September 1, 2007

CLINTON -- With a running time of 17:07.53 in the men's 5K at the MC Invitational this past weekend, senior Sam Gay won the race and helped lead Millsaps to a first place finish over tournament host Mississippi College and Jackson State University in the first event of 2007.

Behind Gay's first place time (5:30.8 average mile), two teammates also finished in the Top 10, with fellow senior Jake Boettcher finishing fifth with a time of 18:23.20 and junior Taylor Weglicki finishing 10th with a time of 18:53.61.

For the host Choctaws, Will Clingon crossed the finish line second with a time of 17:25.61, nearly 18 seconds behind Gay's pace, and Donnie Gable finished seventh at 18:40.01.

Jackson State University finished three and four as Stanley Martin and Kevin Itima crossed the line with times of 17:47.58 and 18:02.49.

Evan Parker was the 12th finisher in the race for the Majors in his first competition at the collegiate level, finishing with a time of 19:13.40 while teammates Stephen Butler (14th), Lloyd Gray (16th) and Travis Tutor (23rd) closed out the times for Millsaps.

The next event for the men will take place Friday, Sept. 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Hattiesburg.