Results: Men | Women

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Hampton University women's track & field team finished second in the team standings of the International Freedom & Friendship Games hosted by North Carolina A&T at the Irwin Belk Track on Friday and Saturday.

The Lady Pirates finished with 129 points, finishing 30 points behind team champion North Carolina A&T.

Two Lady Pirates took individual championships; freshman Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) won the 800-meter dash with a 2:20.92, while junior DeShana Briggs (Norfolk, Va.) jumped 1.56 meters to take the high jump crown.

Tate also ran a 4:56.70 to finish second in the 1,500-meter run.

Junior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) ran a 2:22.08 in the 800-meter run to finish second, while freshman Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) came in second in the 400-meter dash with a 55.96 and ran a 2:22.31 in the 800-meter run to come in fourth.

Freshman Nichelle Harris (Rahway, N.J.) came in third in the 1,500-meter run with a 5:03.03.

Freshman Breana Norman (Virginia Beach, Va.) ran a season-best 13.90 in the 100-meter hurdles to come in third and a 12.48 in the 100-meter dash to finish seventh. Freshman Teiara Denmark (Virginia Beach, Va.) jumped 11.48 meters in the triple jump to come in third, while finishing fifth in the long jump with a mark of 5.65 meters.

The Lady Pirates 4x100-meter relay team – made up of Denmark, Norman, senior Racquel Vassell (Irvington, N.J.) and freshman Emmy Fraenk (Hampton, Va.) – ran a 46.98 to come in fourth.

On the men's side, the Pirates were in Knoxville, Tenn. Wednesday through Saturday for the Sea Ray Relays hosted by the University of Tennessee. Junior Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) turned in the Pirates' top performance of the weekend, winning the 100-meter dash with a 10.44.

Senior Aaron Anderson (Fort Washington, Md.) ran a 10.59 to finish second, while also finishing sixth in the 200-meter dash with a 21.44. Dixon came in eighth in that race with a 21.72.

Freshman Je'Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.) ran a season-best 47.73 in the 400-meter dash to finish seventh, while the Pirates 4x800-meter relay team – made up of Hutchison, freshman Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.), sophomore Jaleel Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.) and sophomore Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) – came in seventh with a 7:55.37.

The 4x400-meter relay 'A' team – Ramirez, Rogers, Anderson and Hutchison – ran a 3:21.02 to finish eighth.

Senior Damon Dixon (Great Falls, Va.) jumped 1.95 meters in the high jump to come in tied for ninth.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates will return to action on Friday and Saturday, when they head to Baltimore, Md. for the Morgan State Legacy Meet. 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.