MEMPHIS, TN- Millsaps men's track and field is off to a strong start at the 2015 Rhodes Invite in Memphis.
Day one saw senior Ben Parva run a strong 10000 meters, finishing 10th overall and third among D-III runners. Parva ran 33:14.45 and placed behind two runners from Centre in a talented field. On day two, Ken Newburger placed 41st and Michael Sullivan 53rd out of 80-plus runners in the mile run. Newburger ran a 4:40 mile and Sullivan 4:47. Newburger later finished 38th in the 800 meters at 2:05.37.
Chucky Hayden again pulled double duty, running the 400 and 200 meters. In the 400, Hayden placed 23rd with a time of 51.26 seconds. In the 200, Hayden placed 22nd with a time of 23 seconds flat.
In the steeplechase, Jared Allen again bested his personal record, running a 10:03 and finishing ninth in a talented field.
In the field, Dallas Prater had a good showing in the triple jump, placing 12th. The sophomore jumped 12.33 meters on Friday night. He backed that up with an impressive showing in the high jump. The sophomore cleared six feet four inches to place seventh.
In throws, Clayton Killebrew had another strong outing. Killebrew placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of just over 45 meters and earned top D-III honors in the event. Jonah Zahller also tossed for the Majors, placing 16th. Killebrew also placed 15th in the shot put at the meet. Zahller also placed 16th in the javelin with a mark of 42.74 meters.
