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ROME, Ga. – It was a thrilling opening day for the Millsaps College men’s and women’s track and field programs, competing in Day One of the 2026 Southern Athletic Association Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Sophomore Greer Hernandez provided an electric kick to triumph in the men’s 10,000 meters inside Valhalla Stadium on Friday.
Hernandez ran a blistering, school-record time of 32 minutes, 7.12 seconds after unleashing a killer close in the final 150 meters. It was a trio of racers leading the field into the final lap, before it became a race between Hernandez and Zachary Benner of Oglethorpe in the closing stretch.
Benner went for broke with 250 meters to go, but Hernandez gradually reeled in his competitor on the last straightaway. Benner leaned at the line, while Hernandez kept a steady, quick and upright form, edging Benner by .02 seconds at the finish…