CLINTON, Miss. —Millsaps men's and women's cross country excelled at the Watson College XC Classic on the Choctaw Trails as 10 Majors set personal records, Friday.
The men's team also finished 17th out of 29 teams from across NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and the junior college ranks.
A total of six Millsaps men's cross country student-athletes established new personal bests, including sophomores
Dallas Stricker and
Benjamin Sylve. Stricker placed 63rd, covering eight kilometers in 26 minutes, 55.1 seconds, while Sylve placed 93rd in 27:46.3.
Sophomore
Mason Castleberry had a strong meet, crossing the line in 28:17.3 (112th). Rounding out the Major scoring and setting new personal standards were freshmen
R.T. Tate (141st; 29:10.8) and
Ethan Hall (180th; 30:23.0).
Senior
Phillip Antis (189th; 30:42.1), freshman
Kameron Willson (191st; 30:43.1), and freshman
Om Patel (208th; 32:07.1) followed with quality times. Also setting personal records were classmates
Jonathan Brister (209th; 32:09.7) and
Damaurien Graves (34;24.2).
On the women's side, four Majors improved upon previous best times. Though not an all-time best, junior
Claudia Dempsey paced the Majors with an excellent 6K time of 28:14.3, placing 147th.
The freshmen quartet of
Lila Jane Sekinger (161st; 28:52.0),
Caitlyn Bounds (171st; 29:33.4),
Marlina Jones (172nd; 29:34.5), and
Myla Walker (189th; 31:21.4) also represented the Majors well.
The Millsaps men's and women's cross country programs will next compete at the 2026 Southern Athletic Association Cross Country Championships in Sewanee, Tenn. on Oct. 31. The women's 6K race will begin at 10 a.m., while the men's 8K will start at 11 a.m.
| MILLSAPS 8K FINISHERS – MEN |
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| PLACE |
STUDENT-ATHLETE |
TIME |
NOTES |
| 63rd |
Dallas Stricker |
26:55.1 |
Personal Record |
| 93rd |
Benjamin Sylve |
27:46.3 |
Personal Record |
| 112th |
Mason Castleberry |
28:17.3 |
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| 141st |
R.T. Tate |
29:10.8 |
Personal Record |
| 180th |
Ethan Hall |
30:23.0 |
Personal Record |
| 189th |
Phillip Antis |
30:42.1 |
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| 191st |
Kameron Willson |
30:43.1 |
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| 208th |
Om Patel |
32:07.1 |
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| 209th |
Jonathan Brister |
32:09.7 |
Personal Record |
| 230th |
Damaurien Graves |
34:24.2 |
Personal Record |
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| TEAM SCORES – MEN |
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| PLACE |
TEAM |
POINTS |
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| 1st |
Union (Tenn.) |
78 |
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| 2nd |
Ouchita Baptist |
88 |
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| 3rd |
Mississippi Christian |
94 |
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| 4th |
Ozarks |
124 |
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| 5th |
Mobile |
151 |
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| 6th |
Loyola New Orleans |
171 |
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| 7th |
Jackson State |
263 |
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| 8th |
TAMU-Texarkana |
263 |
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| 9th |
Shelton State CC |
311 |
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| 10th |
Louisiana Tech |
317 |
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| 11th |
Texas Lutheran |
346 |
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| 12th |
Blue Mountain |
382 |
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| 13th |
SE Louisiana |
386 |
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| 14th |
Northwestern State |
394 |
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| 15th |
William Carey |
418 |
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| 16th |
Spring Hill |
437 |
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| 17th |
Millsaps |
465 |
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| 18th |
East Texas Baptist |
468 |
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| 19th |
Meridian CC |
475 |
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| 20th |
Faulkner |
506 |
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| 21st |
UMHB |
579 |
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| 22nd |
UA Rich Mountain |
609 |
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| 23rd |
Xavier (La.) |
728 |
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| 24th |
Marion Military Institute |
730 |
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| 25th |
DSCC |
747 |
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| 26th |
Alcorn State |
756 |
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| 27th |
MUW |
792 |
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| 28th |
Grambling |
796 |
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| 29th |
Mississippi Valley |
883 |
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| MILLSAPS 6K FINISHERS – WOMEN |
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| PLACE |
STUDENT-ATHLETE |
TIME |
NOTES |
| 147th |
Claudia Dempsey |
28:14.3 |
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| 161st |
Lila Jane Sekinger |
28:52.0 |
Personal Record |
| 171st |
Caitlyn Bounds |
29:33.4 |
Personal Record |
| 172nd |
Marlina Jones |
29:34.5 |
Personal Record |
| 189th |
Myla Walker |
31:21.4 |
Personal Record |
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| TEAM SCORES – WOMEN |
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| PLACE |
TEAM |
POINTS |
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| 1st |
Ouachita Baptist |
45 |
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| 2nd |
Mississippi Christian |
83 |
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| 3rd |
Union (Tenn.) |
86 |
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| 4th |
William Carey |
153 |
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| 5th |
Louisiana Tech |
202 |
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| 6th |
Ozarks |
208 |
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| 7th |
East Texas Baptist |
217 |
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| 8th |
Texas Lutheran |
253 |
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| 9th |
TAMU-Texarkana |
285 |
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| 10th |
Jackson State |
296 |
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| 11th |
Loyola New Orleans |
353 |
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| 12th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
366 |
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| 13th |
Blue Mountain |
375 |
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| 14th |
Shelton State CC |
380 |
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| 15th |
Northwestern State |
393 |
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| 16th |
Mobile |
410 |
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| 17th |
Meridian CC |
525 |
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| 18th |
Faulkner |
530 |
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| 19th |
UMHB |
533 |
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| 20th |
SE Louisiana |
535 |
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| 21st |
Delta State |
598 |
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| 22nd |
Belhaven |
621 |
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| 23rd |
Alcorn State |
634 |
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| 24th |
Spring Hill |
641 |
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| 25th |
Marion Military Institute |
672 |
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| 26th |
Grambling |
673 |
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| 27th |
Millsaps |
692 |
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| 28th |
Mississippi Valley |
721 |
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| 29th |
MUW |
764 |
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
