Results

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Hampton University women's track & field team had a strong showing on Friday and Saturday at the University of Central Florida Invitational, held at the UCF Track & Field Complex.

The Lady Pirates had four second-place finishes over the weekend. Kenya Jones (Chesapeake, Va.) ran a school-record 4:37.51 in the 1,500-meter run to finish second, while Claudia Calder (Kingston, Jamaica) and DeShana Briggs (Norfolk, Va.) each jumped 1.60 meters in the high jump to finish in a tie for the runner-up spot.

The 4x100-meter relay team – with Francena McCorory, Racquel Vassell (Irvington, N.J.), Petrice Richards and Rachel Burrell (Hampton, Va.) -- finished second with a time of 45.77, and the Lady Pirates finished second in the 4x400-meter relay after Margaret Harris (South Bend, Ind.), Vassell, Calder and McCorory (Hampton, Va.) ran a combined 3:39.97.

Harris also finished third in the 400-meter hurdles with a 1:01.96.

Jasmin Branch (Hampton, Va.) ran an 18:31.12 to finish third in the 5,000-meter run, and Janean Morris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.24. Calder ran a 1:02.32 to finish fourth in the 400-meter hurdles.

Leah Richmond (Long Beach, Calif.) finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a 55.30, and Richards (Manchester, Jamaica) posted two fifth-place finishes – an 11.93 in the 100-meter dash and a 24.16 in the 200-meter dash. Jahlisa Smith (Plainfield, N.J.) ran a 4:44.72 in the 1,500-meter run to finish fifth.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Friday and Saturday, with part of the team heading to Austin, Texas for the Texas Relays, while other members of the team go to Williamsburg, Va. for the Colonial Relays.

For more information on Hampton University track & field, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.