Results

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Hampton University women's track & field team finished fifth in the team standings of the Morgan State Legacy Meet on Friday and Saturday at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State University.

The Lady Pirates finished with 72 points, three points behind fourth-place Maryland Eastern Shore. Pittsburgh won the team title with 124.5 points.

The Pirates did not compete this past weekend.

Junior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) turned in the best individual performance of the weekend, running a personal- and team season-best 2:11.25 to finish second in the 800-meter run.

She also anchored the 4x400-meter relay team – along with senior Racquel Vassell (Irvington, N.J.), freshman Breana Norman (Virginia Beach, Va.) and freshman Emmy Fraenk (Hampton, Va.) – that took home the silver with a 3:45.09.

Vassell also ran a 14.33 in the 100-meter hurdles to finish third, while also coming in fifth in the200-meter dash with a 24.80. Norman ran a 12.05 to come in fifth in the 100-meter dash, while her 24.85 in the 200-meter dash was good enough for sixth.

Norman came in fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.40.

Fraenk finished fourth in the 400-meter run after running a 56.37, while senior Jocelyn Watkins (Ellenwood, Ga.) came in fourth in the discus with a distance of 38.82 meters.

Vassell, Norman, Fraenk and freshman Teiara Denmark (Virginia Beach, Va.) teamed up to run a 48.14 in the 4x100-meter relay, finishing fourth.

Senior Margaret Harris (South Bend, Ind.) ran a 1:04.43 in the 400-meter hurdles to come in fifth.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates will return to action Thursday through Saturday, when they head to Philadelphia, Pa. for the 117th annual Penn 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.