MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Some people dream of flying, but Millsaps track & field long jumper Christopher Butler actually did during Day One of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Track and Field Championships on Friday.

Butler set a school record in the event and recorded the second-longest distance in conference history with a bound of 7.07 meters (23 feet-2.50 inches). Only Jeremy Phillips of Rhodes has leapt farther (7.14m, 2014).

In the team competition the men currently hold fourth position after tallying 29 points, while the women totaled six points for seventh place.

Several other Majors turned in stellar performances to open the two-day meet along with Butler.

Fellow sophomore Landry Lemoine cruised to a 10,000-meter time of 33:25.27 to finish seventh in the meet and become the second-fastest Major in program history at the distance.

Senior Samuel Saia posted a swift time of 9:52.55 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which placed him third in the conference and just under two seconds off the school mark.

Sophomore William Weber and junior Chris Shead both scored points for the Majors as well in their respective field events. Weber placed second in the pole vault at 3.94m (12 feet-11 inches), while Shead threw the men's hammer the sixth-furthest distance at 36.44m (119 feet-7 inches).

In preliminary competition, senior Landon Wimberley punched his ticket to Saturday's finals with a 100-meter time of 11.35 seconds.

On the women's side, junior Carolina Teague ran a blazing fast time of 59.82 in the 400-meter prelims. Her time was the fastest of the day and third swiftest in school history.

Classmate Rose Ward posted an impressive toss in the hammer throw, reaching 41.76m (137 feet). She placed third overall and now sits at No. 3 in the Millsaps record book.

Both Khloe Colar and Sophia Brouillette nearly scored a point for the Majors with ninth-place performances. Colar leapt 4.49m (14 feet-8.75 inches) in the long jump and Brouillette tossed her shot put 8.03m (26 feet-4.25 inches).

Up Next: The Majors conclude the SAA Track and Field Championships on Saturday with finals-only events, beginning at 10 a.m. Live results can be followed here.

TEAM SCORES (THROUGH FRIDAY)
4. Men – 29 points
7. Women – 6 points

MAJORS COMPETING
Men's 100-Meter Prelims
7. Landon Wimberley – 11.35q

Men's 200-Meter Prelims
12. Landon Wimberley – 23.24

Women's 400-Meter Prelims
1. Carolina Teague – 59.82Q

Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase Finals
3. Samuel Saia – 9:52.55

Men's 10,000-Meter Finals
7. Landry Lemoine – 33:25.57

Women's Pole Vault Finals
N/A. Annabelle Grace Wilder – NH

Men's Pole Vault Finals
2. William Weber – 3.94m (12'-11")

Women's Long Jump Finals
9. Khloe Colar – 4.49m (14'-8.75")
11. Kai Horne – 4.33m (14'-02.50")

Men's Long Jump Finals
1. Christopher Butler – 7.07m (23'-02.50")
16. Anthony Mayfield – 5.43m (17'-09.75")
17. Payton Reed – 5.13m (16'-10")

Women's Hammer Throw Finals
3. Rose Ward – 41.76m (137'-00")

Men's Hammer Throw Finals
6. Chris Shead – 36.44m (119'-07")

Women's Shot Put Finals
9. Sophia Brouillette – 8.03m (26'-04.25")

Men's Shot Put Finals
10. Christopher Shead – 11.60m (38'-00.75")
21. Jabriel Fields – 9.58m (31'-05.25")


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