MT. BERRY, Ga. – The Millsaps men's and women's track and field teams saved their best for last as a team at the 2022 SAA Outdoor Track and Championships, Friday and Saturday at Berry College.

The Majors combined for 40 personal records as senior Storm Buescher claimed the men's high jump and sophomore Patrick Elliott ran a Millsaps record time in the 800 meters. Millsaps had six total-athletes earn a spot on the All-SAA team as well as post nine top-five program finishes. Both programs finished sixth overall.

Buescher won his second conference title in the high jump after clearing 2.00 meters without a missed attempt. He made the All-SAA First Team with the effort.

Elliott finished fourth in the 800 with a sizzling time of 1:58.51, while four other Majors posted personal bests in the event. The Covington, La., native also scored points in the 1500m with a result of 4:05.59 for fourth.

Additionally, junior Christopher Butler finished second for All-SAA Second Team status in the men's long jump. His best leap covered 6.93 meters.

The men's 4x100-meter relay squad of Butler, MoÏse Tezzo, Dez'Tavien Frank and Sergey Kolesnik also made the All-SAA podium. The quartet combined for an incredible third-place finish in 42.30 seconds, which was second fastest in program history and only 0.04 off the top mark.

Kolesnik, Elliott, Landry Lemoine and Frank teamed up for a sixth place showing in the 4x400m relay (3:34.86). Kolesnik also finished 10th (11.12) alongside Butler (13th, 11.20) in the 100-meter dash. Butler's time ranks him fifth in the Millsaps record book and Kolesnik sits second having ran 11.06 earlier this season.

Sophomore Otis Kenner posted the third-fastest time in school history in the 110m hurdles (17.53) to close in 13th place. Also performing well was classmate Jakob Myers-Heldt, who notched a personal best in the javelin throw (8th, 43.28m).

On the women's side, freshman Natalie Burke and senior Carolina Teague had outstanding meets by scoring in multiple events. Burke finished fifth in the long jump (5.07m), sixth in the triple jump (10.17m) and eighth in the 100-meter dash finals (13.03). She also ran 12.77 seconds in prelims which in third swiftest in Millsaps history.

Teague was named All-SAA in the 400-meter hurdles with a second-place performance (1:07.31). She also crossed the line in fifth in the 400 meters (1:01.19). Her teammate Alyssa Navarre wasn't far behind, ending the event in seventh (personal-best 1:03.34).

Another record-breaker was junior Khloe Colar, who ran the second best Millsaps mark in the 100m hurdles (10th, 17.87). She also scored in the long jump (8th, personal-best 4.75m).

The Millsaps distance runners also had a terrific showing over the weekend. Freshman Sarah Strickland became the third fastest Millsaps 3000-meter steeplechase runner (7th, 12:36.80). She was a part of a competitive group in the 800 meters as well. Clare Howard (7th, 2:28.67), Isabel Baird (9th, 2:28.85) and Strickland (10th, 2:28.87) all finished closely together.

Baird also etched her name as the third swiftest 1500-meter runner, covering the distance in 5:06.52 for ninth position.

Senior Rose Ward scored in the 5000 meters (6th, 19:22.93) just ahead of graduate Abby Tew (9th, 19:53.86). Tew was Millsaps' top finisher in the 10K as well (9th, 42:47.55).

Both the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays finished in fifth place. Burke, Ranee' LeVasseur, Jordan Jefferies and Colar clocked 51.98, while Navarre, Alli Despaux, Strickland and Teague tallied a time of 4:18.59.

A select group of Majors will now look to improve their chances of qualifying for nationals by competing in the Carey Last Chance Meet in Hattiesburg, Miss. on Friday, May 13.

 

PLACE	EVENT	TIME		NOTES
	Women's 100m Dash
6)	Natalie Burke	12.77.	Prelims	3rd in School History
8)		13.03.	Finals
15)	Ranee' LeVasseur	13.59	Prelims	PR
16)	Jordan Jefferies	13.72.	Prelims	PR
	Men's 100m Dash
10)	Sergey Kolesnik	11.12.	Prelims
13)	Chris Butler	11.20.	Prelims	5th in School History
17)	MoÏse Tezzo	11.49.	Prelims
19)	Jett Coolman	11.54.	Prelims	PR
20)	Nic Hayes	11.61.	Prelims	PR
	Women's 100m Hurdles
10)	Khloe Colar	17.87.	Prelims	2nd in School History
	Men's 110m Hurdles
13)	Otis Kenner	17.53.	Prelims	3rd in School History
	Women's 200m Dash
9)	Natalie Burke	27.04.	Prelims
13)	Jordan Jefferies	28.72.	Prelims	PR
	Men's 200m Dash
11)	Dez'Tavien Frank	22.84.	Prelims	PR
12)	Sergey Kolesnik	22.92.	Prelims	PR
21)	MoÏse Tezzo	23.76.	Prelims
22)	Jett Coolman	23.79.	Prelims	PR
26)	Nic Hayes	24.11.	Prelims	PR
	Men's 400m Dash
12)	Dez'Tavien Frank	51.22.	Prelims	PR
18)	Patch Heard	53.49.	Prelims
	Women's 400m Dash
8)	Carolina Teague	1:04.40.	Prelims
5)		1:01.19.	Finals
7)	Alyssa Navarre	1:04.04.	Prelims
7)		1:03.34.	Finals	PR
9)	Onyx Magno	1:13.55.	Prelims
	Men's 400m Hurdles
13)	Otis Kenner	1:03.55.	Prelims	5th in School History
	Women's 400m Hurdles
3)	Carolina Teague	1:08.55.	Prelims
2)		1:07.31.	Finals	2nd Team All-SAA
12)	Alyssa Navarre	1:14.45.	Prelims
14)	Khloe Colar	1:19.30.	Prelims
	Men's 800m
4)	Patrick Elliott	1:58.51.	Finals	School Record
15)	Worth Wilsey	2:02.50.	Finals	PR
16)	Patch Heard	2:02.60.	Finals	PR
21)	Ryan Skates	2:06.86.	Finals	PR
26)	Jack Sewell	2:11.62.	Finals	PR
	Women's 800m
7)	Clare Howard	2:28.67.	Finals	PR
9)	Isabel Baird	2:28.85.	Finals	PR
10)	Sarah Strickland	2:28.87.	Finals	PR
15)	Alli Despaux	2:46.47.	Finals
19)	Fran Edwards	3:07.34.	Finals
	Men's 1500m
7)	Patrick Elliott	4:05.59.	Finals
11)	Worth Wilsey	4:12.78.	Finals	PR
16)	Landry Lemoine	4:22.24.	Finals
20)	Jack Sewell	4:29.91.	Finals	PR
22)	Hunter Magno-Hester	4:45.24.	Finals
	Women's 1500m
9)	Isabel Baird	5:06.52.	Finals	3rd in Program History
10)	Sarah Strickland	5:09.34.	Finals
15)	Rose Ward	5:18.61.	Finals
18)	Alli Despaux	5:34.50.	Finals
19)	Tyler Hamby	5:34.94.	Finals	PR
	Men's 3000m Steeple
18)	Ryan Skates	11:43.36.	Finals	PR
	Women's 3000m Steeple
7)	Sarah Strickland	12:36.80.	Finals	3rd in School History
	Men's 5000m
12)	Landry Lemoine	16:19.67.	Finals
18)	Grant Yancey	16:51.59.	Finals
23)	Henry Arthur	19:03.16.	Finals
	Women's 5000m
6)	Rose Ward	19:22.93.	Finals
9)	Abby Tew	19:53.86.	Finals
16)	Angelle Martin	21:40.69.	Finals
20)	Mackenzie Farris	23:23.11.	Finals	PR
	Men's 10K
9)	Landry Lemoine	34:50.50.	Finals
12)	Grant Yancey	35:53.47.	Finals
	Women's 10K
9)	Abby Tew	42:47.55.	Finals
11)	Angelle Martin	45:52.10.	Finals
13)	Abby Henry	49:18.42.	Finals
	Men's Discus Throw
14)	Jakob Myers-Heldt	28.68m	Finals
	Women's Hammer Throw
10)	Rose Ward	33.15m	Finals
	Men's High Jump
1)	Storm Buescher	2.00m	Finals	1st Team All-SAA
	Men's Javelin Throw
8)	Jakob Myers-Heldt	43.28m	Finals	PR
10)	William Weber	41.03m	Finals
13)	Melvindrick Johnson	38.63m	Finals
15)	Christian Dean	34.05m	Finals	PR
16)	Thomas Duvall	33.01m	Finals	PR
	Women's Javelin Throw
11)	Tyler Hamby	28.05	Finals	PR
	Men's Long Jump
2)	Chris Butler	6.93m	Finals	2nd Team All-SAA
	Women's Long Jump
5)	Natalie Burke	5.07m	Finals
8)	Khloe Colar	4.75m	Finals	PR
10)	Tyler Hamby	4.49m	Finals	PR
11)	Ranee' LeVasseur	4.45m	Finals
	Women's Triple Jump
6)	Natalie Burke	10.17m	Finals
	Men's Shot Put
17)	Jakob Myers-Heldt	10.47m	Finals	PR
	Men's Pole Vault
	William Weber	NH	Finals
	Men's 4x100m Relay
3)	Butler, Tezzo, Frank, Kolesnik	42.30.	Finals	3rd Team All-SAA
				2nd in Program History
	Women's 4x100m Relay
5)	Burke, LeVasseur, Jefferies, Colar	51.98	Finals
	Men's 4x400m Relay
6)	Kolesnik, Elliott, Lemoine, Frank	3:34.86.	Finals
	Women's 4x400m Relay
5)	Navarre, Despaux, Strickland, Teague	4:18.59.	Finals

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