LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The men's indoor track team participated in the Liberty Kickoff this weekend and came away with three first place finishes and a total of eight qualifying marks for the IC4A meet in March.

Moffat Wanjiru won the 200 meters in a qualifying time of 21.64, while Jaelen Williams took the 500 in 1:02.67 to also qualify for the IC4A.  The 4x800 relay team of Geoffrey McCullough, Tayvon Burris, Justin Beatty and Stanley Davis ran 7:46.02 to take first place and qualify for the IC4A meet.

Other standout finishes included Davis in the 800 (3^rd/1:53.82/IC4A), Charles Graham in the 60 hurdles (5^th/8.22/IC4A), the 4x400 relay teams of Brenan Garrett, Beatty, Wanjiru and Williams (3^rd/3:13.97/IC4A) along with Burris, Jerrick Powell, McCullough and Davis (7^th/3:19.32/IC4A) and Garrett in the 60-meter dash (10^th/6.91/IC4A).

Hampton returns to Liberty next weekend for the Darius Dixon Memorial and will also run in the Harvard Crimson Elite in Boston.

For more information on Hampton University men's indoor track and field, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.