BIRMINGHAM, AL- The Millsaps Majors track and field team traveled to Birmingham to compete in the Hilltop Twilight hosted by Birmingham Southern. 

Michelle Wheeler had a nice meet on Friday, pulling double duty in the 400 and 200. Wheeler finished fifth in the 200 with a time of 26.43 and second in the 400 posting a 1:01 time in the final. Courtney Aymett won the 800 with a time of 2:26, three seconds better than the competition. Aymett doubled down and set the meet record in the win in the 1500, her time  5:07.2 was a half second better than the old meet record. Melinda Solomon and Mikaela Thurber finished three-four in the 5000 meters to pace the Majors. In hurdles, Jaleesa Perez finished third in the 100 meters and held on to her title in the 400 meters. Sara Sacks did the same in the 3000 meter steeplechase, winning the event for the second year in a row. 

In throws, Alexis Guice's toss of 11.19 meters was good for second in the shot put. Jenna Johnson and Sara Navarro finished seventh and eighth in the event, respectfully. Guice would win the hammer throw with a meet record mark of 44.39 meters. Johnson would finish fifth and Navarro sixth in the event. Johnson would round out the throws on Friday with a sixth place finish in the javelin. 

The Majors are right back at it next Friday, taking the track in nearby Clinton, Mississippi at the MC Open.