Clinton, MS - The Millsaps Cross Country Team finished off another solid race this weekend at the Watson Ford Invitational.

Held just down in the road in Clinton, Mississippi, the Watson Ford Invitational marks the third race of the season for the Majors.  Fighting a hot, dreary, and dusty day – the Majors ran well to finish off another solid weekend race.

A 6K run for the women's cross country team was the first of the day, as the Majors averaged a time of 28:09.22 for the race.

Theresa Woehnker led the Majors with a time of 26:38 while Gabby and Ally Rincon were close behind with times of 27:44 and 28:30.  Miranda Gaupp finished with a time of 28:40 as Emma Hurstell finished the race with a time of 29:12.  Serena Tolar completed the solid race for the Majors with a time of 35:21.

Overall, the Millsaps women's cross-country team ran a solid race to finish in the top 15 as a team.  The race featured dozens of schools overall and 158 runners just for the women's race alone.

In the following event, the men's cross-country team began to prepare for their 8000 meter run.  The men's 8000-meter race featured 117 runners from over a dozen schools.

Leading the way for the Majors was Ken Newburger who posted a final race time of 28:30.  Jared Allen finished close behind with a final time of 28:52.  James Armstrong finished a solid race by posting a time of 29:10.  Micahel Sullivan also posted positive numbers for the Majors with a time of 30.02.  Ben Wright crossed the finish line with a final time of 36.08, completing a well-run race for the Majors.

The average time of 30:32.75 for the men's cross-country team earned the Majors a top ten finish for the day.  Overall, both men's and women's teams ran well to close out another weekend race.

"I am extremely proud of our runners," Head Cross Country Coach Andy Till said.  "Despite the afternoon heat and dusty weather they ran hard."

Friday's meet begins an important month of three races for the cross-country team as well.

"This was a good tune up for us going into the Berry Invitational next weekend," Coach Till said.  "We're looking forward to the next challenge."

Next race for Millsaps will be the Berry Invitational held this Saturday, Oct. 17th in Rome, Georgia.