Meet Notes

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Hampton University men's and women's track & field teams will head to North Carolina A&T on Saturday to compete in the Murray Neely Invitational at the Irwin Belk Track.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates competed in the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. this past weekend. Senior Francena McCorory (Hampton, Va.) ran a 22.92 in the 200-meter dash to take the title, her first individual crown of the outdoor season.

McCorory also led the 4x200-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish with a 1:34.12, and she was on the 4x100-meter relay team that ran a 45.53 to finish ninth – as well as the 1,600-meter sprint medley team that finished eighth with a time of 4:01.20.

McCorory also anchored the 4x400-meter relay team, which ran a 3:45.19 to finish 15th.

Predist Walker (Suffolk, Va.) turned in the best individual performance for the men's track & field team, running a 14.43 in the 110-meter hurdles to finish 15th.

The Pirates' 4x100-meter relay team – with Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.), Justin Battle (Somerset, N.J.), Devon Brown (Laurel, Md.) and Aaron Anderson (Fort Washington, Md.) – finished seventh after running a 40.14, while the distance medley relay squad – Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.), Lamar Veale (Chesapeake, Va.), Michael Davenport (Pleasantville, N.J.) and David Kimani (Kenya) – finished eighth with a 10:18.36.

Several Lady Pirates also competed in the Colonial Relays on Friday and Saturday at Zable Stadium on the campus of William & Mary. The 4x1,500-meter relay team finished seventh with a time of 20:26.81, while the 4x800-meter relay squad – Kenya Jones (Chesapeake, Va.), Janean Morris, Jahlisa Smith and Shaquanda Gainey (Camden, N.J.) – ran a 9:04.57 to finish seventh in its section.

Jones also finished sixth in her section of the 1,500-meter run, running a 4:37.02. Morris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) ran a 2:14.92 in her section of the 800-meter run to come in sixth, while Smith (Plainfield, N.J.) finished seventh in the same section with a 2:17.82.

Jocelyn Watkins (Ellenwood, Ga.) threw the discus 39.72 meters to finish fourth in her flight.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates last competed in the Murray Neely Invitational in April 2008, picking up a combined four event titles. Smith won the 1,500-meter run with a 4:49.19, while Watkins threw the shot put 12.70 meters to win that event and former Lady Pirate Rachel Lewis won the long jump with a distance of 6.04 meters.

Former Pirate Bryce Ratliff won the men's 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:08.19.

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.