Millsaps finished ninth in both the men’s and women’s team standings Saturday at the Southern Athletic Association Cross Country Championships in Sewanee, Tennessee. Junior Claudia Dempsey and sophomore Dallas Stricker led the Majors, placing 45th and 31st, respectively.
Dempsey ran the women’s 6-kilometer course in 26:01.4, a personal best that improved her previous best by 30 seconds, according to Millsaps. Freshman Lila Jane Sekinger also set a personal best, finishing 78th in 28:44.8. Caitlyn Bounds was 84th in 30:00.9, followed by Marlina Jones in 85th in 30:08.4 and Myla Walker in 88th in 33:14.9.
Millsaps scored 267 points in the women’s team race. Trinity won with 19 points, ahead of Rhodes with 66 and Centre with 93.
Stricker led the men in the 8K, finishing in 27:53.6. Greer Hernandez placed 63rd in 29:17.8, Mason Castleberry was 68th in 29:41.0 and Benjamin Sylve took 71st in 29:48.9. Freshman Kameron Willson finished 78th in 30:09.2, setting a Millsaps all-time fastest time, the school said.
The men’s team scored 215 points. Trinity won with 40, followed by Centre with 65 and Rhodes with 75. Millsaps listed Hernandez as a member of the SAA All-Sportsmanship Team, along with Dempsey.
Millsaps was scheduled to compete next at the NCAA South Region Championship in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Nov. 14, according to the announcement.
