NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Hampton University men's and women's track & field teams will compete in the Christopher Newport University Captain's Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Freeman Center.
 
The Lady Pirates tallied 225 points in topping the women's standings this past Saturday in the Hampton University Invitational, while the Pirates wound up with 153.5 points. Virginia Wesleyan topped the men's team standings with 200 points.
 
The Lady Pirates took nine event titles, while the Pirates won eight events.
 
Senior Breana Norman (Virginia Beach, Va.) won three events by herself, taking the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 60-meter hurdles. She ran a season-best 7.44 in the 60-meter dash, while taking the 200-meter dash with a season-best time of 25.08.
 
She then ran an 8.54 in taking the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Norman currently ranks 27th nationally in the 60-meter dash and 30th in the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Sophomore Ce'aira Brown (Philadelphia, Pa.) ran a season-best 2:12.39 to take the 800-meter run (and she ranks 24th in the nation), while senior Malekah Holland (Brooklyn, N.Y.) won the 400-meter dash with a season-best 56.53.
 
Brown and Holland also took gold in the 4x400-meter relay, teaming up with junior Le'Quisha Parker (Silver Spring, Md.) and senior Emmy Fraenk (Hampton, Va.) to run a 3:49.74.
 
Senior Nichelle Harris (Rahway ,N.J.) won the 3,000-meter run in 10:55.94.
 
Senior Teiara Denmark (Virginia Beach, Va.) won the long jump with a season-best mark of 6.12 meters (20 feet, 1 inch), while junior Shalanda Grier (High Point, N.C.) took the triple jump with a mark of 10.84 meters (35 feet, 6.75 inches).
 
Denmark is currently 12th nationally in the long jump.
 
Sophomore Trey Holloway (Chesapeake, Va.) swept the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles events, running a 7.08 in the 60-meter dash and a season-best 7.99 in the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Holloway is currently 37th in the nation in the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Junior Chidi Okezie (Philadelphia, Pa.) took the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.89, while junior Edose Ibadin (Glendale, Md.) won the 800-meter run with a 1:56.75.
 
Okezie and Ibadin also teamed with senior Je'Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.) and freshman Rayon Black (Kingston, Jamaica) in winning gold in the 4x400-meter relay after running a 3:18.14.
 
Junior Mohamed Labor-Koroma (Chantilly, Va.) won the pole vault after leaping 3.34 meters (10 feet, 11.5 inches), and sophomore Emmanuel Price (St. Louis, Mo.) jumped 6.74 meters (22 feet, 1.5 inches) to take the long jump.
 
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.