CLINTON, MS- The Millsaps Majors women's track and field team enjoyed a solid meet at the Choctaw Open hosted by Mississippi College as they prepare for next week's SAA Championships.
"This was a good meet for us," coach Andy Till said. "We got people back from injury, feeling good, and breaking through in several events, a great tune up before conference."
One of the many top performers on Friday was Courtney Aymett, who finished third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:26.53. This mark was just a fraction below her top time set this year at the Hilltop Twilight. She backed that performance up with a second-place finish in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:05.27, a time nearly two seconds better than her previous best this season.
Jaleesa Perez won the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.15. Perez beat her previous season high by nearly two seconds and nearly matched her indoor time. In the 3000 meter steeplechase, Susan Fasano won the event, despite it being her first race in nearly a month. Fasano finished with a time of 12:36.98, Sara Sacks finished second in the event, four seconds behind Fasano.
In the field, Alexis Guice won the shot put by nearly two meters with a toss of 12.04 meters. The mark was also a season best for Guice who cleared 12 meters for the first time this season. The Majors swept the top-three spots in the discus with Guice, Sara Navarro and Jenna Johnson all clearing 35 meters. The marks were season bests for Guice and Navarro. Navarro's toss was a career high by over two meters, while Guice's toss set a school record. It would be a sweep in both the hammer and the javelin for the Millsaps as well. Navarro again set a season high by the slimmest of margins .01 meters better than her previous high. Guice threw the javelin for the first time this season and won the event with a toss of just over 30 meters.
The Majors wrapped up the regular season with this meet. They will head to Conway, Arkansas for the SAA Championships. The two-day event will begin on Friday at Hendrix College.
