Results

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Hampton University women's track & field team notched a runner-up finish at the historic Penn Relays this past Thursday through Saturday at Franklin Field, coming in second in the 4x400-meter relay ECAC final.
 
Freshman Erin Morrison, senior Tanisha Greene, senior Kristian Young, and senior Ce'aira Brown teamed to run a 3:43.98, finishing behind Delaware State.
 
Young and Greene were also on the 4x100-meter relay team that came in fifth in the 4x100-meter relay ECAC final – along with sophomore Meshala Morton and graduate student Siobhan Ford-Holland – with a 46.70.
 
Ford-Holland also came in 12th in the triple jump with a mark of 11.85 meters (37 feet, three inches).
 
On the men's side, sophomore Justin Beatty, freshman Jerrick Powell, Mohamed Labor-Koroma, and sophomore Stanley Davis came in fourth in the IC4A finals of the 4x400-meter relay, running a season-best 3:15.69.
 
Powell also ran in the 4x200-meter relay – along with senior Trey Holloway, senior Jasper Savoy, and Darrius Davis – that finished eighth in the Championship of America final of that event with a 1:25.84.
 
The 2016 MEAC Outdoor Championships will be held this coming Thursday through Saturday in Greensboro, N.C., with North Carolina A&T serving as host. The Lady Pirates were second in the meet last year, while the Pirates finished third.
 
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.