JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps men's and women's track and field programs look ahead to the 2026 outdoor track and field season. The Majors were picked seventh in the women's preseason poll and eighth in the men's preseason poll. They are led by Brandon Beckett and Derrick Jordan, both going in to their second seasons at Millsaps.
As far as rosters go, the women's program enters the season with 15 student athletes ready to compete.
Leading the line for the Majors sprinters/jumpers will be senior Eleanor Scott. The senior is coming off a very successful indoor season, where she 7th in the SAA in the triple jump and 14th in the high jump.
To go along with her, junior Fiona Selders enters another track season here at Millsaps, following a top 5 finish in the 50 m, 11th in the 200 m, and 21st in the 400 in her last indoor season.
Rounding out the experienced sprinters/jumpers is the two sophomores Molly Northam and Suzanna Busbee. Busbee is coming off of a 27th place finish in the 60 m, while Northam last competed in April 2025 where she finished 11th in the 400 m.
The only returning distance runner is sophomore Claudia Dempsey. Her last race was also in April 2025, where she placed 18th in the 1500 m and 9th in the 3000 m steeplechase.
Finishing off the returners is a ton of throwing experience.
The two throwers who competed in the most recent indoor season were Amari Jackson-Wright and Viv Jordan. Jackson-Wright finished 23rd in the shot put and 29th in the weight throw. Meanwhile, Jordan herself placed 26th in the shot put and 27th in the weight throw.
The two returning juniors will be Amelia Bohl and Reese Brasseaux. Bohl finished in 11th in both the discuss and hammer throws last April. At the same time, Brasseaux's best finish was 13th in the hammer throw.
Following them will be the 2 sophomores Geda Brewster and Laken Day. Brewster's best event was also the hammer throw where she finished 16th at the 2025 SAA championship. Day also had a successful tournament last April where she found herself in 14th in javelin.
Competing in their first outdoor season will be freshman Katie Brown, senior Taylor Gonzales, freshman Sara Grace Hoggatt, and sophomore Taylor Sutton. Brown just finished her first season in indoor where she placed 10th in the high jump.
Moving over to the men's side, the Majors will have 16 athletes competing the outdoor upcoming season. Coach Beckett has been in the recruiting office and his team has a whole new look this year.
Leading the line with a ton of experience is Juniors Greer Hernandez and Carter Davis. Hernandez is coming off an SAA honorable mention performance in the indoor season, where he placed in multiple events. He finished 3rd in the 3000 meters and 4th in the 5000 meters at the SAA indoor championship. Davis' best finish cam in April of 2025, where he finished 15th in the hammer throw.
The only other major returners are Phillip Antis and Dillon Duley. So;ey finished 26th in the SAA shutout just a few weeks ago, while Antis' last track race was the last SAA outdoor championship, where hefinished 11th in the 400m.
The new faces to the team come in bunches, including Cameron Anderson, Mason Castleberry, Michael Cosgriff, Frederick Fluker jr., Luke LeFors, Nick Price, Dallas Stricker, Benjamin Sylve, Jabari Watson, Wyatt Wheeler, and Sean Wyers.
These freshman did have a big impact though in their first ever indoor season.
Nicholas Price led the freshman sprinters, where he ran in both the 60 m and 200 m. Price's most impressive race was at the UAB Green and Gold Invitational where he finished 23rd.
Wyatt Wheeler added depth in the longer sprint events, competing in the 400 meters at the 2026 SAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where he finished 26th.
In the middle-distance events, Benjamin Sylve competed in the 800 meters, recording a 23rd place finish.
Frederick Fluker Jr. jumped in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2026 SAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Fluker finished 8th with a time of 9.02.
Sean Wyers led the throwers when he competed in the weight throw at the SAA Indoor Championships, throwing 11.18 meters and placeing 27th.
Lastly, Michael Cosgriff also competed in both throwing events. Cosgriff recorded a mark of 11.00 meters in the shot put and 10.66 meters in the weight throw at the SAA Indoor Championships, finishing 25th and 29th, respectively.
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