CLINTON, MS- The Millsaps Majors women's cross-country team placed fourth at the 2014 MC Open at Choctaw Trails. 

The Majors were led by senior Melinda Solomon, who earned ninth-place honors and was second among all non Division-I runners. The senior clocked in with a time of 16:32.61 and a 6:39 mile average. 

"She ran very well and in total control." Coach Andy Till said.  " Melinda has been working on running negative splits and it is paying off for her.

Sophomore Sarah Smith was just seconds behind Solomon with a time of 16:52.77, which earned 11th-place points. 

Senior Susan Fasano finished 23rd for the Majors, checking in with a time of 18:06.17. In her first collegiate race, Theresa Woehnker earned 27th place points for the Majors with a time of 18:38.26.

 "She (Theresa) joined the team just two days ago and already she's making a big impact." Till said.  "In fact, she had never even seen a cross country race until today.  She is going to be a fun runner to watch this season."

Gabby Rincon rounded out the Millsaps Majors on Saturday with a time of 19:30.51 and a 40th-place finish. 

As a team, the Majors averaged a 17:56 overall time and were just four points behind Division-I Grambling State for third place overall. They will look to build off the momentum of this solid meet next weekend when they join the men in Sewanee for the Sewanee Invitational.