17:26/5:36 mile) tenth place finish earned the Majors a pair of top-10s. 

"Ben ran a gutsy race and got into the mix early," coach Andy Till said after the meet. "It was great to have guys up on the podium." 

Ken Newberger scored well for the Majors, his 17:43/5:42 placed him 13th for the Majors. Other scorers included freshman Andrew Helton and junior Sam Martin who finished 26th and 36th, respectfully. 

Full results can be viewed here.

The Majors earned 89 points on Friday, the average of their top-five finishers. They will next take the trail on September 14th when they travel to Mobile, Alabama for the Azalea Classic.