MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It was a sensational day on the track and across the field for the Millsaps men's and women's track and field programs at the Rhodes 7-Way Meet. Freshman multi-event athlete Natalie Burke set the program record in the triple jump as the Majors totaled seven top-5 school marks on Crain Field, Friday.

Burke was terrific throughout soaring in the triple jump with a distance of 10.64 meters (fourth place, 34.91 feet). She bettered the previous mark of 10.41m set by Essence Davis in 2018.

The Vicksburg, Miss., native also recorded the second-furthest long jump in program history at 5.22m, just 0.3 meters off the top mark. Additionally, Burke finished with the fifth fastest 100m dash time of 12.94 seconds. She rounded out her afternoon with a swift 26.96 at 200m.

The distance team also made their impact on Friday. Senior Rose Ward ran a jaw-dropping 18:57.30 in the 5K, which was the second quickest ever in the Millsaps record books. Ward's time was only four seconds off the all-time record set by current teammate Abby Tew.

Freshman Sarah Strickland, who owns the second-best time already in the 1500m, ran 5:09.56 in Memphis. Just behind her was senior Isabel Baird, becoming the fourth swiftest individual in the event with a time of 5:12.18.

Junior Khloe Colar also put her stamp on the meet. She became the second-best runner in the 100m hurdles crossing the line in 18.38.

Other strong performances included Carolina Teague (400m, 1:03.50), Colar (400m hurdles, 1:18.09), Baird (800m, 2:30.13), Clare Howard (800m, 2:31.06), Ward (1500m, 5:17.30) and Strickland (5000m, 19:55).

The men's program was strong as well at the Rhodes 7-Way Meet. Junior William Weber crushed it in the pole vault, clearing 4.15 meters – the second-highest mark in Millsaps history.

Senior Storm Buescher also tied his personal best and school record in the high jump with a leap of 2.00m to finish second on the day.

Junior Christopher Butler recorded a solid bound in the long jump, covering 6.96 meters to finish second on Friday.

In the 800m, both Patrick Elliott (2:00.35, eighth) and Worth Wilsey (2:03.11, 10th) finished in the top 10. Elliott was also sixth in the 1500m with a swift 4:04.52.

Other top-10 finishes included Sergey Kolesnik (200m, 23.30), Dez'Tavian Frank (400m, 51.68), Otis Kenner (400m hurdles, 1:06.87), Ryan Skates (3000m steeplechase, 11:48.56), Jakob Myers-Heldt (javelin, 37.88m) and Weber (javelin, 33.86m).

Landry Lemoine also finished 14th in the 5K at 16:04.01, while the 4x100-meter relay of Butler, MoÏse Tezzo, Frank and Kolesnik ended the meet in fourth at 43.23 seconds.

The Majors' next scheduled meet is the SAA Track & Field Championships set for April 29-30 in Mount Berry, Ga.

 

PLACE	EVENT	TIME		NOTES
	Women's 100m Dash
7)	Natalie Burke	12.94		5th in School History
8)	Ranee' LeVasseur	13.86		Personal Record
	Men's 100m Dash
12)	Sergey Kolesnik	11.27
13)	MoÏse Tezzo	11.30.		Personal Record
15)	Chris Butler	11.44
16)	Jett Coolman	11.65
18)	Nic Hayes	11.78.
19)	Chase Heard	11.93
	Women's 100m Hurdles
11)	Khloe Colar	18.38		2nd in School History
	Men's 110m Hurdles
11)	Otis Kenner	19.48
13)	Jimmy Bowen	20.63
	Women's 200m Dash
6)	Natalie Burke	26.96
11)	Ranee' LeVasseur	28.57		Personal Record
	Men's 200m Dash
10)	Sergey Kolesnik	23.30.
11)	MoÏse Tezzo	23.43
12)	Dez'Tavien Frank	23.44
17)	Jett Coolman	24.09
18)	Nic Hayes	24.41
19)	Chase Heard	24.96
	Men's 400m Dash
8)	Dez'Tavien Frank	51.68
16)	Patch Heard	54.46
	Women's 400m Dash
9)	Carolina Teague	1:03.50.
10)	Onyx Magno	1:13.69.
	Men's 400m Hurdles
10)	Otis Kenner	1:06.87.		Personal Record
11)	Jimmy Bowen	1:09.68.
	Women's 400m Hurdles
6)	Khloe Colar	1:18.09.		Personal Record
	Men's 800m
8)	Patrick Elliott	2:00.35.
10)	Worth Wilsey	2:03.11.		Personal Record
18)	Ryan Skates	2:08.70.		Personal Record
19)	Landry Lemoine	2:09.64.
21)	Patch Heard	2:14.11.
23)	Jack Sewell	2:20.81.
25)	Henry Arthur	2:22.78.
26)	Hunter Magno-Hester	2:26.59.
	Women's 800m
6)	Isabel Baird	2:30.13.
7)	Clare Howard	2:31.06.		Personal Record
12)	Alli Despaux	2:41.89.
14)	Tyler Hamby	2:44.99.
16)	Abby Tew	2:54.27.
17)	Angelle Martin	2:56.01.
18)	Rose Ward	2:58.72.
	Men's 1500m
6)	Patrick Elliott	4:04.52.
17)	Worth Wilsey	4:21.48.
19)	Landry Lemoine	4:25.99.
20)	Jack Sewell	4:31.48.		Personal Record
23)	Henry Arthur	4:43.99.		Personal Record
24)	Hunter Magno-Hester	4:44.14.
25)	Grant Yancey	4:52.41.
	Women's 1500m
7)	Sarah Strickland	5:09.56.
8)	Isabel Baird	5:12.18.		4th in Program History
10)	Rose Ward	5:17.30.		Personal Record
13)	Alli Despaux	5:25.69.		Personal Record
15)	Tyler Hamby	5:38.85.
17)	Abby Tew	5:47.34.
18)	Angelle Martin	5:53.40.
20)	Mackenzie Farris	6:01.63.		Personal Record
21)	Abigail Henry	6:25.93.
	Men's 3000m Steeple
9)	Ryan Skates	11:48.56.		Personal Record
	Men's 5000m
14)	Landry Lemoine	16:04.01.
19)	Grant Yancey	16:38.73.
	Women's 5000m
6)	Rose Ward	18:57.30.		2nd in Program History
10)	Sarah Strickland	19:55.00.		Personal Record
13)	Abby Tew	20:07.77.
15)	Angelle Martin	20:58.0
20)	Abigail Henry	23:04.73.
21)	Mackenzie Farris	23:40.20.		Personal Record
22)	Fran Edwards	25:38.42.
	Men's Discus Throw
12)	Jakob Myers-Heldt	31.43m
	Women's Discus Throw
19)	Lydia Grizzell	22.36m		Personal Record
	Women's Hammer Throw
13)	Rose Ward	35.31m
	Men's High Jump
2)	Storm Buescher	2.00m		Ties Own Program Record
	Men's Javelin Throw
6)	Jakob Myers-Heldt	37.88m
9)	William Weber	33.86m
11)	Thomas Duvall	31.60m
12)	Christian Dean	28.93m		Ties Personal Record
	Women's Javelin Throw
13)	Tyler Hamby	23.72m
	Men's Long Jump
2)	Chris Butler	6.96m
	Women's Long Jump
5)	Natalie Burke	5.22m		2nd in Program History
13)	Khloe Colar	4.47m
14)	Ranee' LeVasseur	4.26m
16)	Tyler Hamby	3.94m
/	Camille Blanchard	/
	Women's Triple Jump
4)	Natalie Burke	10.64m		School Record
	Men's Shot Put
12)	Jakob Myers-Heldt	10.38m		Personal Record
14)	William Weber	8.68m
	Women's Shot Put
17)	Lydia Grizzell	7.15m
	Men's 4x100m Relay
4)	Butler, Tezzo, Frank, Kolesnik	43.23
	Men's 4x400m Relay
8)	Heard, Elliott, Wilsey, Frank	3:34.71.
	Women's 4x400m Relay
5)	Teague, Despaux, Baird, Strickland	4:23.40.
	Men's Pole Vault
6)	William Weber	4.15m		T-2nd in School History

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