MEMPHIS, TN- The Millsaps Majors men's track and field team performed admirably at this weekend's Rhodes Open in Memphis.
In the track portion, Ben Parva finished seventh in the men's 10,000 meters with a time of just over 33 minutes. Johnathan Moore finished third in the men's 110 meter hurdles, posting a time of 15.76 seconds and finished behind two division-I runners.
In the field, throwers Maurice Reese and Clayton Killebrew had a solid meet. Reese finished seventh in the men's discuss throwing a shade under 35 meters. Killebrew would finish 11th in the event. Killebrew would finish seventh in the hammer toss, with a throw of just under 38 meters. He bested Reese who finished eighth in the event with a throw of just over 36 meters.
Reese continued his busy day in the field with a eighth place toss in the javelin. The senior hurled a throw of just over 46 meters on Saturday. The big win of the day went to Killebrew who took home first place honors in the shot put. Killebrew's long of 13.10 meters was a half meter better than the competition.
The Majors took an abbreviated group to this Open and will return a full squad back to Memphis this Saturday for the Rhodes Invitational.