JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps men's and women's track and field competed well at the Belhaven Invitational on Saturday. Several set personal bests and made collegiate debuts in events, while five Majors matched or etched their names in the programs' top-five lists.
 
Senior Fran Edwards made a remarkable impact at the Belhaven Track and Field Complex by becoming the third-fastest runner in program history in the 5000 meters. The Little Rock, Ark., native secured first place in the event with a time of 18 minutes, 59.23 seconds.  
 
Edwards also secured eighth position in the 1500 meters (5:22.02), where she set a personal record.
 
Finishing closely in front of Edwards in the 1500 was classmate Sarah Strickland. The Spanish Fort, Ala., product held the seventh spot with a time of 5:20.85. She also garnered third-place recognition in the women's 5000 meters (21:07.57) to display her distance prowess.

Junior Eleanor Scott, not shy of setting records herself, leapt the third furthest in program history in the women's triple jump (10.47 meters) to finish second at the Belhaven Invitational.
 
Scott also tied her personal best in the high jump (1.55m) to place fourth in the event on Saturday.

The women's squad continued to excel for the Majors as freshman Merritt Johnson became the fourth-place holder in the record book in the 100-meter hurdles, earning ninth (19.54 seconds) to gain recognition.

Other strong throwers included sophomores Amari Jackson-Wright and Amelia Bohl.

Jackson-Wright became the fourth-best shot putter for the Majors, claiming 11th at 10.02 meters. Bohl secured ninth in the discus with a personal-best toss (31.69m), while Jackson-Wright was 14th in the event (28.02m).

Freshman Molly Northam, competing in her first collegiate meet, took fifth in the javelin throw (23.56m).

Sophomore Fiona Selders (8th, 27.22) and freshman Suzanna Busbee (16th, 28.44) both set personal bests in the 200 meters on Saturday.

The pair competed well alongside sophomore Hannah Brown in the 100-meter dash. Selders was 10th (13.12), Brown 11th (13.12) and Busbee 21st (personal best, 13.89).

Selders also was 22nd in the 400 meters (1:06.65).

On the men's side, sophomore Justin Smith ran a swift 51.82 in the 400 meters for 11th place.

Making their collegiate debuts in the 100-meter dash were freshmen Ian Burleson and W.H. Carver. Burleson ran a 11.97 (22nd), while Carver crossed the line in 12.19 (26th).

Graduate Bryan Sullivan earned sixth in the javelin. He set a personal-best flight of 44.39 meters.

Senior AJ Alvarez competed in three events with his best being the shot put. He grabbed 15th at 9.53 meters.

The Majors will next compete at the Rhodes 7-Way Meet in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, April 12.


MILLSAPS RESULTS AT BELHAVEN INVITATIONAL (March 22)
  

PLACE	EVENTS	MARK	NOTES
	Men's 100 Meters
22)	Ian Burleson	11.97.	Collegiate Debut - PB
26)	W.H. Carver	12.19.	Collegiate Debut - PB
29)	Zion Nixon	13.51.	Personal Best
	Women's 100 Meters
10)	Fiona Selders	13.12.
11)	Hannah Brown	13.12.
21)	Suzanna Busbee	13.89.	Personal Best
	Men's 200 Meters
34)	Aidan Brice	24.46.	Collegiate Debut - PB
	Women's 200 Meters
8)	Fiona Selders	27.22.	Personal Best
16)	Suzanna Busbee	28.44.	Personal Best
	Men's 400 Meters
11)	Justin Smith	51.82.	Collegiate Debut - PB
19)	Phillip Antis	52.84.	Personal Best
30)	Aidan Brice	56.95.	Personal Best
	Women's 400 Meters
22)	Fiona Selders	1:06.65.
	Women's 800 Meters
17)	Merritt Johnson	3:00.92.	Collegiate Debut - PB
21)	Caroline Eschete	3:40.21.	Personal Best
	Men's 1500 Meters
20)	Patch Heard	4:33.56.
	Women's 1500 Meters
7)	Sarah Strickland	5:20.85.
8)	Fran Edwards	5:22.02.	Personal Best
14)	Claudia Dempsey	5:39.72.	Personal Best
16)	MacKenzie Farris	5:57.42.
18)	Richelle Sanchez	6:11.92.	Personal Best
	Men's 5000 Meters
6)	William Sullivan	17:10.06.
	Women's 5000 Meters
1)	Fran Edwards	18.59.23.	Third in Program History
3)	Sarah Strickland	21:07.57.
5)	Abigail Henry	24.17.34.
6)	Kris Arrington	25:41.91.	Collegiate Debut - PB
	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
9)	Merritt Johnson	19.54.	Fourth in Program History
	Men's 4x100 Relay
6)	Burleson, Carver, Nixon, Smith	46.94.
	Men's 4x400 Relay
7)	Antis, Heard, Brice, Smith	3:37.73.
	Women's 4x400 Relay
5)	Dempsey, Selders, Northam, Strickland	4:42.54.
6)	Johnson, Eschete, Farris, Sanchez	4:50.71.
	Women's High Jump
4)	Eleanor Scott	1.55m	Tied Personal Best (4th PH)
	Men's Long Jump
16)	W.H. Carver	5.93m	Collegiate Debut - PB
	Women's Triple Jump
2)	Eleanor Scott	10.47m	Third in Program History
	Men's Shot Put
15)	AJ Alvarez	9.53m
20)	Carter Davis	8.53m
	Women's Shot Put
11)	Amari Jackson-Wright	10.02m	Fourth in Program History
18)	Geda Brewster	6.37m
	Men's Discus
23)	AJ Alvarez	22.17m	Collegiate Debut - PB
	Women's Discus
9)	Amelia Bohl	31.69m	Personal Best
14)	Amari Jackson-Wright	28.02m
20)	Reese Brasseaux	25.32m	Personal Best
	Men's Hammer
14)	AJ Alvarez	21.03m
	Men's Javelin
6)	Bryan Sullivan	44.39m	Personal Best
	Women's Javelin
5)	Molly Northam	23.56m
12)	Eleanor Scott	18.47m	Collegiate Debut - PB

 
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