CLINTON, Miss. – The Millsaps men's and women's cross country programs posted another strong performance with fifth- and six-place finishes at the Watson Cross Country Classic on Saturday.
Setting the tone was sophomore
Sarah Strickland who placed 40th overall in a six-kilometer time of 27 minutes, 6.70 seconds. The women finished fifth out of 10 programs and were the highest placing NCAA Division III team along the Choctaw Trails.
Leading behind her and taking charge as a team effort were graduate
Rose Ward (45th, 27:42.70) and sophomore
Tyler Hamby (46th, 27:56.20).
Right behind them, cracking the top 50 and contributing to the Majors' top-five scoring were sophomore
Fran Edwards (47th, 28:19.80) and
MacKenzie Farris (50th, 28:59.50).
Edwards, Farris, sophomore
Abby Henry (56th, 29:55.10) and classmate
Caroline Eschete (78th, 39:25.00) all set 6K collegiate records.
On the men's side, junior
Patrick Elliott (37th) made a statement with an 8K time of 27:28.40, while senior
Landry Lemoine (44th) contributed with a time 28:07.90. The team combined for a sixth-place result in the 13-program field.
Competitors
Worth Wilsey (66th, 29:54.20),
Chase Spring (70th, 30:12.40.) and
Kenny-Dean Smith (87th, 31:51.70) completed the Millsaps scoring. Both Spring and Smith also set collegiate personal-best times.
The Millsaps men's and women's cross country programs will next travel to Marshall, Texas for the ETBU Invitational on Friday, Oct. 14.
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| TEAM SCORES - MEN |
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| Place |
Team |
Points |
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| 1) |
Alabama-Huntsville |
25 |
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| 2) |
Mississippi College |
33 |
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Jackson State |
96 |
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| 4) |
Ozarks (Ark.) |
134 |
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| 5) |
Spring Hill |
158 |
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| 6) |
Millsaps |
174 |
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| 7) |
Meridian CC |
191 |
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| 8) |
UA Rich Mountain |
214 |
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| 9) |
Louisiana Tech |
235 |
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| 10) |
Mississippi Valley |
278 |
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| 11) |
Tougaloo |
294 |
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| 12) |
Jarvis Christian |
336 |
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| 13) |
LeMoyne-Owen |
372 |
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| MILLSAPS 8K FINISHERS |
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| Place |
Runner |
Time |
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| 37) |
Patrick Elliott |
27:28.40. |
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| 44) |
Landry Lemoine |
28:07.60. |
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| 66) |
Worth Wilsey |
29:54.20. |
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| 70) |
Chase Spring |
30:12.40. |
PR |
| 87) |
Kenny-Dean Smith |
31:51.70. |
PR |
| 94) |
Patch Heard |
32:37.80. |
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| 125 |
Competitors |
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| TEAM SCORES - WOMEN |
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| Place |
Team |
Points |
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| 1) |
Alabama-Huntsville |
22 |
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Mississippi College |
33 |
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Louisiana Tech |
97 |
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Spring Hill |
119 |
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| 5) |
Millsaps |
131 |
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| 6) |
UA Rich Mountain |
147 |
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| 7) |
Ozarks (Ark.) |
199 |
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| 8) |
Mississippi Valley |
236 |
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| 9) |
Jarvis Christian |
244 |
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| 10) |
LeMoyne-Owen |
245 |
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| MILLSAPS 6K FINISHERS |
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| Place |
Runner |
Time |
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| 40) |
Sarah Strickland |
27:06.70. |
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| 45) |
Rose Ward |
27:42.70. |
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| 46) |
Tyler Hamby |
27:56.20. |
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| 47) |
Fran Edwards |
28:19.80. |
PR |
| 50) |
MacKenzie Farris |
28:59.50. |
PR |
| 56) |
Abby Henry |
29:55.10. |
PR |
| 78) |
Caroline Eschete |
39:25.00. |
PR |
| 81) |
Competitors |
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