LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Millsaps men's and women's cross country programs performed well at the 2023 SAA Country Championships, setting seven personal-best times on Saturday. Rising freshman Greer Hernandez and junior Sarah Strickland both placed in the top 25 at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park to qualify for the NCAA Division III South Regional Championships.
 
On the men's side, Millsaps finished fifth with 170 points. The Majors edged Birmingham-Southern's 170 points based on the finish of the schools' fifth-place finishers.
 
Hernandez claimed the 24th spot with a personal-best 8K time of 27 minutes, 5.75 seconds. Senior Patrick Elliott ran well, finishing 41st in 28:12.33.
 
Rounding out the Millsaps score was graduate Landry Lemoine (67th, 30:32.60), sophomore Chase Spring (69th, 31:05.70) and freshman Caden Birch (70th, 31:07.69).
 
Junior Patch Heard ended the meet in 74th in 31:31.47 and was followed closely behind by freshman Sam Lamy, who crossed the line in 77th with a time of 32:18.28. Birch, Heard and Lamy all set 8K collegiate bests.

On the women's side, the Majors garnered sixth place with 154 points in a highly competitive race.

Strickland was impressive, covering the six-kilometer course in 25:35.32 to earn the 25th spot at the league meet.

Classmates Fran Edwards (40th, 26:27.36) and Tyler Hamby (45th, 27:11.97) also ran well. Hamby set a career best and Edwards was only nine seconds off her best time.

Junior Abby Henry posted her personal best, grabbing 51st place with a mark of 27:34.45. Also setting a fastest time was freshman Elle Powers, reaching 61st in 29:11.51.

Hernandez and Strickland will continue training and compete in the NCAA Division III South Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 11. in Mount Berry, Ga. The men's race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT with the women's competition to follow at 10 a.m. CT. Live results will be available at gomajors.com.

 

TEAM SCORES – MEN
PLACE	TEAM	POINTS
1)	Berry	26
2)	Centre	66
3)	Rhodes	68
4)	Oglethorpe	85
5)	Millsaps	170
6)	BSC	170
7)	Sewanee	187
8)	Hendrix	203
MILLSAPS 8K FINISHERS – MEN
PLACE	STUDENT-ATHLETE	TIME
24)	Greer Hernandez	27:05.75. (PR)
41)	Patrick Elliott	28:12.33.
67)	Landry Lemoine	30:32.60.
69)	Chase Spring	31:05.70.
70)	Caden Birch	31:07.69. (PR)
74)	Patch Heard	31:31.47. (PR)
77)	Sam Lamy	32:18.28. (PR)
TEAM SCORES – WOMEN
PLACE	TEAM	POINTS
1)	Centre	25
2)	Berry	46
3)	Rhodes	83
4)	Sewanee	135
5)	Hendrix	150
6)	Millsaps	154
7)	Oglethorpe	157
MILLSAPS 6K FINISHERS – WOMEN
PLACE	STUDENT-ATHLETE	TIME
25)	Sarah Strickland	25:35.32.
40)	Fran Edwards	26:27.36.
45)	Tyler Hamby	27:11.97. (PR)
51)	Abby Henry	27:34.45. (PR)
61)	Elle Powers	29:11.51. (PR)

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