Results: Shamrock Invitational | Wake Forest Open

HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men's and women's track & field teams opened the outdoor season this past weekend in separate meet, turning in several outstanding individual performances.

The Pirates competed in the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while the Lady Pirates spent Friday and Saturday at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. competing in the Wake Forest Open.

Senior Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.), fresh off his fourth-place effort in the NCAA Indoor Championships, won the men's 100-meter dash at the Shamrock Invitational, clocking in at a meet-record 10.26. He was also one of three runners to break the meet record in the 200-meter dash, coming in second with a 20.71.

The Pirates ran a 3:12.38 to come in second in the 4x400-meter relay; sophomore Je'Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.), junior Jaleel Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.), freshman Edose Ibadin (Glendale, Md.) and freshman Mohamed Labor-Koroma (Chantilly, Va.) teamed up to take the silver.

Sophomore Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) ran a 53.21 in the 400-meter hurdles to come in third, while freshman Chidi Okezie (Philadelphia, Pa.) came in third in the 400-meter dash after running a 47.51.

Hutchison came in fifth in that race, clocking in at 47.58.

Freshman Brien Berry (Durham, N.C.) ran a 10.58 in the 100-meter dash to come in fifth.

Senior Devan Clark (Lorton, Va.) set a school record in the discus throw, finishing eighth with a distance of 44.72 meters.

Sophomore Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) turned in the Lady Pirates' best individual effort at the Wake Forest Open, winning the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.77. She also anchored the distance medley relay team that came in second at 12:09.94.

Sophomore Nichelle Harris (Rahway, N.J.), sophomore Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) and senior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) were also on that relay squad.

Robinson also finished fifth in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:14.77.

Freshman Cassandra Jones (Norfolk, Va.) ran a 55.27 to come in second in the 400-meter dash – behind former Lady Pirate Francena McCorory – while sophomore Emmy Fraenk (Hampton, Va.) ran a 55.91 to come in fourth.

Sophomore Breana Norman (Virginia Beach, Va.) came in third in the 100-meter dash with an 11.85, while also finishing fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.42.

Norman also helped the 4x100-meter relay team – along with Fraenk, Jones and junior Cearha Miller (Waldorf, Md.) – come in third with a 46.05.

The Lady Pirates' 4x400-meter relay team also came in third, running a combined time on 3:42.13. Fraenk, Jones and Robinson teamed with senior Claudia Calder (Kingston, Jamaica) to take bronze in the event.

The Lady Pirates will be back in action on Friday, when they head to High Point, N.C. for the Vertklasse Meeting, while the Pirates will be in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday and Sunday for the annual Alabama 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.