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Women's Track (Indoor/Outdoor)

TRACK TEAM ENDS REGULAR SEASON AT VMI

LEXINGTON, VA. --  In the final meet before the Big South Conference Championships for the indoor track and field teams, Hampton came away with a school record and a few personal bests in the VMI Winter Relays.
Kiyanna Thomas came through with a school record performance in the shot put with a toss of 14.50 meters (47-7) to win that event. 
Hampton got a pair of first place finishes on the men's side with Tayvon Burris in the 500 meters (1:05.49) and Geoffrey McCullough in the 800 meters in 1:53.28
 
Other highlights included:
  • Isis Brooks taking third in the women's 60 meters in 7.71
  • Asha Copeland was sixth in the 200 meters in 25.47.
  • The Distance Medley relay team of  DeVonya Brown, Maya Perkins, Shakeira Johnson and Zuri Rashad took third in 13:07.28
  • Hampton took a fourth and eighth in the high jump as Jailyn Raines was fourth (5-1) and Tamadj Fisher was eighth (4-9)
  • Niyah Carpenter finished tenth in the long jump in 17-0.5
  • Triple Jump had Kameryn Trussell in ninth with a leap of 36-3
  • Corneisha Mitchell took sixth in the shot put with a toss of 42 feet 7 inches and she won the weight throw with a toss of 57 feet 7 inches.   Ayana Culhane was sixth in the weight throw at 48-4.5.
  • For the men, Derrick Price ran a 7.0 in the 60 meters to take fifth, while he had a 6.9 in the semifinals to make the final race.
  • Moffat Wanjiru ran 21.91 in the 200 meters for a third place finsh
  • Jaelen Williams finished fourth in the 60 hurdles in 8.21
  • The 4x400 relay team of Khalil Gary, Douglas Sessoms, Dylan Beard and Brent Bowers were eighth in 3:24.12
  • Trey Clark was the top collegiate finisher coming in second in the pole vault in 14-9
  • Joshua Hunter took tenth in the shot put in 44-2.75
  • Weight Throw saw Nicholas Edwards finish sixth in 50-1.25
 
Hampton will now see action in the Big South Conference Championships next weekend at Liberty.
For more information on Hampton University indoor track and field, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tayvon Burris

Tayvon Burris

Mid
5' 9"
Senior
Trey Clark

Trey Clark

Multi
5' 8"
Senior
Khalil Gary

Khalil Gary

Mid
Junior
Joshua Hunter

Joshua Hunter

Throws
Junior
Geoffrey McCullough

Geoffrey McCullough

Distance
Junior
Moffat Wanjiru

Moffat Wanjiru

Sprints
Junior
Jaelen Williams

Jaelen Williams

Hurdles
Junior
Derrick  Price

Derrick Price

Sprints
Freshman
Dylan  Beard

Dylan Beard

Hurdles
Sophomore
Brent  Bowers

Brent Bowers

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tayvon Burris

Tayvon Burris

5' 9"
Senior
Mid
Trey Clark

Trey Clark

5' 8"
Senior
Multi
Khalil Gary

Khalil Gary

Junior
Mid
Joshua Hunter

Joshua Hunter

Junior
Throws
Geoffrey McCullough

Geoffrey McCullough

Junior
Distance
Moffat Wanjiru

Moffat Wanjiru

Junior
Sprints
Jaelen Williams

Jaelen Williams

Junior
Hurdles
Derrick  Price

Derrick Price

Freshman
Sprints
Dylan  Beard

Dylan Beard

Sophomore
Hurdles
Brent  Bowers

Brent Bowers

Freshman
Sprints