Meet Notes
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Hampton University men’s and women’s track & field teams will head to the Big Apple on Saturday to compete in the New York City Gotham Cup, which will be held at the Armory Track & Field Center.
Francena McCorory (Hampton, Va.) won the 200-meter dash this past weekend at the Father Diamond Invitational with a time of 25.10, and she was also part of the 4x400-meter relay that won the gold in 3:53.21. The Lady Pirates ‘B’ team also recorded the top time in 4x800-meter relay, running a 9:26.68.
The ‘A’ relay team was second with a 9:29.19.
McCorory, the reigning MEAC Athlete of the Week, also finished second in the 60-meter dash, running a 7.64, while
Petrice Richards (Manchester, Jamaica) ran a 7.67 to finish third. Richards also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.54.
Racquel Vassell (Irvington, N.J.) ran a 57.68 in the 400-meter dash to finish third.
Janean Morris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished third in the 500-meter run with a 1:17.64. MEAC cross country champion
Jahlisa Smith (Plainfield, N.J.) ran a 10:42.57 to finish third in the 3,000-meter run, while
Jasmin Branch (Hampton, Va.) ran a 10:47.73 to finish fourth.
Jocelyn Watkins (Ellenwood, Ga.) finished fourth in the shot put with a distance of 12.22 meters.
Predist Walker (Suffolk, Va.) finished second in the long jump with a distance of 7.06 meters, before jumping 14.43 meters in the triple jump to finish fourth.
Damon Dixon (Great Falls, Va.) jumped 7.02 meters to finish third in the long jump, while also tying for third in the high jump with
Lamar Veale (Chesapeake, Va.) at 1.95 meters.
Aaron Anderson (Fort Washington, Md.) ran a 6.88 in the 60-meter dash to finish second, while
Devon Brown (Laurel, Md.) finished third with a 6.91. Dixon ran an 8.27 in the 60-meter hurdles to finish fifth, and
Justin Battle (Somerset, N.J.) ran a 22.95 in the 200-meter dash to finish fifth.
Freshman
Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) finished sixth in the 1,000-meter run by running a 2:29.65.
The Pirates’ 4x800-meter relay team ran a 7:48.95 to finish second, while the 4x400-meter relay squad finished third with a time of 3:24.04.
This will be the first of two trips to New York for the Pirates and Lady Pirates; they will return to the Armory Track & Field Center on Feb. 5-6 to take part in the Armory New Balance Collegiate Invitational.
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.