MEMPHIS, TN- For the second time is as many weeks, the Majors track and field team traveled to Memphis to compete in the Rhodes Invitational.
On the track, the Majors got a 16th place finish in the mile from Courtney Aymett in a race that featured over 40 racers, Aymett finished with a time of 5:38. She followed that up with a 15th place finish in the 800 meters with a 2:15 mark. Jaleesa Perez sprinted to a 12th place finish in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.83. Perez came back with a sixth-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles with a 1:09 time.
In the field, Alexis Guice led the squad in throw. Guice finished third in the discus throw, marking a toss of just over 35.5 meters. Jenna Johnson finished 14th in the event with a throw just north of 30 meters and Sara Navarro 26th with a 27.91 meter throw. The three throwers would back their strong discus performance with one in the hammer. Millsaps had three top-15 finishes in the hammer with Guice finishing 7th (40.34 meters), Navarro 11th (37.81 meters) and Johnson 13th (36.64 meters). Guice closed her busy day with a 7th place mark in the shot put. Guice's toss cleared 11.4 meters.
The Majors will head to Birmingham, Alabama next to compete in the Hilltop Classic hosted by Birmingham Southern on April 4th.