HAMPTON, Va. – Hampton University seniors Reggie Dixon and Melanie Warner were named HU Athletes of the Week on Wednesday.

Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) won two events in the season-opening Navy Invitational for the men's track & field team this past Saturday. Dixon ran a 6.87 to take the 60-meter dash, while also winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.66.

Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) was named MEAC Player of the Week after shooting a combined 58 percent in games against Chicago State and South Carolina State last week, averaging 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest.

She scored 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting at Chicago State on Nov. 28, hitting all three of her 3-pointers, before adding 12 points and six rebounds in Saturday's home win over the Lady Bulldogs.

The men's track & field team will be in Kent, Ohio on Friday and Saturday for the Golden Flash Gala, while the women's basketball team will return to the Convocation Center on Saturday to take on Maryland Baltimore County at 6 p.m.

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