Results

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Three Hampton University track & field student-athletes, as well as the Lady Pirates 4x400-meter relay squad, advanced to the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the NCAA East Preliminary at the Irwin Belk Track.

Freshman Trey Holloway (Chesapeake, Va.) will be the Pirates' lone representative at the NCAA meet, after advancing in the 110-meter hurdles with a 13.81 to place him ninth in the semifinals. Holloway also ran a season-best 13.77 in the preliminary heats.

Sophomore Le'Quisha Parker (Silver Springs, Md.) qualified in the 200-meter dash after running a 23.54 to finish ninth in the semifinals, while senior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) qualified in the 800-meter run with a school-record 2:05.28 in the semifinals.

Parker and Taylor were also on the 4x400-meter relay squad that ran a 3:35.69 to come in sixth and qualify for the NCAA meet.

Juniors Emmy Fraenk (Hampton, Va.) and Malekah Holland (Brooklyn, N.Y.) were also on that squad.

The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be held June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore.

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.