Jackson, MS – The Millsaps Track and Field team recently competed at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational held in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Last weekend's competition concludes the final winter indoor meet for Millsaps Track and Field, as the Majors experienced a great deal of success at the meet. Specifically, several first year members of the team gained valuable experience from solid performances this weekend. Using the success and experience from the meet, Millsaps Track and Field will continue to move forward in preparation of the outdoor season later next month.
Women's shot put and men's high jump started the meet, as
Cali Longo got things started by placing sixth in her second competition ever with a distance of 8.67m – a personal best.
In the Men's shot put, freshman Reid Pyburn threw a mark of 12.17m in just his second meet with the Majors while Bradli Lovill threw 10.50m. Lovill also finished fifth in the men's weight throw. Overall, Saturday's meet marked an outstanding day for the freshmen throwers. Junior Clayton Kilebrew also gave the Majors a great deal of positive momentum by placing fifth in men's shot put with a distance of 12.88m.
In the women's weight throw,
Signe Englert made a successful debut by throwing a mark of 8.96m. Also making her debut was freshman
Aliyah Gillespie. In her first meet, Gillespie finished ninth in the women's 55m dash with a time of 7.89 while freshman
Jamilia Smith finished with a time of 8.93. Junior
Ally Rincon also completed the race with a time of 8.69.
In the women's high jump, sophomore
Lena Barrett began her season with a solid start by making the finals and finishing fourth overall. For the men's high jump, junior William Harding leaped 1.65m, which placed in the top ten overall.
Many of the younger runners of the Millsaps Track and Field team made their first starts this weekend as well. Miranda Guapp finished her first collegiate mile race with a time of 6:23:60, while freshman Weston Lindemann ran strong in the Men's 400, 200 and 55m races.
Overall, it was a positive weekend for the Majors, as they completed the indoor season in preparation of the outdoor meets, which will be held early next month. With the younger members gaining valuable experience and upperclassmen leading the way, the Millsaps Track and Field team has a great deal of positive momentum moving towards the first outdoor meet of the season.
Next up for Millsaps Track and Field is the Victor Icebreaker Duals at Berry College Saturday, March 5th. The outdoor meet starts at 10:00 am from Mount Berry, Georgia.
