MARSHALL, Texas – A full platoon of runners shined for the Millsaps men's and women's cross country programs near the Marshall City Arena at the ETBU Tiger Invitational on Friday. The women finished second, while the men's program completed the meet in fifth.

The regular season concluded with both teams looking in prime form ahead of the SAA Cross Country Championships.

Competing in her second meet of the fall and pacing the Majors was senior Clare Howard. She covered 3.73 miles (approximately six kilometers) in 26 minutes, 17.2 seconds for seventh place. Classmate Angelle Martin was next in line, finishing in eight position (26:58.4).

Rounding out the scoring for the Majors were graduate Rose Ward (27:17.2), sophomore Sarah Strickland (27:29.1) and sophomore Tyler Hamby (27:42.3). The trio finished 10th, 11th and 12th, respectively.

Sophomores Mackenzie Farris (17th, 29:08.2) and Abby Henry (19th, 29:33.6) also earned spots in the top 20 of 34 competitors.

On the men's side, junior Patrick Elliott (fifth) paced Millsaps along the 4.97-mile course (approximately eight kilometers). He ran a swift time of 27:38.4. Senior Landry Lemoine also recorded a top-10 performance (8th, 27:54.5).

The trio of freshman Chase Spring (27th, 30:34.4), sophomore Patch Heard (33rd, 31:45.7) and freshman Kenny-Dean Smith (39th, 33:08.8) completed the Major tally.

Millsaps now sets its sights on strong showings at the SAA Cross Country Championships scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29. The women will race at 10 a.m., while the men are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. along Veterans Park in Hoover, Ala.
 

TEAM SCORES - WOMEN
Place	Team	Points
1)	ETBU	30
2)	Millsaps	43
3)	LeTourneau	59
4)	Ozarks (Ark.)	108
5)	Bossier-Parish CC	129
MILLSAPS 6K FINISHERS
Place	Runner
7)	Clare Howard	26:17.2.
8)	Angelle Martin	26:58.4.
10)	Rose Ward	27:17.2.
11)	Sarah Strickland	27:29.1.
12)	Tyler Hamby	27:42.3.
17)	Mackenzie Farris	29:08.2.
19)	Abby Henry	29:33.6.
23)	Fran Edwards	30:43.9.
33)	Caroline Eschete	43:34.3.
34)	Competitors
TEAM SCORES - MEN
Place	Team	Points
1)	LeTourneau	45
2)	Ozarks (Ark.)	56
3)	Concordia (Texas)	72
4)	ETBU	80
5)	Millsaps	93
MILLSAPS 8K FINISHERS
Place	Runner
5)	Patrick Elliott	27:38.4.
8)	Landry Lemoine	27:54.5.
27)	Chase Spring	30:34.4.
33)	Patch Heard	31:45.7.
39)	Kenny-Dean Smith	33:08.8.
44)	Henry Arthur	34:44.7.
n/a)	Worth Wilsey	No Time
49	Competitors

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