CLINTON, MS- The Majors women's track and field team opened the outdoor portion of their season this Saturday at the MC Open hosted by Mississippi College. 

Claudia Brunson led the Majors in the sprints on Saturday, placing 18th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.07 seconds. Brunson doubled-down and ran the 200 meters on Saturday as well, placing 32nd with a time of 28.47 seconds. 

In middle distance, Mikaela Thurber ran well, running to a 12th-place finish with a time of 2:32.15. Thurber also finished 8th in the 1500 meters running the metric mile in 5:08.92. 

Melinda Solomon ran well in the 5000 meters, running to a time of 20:16.69 seconds and an eighth-place finish overall. Susan Fasano placed fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase, posting a time of  12:58.74. 

Jenna Johnson threw well for the Majors on Saturday. She placed fourth and sixth in the hammer and discus throws, respectfully. Claudia Brunson was the top finisher for the Majors in the shot put, placing 15th with a toss of 8.7 meters. 

The Majors will take this weekend off before travelling to Memphis to compete in the Rhodes Open on March 21st.