DANVILLE, Ky. – It was a record-shattering meet for the Millsaps men's and women's track and field programs as the Majors topped four program marks and placed six on the All-SAA Track & Field Team following the 2023 SAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday.

The two-day competition, hosted by Centre College inside Andy Frye Stadium at Joe McDaniel Field, also saw the Millsaps women tie their highest-ever meet finish. Additionally, senior Christopher Butler claimed his second SAA long jump crown.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Dez'Tavien Frank set both the 200-meter (22.29 seconds) and 400-meter (49.52) marks, while junior Patrick Elliott bettered his own mark at 800 meters (1:58.35). Sophomore Natalie Burke etched her name atop the women's triple jump rankings with a bound of 10.76 meters.
 
Butler secured a spot on the All-First Team and five Majors made the All-SAA Third Team with third-place performances. They included Burke (women's triple jump), Frank (men's 400m), freshman Eleanor Scott (women's high jump), freshman Sierra Schmidt (women's pole vault) and senior William Weber (men's pole vault).
 
The women's program finished fourth with 52 points matching the team's highest-finish from 2013, while the men ended sixth with 45 points.
 
On Friday, Butler leapt 6.93 meters to victory in the long jump. Frank advanced to the finals with identical third-place showings in the 200 meters (22.29) and 400 meters (50.10). Butler also secured a spot in the 100-meter Finals with a sixth-place effort in 11.08 seconds.
 
Burke was the lone Millsaps female student-athlete to earn finals placement after running eighth in the 100 meters (13.02) and 200 meters (26.92). The Vicksburg, Miss., product also measured 5.13 meters in the long jump, garnering fourth position.
 
The squad performed well in Friday's field and distance finals. Schmidt cleared the pole vault at 3.03 meters to place third, while graduate Rose Ward recorded a seventh-place showing in the hammer throw at 39.70 meters.
 
The women's 10-kilometer run saw senior Clare Howard garner the third-fastest time in school history (42:28.44, sixth). Sophomore Fran Edwards also ran the sixth-quickest time in the event (44:17.97, 10th).
 
Additionally, senior Khloe Colar now sits fifth in program history after covering the 400-meter hurdles in 1:17.03 for 11th.
 
On Saturday, four Majors ended the meet in third in their respective events to make the All-SAA Team. Scott cleared the high jump in 1.53 meters, Weber tossed the javelin 49.21 meters, while Burke set the program record in the triple jump (10.76 meters) and Frank sizzled to a record-setting 400-meter mark (49.52).
 
Burke and Frank also finished fifth in the 200-meter Final with times of 26.74 and 22.76, respectively. Burke also finished seventh in the 100-meter Final (12.99), while Butler placed fourth (11.14) on the men's side.
 
Elliott performed well in the mid-distance events with his school record in the 800 meters (1.58.35, fifth) and second point-scoring effort in the 1500 meters (4:06.14, sixth).
 
Also notable was Howard securing ninth-place by running the fifth-swiftest Millsaps 5K of all time (19:44.24).
 
Other individual point scorers were Scott in the women's triple jump (10.35 meters, sixth), sophomore Sarah Strickland in the women's 1500 meters (5:09.63, sixth), sophomore Tyler Hamby in the women's javelin (30.97 meters, sixth), graduate Bryan Sullivan in the men's javelin (40.45 meters, seventh) and sophomore Patch Heard in the men's 800 meters (1:59.70, seventh). Heard became the third-best in the Millsaps record book for the event.
 
The Majors posted two season-best times in four of the relays. Heard, Elliott, freshman Chase Spring and Frank combined for a time of 3:31.30 (sixth) in the 4x400. Freshman Ashanti Lastrapes, Burke, graduate Onxy Magno and sophomore Ranee' LeVasseur recorded a mark of 52.67 (fourth) in the 4x100.

Additionally, Ward, Hamby, freshman Allyssa Hearn and Strickland passed the 4x400-meter relay baton in 4:36.10 for fourth overall.
 
 
MILLSAPS RESULTS (FRIDAY)
 

PLACE	EVENT	MARK	NOTES
	Women's Pole Vault - Final
3)	Sierra Schmidt	3.03m	3rd Team All-SAA
	Men's Long Jump - Final
1)	Christopher Butler	6.93m	1st Team All-SAA
17)	Thor Debetaz	4.51m	PR
	Women's Hammer - Final
7)	Rose Ward	39.70m
	Women's 10K – Final
6)	Clare Howard	42:28.44.	3rd - Program History
10)	Fran Edwards	44:17.97.	6th - Program History
14)	Angelle Martin	47:28.96.
	Men's Pole Vault - Final
NH	William Weber
	Women's Long Jump - Final
4)	Natalie Burke	5.13m
	Women's Shot Put - Final
13)	Annie Matherne	7.70m
	Women's 100H – Trials
10)	Khloe Colar	19.85.
	Women's 400m – Trials
11)	Allyssa Hearn	1:08.39.	PR
	Men's 400m – Trials
3)	Dez'Tavien Frank	50.10.	Qualified for Final
	Women's 100m – Trials
8)	Natalie Burke	13.02.	Qualified for Final
11)	Ashanti Lastrapes	13.37.
15)	Ranee' LeVasseur	14.02.
	Men's 100m – Trials
6)	Christopher Butler	11.08.	Qualified for Final
12)	Moise Tezzo	11.39.
22)	Ai Suzuki	16.87.
	Women's 400H – Trials
11)	Khloe Colar	1:17.03.	5th - Program History
	Women's 200m – Trials
8)	Natalie Burke	26.92.	Qualified for Final
			Season Best
12)	Ashanti Lastrapes	28.21.	PR
14)	Ranee' LeVasseur	29.16.	PR
	Men's 200m – Trials
3)	Dez'Tavien Frank	22.29.	School Record
			Qualified for Final
11)	Moise Tezzo	23.19.	PR

 

MILLSAPS RESULTS (SATURDAY)
 

PLACE	EVENT	MARK	NOTES
	Men's Discus - Final
14)	Thor Debetaz	32.26m
	Women's Javelin - Final
6)	Tyler Hamby	30.97m	PR
	Men's Triple Jump - Final
11)	Anthony Mayfield	12.04m	PR
	Women's High Jump - Final
3)	Eleanor Scott	1.53m	3rd Team All-SAA
	Women's 5K - Final
9)	Clare Howard	19:44.24.	5th - Program History
13)	Fran Edwards	20:27.28.	PR
17)	Rose Ward	21:16.59.
19)	Angelle Martin	22:16.98.
20)	Mackenzie Farris	22:38.02.	PR
	Men's 5K - Final
19)	Landry Lemoine	16:54.30.
21)	Chase Spring	18:37.55.
	Women's Discus - Final
16)	Annie Matherne	16.78m
	Men's Javelin - Final
3)	William Weber	49.21m	3rd Team All-SAA
7)	Bryan Sullivan	40.45m	PR
15)	Christian Dean	35.11m
16)	Thomas Duvall	34.10m
	Women's Triple Jump - Final
3)	Natalie Burke	10.76m	School Record
			3rd Team All-SAA
6)	Eleanor Scott	10.35m
	Women's 4x100m Relay - Final
4)	Lastrapes, Burke, Magno, LeVasseur	52.67.	Season Best
	Women's 1500m – Final
6)	Sarah Strickland	5:09.63.
12)	Tyler Hamby	5:25.77.	PR
16)	Abigail Henry	5:56.34.	PR
17)	Mackenzie Farris	6:02.59.	Season Best
19)	Caroline Eschete	7:35.23.
	Men's 1500m – Final
6)	Patrick Elliott	4:06.14.
17)	Chase Spring	4:22.81.	PR
18)	Landry Lemoine	4:24.94.
	Men's 400m – Final
3)	Dez'Tavien Frank	49.52.	School Record
			3rd Team All-SAA
	Women's 100m – Final
7)	Natalie Burke	12.99.
	Men's 100m – Final
4)	Christopher Butler	11.14.
	Women's 800m – Final
10)	Sarah Strickland	2:33.28.
16)	Allyssa Hearn	2:43.35.	PR
19)	Onyx Magno	3:04.86.	PR
	Men's 800m – Final
5)	Patrick Elliott	1:58.35.	School Record
7)	Patch Heard	1:59.70.	3rd - Program History
	Women's 200m - Final
5)	Natalie Burke	26.74.	Season Best
	Men's 200m - Final
5)	Dez'Tavien Frank	22.76.
	Women's 4x400m Relay - Final
4)	Ward, Hamby, Hearn, Strickland	4:36.10.
	Men's 4x400m Relay - Final
6)	Heard, Elliott, Spring, Frank	3:31.30.	Season Best

 

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